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When I started my practice I deliberately went to mac because after carefully reviewing my options with regard to hardware and software the reliability of the OS of a mac and the near parity of software options made it a logical choice. Gone are the days, with the notable exception of AutoCAD, are you limited by your desktop OS on what software…[Read more]

No Rhino?!  It seems to have become a favored modeling software in academia, and while it replaces none, it is a nice supplement to the Autodesk/Adobe packages. 

If you haven’t given it a look, you should check out PlanGrid! It is fantastic for punch lists and site analysis.
Otherwise it looks like you have the other areas covered. One question. If your Large Architecture brethren are using Revit you might want to consider Vectorworks 2015 as it can interpret and export files for use in Revit and do all…[Read more]

Note that NYC P&R has killer benefits… for those that were able to stay in relevant positions through the last few years, the benefits have been great.  Most of my peers who did stay have been able to double their compensation in the last few years, being the few with 3~5yrs experience doing everything from design to construction and often…[Read more]

Im almost afraid to reply to this thread…after 2009 im just waiting for another contraction. I was in that group in 2008-2009 looking for a job in the midst of the worst recession in nearly a century. I was fortunate in that I was one of a handful in my class that worked for design firms through school. I actually started on my career path as a…[Read more]

Sold it on ebay, went back to intuou5, then upgraded to a cintiq 24hd in february, bought a second one 2 months ago. Love them

If you don’t mind me asking; where were you able to sell your tablet at? (eBay, internet, etc…) I have a Cintiq 13HD I need to sell, and I was just curious as to the alternatives.

Here’s my two cents on the topic of xrefs…
Attachment or overlay? I generally agree that overlays are the better method. This tends to allow greater control of referencing .dwgs if your project has multiple drawings (i.e. planting.dwg, materials.dwg, etc.). It’s also a nice courtesy if your drawings are being sent to other consultants, as other…[Read more]

I am a second year MLA student and XRefs are all the rage in the studio right now.  Professionals, please share!  

As the license primarily benefits you, most smaller firms will not cover the entire cost (the reasoning being that a lot of people switch jobs upon licensure to get the big raise).  Most firms I worked for offered 50% of costs and time off (as part of continuing education); the firms that covered costs expected you to be able to take on d…[Read more]

I work for a small design-build firm and I paid all of the expenses (LARE+prep courses+travel) myself.  I also pay all my own license renewal and continuing education costs.  Who covers the costs probably depends a lot on the employment arrangement: your pay/compensation, how you having a license adds to the company’s profit, other LA’s on staff w…[Read more]

One firm I worked at didn’t pay for exam related costs but gave a $2500 per year raise when you became registered. I thought this was an equitable method as it was a decent reward/reimbursement but you had to stay at the firm to receive it thus benefiting owner and employee. Of course that was back when the economy was booming. The firm I work for…[Read more]

Lets open this up to the community. GM House Photo Hunt?

The only thing I could see was the mirrored pillows..what else?

Is there a policy on the amount of photo editing or enhancing that is allowed in award submissions? I looked through the National call for entries and the most detail I found was in the residential category that specified no montages or overlays.
Many of the other projects seem to have well-taken photos with very minimal enhancement, if any. I…[Read more]

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (aka SUNY ESF) is one of the best environmental school in the country AND hosts a top-tier landscape architecture program. While nothing will beat the name recognition of Harvard, ESF has the best of both worlds. With regard to the profession, I think that what you’re g…[Read more]

Every school I know of has a ‘career center’ that offers workshops on networking/interviewing – go to those, it’s amazing how many little things matter.
I would add to landscapeplanners additions:
Work samples (3~4 pages of work highlights)
You’re most likely to land a job through a connection (faculty, alumni, friends, family) – milk your…[Read more]

BCOUNT! Thanks Wes, you just saved me millions of hours, I didn’t know about this command! It gives an itemized list, awesome 😀 Thank you.

Just to offer a different perspective–We have basically built our business model on graphics and fortunately it has led to design and finally we are beginning to build things.
I can only say that our success, however limited it may be, is due to the fact that we put a lot of emphasis on graphic communication. We also happen to work entirely in…[Read more]