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[landplanner]

I’m not sure how to respond to your point, because it is not exactly clear to me what that point is. First up, I am in the well-populated school of belief that hand graphics trump computer-generated ones, hands-down, anytime and anywhere. Computer and other graphics generated digitally certainly have their place and are powerful and persuasive means of visualization .

But in case you have not experienced it directly, people (read clients) respond far better and more favorably to hand-cranked graphics be they plan, axons, perspectives, sections …yada, yada…

What is incumbent upon us all is do develop our personal, recognizable, authentic and self-expressive graphic styles. If that means you squeeze off a few Legitt looking people along the way, who besides our own trained eyes, is going to know that, or even more importantly, care ?

That is my quarter.

[J. Waldron, RLA]

Do a search on this site for the google group. Probably find it in the professional practice forums. That group and a trip to my old arch. library got me through the exams. If that fails, I can dig up some pdf’s for you. That section overlaps the other two multiple choice sections, so if you’ve passed those, the D stuff is all you’ll need.

[Matt Mathes PLA]

LARE Review Study Sessions
Multiple Choice Sections – A, B, and D
Saturday, August 22, 2009 – Hunt Hall, University of California, Davis, California

We can’t solve all the problems candidates might encounter in a prep course although ASLA CA Sierra Chapter is hosting review sessions for the upcoming LARE exam for Sections A, B, and D on Saturday, August 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at UC Davis Hunt Hall.

The sessions are taught by Matt Mathes, ASLA, and Erik Sweet, ASLA (PPI authors of Section A and Section B study guides used in 49 states).

Each session is offered at the amazing price of $60/each for ASLA CA Sierra chapter emebers, and $100/each for non-members. This cost also includes the review book for each section published by Professional Publications, Inc:

LARE Review Section A Practice Problems: Project and Construction Administration (LAAPP2), 2nd Edition;
LARE Review Section B Practice Problems: Inventory, Analysis, and Program Development (LABPP2), 2nd Edition;
LARE Review Section D Practice Problems: Design and Construction Documentation (LADPP2), 2nd Edition

Session Schedule:
Welcom & Sign-In: 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Section A: 9:05 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. (1 hour 30 min)
Section B: 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (1 hour 30 min)
Lunch Break (on your own): 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. (1 hour)
Section D: 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (1 hour 30 min)

Contact: Lea Allen, ASLA at lea@quadriga-inc.com for sign-up sheet, directions, and more information.

R.S.V.P. by Friday, August 14, 2009 to Lea Allen at lea@quadriga-inc.com.

[Dean “Mack” McKenzie]

I have seen many projects and discussions about public art, even a post here about graffiti. I have noticed that much of the public art I have seen has been so abstract as to loose much of a sense of purpose. What I mean to say is that many people “don’t get” abstract art much less larger than life examples. I think there is a need for this type of art, sections of museums are devoted to it. But is there a way to incorporate traditional art into the open spaces we design? Even if it is not traditional medium but traditional subjects. I saw a great exhibit in the Boise Art Museum by Devrah Sperber. It was enlightening to see traditional topics displayed in non traditional ways. I am not a world traveler so maybe this type of thing already exists, if so post some examples for me.

[Jason T. Radice]

Anybody intersted in the PPI books, I have a current set (Second Edition) of the Practice Problems of Sections A, B, and D. As well, the Practice Vignettes for Sections C and E. I am offering these at a STEEP discount to both clear them out of my library, and give a break to a fellow LA get to licensed in this down economy.

I credit these books with getting me through the exams the first time…convincingly. (You really don’t want to take the practicals again if you don’t have to).

I would not buy these books to learn the subject matter. You really need to know that before you attempt to sit for exam. These books are really helpful for teaching test technique. It is as important to know HOW to take the exam the as the subject material. Beyond the usual sample problems and question format, these books offer test strategy. It explains why the answers are correct. For the vignettes, these books also show what the exam graders are looking for, and the common mistakes people make that cause them to fail. I’ve used many of the same techniques to pass the LEED exam as well.

You can contact me through my profile for all the info if interested. Good luck to all LARE candidates.

[Jason T. Radice]

I have a current set of the 5 books. Sections A through E. The books were expensive, but I credit them with with getting me through the exam the first time…convincingly. Especially with the vignettes. Worth every penny.

What makes these books worth while is not the questions, but the the trest structure and the answers. Thats what I studied. Just like the LEED exam, it is as important to know HOW to take the test as the subject matter. These books will not help with the subject matter (much, you should know that before you attempt to take the exam), but they will show you how the questions are structured and, most importantly, what the exam graders will be looking for on the practicals.

I am selling my books (now that I have the license, I don’t need them) at a steep discount. Please see a topic to follow.

Good luck!

[Bob Luther]

I think that your images are a start, the biggest thing you need to look at iseither developing your our SU styles or to download some of the better styles taht provide you with a little better line control. plans and sections done in Autocad can be done much better with squiggle (a post processsing add-on) and you 3D model looks good but needs a little better refinement. What I have seen recently is many good SketchUP modelers are exporting various SU style models into Photoshop and then stacking these images together to make a layers which can then be adjusted independently, you could have one image with no just lines, one with lines and shaddow, one with just color, a couple with variuos styles, all from the same view, export those images as jpegs, and make each jpeg a layer which you can modify. With this system you can work the colors, the shadows, and the styles all separately.

just my two cents.

[Rip Weaver]

I have used them all–Started with Minicad, migrated to a wonderful program called Flexicad (no longer made), jumped to Autocad for Mac R.12, moved back to VectorWorks, and now use Archicad.

Between all of them, I think Archicad is the most powerful, although VectorWorks has better LA tools. What i find so valuable in Archicad is its instant 3D–you draw all in 3D, which translates so easily to contract docs and tack-offs. I could use VectorWorks just as easily, but would encourage a hard look at Archicad as more and more LAs are using it and discovering its power.

Has great interface with Xcel, instant sections, instant take-offs, instant visioning….I loth Autocad. Feels like someone has given you a single pencil to use for everything. Isn’t part of the fun of this profession the graphic “stuff” you get to use? Autocad cad turned me into a techie, not a better landscape architect.

Beyond CAD, learn Illustrator. My old office practically wrote the book on rendering with that program back in the late 80’s, stuff that people are just now doing. Photoshop is great, but Illustrator will do it as well.

[Oona Johnsen]

One of the biggest complaints I have is the test taking environment. OK, so the surface of the table is bumpy and scratched, it clearly states to bring something smooth to draw on. The table I sat at yesterday for Section E, in addition to a bumpy surface, had a severe bow to it. Even though I brought 2 thick pieces of card board to draw on, I could not use my parallel ruler or long scale because of the curve of the table. Thank goodness I had a pocket scale with me; I just wasted valuable time since it was the only drafting tool I could use. I really think at a minimum, for the graphic sections, the tables provided should be FLAT! Is this issue worth of an official complaint?

[Clayton Munson]

I went to a redline review for section C. Still confused on their grading scale. They give you a list of what they are looking for in each vignette. In this list they have required things and “minor infractions”. On one of my answers the only comment was about a minor infraction which I guess is not so minor if it is reason enough to stop checking the problem. On the 4 problems I had a total of 6 comments, most of them pertaining to the so called “minor infractions”. I now know to make sure that I show turning radii in all locations. no right angle curb intersections.

As for the cost like everything else CLARB does I think it is over priced. Especially after seeing the comments that I received. My review however was on a Saturday so i didn’t have to take time off work. I only lost 2 hrs of my Saturday morning that would have been spent lounging around my place.

[Susan Sevcik]

Hi Erin,
I live in the Lincoln Park area and am studying to take Section C in a few weeks. After that I’ll be studying for Sections B&D. Let me know if you live in the area and are interested.
-Susan

[Robert Such]

Sure, but don’t forget

Edoaurd Francois’ Flower Tower
http://www.edouardfrancois.com/project_detail.php?project_id=37

Edoaurd Francois’ Eden Bio
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/17/eden-bio-by-edouard-francois-2/

Patrick Blanc’s green wall in the Pershing Hotel
http://www.pershinghall.com/index_fr.htm

Blanc’s green wall at the Quai Branly Museum
http://www.frenchgardening.com/visitez.html?pid=1140712820340395

Parc de la Villette Paris by Bernard Tschumi. The open air cinema in the summer evenings is magic.
http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/parc_de_la_villette_paris

The sunken garden in the Very Big Library. If I remember rightly, the library cafe has an open balcony overlooking the forest.
http://www.culture.fr/sections/regions/ile_de_france/organisme/ART4…

+1 for Seaux. Remember getting hot and sweaty there. No, not what you think. I was jogging, with a girlfriend. How’s your French? Un sot sur un cheval tient de la main gauche un seau. Dans sa main droite, il porte le sceau du roi. Le cheval fait un saut et les trois… (?) tombent à terre. Comment écrit-on “les trois s… ?

+1 for the Bois de Boulogne, but also the forest of Fontainebleau. Love that place.

[Edward A Kinney, MLA RLA ISA AZA]

Thanks for the info. I wish I had been a Land 8 member last year when it would have helped. As it is, all multiple choice sections have been taken and were passed on the first go. Just need to find more vignettes.

[Edward A Kinney, MLA RLA ISA AZA]

Thanks for the info- I was able to find a few more vignettes at asla.org. It surprises me that there are so few available. Does CLARB withold this info from potential test takers for a reason or is it simply that nobody has bothered to put the information out there? As I understand it, the available test vignettes for all sections are quite outdated. I studied them for the multiple choice, and while I did pass I think it was due to experience and other readings than the sample quizes.

[Edward A Kinney, MLA RLA ISA AZA]

So does anyone know how to obtain sample vignettes other than the ones in those two study guides? Are there any sort of on-line resources? Seven vignettes for design, and seven vignettes for grading, and I’m sure there will be something on the test that isn’t covered.