Benjamin Boyd

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Take Your Skills to New Heights at the Vectorworks Design Summit 2 years, 11 months ago

Vectorworks is gearing up once again to welcome design professionals, educators and students across the globe to the 2021 Vectorworks Design Summit from Nov. 1 through Nov. 3. Like last year’s event, the 2021 D […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Philadelphia Visions and Los Angeles Dreams: ASLA Annual Meeting + EXPO 6 years, 5 months ago

What some of us wouldn’t give for a few rays of that Los Angeles sunshine again… Because we are coming up on the midpoint between ASLA conferences, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Transitioning to Information Modeling Workflows [WEBINAR] 6 years, 6 months ago

With the growing pressures of tight budgets, quick project delivery, and the increasing need to integrate with Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows, landscape architects need to work smarter, not […]

Cheryl Corson replied 6 years, 6 months ago

After transitioning to Vectorworks Landmark in 2011 I never looked back. I hope the industry catches up soon! Looking forward to the webinar. Remember the Mid-Atlantic Vectorworks Landmark User Group meets virtually nearly every month. Check out our FB group and join in any time.

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Interview with Adam Greenspan of PWP Landscape Architecture 6 years, 9 months ago

In the Fall of 2017, the third annual Vectorworks Design Summit took place in Baltimore. The event, hosted near its headquarters in Columbia, MD, showcased the lineup of programs the company offers to the design w […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, What's New in Vectorworks Landmark 2018 6 years, 9 months ago

This September, the third annual Vectorworks Design Summit took place in Baltimore. The event, hosted near its headquarters in Columbia, MD, showcased the lineup of programs the company offers to the design world, […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Vectorworks Design Summit 2017: Celebrating BIM for Landscape 6 years, 10 months ago

This September, almost 500 design industry professionals descended on the inner harbor of Baltimore for the third annual Vectorworks Design Summit. The event, hosted near its headquarters in Columbia, MD, […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, What's on the Horizon for Landscape Architecture? 7 years, 2 months ago

Landscape architects work at a slow pace. While your projects and deadlines might argue, the design and construction process seems like molasses when compared to the speed of today’s world. Some would argue that […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, LA+ Takes on Landscape Identity in Their Spring Issue 7 years, 3 months ago

LA+, published by ORO Editions, started out in the spring of 2015 as a unique, landscape-focused journal that deviated from the pack by not only bringing designers, but philosophers, artists, geographers, […]

Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, LARE 101: 10+ Essential Resources for Section 4 Grading, Drainage, and Construction Documentation 10 years, 8 months ago

LARE’s Section 4: Grading, Drainage, and Construction Documentation is, in my opinion, the hardest portion of the exam. It has the lowest passing rate of any section – before and after the change in format. You […]

Ray Freeman replied 6 years, 9 months ago

I disagree with Cheryl on one statement. Time Savers is the more technical of the two “reference” tomes. LA Graphic Standards covers “soft” subjects better. I’d say that there is considerable overlap between the two, but LAGS covers material like Environmental Factors, Cultural Factors, CPTED, and planning type subject matter better than TSS.

Any decent sized LA firm (8+ people) should have both in their library.

As Ben says, the Portable Handbook is just an abridged version of TSS.