Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect

Well thanks guys and gal, so far, for your comments on an idea we have been kicking around here at my office! The question really is not whether or not we should have a marketing rep to market our firm….the question is how do we effectively market to architects, engineers, government entities to bring in work and the work that we want to work…[Read more]

I think I might be interested in something like this…..I guess it would all depend on the details and structure but I am always up for using my talents to help others….I would be interested in the graphic side of things primarily…..there is a site that is already set up for this called elance…… go to http://www.elance.com

People are already…[Read more]

Hi Nick!

Great topic! I am a firm believer in hand graphics and believe that anyone who loves to design loves to sketch……With the introduction and implementation of new computer based technologies many people have developed some amazing graphic abilities that would have otherwise not been explored had there not been computer…[Read more]

“The Timeless Way of Building” by Christopher Alexander

Can you be more specific as to what part of Landscape Architecture you are focusing on?

Andrew!

This is awesome! Now I will never get out of the lounge!

Here is just a thought…….that ocurred to me……Would enforcement and creation of legislation that does not allow contractors, designers(unqualified, non-licensed landscape architects) to do residential or commercial designs without being licensed by that particular state in which they are practicing…..

That seems like, if we could…[Read more]

Thank you so much for that enlightening, well articulated explanation of our great profession!!! I have to agree with you 100% on this subject…..I think everyones comments have persuaded me back to the thinking that landscape architect is and has always been the right term for all of us….Sure there are varied backgrounds and our profession is…[Read more]

I appreciate your comment about Mr Lin…..He is definitely a salesman at heart, but you have to be able to sift through the crap and take what is valuable and leave it at that…..I would never buy a book from Mike Lin cause I know I can get it cheaper somewhere else……The hand graphics are very important in preliminary concepts and I think…[Read more]

I appreciate your candor and honesty about someone who has brought color rendering to the masses and influenced so many people…I have to disagree with your viewpoint…Graphic communication is VERY important in our profession and I have appreciated his books and tips and tricks to graphically communicate more confidently……His classes are on…[Read more]