Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Darlington Samuel

Landscape Architect Student

High School: Southampton ('05)

CTE Courses: Mechanical Drawing, Technical Drawing, Architecture I & II

Additional Studies/Training:Pursuing degree in Landscape Architecture at NC A&T

A Career with Broad Roots

Some of Darlington Samuel’s favorite high school studies were art, drafting, and agriculture. “Then, when I got to college,” he recalls, “I discovered landscape architecture, and I really liked that concept.”

As a result, he managed to find a career that combines all three of his favorite subjects.

His landscape projects often begin as artistic sketches for initial creative planning, then proceed on to technical drawings on the computer, then culminate with the execution of his designs at the building site. Darlington says that final stage is particularly gratifying, because it’s when he can finally step back and see the improvements brought about by his work. “I like to make things look better.”