Land8 | Benjamin Boyd | Activity https://land8.com/members/benjaminboyd/activity/ Activity feed for Benjamin Boyd. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d32cc32e580fb5b351c560bded034282 Benjamin Boyd's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/63366/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:59:00 +0000 0 022140291d0b8baea4828923fd420307 Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Take Your Skills to New Heights at the Vectorworks Design Summit https://land8.com/?p=3562826 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:53:50 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 66140be6c9537287b7d07ae3c267a99d Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Philadelphia Visions and Los Angeles Dreams: ASLA Annual Meeting + EXPO https://land8.com/?p=3472519 Wed, 02 May 2018 02:51:28 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 3b62fd614365e41d92737098c9659c37 Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Transitioning to Information Modeling Workflows [WEBINAR] https://land8.com/?p=374898 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:51:34 +0000 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 […]

]]> 1 467f7b07b29d05c018b60e06d087bf38 Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Interview with Adam Greenspan of PWP Landscape Architecture https://www.land8.com/?p=212988 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:04:21 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 0a8a8dbea6daee7b0d4fe0810c3335a6 Benjamin Boyd's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/52912/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:11:43 +0000 0 273c89ca58b713ce8aeadcc82111d979 Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, What's New in Vectorworks Landmark 2018 http://www.land8.com/?p=212243 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:07:47 +0000 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, […]

]]> 0 1462ced5004bc40060e99e97a49fa7d3 Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, Vectorworks Design Summit 2017: Celebrating BIM for Landscape https://land8.com/?p=208723 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 01:39:56 +0000 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, […]

]]> 0 f8b19bb4e111d7666a63f699fa33e417 Benjamin Boyd's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/30530/ Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:25:02 +0000 0 d2bf4609c204bb56c3624da7e82e4518 Benjamin Boyd's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/30359/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:09:29 +0000 0 ac1e7965c1a3a63efa0acfbdf3dda80e Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, What's on the Horizon for Landscape Architecture? https://land8.com/?p=145906 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:43:20 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 d44bd8fa68199a166c36e2519a5980aa Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, LA+ Takes on Landscape Identity in Their Spring Issue https://land8.com/?p=145910 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:14:20 +0000 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, […]

]]> 0 220c5c3bc9edc545f77e28540dd3b791 Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Master Plan Technics in PS in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/master-plan-technics-in-ps/#post-152807 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:20:52 +0000 Also this technique would work with photo trees but not as well. We tend to steer clear of those in plan. Also as to layer masks, you really should be only using it instead of the erase tool. It can save you a ton of time in the long run if done right.

]]> 0 e4da9e5e4d983b7eeceb6c3fac59d428 Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Master Plan Technics in PS in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/master-plan-technics-in-ps/#post-152808 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:18:16 +0000 Our office uses a single layer for trees of one type. You essentially have a blank tree shape and use the blending tools to apply texture, shadow, depth, or outline depending on your needs. Then you use the marquee tool to copy the shape around the same layer. This minimizes your file size as well as joining outline so they don’t overlap as they…[Read more]

]]> 0 0ead5d0427c9ce1e8827a109fa5a8dfb Benjamin Boyd wrote a new post, LARE 101: 10+ Essential Resources for Section 4 Grading, Drainage, and Construction Documentation https://www.land8.com/?p=18893 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:05:20 +0000 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 […]

]]> 1 12b63f92e5821f4dee4487656e65bc90 Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic For Fun--Can Anyone Guess the Building? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/for-fun-can-anyone-guess-the-building/#post-154977 Wed, 29 May 2013 20:28:15 +0000 Yup – just figured it out.

]]> 0 6c0846fc4ed201b559f55207eed710b8 Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Landscape Architecture Blogs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-blogs/#post-169141 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:05 +0000 Well thanks for checking out the site! Yeah its strange sometimes where the inspiration comes from. I read an article on him in Rolling Stone and immediately went and wrote that post!

]]> 0 8e1872423364363628dd8d3d6df94771 Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Inspiration for Design in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/inspiration-for-design/#post-168635 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:58:34 +0000 And places like Land8 are a great resource. Where my book budget falls short I have a huge library of just image clippings and articles that are tagged with things like “great pedestrian path” or “interesting take on a plaza.” Forms and arrangements from graphic artists and painters are often applicable to my designs. Often Ive been presented with…[Read more]

]]> 0 50d8dcca2d5607b337e706b9e21bd0fc Benjamin Boyd posted an update in the group University of Florida: Feel free to check out my blog Landscape Invocation that I […] https://land8.com/activity/p/24800/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:46:45 +0000 Feel free to check out my blog Landscape Invocation that I am writing while finishing up my senior year at UF. Anybody have an tips for 5th years?!

Go Gators!!

]]> 0 f6cd4e32dfd7b4ba84c80097f48fdeec Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Landscape Architecture Blogs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-blogs/#post-169145 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:46:06 +0000 Hey Adam,
Great material on the blog so far! Look forward to seeing more.

I run LandscapeInvocation.com, so check it out when you get the chance.

]]> 0 957ef744710748a1399157e0e655c15c Benjamin Boyd replied to the topic Landscape Architecture Blogs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-blogs-2/#post-177270 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:50:02 +0000 I know of this pretty good blog on landscape called Landscape Invocation..
… it also happens to be mine, ha. Check it out and let me know what you think!

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