How did Landscape Architecture prepare me to be a ux Designer?

The skills and experience learned from landscape architecture are directly transferable to the product design field. The list below aims to express how each phase of the Design Thinking process is represented in both disciplines ALMOST IDENTICALLY.

Empathize >

Landscape Architecture/

Client Questionnaire

Site/ Context Analysis

Precedent Studies

UX Design/

user testing

synthesize feedback

stakeholder review

competitive audit

Define >

Landscape Architecture/

Project scope

Project budget

code requirements

UX Design/

Problem statement

goal statement

project budget

kpi

Ideate >

Landscape Architecture/

Concept Sketches

DESIGN ITERATIONS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

UX Design/

Low-fidelity prototype

HI-fidelity prototype

Prototype >

Landscape Architecture/

Renderings

PHYSICAL & DIGITAL MODELS

REAL-TIME VISUAL

UX Design/

Ideation sketches

WIREFRAMES

MOCKUPS

Implement >

Landscape Architecture/

DESIGN REVIEW

CLIENT FEEDBACK

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

UX Design/

User research

user personas

journey mapping

TEST >

Landscape Architecture/

Construction

UX Design/

Development (& repeat)