Alan Ray, RLA

Dood, this is a …”network for landscape architects”……
are you here to pick a fight?…not interested…

…and where is ASLA?

The reason LAs are better designers than architects and engineers is because we take art courses…..
many architects acknowledge that they never had an art course and they would be better designers if they had.
I was required to take art history, art design, freehand drawing and 3d in college. These helped me understand design and helped me…[Read more]

a few years ago the head of the oldest ae firm , a licensed  engineer and architct in Tennessee told me that in the 50’s and 60’s he and another architect would do everything on a project but today it takes 25 specialties to design a modern building….he named every one to me…..I’ve observed over the years that architects do the best job of  m…[Read more]

…what they are doing is waiting to see how much money they generate from the entry fee and after they have paid themselves, whatever is left over will be the prize money….if there’s any left.
the whole set up is strange…I woulldn’t touch it with an “eleven foot pole”!

thank you, yes it was my “15 minutes”…..

I do absoultely NO const. drawings without a certified survey…
I’ll conceptualize all day without a survey but when it’s time to do const. drawings, I insist on a survey or I will not continue……take note, save yourself!

 
I know the conditions for this one are vague and I’d be very reluctant to participate in the competition because of this reason. However, it could be an opportunity to land a major project that you could never get on your own. Here’s why….an individual with no political ties rarely if ever, gets awarded a job like this….I don’t care  how t…[Read more]

thanks for the suggestion, Miles…

henry, thanks I think…..

i thought it looks more like a hemorrhoid cushion…..
another ho-hum spec. office building in a circle…..
I do like the reforestation of the site and that they’re
keeping the jobs here instead of moving to china….
soon china will be making a cheap unlicensed knock-off of the
cushion building….

no, it’s my business card I designed 20 years ago……

Roasting beans may happen sometime later, there are two excellent roaters here in Cashville…Bongo Java and Drew’s Brews are suppliers to the best shops in this area…if I could afford Strongtrees I may try them…could be an edge for competition w/ other shops…..

thanks for the ideas….all that stuff you mention is very expensive to change…there is an email link on my website.
my hope is they will check out my work samples on my website….
I’ll let my work speak for itself…..

Heather, I’m so glad my name humors you…..
I asked my parents for a funny name to go with rla….
Alan is my middle name, first name is Cullen,
now that’s even a funnier name except if you’re Irish.

Jason, they’re “just showing the rich people that they can do what they want “.
More pretzel logic……………

Thanks Jason, as always, I value your opinion.
I’ll let you know if I get any action from it…it’s just been out one month. eleven to go….

I’m opening a coffee shop…..everyones addicted to coffee.
My studio will be in the back of the shop.

thank you Heather, glad you liked it….I have a 12 month contract. I’ll let yall know if it generates any business.
you must do NYC. it has the best and worst of everything…
the museums, parks, and energy are addictive….don’t overlook Prospect Park in Brooklyn….it’s actually my fave. I know that’s blasphemy to the Central Park people but…[Read more]

Thanks Henry, very kind of you to look and your comment is most appreciated….
The South is a very beautiful and “different”  place, not nearly as one dimensional as some feel and portray….. I love NYC…nothing like it!!! Would  liked to  have lived there as a young man.
The pace there would stress me beyond capacity…I do love vi…[Read more]