The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm by Walter Rogers The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm is the only book on the market dedicated exclusively to the professional practice and business administration of a private-practice landscape architecture office. Whether you're just starting out, are fine-tuning your practice, or you're a landscape architect-in-training who is studying for the national Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE), this is the single source you need to get started on the road to success. Written by the president of a successful landscape architecture firm, The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture is a comprehensive and practical reference that combines real-world experience with the highest professional standards. Among the many topics covered are:

• Professional ethics
• How to finance a private practice
• Office administration in detail
• Financial management and accounting
• State regulation and the legal environment of professional practice
• Marketing and promotion
• Project management and record keeping
• Requirements for professional registration and criteria for taking the national exam

In addition, this hands-on reference contains indispensable templates of contracts that professionals can refer to as examples. Readers also get an inside look at five actual landscape architecture businesses of varying sizes, including the Denver Parks Service Center of the National Parks Service. Each in-depth profile describes the role of the landscape architect in that firm, and provides a nuts-and-bolts profile of the firm's:

• Mission statement
• Business history
• Job descriptions
• Salaries and benefits

Logically organized and easy to understand, The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture presents information in a clear and concise manner, saving time for the professional. The text also guides the student through new professional practice concepts. Additionally, study assignments at the end of each chapter assist students in applying concepts and reinforcing their own understanding of this dynamic field. The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture is destined to be the one reference that landscape architects turn to for guidance in every aspect of their business practice.

In The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, Walter Rogers offers informed advice on the practice of landscape architecture and everything you need to know about managing a firm in this rewarding field. Written in an easy-to-read style. the book is packed with practical how-to information, including:

• A history of the profession, as well as information on professional societies and ethics:
• Private and public clients and projects:
• Case studies of large, small, corporate, and multi-disciplinary firms:
• Professional-practice relationships with owners, allied professionals, contractors, and the public:
• Fund-raising and financing a firm:
• Financial accounting and software:
• Business administration and record keeping, including insurance, payroll administration, and employer's tax administration:
• Marketing and promotion:
• Contracts with clients, allied professionals, and employees:
• Project management;
• Business and personal law, including government regulatory laws and agencies; and
• A sample construction services manual.

Written in an easy, non-technical style, this book is packed with practical how-to information, including: security financing, establishing accounting procedures, winning clients through marketing and professional alliances, handling contracts, registration, certification and other topics.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-399) and index.

About the Author Walter Rogers has over 25 years experience as a professional landscape architect and is currently President and CFO of The Acacia Group, a landscape firm in Tucson, Arizona. His credentials include teaching positions at the State University of New York at Syracuse and the University of Arizona, where he taught design, history, and theory of landscape architecture. Mr. Rogers was a member of the National Landscape Architecture Exam Committee between 1984 and 1990, where he helped author the national registration exam. Mr. Rogers has earned a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

The Profession of Landscape Architecture and Professionalism.

Clients and Projects.

Case Studies.

Professional-Practice Relationships.

Finance.

Accounting.

Business Administration and Record Keeping.

Marketing.

Contracts.

Projects Management.

Business and Personnel Law.

Appendix.

Index.