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I look at it this way. It takes a lot of “stupid pet tricks” to get that license. Going through that process to its completion is a journey that has you doing some things that you might never do without being forced to in order to get that license … that includes the degree, the tedious years of internship (even exploitation), and finally the…[Read more]

VERY hot topic.
My 2 cents is that it definitely depends on what kind of job you will take as to whether or not it’s worth your time and money to become licensed.
I work for a small-ish boutique design (commercial work) firm, where personal licensure is neither encouraged nor celebrated; which, as the years have gone on, has been quite to my…[Read more]

They know that there has to be a certain level of experience, accomplishment, and commitment there, but also that the person is not just looking to fill in apprentice time.

It seems as though more employers are requiring, or at least preferring, that applicants be licensed when running ads for experienced people.  I’ve noticed this more and more in the past couple of years with the job ads I’ve seen.  Maybe it’s because there is a glut of qualified applicants out there and they feel they might as well try to get t…[Read more]

Well Bob, I totally agree with you about CLARB. The new format for Design and Grading is pretty sickening in my view.
Possibly the most serious issue is that their specs for the exam are highly flawed and they tend to disregard them. The exam would be less difficult if CLARB provided good resources for preparation…meaning that they explained…[Read more]

There are seats available in my Section 4 workshops in northern California on June 20-22 and in Raleigh, NC on July 11-13, 2014. There should be links to these events here in Land 8 and definitely on the ASLA website, or you can e-mail me directly for a descriptive brochure at Rayfreeman3@comcast.net

I know this is a really old thread, but people tend to refer to them for info.  On that note, here is a nice concise (free) X-ref tutorial:  
http://www.netcomlearning.com/webinars/541654/Free-Webinar-AutoCAD–External-References-training.html
Sorry, Land8 won’t let me make it a live link. 

It’s used for riparian flow analysis, movement of sand along a coastline, microclimate analysis (wind), etc; all useful in larger scale landscape analysis and design, but I’m not sure what the OP is going for.  Defining a word is, odd.  Maybe a number of posts are required for class?

This is an engineering question – structural to be specific.  Maybe STAAD?  I’m sure the engineers that do this (MEs and SEs) have a proprietary software. 

Google Picasa works well.  You can tag, create albums, export, and keyword search.  There is also minor photo editing available.  However you can’t share your tags with others.  Tags are stored on your hard drive.

Photoshop Lightroom is a fantastic tool, but you can also use Adobe Bridge, it takes a bit of getting used to and a few tutorials from AdobeTV.com but it also has built in connections with all the other Adobe products which can be helpful! Good luck!

Henry is helping you, Alissa, to understand that landscape architecture design does not occur only in your mind, on your drawing board or in your contract documents.
It actually fulfills itself in the construction and following maintenance.  If these do not interest you, then there is no question of sustainability, there is no future for you in…[Read more]

It will look like that, not because of sea level rise, but because the ground is sinking. They working to stabilize a bulkhead wall that has sunk over the years in the tidal basin. Remember, much of DC is built on a filled in swamp.

Leading design software companies like Autodesk have increasingly focused most of their development efforts these days around modern “BIM” ready software like Revit and so the dinosaur that is AutoCAD seems to have been pushed to the side to pick up the occasional leftover feature “scraps” previously developed and used by the BIM flagship…[Read more]

I make a great deal of my own textures in a combination of photoshop and CAD. Say I need a slab or “architectural paver” made by companies like Hanover or Wausau. They really don’t have good textures, so I draw the grid that I need in CAD (the size of paver, like a 12×24). Save it off as a PDF and bring it into photoshop. I then either find a…[Read more]