Mission

CLARB’s mission is to design and promote landscape architectural standards that protect public health, safety and welfare. Through licensure, regulation and professional competency standards, we ensure that landscape architects are qualified, prepared and equipped to shape the built environment responsibly.

Vision

The world's people, places and environment are protected by landscape architecture.

Preferred future

We envision agile standards with flexible education, experience and examination pathways that enable borderless and diverse landscape architecture practice. This approach focuses on protecting health, safety and well-being (HSW) while considering emerging design, technical and societal trends.

Values

Lead with vision

Plan for the future with creativity, wisdom and foresight.

Act with integrity

Operate with transparency and in alignment with our values and principles.

Demonstrate thought leadership

Build trust and influence within our community.

Aspire to excellence

Strive for continuous improvement through learning, growth and development.

Foster inclusive community

Cultivate meaningful connections among our stakeholders.

Engage as stewards

Manage the organization’s resources and mission with care and respect.

Design collaboratively

Engage stakeholders and partners to develop and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

How we work to achieve our mission

CLARB collaborates with licensure boards, professionals and industry leaders to develop consistent, defensible and equitable standards that strengthen the profession and protect the public.

Key initiatives

Guided by our CLARB 2.0 strategic framework, our key initiatives provide a glimpse into the many ways we're leading licensure and regulation of the landscape architecture profession into a future that is adaptive, accessible and dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of our communities and environments.

Rethink Regulation

Reframing Landscape Architecture

Practice Overlap

Evolving the L.A.R.E.