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no one mentioned that “those trees are messy and birds will poop on the cars under the trees”….oh, and “they hide the building”.  .
I have heard that  a thousand times……most buildings should be hidden from view I say.
my answers to fire the client.

First, don’t ask folks what you should do for your final topic: too many people with too many different interests.
If you are interested in the topic that you choose, your final project will be better researched and prepared. You have listed some topics that interest you: good start
1. Research the topics that you already find interesting: what ha…[Read more]

The test is pass/fail only.  If you fail they identify areas you need to work on, but I think they are pretty general like “construction contracts” as your area of weakness.  After taking a LARE prep course, I’m under the impression that the passing percentage is somewhere around 85%.  Depending on the section, I know you need to get at least a ce…[Read more]

As I had stated, this was an easy one. The overgrown landscape creates an unnecessary danger in this retail parking lot by blocking visibility. You can’t see over these even if you have a BroTruck! It can also create a security issue, as you cannot see parts of this parking lot with cameras, and users cannot see across the lot or around these…[Read more]

Hi Andres,
I also work for a multidisciplinary firm and having been leading our firm’s LA transition into Revit. I would have to disagree with Adam and agree with Jordan on almost everything. While LAs do work largely in plan, our firm has found that having LAs in Revit bridges that gap between the site and building. When the building changes, we…[Read more]

Question: Is the test still pass/fail (with degrees of passitude), or with the multiple choice, do they give you an actual percentage?
Pass anxiety isn’t fun with these things, and the worst one for me was actually sitting at the terminal at Prometric waiting for the score to tabulate on the LEED-AP exam. At least with the LARE, you have some…[Read more]

It is annoying that it takes so long.  The reason they do it is so they can evaluate “bad” questions.  For example, for a particular question, if 45% of people choose answer “A” and 45% choose “D”, the question is generally deemed to be poorly worded and the question is thrown out.  They then have to adjust the scores nationally.  Also, as Tos…[Read more]

Thanks! I’m planning to get the videos out on weekly basis and use them to explore different drawing techniques in landscape architecture. Checked out your video as well! I think it’s really important to promote landscape architecture on all levels!

Very cool indeed. Thinking creatively about marketing and self-promotion will serve you well in your career. I created a similar video when I was a student. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKGNRKXM-M

Forgot to mention: the CA landscape arch technical committee–the group in charge of licensing in CA–accepts certificates from UCLA Extension and UC Berkeley Extension as meeting the education requirements for licensure in California.

Is water provided by the city or a private utility company? You will have to spec whatever they require for an additional service. Contractor will have to install it per there standards. Indicate on the irrigation plans the size that is required and refer to city or private utility company’s standards and specs for installation. 

Hello!
Your post is excellent and I’m very much in agreement with your sentiments.
My own story is a little different. I spent 25 years working in set design for a major theme park company, and in 2006 I decided to go the landscape arch school. I went through the UCLA Extension program, graduated in 2011, was fortunate enough to land a spot on a…[Read more]

Thank you! 
I will definitely upload it in the video section, didn’t know it was possible!

Nanny state rule!    
I often wonder if those who make the rules such as this actually know what they are seeking to achieve. 
And a better question is how will the home owner know if the water used is appropriate or too much ?  
Are you, the RLA, going to tell them how much is enough based on MAWA, or will you rely on an algorithm in the sma…[Read more]

Print as PDF tends to reduce the file size significantly. There are other ways.http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-PDF-File-Size

great find : one hour  invested with profit 🙂

Very cool!  Feel free to also share it in our video section… https://land8.com/video/video/new

Thanks Jason for your advice. I will in touch with you when I am ready for LEED. Cheers!

Thanks so much Jeff. That is exactly the one I was thinking about..Classic. As i was watching some of this I was wondering how technology has affected some of these findings, especially since the use of laptop computers and smartphones. I wonder if the personal interactions and uses back then still hold true today?