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Thanks for the help/ comments!  Here is the product spec I ended up using:
1″ IRRIGATION SUB-METER:
NETAFIM WM-100-1.0-RS-M(DISPLAY IN GALLONS FOR HOME OWNER)INSTALL IN (1) #1419 CARSON BOX W/ LID

I think Note 3 is provide awesome feature of Multi Window it’s very helpful

Oh great, I don’t agree to this comparison 
But I love to work in Shanghai

indeed.

Lol !

They are upside down. The tabs are not supposed to be visible in the joint at the surface.

If installed the other way wouldn’t you still face the same problem with this type of paver in any pattern other than running bond? Even in this close-up I can see a few tabs that were chipped off to force the pattern.

they installed the pavers upside down…..
this is not as easy as landscaping, green side up.

I’ve never seen these in clay before but what it looks like to me is that the tabs are touching the other tabs on many of the bricks because of the haring-bone pattern that was chosen. It the bricks were laid with a running bond and offset instead the tabs would be creating a less awkward spacing between the bricks but would still allow drainage.  

Thanks!  Very impressive portfolio by the way, lots of great graphics and interesting looking projects.

No, I think these are permeable pavers, they just didn’t add the material, or didn’t use the right material, between the pavers to fill the gaps. I’m guessing the controversy is either about ADA compliance or that sand swept into the gaps would reduce the permeability.

Everyone falls differently on that. And we make a priority when we are young that we will change as we get older.
Some people would think the adventure of working for an American firm in Shanghai is not to be missed. Others wouldn’t touch it under any circumstances.
Doesn’t matter what we think.

then balance is what you are looking for,  not just career.

Rob is right, assess your priorities clearly. Scribble something on a piece of paper, 2 columns : career, life Vs 2 rows : advantages & disadvantages. Then brainstorm yourself (and possibly close friends/colleagues/family) on both offers. Let it rest for a couple of days, then have a…[Read more]

Thanks Rob, career is my priority here but I do not want to build my career in a dungeon either. There must be some kind of work + life balance I thought? Don’t you agree?

That is funny!

Tosh thanks for the great info. Hopefully others will reply also.

If you are a young designer eagerly looking for high profile experience

I believe you know from your description which you would choose.
Yet your descriptions are of quality of Life rather than career possibilities. Maybe you should consider harder what your priorities are?

Hi James,

I do not have much comments on your portfolio. Just thought that I share with you mine as a reference (browse with Chrome, Firefox or IE 9 and above)  http://www.benjaminloh.net/  Usually what impressed me is not just the projects themselves, but how they are being presented and articulated in a poetic manner. 
Press on!

Thanks Marie, good feedback and you address some issues that deep down I knew I should have addressed a while ago!  And good points about the proper title.  Maybe its just me getting so used to telling people what I got my degree in, or just my innate desire to be a fully licensed landscape architect.

Regarding levels of analysis, do emp…[Read more]