Landscape Architect Business Cards for RLA and ASLA Member Professionals

Landscape architects design the outdoor spaces, natural systems, and built environments that define how communities experience the world — from intimate residential garden designs to large-scale urban parks, streetscape revitalization, campus master plans, transportation corridors, waterfront developments, post-industrial site remediation, and ecological restoration projects. Landscape architecture integrates design, ecology, horticulture, engineering, and site planning into a comprehensive outdoor design discipline.

What Landscape Architect Cards Include

Your Credentials and Certifications

• RLA (Registered Landscape Architect) — the state practice license; required in all states for using the title "Landscape Architect"; requires an LAAB or LAAC-accredited program (Bachelor of Landscape Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture) + work experience + passing the LARE (Landscape Architect Registration Examination)
• ASLA member (American Society of Landscape Architects) — the primary professional organization; levels include Member, Fellow (FASLA)
• FASLA (Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects) — honorary distinction for sustained leadership and contributions to the profession
• LARE (Landscape Architect Registration Examination) — the 5-section national exam required for licensure; "LARE certified" signals exam completion
• LEED AP BD+C (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction) — GBCI; green building credential relevant to sustainable site design
• LEED AP ND (Neighborhood Development) — GBCI; relevant for neighborhood and urban design
• SITES AP (Sustainable Sites) — GBCI; specifically for sustainable landscape and site design; the most relevant green credential for landscape architects
• Certified Arborist — ISA (International Society of Arboriculture); tree care credential often held by landscape architects with arboriculture focus
• CLARB (Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards) — administers the LARE; "CLARB candidate" or "CLARB certified" signals national examination completion

Your Landscape Architecture Specialties

Residential design:

• Residential garden and landscape design
• Hardscape design (patios, terraces, walls, paths)
• Planting design
• Pool and spa landscape integration
• Master plan for estate properties
• Streetscape and front yard design

Commercial and corporate:

• Corporate campus landscape design
• Office park site design
• Retail center landscape
• Mixed-use development site design
• Rooftop garden and plaza design

Urban design and planning:

• Urban plazas and civic spaces
• Streetscape design (complete streets)
• Waterfront and riverwalk design
• Downtown revitalization
• Public right-of-way improvements
• Transit station area design

Parks and recreation:

• City and county park design
• Playground and play equipment layout
• Sports field and athletic facility design
• Trail design and wayfinding
• Community garden design

Transportation and infrastructure:

• Highway and freeway landscape
• Transportation corridor design
• Bridge and overpass landscape
• Stormwater management (bioswales, rain gardens, detention basins)
• Green infrastructure

Ecological and environmental:

• Ecological restoration (native plant communities, wetland restoration)
• Post-industrial site remediation
• Brownfield redevelopment landscape
• Habitat creation and wildlife corridor
• Living shoreline and coastal restoration
• Climate resilience landscape planning

Healthcare:

• Hospital and medical campus grounds
• Healing gardens and therapeutic landscapes
• Memory care and dementia garden design
• Biophilic design

Education:

• University and college campus design
• K-12 school grounds design
• Nature-based learning environment
• Campus master planning

Your Technical Skills

• Site analysis and survey
• Grading and drainage design
• Planting design (regional plant knowledge)
• AutoCAD, Civil 3D
• SketchUp, Rhino 3D
• Adobe Creative Suite (rendering)
• ArcGIS (spatial analysis)
• Revit BIM integration
• Hand rendering and illustration

Design for Landscape Architects

Design-Forward, Natural, Site-Connected

Landscape architect card design:

• The card IS a design portfolio statement — it should feel considered and designed
• Natural materials and earth tones
• Clean and structured layout (plan drawing aesthetic)
• High-quality paper and finish (professionals who appreciate environmental design appreciate material quality)

Color palette:

• Forest green + white: landscape, nature, growth
• Deep sage + cream: natural and grounded
• Dark earth brown + white: site, earth, land
• Navy + warm green accent: professional design with nature influence

Back of Card

1. "Landscape Architect | RLA | ASLA | FASLA (if) | LEED AP / SITES AP (if) | State License #[#]"
2. "[Specialty: Residential | Urban parks | Campus | Healthcare | Waterfront | Ecological restoration]"
3. "Site design | Planting design | Hardscape | Stormwater | Green infrastructure | Master planning"
4. "Parks | Plazas | Streetscapes | Campus | Ecological restoration | Healing gardens"
5. "Portfolio: [QR] | [email] | [phone] | [Firm name + city]"

Checklist

• [ ] RLA (Registered Landscape Architect)
• [ ] ASLA membership
• [ ] FASLA (if honorary distinction)
• [ ] LEED AP BD+C or ND (if green building)
• [ ] SITES AP (most relevant for landscape)
• [ ] Certified Arborist (if tree care)
• [ ] State RLA license number
• [ ] Specialty (residential, parks, urban, healthcare, campus, ecological)
• [ ] Services (site design, planting, hardscape, master planning, stormwater)
• [ ] Project types (parks, plazas, campus, waterfront, streetscape)
• [ ] Portfolio QR code (design-driven profession needs portfolio)
• [ ] Firm name and city (or "independent practice")
• [ ] Technical skills (AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, ArcGIS)