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Meh. If I had to work with their labor costs, lack of public participation/nimbyism in the design process, a forward-thinking population with enthusiasm for new construction in the built environment, and government policies that encourage development, I could build some pretty cool places as well! ; )

I just read an interesting article about a…[Read more]

Ah, grammar is spelled with an “a.” I may be old but I still keep a dictionary handy so I will not perpetuate ignorance.

I agree with you and I don’t think you are telling anybody anything new.

I hate to say this and you may be angry with me….but I want to call you Old Man Rick.

You always have valid and valued points but I have the impression that you are a bit jaded.

Are you happy?

I like yor posts, Rick.

I stopped getting bogged down in the “Public Perception” of landscape architecture a long time ago. The people who think it is “this” or “that” are people who will only understand “this” or “that”. Having those people know that there are other aspects to landscape architecture does not really matter that much because if…[Read more]

im happy. i have a new design strategy. I will make this an integral part of all my projects! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gppbrYIcR80&feature=player_embedded Let the happiness commence!

Try Hanover. Not only do they make the pavers, but they have several systems to place them on. No idea of cost, but if you buy the pavers from them, maybe they’ll work with you on the price of the total package.

http://www.hanoverpavers.com/html/elevate.html

To clarify, I’m not placing this all on ASLA. It is an individual struggle as well (I’m trying to do my part). But it’s the industry association, it represents us all. They have been doing better, but could be doing more for the obscene dues we pay. I’ve seen the “industry promotion” thing as a priority of theirs for years, but see little…[Read more]

rick, I agree with your perspective that the complaints are same old same old..I agree completely..BUT I do not agree with you about grammer..Twitter, texting, and e-mail have caused grammer and spelling to be transformed..sorry, old man. u cn sy wht u thnk, i be dnebck tu hzy..
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I hate to say this and when I do many of you are going to be angry with me. My first observation is that many of these comments and concerns are as old as the profession. They have, at least, been around since I graduated in 1977. The title, Landscape Architecture, equals LANDSCAPER and a landscaper is a person who picked up a shovel after he lost…[Read more]

Hi Fox,

have been in practice for two years, perhaps much more if my causal working experience is counted

but I would still call myself as a graduate landscape architect due the fact that I am still lack of experience in most of the expertise especially project admin stuff

Cheers,

King

Are you a graduate or have you been practicing for awhile?

Thanks Damian!

It is extremely helpful especially the members handbook. I read through AILA website for a few times but have not even realize such things existed.

Just out of this topic, I assume you have gone through the AILA registration process. Do you have suggestion on the registration preparation, other than the members handbook?

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why complain about what ASLA isn’t doing… many people run into the general public not knowing what they do, our profession is very diverse and confusing as to what a good discription of our work is. We should be promoting our own industry and profession within the public vision (at a local level) as well as the architectural engineering world…[Read more]

I love the work that I do, I’m generally positive towards the profession. But, it is not without its faults. The current employment crisis has little to do with the profession itself, its not it’s fault. Rather, poor legislation from congress and lax oversite of banks cause the housing bubble, which, of course, burst. Almost every profession faces…[Read more]

I’m happy, I love the profession. I like my job, the projects, and generally the clients.

However, I am concerned about future prospects, and believe that to be on the forefront of the profession and adequately poised for future options, it is important to understand and discuss both the good and the bad…

$35-50/HR would be a good range to target.

Yes, 4D is to include ‘time’, Nick, but how does showing a mature landscape not show ‘time” – except you get some flashy shrubs growing, to the full mature picture..Or perhaps by time, you would show the decay of the earth from pollution and overpopulation, and how it affects your garden…just kidding..

So if 4D shows time, my question is, how…[Read more]

I thought by 4D, they meant ‘time,’ ie animation.

But maybe they just meant modeling. I’m not hip.

If it’s true that we should be using BIM software in conceptual landscape design, how much ‘time’ would we be devoting to modeling versus critical thinking? I think it would be great otherwise to have a software application that actually works…[Read more]

How is ‘4D’ any different than the normal hand-drawn perspective one would draw showing the mature landscape? Is 4D any more ‘real’ than your hand-drawn perspective, because this is of course one of the classic and easiest ways to lie with maps, as they say – the cell-phone tower a faded blue, behind the clouds and trees, etc..
What is the point…[Read more]