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nrschmid, You’re so passionate about marketing, resumes and portfolios as much as I am about the stock market and investments!! No wonder you are leaving the profession of landscape architecture/planning. I would too if I didn’t have such a secure and well paid position.
You give great advice…something I may be reluctant to do since I’m always…[Read more]

You got that right! Every year, EDSA always seem to be hiring these entry level types by posting on ASLA. I wonder where the hires from 3 or 4 years ago are now? If they laid them off, then why not rehire them? Because entry level equals lower pay!!

Don’t mention the Office of James Burnett. Whatever you heard is definitely not the same stories that I heard.

Best? Depends on how you define it. Its not like an athletic event when the “best” team wins the Superbowl or World Series. I agree with many of the comments, especially the “feeding their ego” by Chris. My “best” is where I am and making a decent living with no layoffs! Having worked at large and small firms, both private and public practice…I…[Read more]

Just poking the bears as I stumbled on this thread.
Who’s to say Intern Landscape Architect is right, what about Interim?  Land Planner? Associate Landscape Architect? Landscape Architect in Training?  Are you in College Anderew G?  Are you working for your required internship at college under a LAAB program.  If not, then what is a Intern LA?…[Read more]

RLA and LA are the same where title laws exist.

Intern Landscape Architect. That is what you are, so why would you be in search of calling yourself something different? That is what I put on my resume when I worked for an RLA before I got licensed. … and I use/d the description of the job that I was doing (ie, site design, landscape design,…) for landscape architecture type jobs where…[Read more]

While I have have not been involved with the profession for long, and only in the last couple of years started to pay attention to ASLA, I would have to that I am pleased with the effort that I have seen from ASLA.  Of course I enjoy LAM, but they are working on developing the Sustainable Sites Initiative.  As stated before we now have R…[Read more]

With the option to have it debited monthly it’s no different than a phone or sattelite TV bill.  What’s more crazy?  You earned your way into a great profession (when things go right) so being a member of it’s professional organization is really not too much to ask.

Depends on the chapter…we do many things in our communities. We usually have a space or two for parking day, as well as some pro-bono work. Then again, our chapter is very active.

Love the “Botiques”…
have worked in the largest and the smallest…..
smaller requires more skills I believe….so you will develpope more skills
that will serve you well into the future….

The local AIA and eneineers do a lot of community service projects….this gets them lots o  pub on tv and newspapers….while the general public is still not sure what they do either. Many of my architect friends tell me that most of their clients think they are the builder or contractor for homes….funny how the public overall does not think…[Read more]

I would like to know the top ten firms in all the countries represented here in Land8Lounge. I would love to work over seas and am interested in this information.

Hang on, don’t the town planners, local authorities, architects and even folk like retirement village and gated community owners each do more LA than LAs?

I think that it is really simple. Use the name Landscape Designer before you get your license and let the goal of being able to call yourself a Landscape Architect be the motivation that gets you through those awful tests…
That is what I did and it was annoying, but I was really motivated… I would also much rather be a landscape designer than…[Read more]

Matt well said!
 

There are a ton of “boutique” firms that do exceptional work. As Jon pointed out, big does not equal best. 
With so many good designers I hate to name names but two I admire, off the top of my head, are:
West8
James Burnett
From a working perspective, you might find that a smaller firm is more rewarding… big firms often have a factory mentality…[Read more]

I have a job, and a very happy with where I am, so I say lets use our fingers and cross them so that the economy improves to the point where we all have work.  But thanks for the regards anyway…
 

Thanks Jon! The best should be the most prestigeous and the most wanted. Current economy situation dictates different logic – and as you told the best are that are hirening. Fingers cross that you get the job in some of your favourites.

I would also look the state chapters of the ASLA, such as NY has their own design awards.
Also keep in mind that firms have to submit their designs for recognition in order to win a design award (at least that is my understanding).  Some may not even take the time to do so… which means great designs and firms will take a bit more research on…[Read more]