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I have been wanting to share this with you, and now that the press release is out, your wish for Cinema4D and Vectorworks Renderworks to work more as one is being granted. When Vectorworks 2011 is released on September 14th, Renderworks will be powered by the Cinema4D rendering engine.

Please overlook the “go get” typo in original post, meant “to get” 🙂

I’ve read the “are you employed or not” thread, and don’t really know where I would fit. I’ve kept my license up, but really wonder if I should, lately reading dire economic prophets that this recovery will take until 2016 or later. Being retired with at least basic comforts…[Read more]

Oh and I believe that the best way to change the system would be to volunteer with CLARB. I think that you need to be licensed with at least 5 years of experience?

https://www.clarb.org/Pages/BecomeaVolunteer.aspx

At no point in this testing process have i ever believed that CLARB was really interested in seeing landscape architects succeed.
Exactly. They are not there to help landscape architects succeed, unless you think of it from the perspective of those who are licensed. They, of course, want to minimize competition. If you were a landscape architect…[Read more]

One thing I saw in your text has me wondering…you memorized the setbacks and radii. That may be your issue. They sometimes change those, you need to use the PACKET THEY GIVE YOU WITH THE TEST! The other thing to be aware of are minor drafting errors, like how the lines end at sidewalks and buildings.

CLARB, just like NCARB, must maintain…[Read more]

It is most worth it if you can’t even make a guess at what you missed!

Last Decembers test I thought I passed with ease only to find out I failed. It turns out, I just made stupid errors that I thought I had accounted for, after 5 minutes there was not much else I needed to look at, but they give you to look at the actual book used to…[Read more]

I’m not sure how much effect they have, but there are ASLA committees that are involved in licensure and testing. You could look it up on ASLA.org, in fact, here’s the link to the two most relevant :
http://asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=4248&RMenuId=8&PageTi…
http://asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=4296&RMenuId=8&PageTi…

You can volunteer to…[Read more]

I did use the entire PPI set for all the exam sections, and they were indeed very helpful for A, B, and D. I passed those first time around. Then I moved on to E and studied those PPI books religiously….an hour a day every day for a month, working through every single vignette I could get my hands on. By the end of the month I felt like I had…[Read more]

I was smoothing my contours to meet existing grade rather than slamming them straight into the existing. In the process, the radii were inconsistent making some too close together on maximum slopes (barely too close together, but in fact, too close together).

Many of the exercises had minimal space to meet grade, so there was very little room for…[Read more]

At minimum, it let’s you see how they grade and what they look for.

I tend to respond to the site and surroundong context. Lot shape, topo, regulating lines, and traffic flow. Certain situations require certain solutions, and you get to know that from experience. I also rely heavily on environmental psychology techniques to design patterns and spaces for heavy pedestrian areas. Because I deal mainly with sites…[Read more]

Get the PPI charette review books. It might be expensive, but it shows you a correct solution AND the common mistakes people make, and most importantly, what the reviewers are looking for when they grade your test. They do an excellent job with these books if you use them correctly. They got me through, and I cannot recommend them highly enough.…[Read more]

well – WHAT was the drafting error??? I can’t believe you offered a teaser like that without expanding on the subject for all of us graphic-section takers!!! ha!

Do not underestimate the disadvantages of accumulating debt in these uncertain times. That is why I’d either stick close to home for in state tuition or move in time to gain residency in another state if a state school is the choice. I moved 3,000 miles, worked for a year and a half and remained in that state for a few years after. It was very…[Read more]

I agree with you. It is a bigger business than the profession itself at this point it would seem.

The reasoning is that it will all become study material and make the test too easy. When I did it, you could not make copies, take pictures, and maybe not even take notes. I sat in the exam room and got to look at it. That controlled venue allegedly…[Read more]

I had a redline review for grading and drainage. It was a strong point for me in school and at work, but I was not passing the section, so I got the redline review. It was very helpful because I was making a consistent drafting error that I did not realize. I passed it the next time.

I do have to tell you that there was not a whole ot of…[Read more]

Do you mean to tell me that after you spend all that money to take the test, you don’t get to see the results!? They only tell you that you failed and provide you with no proof that somebody actually graded the test and that you actually made the mistakes they claim you did? How is one supposed to contest a failing score if you never see the…[Read more]

Yes, It is a must!

It lets you understand how dumb the test is and what they are looking for!
Thus allowing you to jump through their Hoops!

Thanks Noah. It is great to hear that you are listening.
Craig

Thanks for your always intriguing Terragrams dispatches. I especially appriciate the in-depth nature of the interviews. I think its a great way to encourage discussion on theory, history etc that is often glossed over out of the academic arena.

Keep up the great work!

-Noah