The law, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, affects hundreds of thousands of workers and makes Los Angeles the largest city in the country to mandate higher pay for workers at the bottom of the income ladder.
A bachelor's or master's degree in landscape architecture usually is necessary for entry into the profession. There are two undergraduate landscape architect professional degrees: a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA).These programs usually require 4 years of study. Accredited programs are approved by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).andscape architects who work for government agencies design sites and landscapes for government buildings, parks, and other public lands, as well as plan for landscapes and recreation areas in national parks and forests. In addition, they prepare environmental impact assessments based on proposed construction.
A landscape designer, also called a landscape architect, designs gardens and green spaces to be visually pleasing and to work harmoniously with the natural environment. A landscape architect can work on projects such as parks, golf courses, residential roadsides, college campuses and private home gardens.arning can vary greatly based on experience and location, and the top 10 percent of landscape architects earned $100,530 in May 2009. The top-paying states are Alabama, with an annual mean wage of $87,490, and Massachusetts at $76,770.