Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architect/Planner, Boffa Miskell Ltd
Finishing high school in Nelson with an interest in art, geography and graphic design could have taken landscape architect/planner Sarah Hamilton in several different directions.
After considering a Fine Arts degree at Canterbury or design at Otago, she met a new graduate of Lincoln's Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree and decided that it was the best fit for her skills and interests.
"What really caught my imagination was seeing some of the work she had done during her degree, especially her major design project. And she pointed out that I would come out with a job specific qualification which would take me straight into a career. The other arts related courses I was looking at didn't have any obvious career path on graduation, so I chose Lincoln."
Sarah paid that inspiration forward recently as a graduate, by participating in a workshop for students studying Landscape Architecture.
She now works for one of New Zealand's largest landscape design and planning companies, Boffa Miskell Ltd, who have about 150 staff and offices in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Tauranga.
Sarah's role is in the Landscape Planning Team, and she particularly enjoys working on the larger scale assessments for regions and districts rather than on smaller individual design projects.
She comments that the established track record of the BLA degree at Lincoln is a real benefit for anyone entering the industry.
"One of the real benefits of studying Landscape Architecture at Lincoln is the excellent reputation Lincoln's degree has in the industry. I made some great industry contacts while I was studying and many of the people I work with now are Lincoln graduates, so there is a nice common thread running through the sector."
Sarah loved her time on campus at Lincoln, especially the experience of living in the halls and the social atmosphere and is happy to recommend her experience there to anyone considering Landscape Architecture as a career.
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