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.