LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
A
GUIDE TO SENIOR CONSULTANT SELECTION
Landscape
Architecture is an important Building Design Profession
AILA’s
members are tertiary
qualified
The
profession is self-regulated
Advice
to agencies on employing Registered Landscape Architects
The
AILA advises agencies conducting competitions and/or offering tenders
for significant projects that are to be constructed, that one of
the main conditions should be that the applicant should be a Registered
Landscape Architect, or that the firm involved has a Registered Landscape
Architect in a senior position to oversee the project.
Senior
Consultant Selection
When
assessing potential consultants for complex landscape architecture
projects or competitions, AILA advises clients and project managers
to consider, in addition to the essential ‘track record’ issues,
those firms (large or small - multidiscipline or sole operators)
where Registered Landscape Architects are responsible for the ‘ high-risk’ or
complex areas of approving tender/contract documents and administration
or inspections during construction.
Registered Landscape Architects
commit to a higher level of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). AILA Registered members now report annualy on their CPD.
Registration provides recognition of advanced skill development to
clients and other members of the profession.
To
ascertain who are the Registered Landscape Architects, check the lists
of members or the practice
directories for the status of the applicant.
Information
about registration/membership is available from the web site
The Australian
Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is Australia’s
peak professional body for landscape architects.
The
Institute has a range of classes of membership including students,
graduates and affiliates. ‘Full’ members are Registered Members
(AILA); note that a Fellow(FAILA) is a registered member who has been honoured by the AILA.
An AILA professionally recognised landscape
architect: As a minimum, that person has passed an entry examination
after graduation from an accredited university landscape architecture
program, has as a minimum two - three years of experience and has made the
commitment to remain professionally relevant by undertaking annual
professional development (30 points annually).
Fellowship is
an honour granted by national council of AILA in recognition of outstanding
service to the profession.
All
AILA members are bound to a Code
of Professional Conduct.