A Landscape Architect is a professional with a recognised qualification in Landscape Architecture, who holistically addresses the analysis, design, master-planning, conservation, development and management of natural and man-made environments, and other such intersections between human activity and natural systems. Landscape architects seek to create a balanced and healthy environment through the well-being, not only of humans and their associated spaces of various scales and typologies, but also the flora and fauna in it. The profession therefore, involves, but is not limited to, ecology, sociology, cultural studies, vegetation studies, hydrology, spatial design and construction techniques.

Landscape architects design parks, campuses, streetscapes, trails, plazas, and other projects that help define a community; their involvement also includes ecological restoration, planning, and design of degraded spaces, through analysis, planning, design and stewardship. They work in settings ranging from the urban to the wild and at scales ranging from the individual to the regional to create healthy environments that positively affect the quality of land and life.

Decisions in Landscape Architecture are taken not at the cost of, but by enhancing natural
systems and safeguarding the built environment.