https://land8.com/members/bak/activity/ Activity feed for bak. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 59668a420b0a128531f886c44b188eea https://land8.com/forums/topic/pc-vs-mac-2/#post-155782 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:16:37 +0000 Oops, correct.  Thanks for the catch ida

]]> 0 48cabffc0935efc03928f4d37407bfd4 https://land8.com/forums/topic/pc-vs-mac-2/#post-155786 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:20:24 +0000 I’d stick with a Windows machine.  You will need Windows if you want to work with ArcGIS or Rhino (the mac version of rhino isn’t ready for primetime yet, and addons like grasshopper won’t work in windows).  The mac version of AutoCAD is also missing some really useful commands.
If you go with a mac, you end up paying a premium for the design, a…[Read more]

]]> 0 b34332f39b7ec2299368fb9bc066efe5 https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-remotely-for-small-firms/#post-158051 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:23:39 +0000 The best option for you is to use a vpn (virtual private network) that workers will log in to.  The vpn will allow remote users to access a networked storage device as if they were in the office, xrefs and file management practices don’t have to change, AutoCAD lock files are respected by machines on the vpn, and landf/x license management will…[Read more]

]]> 0 5cfb7e077cdba31de874a3195dbcad99 https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-looking-for-theoretical-info-about-using-a-big-idea-to-start-the-design-process-and-las-that-use-it/#post-160411 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:16:53 +0000 A thesis done by a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute might have some valuable insights, or at the very least a bibliography worth raiding: A Study of Landscape Architecture Design Methods by Christopher James Lidy

]]> 0 d3ffe8a11a689887a444f5982015312c https://land8.com/forums/topic/opinion-on-which-core-i7-processor/#post-161316 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:22:34 +0000 If you’re looking to have Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoCAD all running simultaneously, RAM is probably going to be your biggest limiting factor.  Get as much as you can, and use 64-bit versions of the programs — Photoshop and AutoCAD are available as 64-bit (I’m sure the rest of the Adobe CS will transition to 64-bit in time as well).  If t…[Read more]

]]> 0 127cd8492ed252343460f8d3234a8c73 https://land8.com/forums/topic/whats-best-hardwarecomputer-for-a-landscape-architect/page/2/#post-170272 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:00:50 +0000 Processor speed, as much memory as possible, and a good graphics card are obviously the most important aspects of computer hardware for any design profession. Desktop machines have the benefit of being able to upgraded over time to make use of newer hardware, whereas laptops can not be upgraded beyond more (but usually not better) RAM, and a…[Read more]

]]> 0 a8ff213aec0a7405af35856661372b5d https://land8.com/forums/topic/zinco-green-roof-energy-saving/#post-170904 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:11:34 +0000 This doesn’t relate directly to the Zinco system you’re talking about, but some of the best research on the energy/heat conservation aspect of green roofs has come out of the Canadian National Research Council.
These two articles in particular might be…[Read more]

]]> 0 47d8df15ab6bdd675a6c5e5924e9e324 https://land8.com/forums/topic/adobe-cs3cs4/#post-173447 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:37:10 +0000 Totally straightforward. Once the software shows up you go through a website where you shoot info to adobe proving you’re a student and they send back a serial number for the software. I was up and running within half a day once I got the package.

]]> 0 66084d818c69c6827d471bd2b18cfaaf https://land8.com/forums/topic/adobe-cs3cs4/#post-173451 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:35:51 +0000 I’m in the same boat as you Jason, and I just picked up CS4 Design Pro and it’s great. Was 395 with shipping from studica.com . Haven’t looked back, it’s been very useful.

]]> 0 d7653e68f9548fd941e4b05e6eb9f9fa https://land8.com/forums/topic/seasonality-in-a-designed-landscape/#post-176330 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:42:37 +0000 I came across a video a week or two ago that talks about seasonality. It’s an interview with two of the landscape architects who were working on the design for Chicago’s Millennium Park: http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/landscape_architects/

]]> 0 5a6eb7f1e4f1ccf8d29496b49afbde69 https://land8.com/forums/topic/grad-school-instead-of-working/#post-176147 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:24:50 +0000 What about someone with just a bachelor’s of arts degree in, say, architectural studies and anthropology? Would it be difficult to get a job in landscape architecture without a BLA and make more sense to continue on right away to get an MLA?

]]> 0 f7d21703e51ef2f0ae313c21d34ed342 https://land8.com/forums/topic/essential-reads/page/2/#post-176753 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:16:49 +0000 The Language of Landscape by Anne Whiston Spirn is a great book worth looking into as well.

]]> 0 ffd5719be03dc13de518daf87131ba55 https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-autocad-work-on-a-mac/#post-177493 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:48:20 +0000 @Induct: have you found any good CAD software to run under Ubuntu or using wine?

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