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Have you been to Brazil? I spent almost 6 months there last year and completely fell in love with the country. I spent a lot of time in the northeast. It is far from the exciting hustle bustle of Rio and Sao Paulo, but it is such a special, exotic place. Beautiful beaches, fantastic music, and really interesting warm people. If you want more…[Read more]

Thank you all so much for the great feedback! It is really helpful to be able to talk to professionals in the field.

Unfortunately, no. To sit for the Arch exams I would be required to get my MArch and work for an architecture firm for a few years.

Is the undergrad Arch. degree accredited? Would it be enough for you to sit for the Arch tests?  

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Honestly. I would not get the MLA. You are correct that even internships are hard to get…including for people with masters degrees. If you really must go into the field I would make sure that the MLA program gives you the same skills a BLA does. My husband went to a boot camp to study for the LAREs and met people that had gotten MLAs with no…[Read more]

There’s my problem – I already have quite a bit of design education that going to a 3-year MLA program would be redundant.
To give you a little background, UVA only offered undergrad in architecture and not LA. They did, however, have graduate programs in LA and Arch. When I was doing my undergrad studies I took several classes that were required…[Read more]

I am in Minnesota and one of my study partners for the LARE passed his tests at the same time I did. We both applied for registration and I recieved my number right away and he was denied for only having an unaccredited Envrionmental Design Degree(LA undergrad degree) and not a BLA or MLA. He was able to get registered in a different state, but…[Read more]

Hi Mike,
Here are some of my favorites that I been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel to:
Nepal.  Pretty amazing place and the people there are so friendly.  The Himalayas are giant and the sheer scale of them it out of this world.   It is amazing how many places there are just within that country to go-trekking there is ou…[Read more]

I agree with you, Jordan. It would be a lot easier if you had the accredited degree in the first place. I know I’ve kicked myself for not just simply getting my BS in LA. But, I would never give up the education that I did receive in Architecture.
I wanted to ask you about your comment regarding your colleagues trying to get registered without…[Read more]

Like Sara said you can get there, it is just a little easier and faster when you do have an accredited degree. Also when it comes time to move up you may be passed over for someone less experienced that does have credentials. So make a goal of what you want and see how far you can go with what you have.
I know from experience with colleagues that…[Read more]

Hi Neive, I’m kind of going through the same thing right now. I recieved my BS in Architecture and planned to get my MLA right after graduation. Well, then the loan payments began… education does not come cheap!
I ended up working at civil engineering firm as a landscape/CAD designer. Long story short, you don’t have to have the credentials…[Read more]

… but, if you want to go into a traditional office in a traditional position it is going to be pretty darn hard to get through the front door without “credentials” as there are so many out there looking for work who do have them.
 
If you have an unconventional background, you will need an unconventional way of getting in. There are many people…[Read more]

If you’re interested in going into a design office, entry levels and interns do a lot of the behind-the-scenes support work such as drawing sections, plans, 3d modeling, physical modeling, presentation boards, etc for the designers. So it’s not really necessary to have credentials if you want to be an intern in a design office. You just need good…[Read more]

a genius, he will be missed

Leave it alone, I love the stench of it as is!
 

Sure, movable planters should do the trick. The designers kept it open, so anything can happen.

Neive, you will only pass on earth once. Anything is possible. Follow your dream and live like there’s no tomorrow!
 
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future,” he told Stanford University graduates during a commencement speech…[Read more]

good idea. I have been looking into some positions with landscape contractor business.

Thank you for the supportive words. It is always good to hear that there are many ways to get what you want, and that more schooling is not necessarily the only way to move forward.