Answers to Chapter Review ACHIEVEMENT REVIEW 1. Compare the jobs of a landscape architect and a landscape designer. Landscape Architect Landscape Designer Usually registered professionals which requires formal education from a university program accredited by ASLA, apprenticeship, and completion of certification exam. In many cases, self-taught. Not mandated to be certified in most states however many states provide certification programs that require educational components. Usually work with institutional or corporate clients or very affluent residential clients with complex requirements. Usually work with residential clients on smaller scaled projects. 2. Explain why it might be more cost-effective to hire a subcontractor for specialty work. It may be more cost-effective to hire a subcontractor for specialty work because they specialize in that area and can do the work better, faster, and usually cheaper than a contractor that does not have that type of skills. 3. Discuss why many companies find it valuable to serve not only as the landscape contractor but also the landscape management company for the landscapes. Many companies find it valuable to serve as landscape contractor and landscape management companies because the construction contracts are a one-time profit whereas management contract is on-going income. It is also helpful to companies as the economy fluctuates then they can alter and update their balance of work so they are still able to be profitable.