Abstract
For a developing country like Nigeria to respond effectively to the global challenges of environmental beautification, landscape design needs to be adequately taught in tertiary Institutions. At present, only a few tertiary Institutions in Nigeria offer landscape courses. Management capacities are limited in the field of landscape design. Thus, there is the need to develop strategies to equip architecture students with the knowledge of landscape design so as to support local and regional development in Nigeria. Using the literature review and case study approach, the paper critically discusses the need and importance of landscape design education in tertiary Institutions in Nigeria and the implication of the absence for the nation Nigeria. It further appraised the level of landscape education in selected universities in southwest Nigeria. The paper revealed the inadequacy of effective landscape education in the selected Institution and concludes that unless these are improved upon, Nigeria will not benefit much from the graduates in terms of environmental beautification as well as showcasing the cities and taking advantage of the huge opportunities, landscaping offers.
Keywords: Architecture, Education, Effective, Landscape design, Nigeria Universities, Pedagogy.