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An MSLA will allow you teach at most institutions (having a masters had become a common union rule), as well, it allows those with experience to skip the BS of exploratory studios  they already did in thier undergrad and get right to the point, a research thesis. I wanted to go back to study new plant materials and environmental psychology, but…[Read more]

I kind of wonder what the point of the MSLA is if you already have substantial experience.  Is it solely for the prestige that comes along with having a masters?  I’m not sure what you can accomplish in a year.  I also haven’t looked at the program, so may be way off here.

secure the profession from what, exactly?  Rogue unregistered Landscape Architects?
 
If you have achieved a BLA you are already leagues above a Landscape Designer, who quite often got lucky with his lawn service business and now calls himself a Landscape Designer.  The same being true for an Interior Designer versus the Interior Decorator.  It…[Read more]

According to their website…it still is, like almost all other schools. I guess new MLAs take three? Anyway, I contacted them a while back for my article in LAM and they had stated they were indeed starting a MSLA for those with substantial work experience and don’t need an accredited degree (because they already haveone), slated to start…[Read more]

When I was there, the MLA program for a candidate with a BLA (a Path B candidate) was two years long.

I can’t imagine that MLA was accredited, there is no way CLARB would recognize that degree. Anyway, now it’s two years  only if the arch student had some landscape courses in their undergrad. I know UVA is starting an MSLA for those with an accredited BLA, and that will be about a year. All schools should have this.

yes. By talking with several people (mostly professors) I have learned that the character of the program at the university of Copenhagen has to do more with ecology and social processes. The one at TUDelft has mostly a relationship with the technical character of an intervention and additionally, is a brand new program, which means that the work…[Read more]

Who is working for free even as an intern? Doing so hurts all of us as a profession.

this is an interesting topic for me too- have you learnt anything new since posting?- this could encourage some people in the know to respond, which would help us all…

I think there is a value in seeing viceral responses to a topic.  Particularly, when that topic is charged, and particularly when there is the level of frustration the ASLA creates.  ASLA may chose not to engage the discussions but, by their own admission, they “monitor” Land8Lounge.  If they are smart they will listen good and hard to what peop…[Read more]

I’ve had good success with CG Textures and the freebies from Vyonyx.
 
David, you mentioned ImageCels and I’ve seen their stuff before. Anyone know of other companies that produce a good variety of plants that aren’t necessarily free?

It could also be that they realize what many here do not: this is an internet forum and, as of now, is treated by the users like one.  This topic has been on the front page for a little over a day, with a decent number of responses.  Of them, Tanya is the only person to give any actual feedback in terms of what AIA does that makes it seem like a b…[Read more]

Nope…no BLA.  Oh…and if an MLA candidate wants to get a Master’s in Architecture they have to add two years of education.
 
This really got me a bit annoyed when I was there.  I hold a studio based, four year Bachelor’s in Ornamental Horticulture and Environmental Design.  I entered UVA as a Path A student beacuse I did not have a BLA and spe…[Read more]

I hope they have a bachelor degree in LA…I have friends w/ MLA’s from the the so-called best programs in the country and they can not pass the lare….so…get the ed somewhere….
 

That is the best post that I have read regarding this issue.
 
“exploring ways we can more effectively deliver service”
 
This is what it is all about. Licensing is an extra that can support that quote, but many of us seem to be taught or come to believe that the stamp is where we need to put all of that energy and strategy into. We often plan o…[Read more]

Great questions Andrew.
What would you do differently tomorrow to move ahead in your career if there were no landscape architect registration?  Except for the feeling of accomplishment and a small marketing edge, registration amounts to nothing more than a minor annoyance and cost (15 ceu’s/yr).   But, I am D/B– I am sure it is more valua…[Read more]

I’m not a member, but I don’t think it is irrelevant either. It is the biggest resource we and others have for information on the profession.
I don’t have expectations that it could or even should be what establishes my worth as a professional. It is either something that fits for you and is worth the money or it does not. Right now, it is not a…[Read more]

“It also protects the reputation of landscape architecture as a profession.”
 
I’m much more skeptical that landscape architecture has a reputation one way or another as a profession. I do believe that a great deal of people respect what many of us do, but I more and more believe that we are seen as firms and individuals much more so than as a…[Read more]

There is also the National CAD standard which many gubming agencies subscribe to. That sets up a universal layer management style and naming convention. You can slap together a CD set anyway you want to, but the simpler the better. X-refs are always difficult and you really do have to tailor their use to your office. Once you get going, nobody…[Read more]