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MauiBob,
 
I just don’t see how it would really effect RLA’s. I’m guessing at this percentage, but I think it’s fair to say that 80-90% (or even more) of the general population doesn’t even know the difference between the two. The RLA’s, the landscape designers, the closely related professionals, and the firms do know the difference. They’re the…[Read more]

I just finished my third commercial project yesterday since our local municipality required minimum planting by code and follow Colorado’s requirement that all commercial projects be stamped by an RLA.   I’ve mentioned this code in a previous post.  I support the Colorado State requirement but I have reservations about the minimum re…[Read more]

Hello Nick.
 
The record stands, but can I say I feel I’m still in good company with you around? 😀
 
Cheers!

I agree with many of the suggestions (except for disk or website). If the person selecting the pile for interviews, they will usually pass over anything that does not take 2-3 minutes to review. They will not take the extra step of loading a disc or going to a website. Remember, because of the crappy economy, just about every opening has 100+…[Read more]

not to mention, very good beer….I like the Victoria Bitter the best…..

not really, I am in Australia and am considered a landscape architect because I attended an accredited program.  I can get licenced through our professional association but it isn’t necessary.
 
And yet we still have a healthy, creative, and profitable LA industry.

well said mauiBob, the world is a rude slap in the face and school should prepare you for it…..
and Dan, if you get dissapointed easily then you really are in for a rude awakening…..sorry to tell you.

there are many laws I find harsh but if I don’t obey then I’ll have to pay the fine or do the time…
hang in there…you’ll be there soon.

Dan, once upon a time, I thought like you because I was still in school too. Those school projects are fake, no budget, spending countless hours with no hard criticism don’t adequately prepare you for things to come. In 10 years, after dealing with real world landscape limitations and Urban Design review boards…come back to your youthful wisdom…[Read more]

The survey says!…..

It does not pay well as a job. It can pay well as a business, but the mechanism for making that money is business ability rather than ability to design.
People don’t stay long as employees with a particular company because because they always feel like they maxed out their position and they want to continue to grow, even if it means a re-start.

I concur. I remember a professor of mine, Dan Moribato U of Idaho, once said to the class “If you won’t get rich practicing Landscape Architecture” So True….I have been through two major economic downturns and am now only somewhat comfortable financialy. With this said I would do it again this time only differently…….If you want stability…[Read more]

It just seems kind of harsh to be practicing landscape architecture (under a RLA) and have gone to school for landscape architecture  but not be able to refer to yourself as a landscape architect in casual conversation.
 
I understand people being protective of a title they have earned but as your own title says, you are a RLA which you are u…[Read more]

In the USA if you work for a registered l.a. then you are not in violation…..
you still can’t say you  are  a l.a. unless you are in fact registered…it’s the law…
and why would you want to say you are something that you are not???… it hurts your credibility to do so…..
Before I was registered I told folks that I was an intern working to…[Read more]

In my 12 years of experience in landscape architecture, I have yet to work with someone who’s been with the same company for longer than 15 years. How’s that for stability in this field? Principals have left their positions to start new firms or join another. The lone exception is the Principal/Owner/Founder.
I’m fortunate to be currently working…[Read more]

So based on this definition from earlier I have a couple of questions:
 
12-45-115. Unauthorized practice – penalties.
(1) Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice landscape architecture without an active license issued under this article commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501,…[Read more]

if you are in the area try to make it!
 
looks like it is going to be a great event.

It’s not your talent, it’s the pay grade….at least that’s what I’m finding.  They want my years/experience for first year pricing, which is well below the cost of living here (high!)

Even better yet,what does it say about individuals who make broad sweeping generalizations about the quality of a person’s character based on a few sentences taken out of context on a web based forum?