Hi Walter:
You may have read my postings before, but if you have not, let me introduce myself. I am Landplanner and yes, that is my psuedonym for now. If we strike up a closer camraderie here, then we can advance beyond my selective anonymity.
Anyway, I am writing you in a three fold manner. First fold is to say that the urban sketchers link is a very good one. I for one have been a member of the Portland, Oregon Urban Sketchers group which is incredibly talented and active. It would appear there is no shortage of sketching superstars in Singapore either. I hope to get that good. In case you were not aware of it, the new book “The Art of Urban Sketching” is now out by the guy who started this whole movement. I got a copy last week and it is very inspirational.
Second fold, is that I am returning to China after coming up empty-handed in endeavoring to find comparable work (in projects, responsibility and commensurate pay (or even anything close or nearby to those three factors) here in the States. I have taken a six month stint with an internationally based (UK, Australia, a couple of offices in second-tier China cities and even a few here in the States) and will be their director of landscape and urbanism in one of those two China cities. Overly fancy title, but a lot of responsibility and projects that go with that responsibility, I think you have a similar position with EFDA.
Third and final fold, is in the form of a question….. If you could find, like I searched for in coming back to the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and greater west, a senior level landscape architecture/urban planning or urban design position here in the States, would you return from China ? My obvious boomerrang back gives you my answer to that same question.
I would be interested in your perspective and experiences of practicing our profession in China. I’m sure we share a lot in common in that regard. I would be happy to let you sample mine.
I hope to hear back from.
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