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wow, they escorted you out of the building????  That is not that uncommon.  The bigger the firm, and the more of a jerk the HR person is, the worse you will be treated.  The most important thing is to MAKE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COPIES OF EVERYTHING YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH AS YOUR DOING IT.   Dont think you can get it later.  Many firms i have worke…[Read more]

Aaron, you are at a good place for some great advice–every question I have asked here has been met with very thoughtful and accurate answers.  
If you want the best advice it would help if you provided more information–if you are comfortable doing so.   For instance:  Are you personable and interested in management/sales, or more of a nuts an…[Read more]

Agreed, Mike.  It’s dog eat dog out there and it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.  If you’re still lucky enough to have a job in an office, copy every project folder you need to help you get that next job.  Your present company is NEVER as loyal to you as you are to it.  As Mike said, just state what part of the project you wor…[Read more]

bla bla bla.  Look, take them in all formats as possible.  So long as your honest about what you did on the project, your fine.   On my protfolio i show all kinds of work i did at other places, i state this during interviews of course to show what i did and where.  I usually leave the logos of the company i worked for when i show them on line…[Read more]

I have seen ads run by companies that sell equipment/products related to landscape architecture.  Apologies for not keeping links to them to show you.  One in particular, a company that sold playground equipment, was very upfront about preferring graduates of architecture/landscape architecture programs, and noted they were often their best s…[Read more]

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hi thomas really struggling here in the uk double dip you got any work out there lol

There used to be a few discussions on this topic, but I can only find one recent one at the moment:
https://land8.com/forum/topics/professional-work-in-portfolios
The short answer is it depends, and it’s best to ask. As far as rights, laws vary from place to place as well as depending on contract wording, but typically your employer owns anything…[Read more]

I’d like to see a lot more discussion on this topic – they’re too expensive if they’re toys, but if you can REALLY utilize them they could be invaluable. Kevin – check out the other discussions on tablets, how people use them and what software they use…there have been a couple of like discussions lately but I was too lazy to put mine in ‘technology’!

GOOD QUESTION!

I appreciate that and my response, although influenced by your post, is based on the number of people who raise the issue from the third person.
 
My opinion, from a small scale perspective, is that too many people link their own success and constraints to that of the profession as a whole. It really is an industry of individuals and individual f…[Read more]

Andrew,I appreciate the comment and the point is well taken.  I have thought quite a bit about going into development because of my background in Landscape Architecture, because I would like to have the type of control over projects that I hear so many complain about.  The reason I place my comments in the 3rd person at the moment is because I fe…[Read more]

To Zach’s point.  I think the perception of a landscape architect’s “value added” has to do with the client’s time horizon. A developer who is building to “sell out” a subdivision in 2 years will probably not care about what that stunning copse of beeches will look like (or how they will cut heating costs) in 25 .  He/she will also care less a…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing above app Henry!

Many people want to see landscape architects take a more prominent role. Why is it written from a third person perspective? Is that not an indicator that the expectation is for someone else to do it?
 
Take it!
 
As Tuco Rimerez said (“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” ), if you are going to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk about it.

Well, I’m still listening….interesting discussion (at least to me).  
So, the question I ask myself (especially now in my mid 50’s in design build), is why am I still doing this–besides shear inertia?
We all know the stereotypes (couldn’t cut it as a real one, in it for the money blah blah blah), but what is beyond that?  I mean, is there s…[Read more]

Coco your point is well taken, I have just completed my education, and have felt much the same way.  I would like to see Landscape Architects take a more prominent role in the field of design.  The issue that I believe we as a profession constantly hit the wall of profitability, our work generally is not something that can be sold or generate rev…[Read more]

 
 
LA and designers definately make our cities more enjoyable and aesthetical to live in. We see a whole host of workers installing irrigation, lawns and trees that cool the city and make some urban area look like parks. Hats off to the industry.
 
Climate change is huge and involves every walk of life or profession before a solution can be formed.