Land8 | Brittany Brock Birdsong | Activity https://land8.com/members/brittanybrockbirdsong/activity/ Activity feed for Brittany Brock Birdsong. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 46e36e5b66c8c7960950d594882c3b0a Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Unemployed? How do you keep yourself busy and trained? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/unemployed-how-do-you-keep-yourself-busy-and-trained/#post-166460 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:07:33 +0000 I became a LEED-AP and took some time learning more about native plants in my area.  I finally took a part time unpaid internship at an architecture firm and that’s been the best way to keep my skills active.  It’s better for me to be building experience and relationships which will eventually help me get a paying job than staying at home l…[Read more]

]]> 0 e9226daf404dbd9dfcf997360caa6164 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic AutoCAD construction drawings in portfolio? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-construction-drawings-in-portfolio/#post-166507 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:09:32 +0000 I am curious about everyone else’s response to this. First of all, who is your portfolio aimed at? Schools, or potential employers? I currently also have a few construction details in my portfolio. I have restricted them to one page and I find most people just use it as recognition that you can do construction documents. These showcase what you…[Read more]

]]> 0 ff0ac500a08e653791f8f548b8a23102 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic International Plant Database? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/international-plant-database/#post-166792 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:04:23 +0000 Thanks! Unfortunately the Morocco section says it has no plants right now. Looks like a hugely informational site. Just wondering if there are any sites out there where you can search by location or climate zone rather than species name.

]]> 0 db5bdcdc58693be1e8cbee5068438fee Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Design Firms Recommendation - High-end Golf Villa Development in China in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-firms-recommendation-high-end-golf-villa-development-in-china/#post-167021 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:17:56 +0000 Check out EcoLand- they’re an architecture, planning, and landscape design company in Beijing. http://www.ecoland.cn/Guidepage.html
The page is in Mandarin but maybe you can find more information online. I worked there a few years ago…great firm.

]]> 0 58b0ea6092236fac41922c479932f982 Brittany Brock Birdsong posted an update in the group Portfolios and Resumes - Design Strategies: Can I get some feedback on my current resume? I'm applying […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20013/ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:40:11 +0000 Can I get some feedback on my current resume? I’m applying to graduate programs for next fall and can you use all the advice I can take on tweaking it. Thanks!!Brittany Resume Fall 2010.pdf

]]> 0 b761811f270502900c1f8cf6bde764ee Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic PARIS! in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/paris/#post-167582 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:26:50 +0000 I’m loving this post since I’m currently living in Paris for 4 months! If you’re looking for contemporary, I would check out the Pompidou. If you want I have a great book of descriptions of LA projects made for the LSU field trip a could years ago I can send to you if you message me.

]]> 0 c103fef379493ff552b16c4bbaad9a43 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic State of the Profession in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/state-of-the-profession/#post-170019 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:04:17 +0000 I just wanted to put in some two cents on my personal experience recently. I graduated in 08 and moved out to the Bay area with a job. Shortly thereafter, my company laid off all new employees and was hit dramatically by the recession. I have been working on and off freelance jobs and recently have relocated for a few months in Paris. I’m…[Read more]

]]> 0 7781ea37c5852f426cb6d3c77aa074d5 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Working in China in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-in-china/#post-169896 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:09:20 +0000 I did an internship in Beijing in 2007 for 3 months for what used to be the Oriental office of a large American firm. I really enjoyed working in China and actually still have some classmates that are working for the same company since they can’t find work in the USA. For my internship, they provided housing which was amazing and within walking…[Read more]

]]> 0 4957d9fb3d02b22b1436f74b0739e7a7 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Advice on firms / work in North Bay, CA area in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/advice-on-firms-work-in-north-bay-ca-area/#post-172371 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:17 +0000 For some reason I thought that was it! I interviewed with them…they do seem like a great firm! Best of luck!

]]> 0 dd0524e55b6924e6f0f4093e0bb4c9a7 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic International Project Opportunities in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/international-project-opportunities/#post-172330 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:50:14 +0000 I am interested in this as well because my husband may be relocated to Paris. I do speak conversational French but have heard it is very difficult for Americans to find work in France. I am thinking of trying to do an internship for an international firm or spend my time there as developing a series of drawings, paintings, and design.

]]> 0 0c97c04e0a1513c9901da1fd70973294 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Advice on firms / work in North Bay, CA area in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/advice-on-firms-work-in-north-bay-ca-area/#post-172374 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:45:37 +0000 Wes- if you don’t mind me asking…what firm did you get the entry level job with in Santa Clara?

]]> 0 52dc3a9352a826b1dc9742b22e4c523e Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Advice on firms / work in North Bay, CA area in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/advice-on-firms-work-in-north-bay-ca-area/#post-172377 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:49 +0000 I think most people will agree that the market is really tight right now. If you are looking for firms north of San Francisco, I have seen some postings for jobs in Sacramento like EDAW. Good luck!

]]> 0 1b2cadda404e0749a6e22644110c633c Brittany Brock Birdsong posted an update in the group Portfolios and Resumes - Design Strategies: Cover letter help! Anyone have some good tips for writing […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20021/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:28:38 +0000 Cover letter help! Anyone have some good tips for writing great cover letters?

]]> 0 b0341f9b29b6f8911998e9a192b13615 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Paris- To Versailles or not to Versailles?? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/paris-to-versailles-or-not-to-versailles/#post-174861 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:21:33 +0000 I loved Versailles! We rented bikes as well which I highly recommend since the gardens are so large. Take time walking around the fountain with the horses. It changes from every angle. We opted not to go inside since the gardens are much more interesting!!

]]> 0 a3786633efd800ad57bc578eb3ced6b9 Brittany Brock Birdsong posted an update in the group Graphics: Has anyone taken Richard Scott's Sketching on location workshop? https://land8.com/activity/p/27061/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:27:00 +0000 Has anyone taken Richard Scott’s Sketching on location workshop?

]]> 0 8b0fb14d7e4b140bfda00a874baa587d Brittany Brock Birdsong posted an update in the group Portfolios and Resumes - Design Strategies: Susan told me you started this group! Sounds like a great […] https://land8.com/activity/p/20025/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:21:43 +0000 Susan told me you started this group! Sounds like a great idea! I am interested to see what ideas come out of it.

]]> 0 efc4334493bdb7fbf12ab396d4296946 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Landscape Architecture magazine wants to know: How are you coping with the recession? in the forum RESEARCH https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-magazine-wants-to-know-how-are-you-coping-with-the-recession/#post-175000 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:17 +0000 My former company had over 100 employees when I started there late summer 2008 including architects, interior designers, planners and landscape architects. They had lots of large large scale international community/resort design projects. Since then, nearly all projects have been cut due to backing by financial groups like the Lehman Brothers.…[Read more]

]]> 0 4a7c2dd67901098850be5ca952f38b20 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Difference between B.L.Arch and B.S.L.Arch in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/difference-between-b-l-arch-and-b-s-l-arch/page/2/#post-175209 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:12 +0000 I have a BLA from LSU and I think I heard somewhere that a BLA program is 5 years and BSLA I think is 4 years.

]]> 0 2370252449578db9c76703f97ed1d83b Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Unemployed Recent Graduates in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/unemployed-recent-graduates/page/3/#post-175516 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:02:18 +0000 I graduated in May 08 and moved to SF with a job in July. I got laid off with almost all other new hires a few months ago. This is definitely a hard situation for recent grads to be in. My friends in TX and Louisiana are having pay cuts and people are getting laid off all over the country.

I’m studying for the LEED exam and applying to…[Read more]

]]> 0 8a38121bcac86e4cf44c164b9a972263 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic For the Job Seekers: What Are You Doing to Get a Job? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/for-the-job-seekers-what-are-you-doing-to-get-a-job/#post-175608 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:32:39 +0000 Logan,

I’m in the same position as you are. I am doing a lot of the same things as you and not finding much success. One thing I’m doing, is taking the LEED exam in about a month. I think the LEED certification and sustainability is the way to go and will be most beneficial for entry level LAs to have this.

I think looking into related fields…[Read more]

]]> 0 0a3d844c1712c70bfcb7bbc47f1efbc4 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic contract work in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/contract-work/#post-175622 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:24:13 +0000 I am curious about this too… I think that it really is just about your connections and how you market yourself. I have been told by professionals when you go into the interview process, to show your versatility (same project different methods- Hand graphics and computer). Also emphasizing that you would be willing to work on a contract basis if…[Read more]

]]> 0 b6a9acecb66f349aa42ff6daea6e6a63 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Economic Impacts on Industry?? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/economic-impacts-on-industry/#post-176309 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:43:53 +0000 I agree with Claudia about the timing for recent grads and people just about to graduate, it seems especially grim. Apparently California is now ranked as the state with the 3rd highest unemployment rate, just after Rhode Island and Michigan. I am originally from Houston and graduated from LSU, most of my classmates still have their jobs, but my…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f81f0ea503807c04ab6d4e7c55c4ef4 Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Shipping our skills overseas? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/shipping-our-skills-overseas/#post-176090 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:13:18 +0000 I did an internship in Beijing last year for EDSA-Orient. One of my fellow classmates went back there for 6 months and just returned home stateside a month ago. There is definitely a lot of work there now. Their company has almost tripled in size in under a year! Also, they love American landscape architects. In China, they don’t put as much…[Read more]

]]> 0 bcc8b4099c0753321b3c68eb9c4b8d7c Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic Economic Impacts on Industry?? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/economic-impacts-on-industry/#post-176313 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:59:47 +0000 I live in San Francisco and was laid off almost 2 months ago. California has really been affected by the economy even though my firm does mostly international work. I just graduated in May and moved out here and was laid off only 2 months after I started working. It seems like no one is hiring right now and I’m hoping after the New Year things…[Read more]

]]> 0 3ff1686dcfa57f96b1f35b2ddb2dcbfc Brittany Brock Birdsong replied to the topic LA Bash in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-bash/#post-175987 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:48:40 +0000 I went to LABASH held at my alma mater LSU 2 years ago. It is a really good place to make contacts if you’re looking for internships or job interviews. I didn’t end up working with any firms I interviewed with…but it is always great practice and you get feedback on your portfolio which should be a constant evolving process. Also some of the…[Read more]

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