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yes, i think so. Now we are friend 🙂  You may pm me. thanks in advance!

Seems as if I can’t mp you until we’re friends…

I really like your portfolio, hope you can find what you’re looking for.

Of the offices I’ve been at:

1. 7 person engineering/planning office – everyone did everything, though the PMs did most of the spec work.  The principal checked everything and made most of the big decisions.  More PMs than staff, so they had to do their share of CAD work too.  Some task work (marketing, etc) but not much as there was a no…[Read more]

There’s always the attractiveness in hiring someone who’s already employed as well – I see a lot of poaching going on (in architecture as well as LA).

I would say that it really doesn’t matter all that much what is on the resume that is an issue, it is because there just aren’t any positions available for more senior staff. Firms are keeping the staffing levels very lean and looking more for production from employees fresh out of school to keep costs low. The senior management in the firm is do…[Read more]

It looks to me that most jobs that are out there are for subordinates rather than people who are or who could quickly be high on the totem pole. One of the biggest concerns is training your next competitor and introducing him to your clients.

I hear you Robert and Jason, but I stand by my statement. 
You are right – it may not be easy to get a job in an LA firm with 8+ years experience, but I believe if you shine brighter than other applicants, you can overcome that.
Win, place, or just enter a design competition or two. Design a new innovative site furnishing prototype and develop…[Read more]

Not so much the last few years! If you have over 8 years, jobs are few and far between. Most places are still economically unstable and are looking at 0-3 or 3-5 years with entry level salaries…but with the skill set of a 15 year career veteran. Mid-level LAs have had a VERY tough time in this economy.

If you’re good – you can get a job at any age. Fact.

Thanks Bob for your advice. I really appreciate that you spent time writing this. I try to private message you but could not find a way to do so. I will try again when I return to my desk.

Thanks Bob for your insight and a glimpse into your career!  Being young in this profession is very heck-tick, confusing, and fun.  I want to make sure I’m learning at an appropriate pace and I guess I’m curious to know how other firms function to make sure I’m getting the right experience.  Thanks again for your advice!

How many other people out there are 40+ and found the ageist conclusion to be unsettling? 

I like how they try to blame the sun: Lousy sun, always changing angles with the seasons. So capricious!

Dear all,
As a German I was, and never will be, a friend of LEED. From day 1 it was only a money spinner. And it never really, fully hearted, considdered the Landscape Green Industry.
It was their agressive marketing strategy and the American Administrations sluggish (lobbyistic) response to it. I might be partially wrong here, my 69er European…[Read more]

It was meant more tongue-in-cheek than condescending.  I made a trip down the “Blues Highway” last fall, and I saw some really inspiring things and some really depressing sights.  Clarksdale was downright scary.

Good to see another Malcolm Wells fan on here.  A few years ago, I sought out an earth-covered house he did in Cherry Hill, NJ and actually found it.  Made me a believer.

Haha… who knows, they could be working under cover 😉 

Or the buildings across the street!

seems like an opportunity to run the whole building off solar power.