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BCSLA Members BCSLA members are design professionals who offer a diverse variety of services. Landscape Architects create master plans, detail designs, conceptual plans, based on physical and environmental considerations. For more information contact the BCSLA office BCSLA Member Services |  |
The mandate of the BCSLA is to foster the development and promotion of Landscape Architecture in the province of BC. The BCSLA was established by the enactment of the Architects (Landscape) Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 18 as a self-governing professional Society among whose objectives include the furtherance and maintenance of proper standards of professional practice. This Act restricts the use of the title of Landscape Architect within British Columbia. While this does not prohibit people who are not registered from practicing landscape architecture, it does prohibit them from calling themselves Landscape Architects.
Use of Title
Every person who is a Registered Member in good
standing of the Society is entitled to use the designation “Registered
Landscape Architect”; no person who is not a Member in good standing of the
Society may assume or use that designation in any manner or represent that he or
she is entitled to do so. Complete details are available in the BCSLA Bylaws.
Follow the links below to locate BCSLA Member contact information
Registered
Landscape Architect Members
Landscape Architect Members
Associate and Intern Landscape Architect Members
Student Members
Inactive Members
Affiliate Members
Honourary Members
Life Members
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Membership
Application Forms
Membership applications are reviewed
three times a year (January 31, June 30 and August 31), Contact the BCSLA office for more information.
All
applications are reviewed by the BCSLA Credentials Committee which makes
recommendations to the Board of Directors who make the final decision. Upon
final acceptance of applications membership dues will be pro-rated. Please
contact BCSLA for details.
Road
to Registration (PDF)
We suggest that you download this document to help you to better
understand our application process. Complete details of Membership
criteria are available in the BCSLA Bylaws.
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information.
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webpage has been generously funded by the BC Ministry of Economic
Development. It is designed for internationally trained landscape
architects or for those individuals who have been educated and registered as
landscape architects in countries outside
Registered Landscape Architect
(PDF)
A Registered
Landscape Architect is a person admitted into Membership of the Society in
accordance with the requirements of the BCSLA Bylaws and the Act, including
qualification by education, examination and experience, payment of fees and
annual fees when due, and compliance with the requirements of professional
conduct and standard.
Landscape Architect
(PDF)
Landscape Architect Membership
Experience
Summary (PDF)
A
Landscape Architect may be:
(a) one
who chooses to withdraw from active practice in the field of landscape
architecture, but wishes to retain
his/her
professional status; or
(b) full-time employee in the public sector or private industry, working in
primarily management, policy, administrative
or co-coordinating
roles; or
(c) a
full-time faculty, lecturer or writer working primarily in teaching or research.
Intern Landscape Architect
(PDF)
An Intern is an
Associate who has been accepted by the Board into the admission program for
Membership in the Society, and on such acceptance the applicant is entitled to
use the designation “BCSLA
Intern”.
Associate Member
(PDF)
(a) has completed a degree in landscape architecture that is approved by the
Board; or
(b) has been
employed for six (6) years in the field of Landscape Architecture to the
approval of the Board; or
(c) has an
equivalent combination of degree and employment in an allied discipline
Student Membership
(PDF)
An individual who is registered in an accredited
post-secondary school Landscape Architecture program of study, may apply for
recognition as an Associate of the Society, and upon acceptance by the Board and
payment of all fees when due, the individual is entitled to use the designation
“BCSLA
Student”
Affiliate
Membership (PDF)
Any
individual, organization, institution, or business with an affiliation to the
Principles and Practice of landscape architecture may apply for recognition as
an Affiliate of the Society.
Inactive Member: one who is qualified to
be a Member who is not currently practicing in the field of Landscape
Architecture.
Honourary Member:
Any individual may be nominated for consideration by the Board of the
designation “BCSLA
Honourary Member”, and such honour if awarded by the Board will include the
waiver of fees and such other privileges as the Board sees fit, in recognition
of outstanding community activity related to the Principles or Practice of
landscape architecture.
The Board may designate
outstanding Members as Life Members of the Society, with special
privileges including a waiver from annual fees, subject to maintaining exemplary
conduct and the following criteria:
a) the
Member has been a Member in good standing of the Society for twenty-five (25)
years or,
b) the Member has been engaged in the full-time practice of landscape architecture for twenty-five (25) years.
Members Not-in-Good-Standing
All BCSLA Members are good standing. (July 25, 2008)