Andrew Spiering

Haha… who knows, they could be working under cover 😉 

Doh!  Well, the architect seems to have a knack for inadvertently designing death rays.  I think the team needs to do a few more sun/shade studies 🙂

Holy smokes!  If the reflection can do that to a car, I wonder what it can do to skin… yikes!

Hi Regina,
Great question!  Here is the pdf version of AIA CAD Layer Guidelines.  I typically use a modified version of the layer naming convention, but always prefix layer names with L- to designate landscape layers.  For example, L-WALL, L-PAV, etc. 

Also, here are a couple of other discussion on Land8 that you might want to ref…[Read more]

haha… I totally overlooked that!  Dismissed them as condiment bottles.  It appears the photographer was careful to hide the labels… way to go Jim Beam for thinking ahead!

Other than a great place to drink, I can’t see this becoming a trend like shipping containers.  Though, its not a bad option for beating the rent in NYC.  We’ll see if mor…[Read more]

haha… 🙂

wowzer… that’s a doozy.

haha… very good day.

Hi Karmara, 
Might be able to find someone in the LARE Group that is in your area.  You can also do a search for members in your area here: https://land8.com/profiles/members/advancedSearch
Hope that helps!
-Andrew

Ah, yes, thanks for clarifying.  To answer your question – Is there a problem – most likely.  Here are a couple of stories that share the c…[Read more]

Haha… that’s awesome!  

Haha… yes.  I did say that.  “Is Worthwhile” is probably a better word choice.

I think this discussion has some merit, however, I am more interested to know the answers to questions like:
1.  What are 3 things that make a recent grad employable?
2.  What are 3 best things that new hires can do to make an immediate impact/contribution in the studio?
3.  What are 3 questions to ask during an interview to ensure the ca…[Read more]

Here’s a new online resource for searching school accreditation that might be of use… http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/Regional-Accreditation/

I think that is brilliant!  Great way to engage and reveals a lot about a potential hire.
Curious to know what you did with that piece of paper… 🙂

Hi Mike,
Great question!  Here are a few that I found when doing some research:  10000ft, basecamp, podio, and Zoho
A couple time tracking apps worth checking out: Harvest, Toggl, and Freckle
What features are you looking for the most – time tracking, collaboration, scheduling, task management?  

Sounds like an awesome class!  Bummer you misplaced the tour outline.  Perhaps that gives us reason to create our own… 🙂 

A good design problem for a class, indeed.  Reminds me of what our friend, William H. Whyte once said:
“All things being equal, you can calculate that where pedestrian flows bisect a sittable place, that is where people will most likely sit. And it is not so perverse of them. It is by choice that they do so. If there is some congestion, it is an…[Read more]

Paul, Thanks for sharing the example!  Awesome to see how others do it… 🙂

Glad to hear someone else is using hatch patterns to represent planting areas. Though, I typically still use symbols for large shrubs and trees,  hatches are a “clean” way to represent plant massing.  Regarding the detail, is this similar to the one you use?