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Hey, just to let everyone know I’m still checking in and I’m really appreciating all of the input. 

Craig, you’ve talked a lot about your experiences and provided good food for thought on other people’s responses and I want to thank you for that. I think I know exactly what Mike is talking about though, and I think his post is more of a ‘keep…[Read more]

I guess I was the first one to drop the word “passion,” but I didn’t mean because the field was “artsy,” quite the opposite….it can be technically challenging and if you have visions that don’t take that into account, you may not make a good fit (hence all the advice to visit firms from others posting). Maybe I should have said “commitment, “…[Read more]

Wow, some of the replies on here are pretty sad.  If this is something that you find interesting and could see you making a living then yes, it is something to consider.  If your goal is to work on public parks then that is was you can strive for.  Like any profession, there are good days and bad days.  I would look into the profession in ever…[Read more]

I did some quick sketches and wrote a limerick about a wheelbarrow. Then I attempted to fold a piece of paper into something that resembled an ironing board. I think the alien would’ve been baffled but it worked for me – I was offered the job 🙂 

I’ve worked in a few different types of firms:
1. High-end design (12 people): designing pie-in-the-sky parks in the Middle East with (seemingly) unlimited budgets.  We looked at artists and their paintings as starting point and spent a lot of time drawing pretty pictures (2D CAD, 3D CADD, renderings, Photoshop/Illustrator, hand renderings, etc).…[Read more]

In reading others’ comments, I very much agree with Jordan; I think he is right on. Stephen’s situation sounds pretty wonderful, and unfortunately, free lunches, golf games, and 40 hr max work weeks are definitely NOT the norm in our field. Hahaha. If only.
Anyway It sounds like you’d like a view into a typical work day for an LA. Here is what I…[Read more]

I think that is brilliant!  Great way to engage and reveals a lot about a potential hire.
Curious to know what you did with that piece of paper… 🙂

If someone asked me that today, I would bust out my smartphone, Google Image it and show it to the alien. 10 seconds job done, no BS, quick and to the point, no money wasted 

I’ve seen a lot of fakes and frauds in my time…..
all designed to profit a few in the name of what’s good for all.

Roland, thanks for posting the site for the article.
not shure why my link did not work…..

At one interview I was presented with sheets of blank paper, coloured pens and pencils and asked: “pretend you have to describe a wheelbarrow and an ironing board to an alien.”
I was slightly taken aback but on reflection I think this is a great interview question. Whether you choose to write a description, sketch a scenario, fold the paper into a…[Read more]

“What is your expected salary?” 🙂

Hi Mike,
Great question!  Here are a few that I found when doing some research:  10000ft, basecamp, podio, and Zoho
A couple time tracking apps worth checking out: Harvest, Toggl, and Freckle
What features are you looking for the most – time tracking, collaboration, scheduling, task management?  

As a  future reference we manufacture a reusable below grade tree staking system, that is gaining allot of popularity in DFW and Houston. ‘Our Safety Stake Root Anchor’ has been installed on several projects at Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Univ. of North Texas, TCU and Baylor Univ. along with 100’s of other projects. PDF drawings are available on the…[Read more]

All of these responses have been most helpful! Like I previously stated I began playing around with array and it was very useful.  I also now have been playing around with the measure and divide which speeds things up a bit more!  I also downloaded the free trial of land fx on my personal laptop and it is great. just need to learn it a bit more. T…[Read more]

I agree with John.  This is how we do it too.  The Legend shows the hatch, the plant it represents, spacing, and container size.  Develop the spacing chart detail and your done.  If there is a special condition, draw a detail of that condition.

Sounds like an awesome class!  Bummer you misplaced the tour outline.  Perhaps that gives us reason to create our own… 🙂 

Alan, the link you provided for the article didn’t work for me. The article is still on the Archdaily website, though: http://www.archdaily.com/396263/why-green-architecture-hardly-ever-deserves-the-name/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=most-visited
The article makes a lot of good points. Modernism is a global movement. It tries the…[Read more]

I have to admit that my native skepticism of “big glorious movements” kicked in some time ago on this whole thing, and it wasn’t helped by having heard from a relative who has to go to work in one of these, and people can’t stand it so badly that the workforce has shrunken with preference for just working from home instead. Of course, even valid…[Read more]