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Comment by Hugh Ryan on December 1, 2011 at 2:06am

For me mentoring is a lot to do with conversation, and whenever I get the chance I like nothing better than to sit down and chat.

There are however many people whom I admire that I have not yet met, and one of those would be Zaha Hadid.

Of those I am unlikely to meet I would have to name Francis Bacon. I really love his work, but I also like what he had to say. For example...." I am naturally optimistic, although I have nothing to be optimistic about: it's a quirk of nature"  

 

Comment by Steve Martino on December 1, 2011 at 1:31am

This is my 5th recession, it took me years to recover from the savings & loan crash. i thought i had a safe niche, no more developer or commercial work. i have focused on high-end high design residential and cultural projects which i was sure was recession proof. what do i know? the last few years i could have used a mentor.

i started a blog thinking it would be a place to share what i have learned over the years but i have gotten so busy the last few months i haven't had the time to add anything to it. i hope this is a sign the economy is improving in general.

i had a wonderful mentor who wasn't a designer, he taught me about the desert and it fantastic plants, in the early 70's i quit my job in an architects office to be a laborer in his nursery so he couldn't escape my questions about desert plants.

i think you could reverse engineer yourself a mentor, say you wished Olmstead or Baragan was your mentor. i'd suggest reading everything you could find, study their work and then ask yourself what would Baragan tell me to do or what would he do w/ this situation. i have done that myself in the past when i became stuck w/ a design problem.

Comment by David Farmer on November 30, 2011 at 4:49pm

Speaking of mentors, it has been said that all good irrigation designers had a mentor.  For you Land FX users, we are going to have an irrigation related webinar in the near future that should be interesting.  A fellow named Bill Curtis and I are going to discuss irrigation issues and design on a mentor basis.  I am honored to team with Bill on this, as he has a lifetime of experience in the profession, and he is very willing to share his knowledge, as am I.  I'm not sure when the webinar will occur, but most likely not in December.  You can check in with our admin at www.admin@landfx.com or check in on the website for the announcement.  

Comment by Brandon Reed on November 30, 2011 at 9:17am

Who would you love to have as a mentor for your design career if you could pick anyone in the world, living or dead?

 

Comment by henry cohen on November 16, 2011 at 7:07am

I was mentored and given counsel, can't keep it. Have to give back.

Comment by Brandon Reed on November 15, 2011 at 11:30am

Thanks David! and thanks for creating such a phenomenal product for landscape architects!!! I use it everday!!!

Comment by David Farmer on November 15, 2011 at 8:43am

I look forward to helping anyway I can.