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It’s creative all right, for the architect.  As one student put it “The lack of color puts a damper on my creative spirit. I appreciate the fact that I go to a different school, but sometimes these large blocks of gray concrete suffocate my artistic ability”

Yes and if you are really upset, volunteer and help CLARB get better. They are taking a lot of our money for these tests, but they are protecting the profession.

The building is so dumb it’s cool. I’ve passed by there there many times and it’s inspiring. My high school was pretty, but it’s definitely on the lame side. Comfortable or not, the building gets the creative mind going- fit for a performing arts school.

Glad to see this discussion. CLARB has posted information as well as ASLA (see this week’s LAND). If you are in the process of finishing up classes, there are several great Prep Classes across the country, and also one offered at the ASLA Annual Meeting. In Northern California Ray Freeman offers classes and in southern California we offer c…[Read more]

I dont agree that I am missing the point, I think that over and over again people ARE arguing about the costs of the tests and the time investment in studying. There are valid concerns about people losing credit for exams they are taking, I am definately not arguing that. If you go back to old posts, the whole idea of CLARB out to get the…[Read more]

Dotty,
Not spot on, you are actually 100% utterly missing the point. Read the posts here again. 
 
Nobody is arguing about having to take the tests, or the cost of the tests in the first place. We all understand that we have a professional degree that requires licensure to get ahead.
The valid complaint here is that people could very potentially b…[Read more]

wow! i do know what you mean rick. the worst part is that it went from design development to construction and not one decision-maker found it to be an odd environment for a school.

i’m not talking about the architecture here, but the lack of landscape design/consideration… poor kids. i’m an architect whose now doing a masters in L.A., and even…[Read more]

Thanks Craig, perfectly understandable.

Man, the stuff I played on was truly dangerous and high risk, yet I am alive and well… no small feat.  I believe kids need to fall off of things occasionally and skin their knees, get bruises and even break a couple of bones, or at the very minimum bear witness to such silly behavior.  It is the only way they will ever truly learn to not do d…[Read more]

Great article. This is one of my chief frustrations when i am designing children’s play spaces…all of the over-sanitized, super-safetyfied ‘rules’ have completely eliminated all the risk and wonder and excitement that should be in a playground!! Child psychologists have been saying for DECADES that children need to take calculated, measurable…[Read more]

Andrew,
CLARB is smart, but not smart enough! So they won’t use it. You see the latest Apple earnings post? You were right, why am I working? My Apple, Netflix, eBay, Las Vegas Sands, Valero energy, Ford and Sirius radio stocks going through the roof. Level 3 Comm and Alcoa will soon follow.
 
“…Apple is expected to roll out a new iPhone, which…[Read more]

Soon to be grads don’t need to be taking the exam. Period. Worry about getting a job first, then keeping it for more than 2 years. What’s with our “microwave” thinking society? Not everything is instant results. Learn about site planning, construction detailing and project management before taking the exam. I believe this is why there is such a…[Read more]

Personally I don’t think Clarb is out to get anyone. However if you choose to invest in registration then your passing scores should not be erased….otherwise its not much of an investment in my opinion.
 
Hopefully Clarb will listen to the flaws that have been outlined regarding the transition and make adjustments. I’m glad you posted it here t…[Read more]

It states on the site that individual situations can be evaluated.

People really have to stop posting that CLARB is out to get them. Seriously, we have no idea how difficult it must be to prepare an exam that tests candidates who have different educational experiences, work experiences etc (including 2 countries) as a comprehensive exam that represents the field. In addition, professional exams arent supposed to…[Read more]

I am on the side that thinks playground equipment (and many public spaces) are too safe, sanitized spaces leaving little room for imagination.
 
I dont know about all the psycho-babble..there may very well be long term psychological consequences to ‘hyper-safe’ playgrounds, but I guess my point is that there are more evident ways in which we can…[Read more]

Marc,
I don’t think it’s up to you to tell poeple which sections are easy and which are not, based on your personal knowledge and experience. Some people are good at grading.. some are good at details and section D…. some good at programming etc…. some might judge you for having to take both graphic sections twice. So don’t judge. And by the…[Read more]

bz girl your last sentence says it all!!

Douglas,
You’re probably (I hope !!) right. But at this point, if you’re not and I am right, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprsied – I wouldn’t put anything past CLARB at this point. I honestly thought their business practice could not get any worse. They have definitely proved me wrong on that one.
 
You’re right, someone who has only yet to pa…[Read more]

I think its a raw deal if anyone loses credits from this transition. I’ve passed C and felt really good about E this summer. I haven’t taken D yet (I was taking my time doing one test at a time). I would hope I’ll pass this fall, but you never know until its finished.
 
I think it would be absolutely disgusting if I lost credits I had earned and…[Read more]