Land8 | Boilerplater | Activity https://land8.com/members/boilerplater/activity/ Activity feed for Boilerplater. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:38:51 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c92e382d67be1d712c402a1ad5b10b91 Boilerplater replied to the topic Banning LEED ???? May just be a good idea..... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/banning-leed-may-just-be-a-good-idea/#post-154211 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 02:26:45 +0000 It was meant more tongue-in-cheek than condescending.  I made a trip down the “Blues Highway” last fall, and I saw some really inspiring things and some really depressing sights.  Clarksdale was downright scary.

]]> 0 c50e4f3c1b80d06a9324e54242248d6e Boilerplater replied to the topic Banning LEED ???? May just be a good idea..... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/banning-leed-may-just-be-a-good-idea/#post-154212 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 02:17:19 +0000 Good to see another Malcolm Wells fan on here.  A few years ago, I sought out an earth-covered house he did in Cherry Hill, NJ and actually found it.  Made me a believer.

]]> 0 1782c66509aa87d64e27408b37ba83d4 Boilerplater replied to the topic Employer won't give me permission to use any of the work I've done here in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/employer-wont-give-me-permission-to-use-any-of-the-work-ive-done-here/#post-154227 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:45:19 +0000 Most state licensure laws that I’ve read…ok, only three…have language about using work you did while with your employer for a portfolio.  That is, it is a condition of maintaining licensure.  You have to allow employees to use work in that way.
 
On guy I worked for, apparently he felt bad about having to lay me off, and so he printed out a bu…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac7c045bbb35d79500789987c899bd19 Boilerplater replied to the topic Banning LEED ???? May just be a good idea..... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/banning-leed-may-just-be-a-good-idea/#post-154218 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:35:35 +0000 Yes, because ALL the great progressive ideas that move us forward come out of those states.  Why, just look at how well they are doing with education!
 
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.  So much of the news coming out of those states seems to be of this variety.

]]> 0 4184a06be74d0fbe2b73904cbeca7226 Boilerplater replied to the topic Are Smart Growth Incentives Enough to Fix Sprawl? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/are-smart-growth-incentives-enough-to-fix-sprawl/#post-154922 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:57:55 +0000 The demand for what might be considered traditional suburban housing still exists, and many think of it as the ultimate form of housing for which they should aspire.  Developers are responding to market demand.  A bigger determinant likely to evolve will be congestion and gas prices.  Higher density living becomes more attractive when one re…[Read more]

]]> 0 759de8fe533540f2e794de8fda42f023 Boilerplater replied to the topic Has anyone taken the Caltrans Landscape Architecture exam? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-anyone-taken-the-caltrans-landscape-architecture-exam/#post-155428 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:16:10 +0000 I did it in 2006 and I don’t remember there being all that much to it.  I got notices about job openings about 8 or 9 months later.  By that time I had found a job, which subsequently vanished into the ether of the real estate collapse, so I really wish I had pursued it.  That was before California’s fiscal crisis and hiring freeze, so as has be…[Read more]

]]> 0 af3d7d30f0aab867779e4d506336aeb6 Boilerplater replied to the topic Is Shipping Container Architecture Going to Last, or is it just a fad? in the forum PLACES & SPACES http://land8.com/forums/topic/is-shipping-container-architecture-going-to-last-or-is-it-just-a-fad/#post-155549 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:04 +0000 Yeah, they really are!  I want one of these:
http://www.claytonihouse.com/
This is from an established, major mobile and modular home builder, so there are some forces out there incentivizing better design. 

]]> 0 99534a542cc5181b8177e1c295c79bee Boilerplater replied to the topic Ladies and Family Beach Samples in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/ladies-and-family-beach-samples/#post-155529 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:08:05 +0000 In New Jersey, most of the beaches require a season pass.  You pay to get a plastic badge that you have to show to badge checkers who patrol the beach during the summer season.  There are different zones for surfers and those who do surf fishing, but they are only marked by temporary flags placed in the sand.  You really can’t have anything mo…[Read more]

]]> 0 1065444b82b8a8be80bddfa9f9e28c5b Boilerplater replied to the topic Is Shipping Container Architecture Going to Last, or is it just a fad? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-shipping-container-architecture-going-to-last-or-is-it-just-a-fad/#post-155551 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:41:20 +0000 Not a fan.  There is a recently built house across the river from where I have a house that was built with shipping containers.  They butted them up against each other to (presumably) create larger interior spaces, but from the outside, it doesn’t look all that great.  They even left them in the red oxide primer color.  Google “container hou…[Read more]

]]> 0 a17ba1f5fda7ecf75559d6d638e3b4ad Boilerplater replied to the topic Ladies and Family Beach Samples in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/ladies-and-family-beach-samples/#post-155531 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:29:20 +0000 Are you asking about beaches that are restricted for use by women or families?  We don’t have those in the US.  Everybody is mixed together on our beaches, families, singles, couples, straight and gay.  There are some beach areas reserved for nudists.  Crazy, huh?  I imagine Islamic law presents some problems for beach attire and use in Dubai.

]]> 0 6aa959b3f4eddb156efedd9d81c00de0 Boilerplater replied to the topic Asian Themed Garden Plant palette question in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/asian-themed-garden-plant-palette-question/#post-155568 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:19:12 +0000 Mexican Feather Grass, Yucca and Agave come to mind right away.  There is a yucca that kind of resembles a tall, wide-bladed grass like Phormium. I think its Giant Yucca. I mention Agave because they have such interesting forms and can take the heat.  They look good in contemporary landscapes which are often Asian influenced.  Dwarf Mock…[Read more]

]]> 0 1b25f50c68e3de2e375d451b1371f4cd Boilerplater replied to the topic Stormwater courses to challenge status quo in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN http://land8.com/forums/topic/stormwater-courses-to-challenge-status-quo/#post-155629 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:06:45 +0000 I would suggest getting a free subscription to this magazine: http://www.stormh2o.com/SW/SWhome.aspx
and try to at least get familiar with the terms and current topics.  Getting more overland flow and infiltration is a “hot” topic in some states that have legislation calling for storm water solutions that reduce pollutants and overall volume of…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d3019bb2e07ad7827f927a7562d72f6 Boilerplater replied to the topic Politics and Design in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/politics-and-design/#post-155626 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:06:06 +0000 Link didn’t work.  You’re not trying to mimic the job of the ASLA are you?

]]> 0 b638a6d327bd3b5720af8e6e982b8b67 Boilerplater replied to the topic When to Not Design in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/when-to-not-design/#post-155706 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:53:41 +0000 What about all your stock picks with incredible returns?  Not a time to sell?

]]> 0 303b251ae998829489412d1c5eec6bd7 Boilerplater replied to the topic When to Not Design in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/when-to-not-design/#post-155708 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:25:41 +0000 I was in Vegas also, for almost 5 years, and I have to agree, there is a lot of stupid there.  Not a lot of awareness of ecology or of culture in general.  I found that the reason they like to have those concrete-lined channels is to move the water along quickly without a lot of infiltration or evaporation loss to get it into Lake Mead.  The wa…[Read more]

]]> 0 284f621d390d730bc0b00f4f779eb79f Boilerplater replied to the topic Pervious Parking: What Type of Plant to Use? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/pervious-parking-what-type-of-plant-to-use/#post-155858 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:34:00 +0000 The use of synthetic turf isn’t a bad one.  Its hard to get much of anything to grow around those planatable blocks in hot climates because the blocks retain the sun’s heat and the soil just gets baked. When I was in Las Vegas, we used synthetic turf between pavers.  Hotlanta gets almost as hot, but of course its a wetter climate.  In your case it…[Read more]

]]> 0 d7085db866c8253d718329ed7e1b4396 Boilerplater replied to the topic Renewal on the East Coast and elsewhere in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/renewal-on-the-east-coast-and-elsewhere/#post-156149 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:40:12 +0000 See? See? See?  The attititudes about wetlands are changing.  Its part of planning for resilience.
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/opinion/forget-sustainability-its-about-resilience.html?pagewanted=2&goback=.gmp_4079228.gde_4079228_member_182719505

]]> 0 55ea034bbe2a9a1300598061091b4593 Boilerplater replied to the topic Renewal on the East Coast and elsewhere in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/renewal-on-the-east-coast-and-elsewhere/#post-156150 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:52:07 +0000 Honestly I think the pendulum may be swinging in the direction of wetlands and other “soft” strategies.  There is greater general understading of the role of natural systems and how they’ve been altered anthropogenically.  A lot of the people affected know their homes are in risky, vulnerable locations.  They know that barrier islands shift ov…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d078dd56d8151076b6842395346a92d Boilerplater replied to the topic Renewal on the East Coast and elsewhere in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/renewal-on-the-east-coast-and-elsewhere/#post-156154 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:26:31 +0000 Yeah, it has been discussed to death, among LAs and related professions!  I guess we just have to keep reminding the general public and the political establishment.  Here is a guy, though not an LA, who is still active in advocating for the same stuff called for in “Design with N…[Read more]

]]> 0 be737224c1ad870dd1ef64cf28d94d74 Boilerplater replied to the topic Renewal on the East Coast and elsewhere in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/renewal-on-the-east-coast-and-elsewhere/#post-156156 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:43:06 +0000 You know, I haven’t seen much discussion of rebuilding strategies yet on regional sites and message boards.  Maybe its too soon.  People are too shell-shocked as of yet.  I’ve seen some calls for a storm surge barrier across New York harbor, on the scale of Holland’s Delta Works, but that’s about it.  I seriously wonder if people will rebuild rig…[Read more]

]]> 0 5f92d513450cc3f4b55404784fc2b924 Boilerplater replied to the topic Tell Us Something We Already Didn't Know in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/tell-us-something-we-already-didnt-know/#post-156336 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:05:50 +0000 I went to Boulder City many times when I lived in the Las Vegas valley and I can vouch for how well done it is.  Its also a very comfortable place to walk, which is rare in the valley.  Today it is considered to be one of the more desireable places to live in the area.  I suppose the fact that they don’t allow gambling within city limits also in…[Read more]

]]> 0 e7c3a0ef2b7b471d477c56347262b8ba Boilerplater replied to the topic In Case of Emergency- What if this Tag-Team Actually Wins ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-case-of-emergency-what-if-this-tag-team-actually-wins/page/4/#post-156562 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:23:13 +0000 Regarding “going green”, In my area I still often see ads for energy analysts and energy efficiency experts for buildings and I know companies are investing a lot in improving the performance of their facilities in this way.  Its not so much the sexy stuff, like windmills and solar, more like weather stripping on doors, and updated, more e…[Read more]

]]> 0 6c0fd90f52108aa953236988a5c16714 Boilerplater replied to the topic Tell Us Something We Already Didn't Know in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/tell-us-something-we-already-didnt-know/#post-156338 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:57:10 +0000 That’s because they were all working for the WPA, the CCC and the NPS and had nothing to complain about!  OK, that’s conjecture on my part, but I recall reading about noted landscape architect Lawrence Halprin’s work designing camps for migrant farm workers as an employee of the WPA.  They were simple and low budget, but they were the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 b7e2ddf09fa4ccef47d997ea1e9d8811 Boilerplater replied to the topic In Case of Emergency- What if this Tag-Team Actually Wins ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-case-of-emergency-what-if-this-tag-team-actually-wins/page/8/#post-156610 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:41:17 +0000 Hey, even Joe Scarborough has conceded that he doesn’t expect Rmoney to win, saying he is a man with a lot of ambition and some gret accomplishments, but not what it takes to be president.  Yet you can still count on TP office-holders in smaller arenas to push for reduced government programs.  Maybe they’ll mount the armed insurrection that so…[Read more]

]]> 0 63a16f66d80040cef61b1cf9aff947af Boilerplater replied to the topic Just Curious... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/just-curious/page/2/#post-156449 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:48:13 +0000 Madness!  How will they ever pay for their copy of 3D Studio at those wages?!  Are these people who are living in parts of the world where you can live for $5/day?

]]> 0 43f1779cb6c36496a37f3c3771d25843 Boilerplater replied to the topic Quick way to convey intimate knowlege of plant material? in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME https://land8.com/forums/topic/quick-way-to-convey-intimate-knowlege-of-plant-material/#post-156462 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:49:56 +0000 I’ve never been intimate with plant material.  Dad warned me about those types.

]]> 0 7c56e4f6b9a749b747723d9f4b8fc9af Boilerplater replied to the topic water tables and trees in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/water-tables-and-trees/#post-156641 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:33:28 +0000 I’ve noticed the same thing in Appalachian mountain areas and even lower coastal plain areas where grade changes and the construction of basements likely affected the level of the water table.  When trees are mature and have spent most of their life with a source of water at a level where they’ve put most of their roots, they’re not going to make…[Read more]

]]> 0 219f8ece2f28a053eaeee0cafb832376 Boilerplater replied to the topic Need design help for telescoping gate in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/need-design-help-for-telescoping-gate/#post-156707 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:06:05 +0000 So was this the Aussie company? http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s2211221.htm
Seems like a good system.  What you’re talking about with a trolley system within a channel so the mechanics are concealed seems like the best option to me.  The leading section would pull the other leaves out or back in.  Are they saying it will not be ad…[Read more]

]]> 0 8145bf0dcdb8016d303d574bb4ee8473 Boilerplater replied to the topic Strange Question? in the forum RESEARCH http://land8.com/forums/topic/strange-question/page/2/#post-156698 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:35:01 +0000 Reconfigure our society so that aesthetics in the built environment are more highly valued than plastic surgery, celebrity gossip, and cheap beer.  Disconnect it from the sprawl boom and bust cycle so that it can be a more viable lifetime career.

Hey, you didn’t say it had to be realistic!

]]> 0 1fd0c93ac86a1430ee7c22117e39dfc3 Boilerplater replied to the topic How many Landscape Architects are there in the world? in the forum RESEARCH https://land8.com/forums/topic/how-many-landscape-architects-are-there-in-the-world/#post-156769 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:57:09 +0000 When I look for a job, I surmise that there are too many.  When I look at the built environment around me, I feel that there aren’t enough.
 
This WAS a philosophical question, right?

]]> 0 e4aa844572df5fb0d6b2b5d153e3aa14 Boilerplater replied to the topic Wildlife Crossing: Good idea? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/wildlife-crossing-good-idea/#post-156870 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:21:11 +0000 The NJDOT had a couple of these along I-80 (I think).  From what I heard anecdotally from their wildlife people, they are quite effective.  Of course the highway is fenced for miles in each direction there.  From the highway, they look like just another overpass, but with extra-thick (7′ tall!) beams that they placed a lot of fill on.  It was jus…[Read more]

]]> 0 7cbb5e8a1a95d1d9d4f2bdb379d23e72 Boilerplater replied to the topic Which countries are hiring? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-countries-are-hiring/#post-156853 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:21:05 +0000 That’s a humorous way to put it!

]]> 0 47ec0b3461664380c0581078a00fa18c Boilerplater replied to the topic If your a champion baker of cakes- this is who you should give your next one to in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/if-your-a-champion-baker-of-cakes-this-is-who-you-should-give-your-next-one-to/#post-156865 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:48:26 +0000 I suppose they are maintaining a fantasy that they will find someone who is independently wealthy and just does LA work because that’s what he likes to do for fun and doesn’t really care about compensation.  It is rather ridiculous to expect what they outline of someone.  This is for someone who does not need what one would normally expect of a j…[Read more]

]]> 0 9150fc55231519c32f63443510184f29 Boilerplater replied to the topic Name these trees... on Yemen Islands in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/name-these-trees-on-yemen-islands/#post-157005 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:33:53 +0000 I saw that one at the hotel Del C.  Its beautiful!  I was going to guess that this was on the island of Socotra, also a Yemeni island.  Its known for unusual flora and fauna.
 

]]> 0 cc6d4c403f67a4d86fa58011f76c62d6 Boilerplater replied to the topic Dear _____, thank you for your interest... in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME https://land8.com/forums/topic/dear-_____-thank-you-for-your-interest/#post-156935 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:29:02 +0000 Just remember that its not your fault.  These companies just have no need to hire right now.  I don’t even get rejection letters most of the time!  The country is not in building mode right now.  All I see under construction in my area are dollar stores and hospitals!

]]> 0 0c437948541f423d3cc4e3cd3602d30c Boilerplater replied to the topic A very scary calculator button - Push at your own risk in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-very-scary-calculator-button-push-at-your-own-risk/#post-157086 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:21:26 +0000 Meh.  It uses a limited range of sources.  Fox business?  Appears as fear-mongering to thwart the Obama re-election.  That said, there is a lot of evidence that things are not great, and will not be great for a long time.  But 50% unemployment?  I’ve had the opportunity to interact with a lot of people in other industries lately, and most of them…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd21e022095f3095b7d50fccbf357fd3 Boilerplater replied to the topic Reclaimed Bluestone Sources??? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/reclaimed-bluestone-sources/#post-157013 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:36:42 +0000 Some years ago I heard from a guy who worked for the Trenton, NJ parks department about a large supply of salvaged bluestone sidewalk slabs that they had.  I actually got hold of one for my own house.  That guy has since been laid off as the city ran into budget problems, like so many other old cities.  But since they’re broke, they might be tr…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a9c9bbb8d4b22b6eb2e11e5b0f21235 Boilerplater replied to the topic Praise for Parks - A very uplifting article in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/praise-for-parks-a-very-uplifting-article/#post-157022 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:27:50 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/opinion/sunday/bruni-in-urban-parks-our-newly-lush-life.html?_r=1&hp

]]> 0 e3e83817567c48baa0558bcdea37166d Boilerplater replied to the topic Praise for Parks - A very uplifting article in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/praise-for-parks-a-very-uplifting-article/#post-157023 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:11:45 +0000 Oh, so you’re gonna make us LOOK for it.

]]> 0 afa19e89b65866f3957abafcfd3e2e2d Boilerplater replied to the topic playground for adults in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/playground-for-adults/#post-157109 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:34:09 +0000 Oh.  I was expecting something else.

]]> 0 a13d398746c927fe0f9914c7e3a9c998 Boilerplater replied to the topic Not what I signed up for in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/not-what-i-signed-up-for/#post-157116 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:22:14 +0000 Hmm. I think I could do a better job teaching that stuff if they are as you described.  However, it seems like a lot of design programs are like that.  You go in expecting to be told what to do and then you’re just told to go do it, then bring it in for critique.  That can be rather nerve-wracking, especially if you’re not used to criticism.  I k…[Read more]

]]> 0 6646ae4fd2d2705182cf8308b865bf46 Boilerplater replied to the topic "A Rocky Balboa Recession in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/a-rocky-balboa-recession/#post-157256 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:59:15 +0000 I just sent in my $150 (cheap!) to renew my Nevada license yesterday.  Maybe it will be useful in 2015 or so!  Its such an absurd place…don’t know if I’d want to work there again, but I did get to do some things that I’m proud of.  I wonder who those companies are renting to in LV when so many people have up and left the valley, as I did last year.

]]> 0 00ba708917127c6910f733eb9dd222da Boilerplater replied to the topic Think we are Greening the Greensward -Think Again -Urban Reforestation and Streetscape on a Nearly Unimaginable Scale in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/think-we-are-greening-the-greensward-think-again-urban-reforestation-and-streetscape-on-a-nearly-unimaginable-scale/#post-157171 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:47:25 +0000 The choice of a monoculture of Gingko reminds me of the over-use of the American Elm in this country and how that fostered the spread of Dutch Elm Disease.  Apparently that lesson has been lost, or just not understood and heeded by mayors with delusions of grandeur.
The US has done such large-scale plantings in the past.  Remember the Dust B…[Read more]

]]> 0 4a74b371ae297085040dece6634a8003 Boilerplater replied to the topic "A Rocky Balboa Recession in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/a-rocky-balboa-recession/#post-157258 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:16:41 +0000 A little something to brighten your day:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/business/economy/new-indications-housing-recovery-is-under-way.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120628
 
So, first that supply of existing homes has to be bought up.  That takes a few years maybe?  Then they’ll start building more seriously again.  I’m thi…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b0fd772cb6dc8c531633ff6e5fccaa4 Boilerplater replied to the topic "A Rocky Balboa Recession in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/a-rocky-balboa-recession/#post-157267 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:01:34 +0000 From the article: “Huffines is developing Viridian, 5,000 units on a 2,300-acre site in a flood plain near a landfill in Arlington, Texas.”
 
Sounds like an awesome site!  I have to pay for flood insurance, live with the risk of flooding AND I get to smell landfill stench all the time?!  AND its in Texas!  I’ll be surrounded by Con…[Read more]

]]> 0 c99f0a31b27b97552e0c65b13f16905b Boilerplater replied to the topic Interesting Santa Barbara landscapes / architecture in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/interesting-santa-barbara-landscapes-architecture/#post-158631 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:29:18 +0000 Thanks for posting that!  He does some really expressive, fun work.  I bet he really enjoys his practice.  Seems like a very interesting character as well, going by his work and the company he keeps.  Very artistic family.

]]> 0 2bb4305e697d932eb09926d99beeba3d Boilerplater replied to the topic Alternative Career Paths in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/alternative-career-paths/#post-157606 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 19:17:00 +0000 I think a good alternative career is any one that allows you to travel.  I believe it is important for LAs to travel and see the work of other LAs, noted works or architecture and famous natural landscapes and cities known for aesthetic merit.  I’ve been working as a biomedical technician, wihich is bascally electronics repair for medical d…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b34363bbc363abf04256fc638b54136 Boilerplater replied to the topic federal aid money for professional development in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/federal-aid-money-for-professional-development/#post-157294 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:34:55 +0000 In 2010 I took a home energy efficiency analysis class that included LEED-GA training, though not the LEED-GA class.  It was paid for through a grant to a local nonprofit that was administering job training grants.  It was part of that whole “Cash for Caulkers” program.  I actually got a few interviews to be an energy analyst through it, but as so…[Read more]

]]> 0 437f6898ad08a2d30dba8dfe0ede5955 Boilerplater replied to the topic How can Landscape Architecture contribute to a new professional free market? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/how-can-landscape-architecture-contribute-to-a-new-professional-free-market/page/2/#post-157325 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:02:54 +0000 I’m a bit surprised to learn of this as some of the most original landscape architectural work I’ve seen in print has been in Spain. I like it for the complete absence of site furniture and things pulled from catalogs. Instead they design custom furniture…even light fixtures!  They seem to do a lot with low budgets.  Perhaps you’ve heard of En…[Read more]

]]> 0 54053941e33f55258c75f387920637a1 Boilerplater replied to the topic Somebody really needs to check for the pulse. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/somebody-really-needs-to-check-for-the-pulse/#post-157742 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:52:32 +0000 Agreed.  If you’re going to issue statements that can be quickly and easily refuted with a Google search, expect them to be questioned.  It makes him sound like he’d full of shit.  I can’t stand people who are full of shit.  Its like the couple who always appears happy and high-functioning and then are found dead in an apparent murder sui…[Read more]

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