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Thanks for posting the synopsis of the credits Wes. From everything I have seen and heard about the SSI, it seems like a common sense approach to sustainable design that should provide a good reminder / checklist of the variety of factors to consider in site design. It will be interesting to see how the pilot projects go, though, as the…[Read more]

“But, to anounce that the rest of us are in control of our clients and are empowered to add green roofs and solar panels is either completely naive or very pretentious.”

I was refering to building codes.

I think this is asking us to use our brains, and understand that despite the economy not charging us a lot of money for oil (europe pays three times as much..) we as humans can understand that the economy is not counting all the cost of oil use. The true cost of oil turns out to be the collapse of existing ecosystems..What is the price of that? Or…[Read more]

‘Most people believe the end of the Oil Age is coming but we disagree on when and how hard a landing it’s going to be.’

The key from my perspective is the transition. If development continues to happen as it is today with little regard for what we all agree is pending I think we’d be pretty unwise not to begin developing new models today. In…[Read more]

Yes, I think in some cases there is a generational disconnect. As far as seeing it before, the article mentions Japanese business culture already, but that’s where I first saw the issue explored in depth a couple of years ago. I’m pretty sure it’s been covered in the context of former Soviet block and some other countries that have long, rich…[Read more]

The landscape (metaphorically speaking and no pun intended) is a bit different today than when I did mine back in ’98, but I had a six week training course in AutoCAD prior to doing my internship. Granted, tech generally comes easy to me and I had extensive MicroStation background before that, but they’re very different schools of thought in many…[Read more]

I definitely see a gap.

I think there are numerous differences in the way many junior level designers view and approach the practice, especially with regard to the advent and evolution of new technology.

Hi,
I am a landscape designer from Montréal with 10 years of pratice in residential landscape design and also some project for industrial and comemrcial site. I woud like to join a team or pratice here in Abu Dhabi to work. get new experiences of the desert climat.
Is anybody can help to find a good company to start my research,
thanks

I do not see a generation gap, also, except with the thumbs on the texting..I can’t do that..other than that, I so welcome the young, so enjoy their energy..just DON’T call them YOUNG – they HATE that!! hee hee

‘mentoring model” ? when was that happening? I entered the job market with an MLA in 1987, and the LA business sucked then, the economy was in the tank, and if it sucks now, it is just a function of this type of job..If you are a nurse or a doctor you are doing fine..I never experienced any ‘mentoring model’ it has always been group think and…[Read more]

Thanks Nanda, I can;t seem to get to the flash card link though, can it be made accessible again? thanks.

I was speaking with my 68 year old father the other day on the phone. He admitted he’s never seen it this bad, regarding the job market, economy, debt, etc. Even if the numbers dont stack up, I wonder if the formula doesn’t make the situation worse than twenty forty years ago?

One point I can respond to real quick..

If you look at many of the ‘entry level’ job listings poppining up sporadically. They’re typically advertised in their title as ‘entry or junior’ level or something like ‘cad position,’ but surprisingly few of them are actually zero experience jobs. Often they require more like 3+ years…[Read more]

Hiya! I would certainly look for those things.
Our school doesn’t require me to do an internship until my 3rd or 4th year without the payment distinction as far as I know. I just wanted somewhat of a feel with the job experience.
I just started learning Auto CAD and Sketchup, along with adobe suite, so I don’t know how qualified I would be by the…[Read more]

Thanks for posting the article Nick – I can say that a number of my fellow recent graduates are beginning to be very disheartened by the economic downturn and what appears to be a lack of viable opportunities to enter the profession in the near, and potentially, long future. It has led some of them to reconsider whether they want to continue in…[Read more]

Website looks great – just linked my land8lounge profile to the site. Had two feedback comments:

1. The email field doesn’t seem to be active for me when I edit my profile so I cannot enter an email address
2. Is the new site going to allow you to “connect” to firms, i.e. add them as friends or contacts, or at least sign-up to receive notice of…[Read more]

They are still available to view here – http://www.land8lounge.com/jobs

I have added two sub-tabs to the main jobs tab – Land8 Jobs (from Land8.net), and All Jobs (from around the web). Hope this helps you navigate better…

Thanks!
Andrew