Land8 | Ellis Cucksey | Activity https://land8.com/members/elliscucksey/activity/ Activity feed for Ellis Cucksey. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:25:09 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 49249a2694e70b391884eaa6861d49cc Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Base file (autocad) in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/base-file-autocad/#post-152574 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:54:21 +0000 I feel like there are a few different ways to handle this, and it really depends on how much information you’re trying to bring together into a single model. For instance, you may have a few individual cad files from various sources, like survey points and contours, civil roadway alignments, deep utility alignments, an architectural floorplan,…[Read more]

]]> 0 a27b63bb1078d61a09c03e66e5e23c26 Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Lollipop Street Trees in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE http://land8.com/forums/topic/lollipop-street-trees/#post-154353 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:57:56 +0000 Brutal restrictions there. Even without the limited rooting area, it seems like the powerlines and the mural are leaving you with a pretty limited range of options. High-branching *and* under 20′ is almost an oxymoron. Could this be a situation where trees just don’t make any sense at all?
 
If the client is insisting on trees, maybe a columnar cr…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d20d02e013f02e1e2808b5409f1cefc Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic What skills do landscape architecture firms need? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-skills-do-landscape-architecture-firms-need/#post-154398 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:44:15 +0000 In an entry-level position, I’d say the critical skills are probably the ability to balance creativity with practicality (have great ideas, but also understand what is buildable and what is specifically wanted/needed/required by the client and the context of the project), as well as efficiency (it’s all well and good to be fluent in CAD and…[Read more]

]]> 0 235d5a658ab0f1d01e217ba82ba7dadd Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Tablet PC or IPad useful? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/tablet-pc-or-ipad-useful/#post-158107 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:28:45 +0000 Another app worth  checking out is called My Measures and Dimensions. It’s like 5 bucks butit lets you take a photo and then add dimensioning callouts and save the photo. Then you can upload to Evernote to have those images available everywhere you go.

]]> 0 8e1b663f8ae856235148e1e867274127 Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Brazil?! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/brazil/page/2/#post-157373 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:47:26 +0000 Hey Bob,
Tell you what: you make the decisions that you feel are best for you and your family, and I’ll do the same for myself and mine. Failing that, piss off. Plus everything Craig says.
Sincerely,
Ellis

]]> 0 06701667655749f3aff3dfa1a374c60c Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Brazil?! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/brazil/page/2/#post-157383 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:40:12 +0000 Fort McMurray (McMoney) is kinda the population epicenter of the oil sand industry in Alberta right now. They’re estimating that there’s enough oil up there to keep the extraction folks busy for the next 50 years… The place is like a modern-day boom town. Totally unsustainable growth, but that’s a problem for other generations to sort out, r…[Read more]

]]> 0 84f1f73cfc8b25559ef59ebbbe2189d1 Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Brazil?! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/brazil/page/2/#post-157385 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:12:58 +0000 Hey, another UI alum! I finished there in 2010.
You should send me an email. We’ve got some entry-level CAD Tech positions opening up here in Red Deer, and I believe also in Edmonton. Not sexy work, but a foot in a door.

]]> 0 60b965312170b1e9f45cb3de435e2d2d Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Anyone know what the job market is like for an MLA grad? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/anyone-know-what-the-job-market-is-like-for-an-mla-grad/page/5/#post-158198 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:28:45 +0000 Heather,
You seem to be saying a few different things here:
“How is doing AutoCad for years at a giant firm teaching you design?”
and,
“The hardest part is not the design”
and,”…do you think an employer is going to be more interested in someone that pulled themselves up and created opportunity or who bagged groceries at Winco…”
 
Isn’t “doing…[Read more]

]]> 0 738c86702d084a3537206ae898743c44 Ellis Cucksey 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-158635 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:57 +0000 Not specifically landscape architecture, but nearby Goleta has an amazing organic farm in town that is very interesting. Sounds like the local neighbors put the kibosh on a lot of the cooler elements, like the greywater irrigation and compost toilets, but still might be an interesting side journey.
They also sell their produce at an adjacent r…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b2cfb9e14bbed2b08c84c19e41f42fa Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic San Francisco in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/san-francisco/#post-158879 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:41:20 +0000 If you can spare the time, take the BART train across (actualy, under) the bay over to Oakland and check out Jack London Square and the area around Lake Merritt.
 
http://wiki.worldflicks.org/lake_merritt.html
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lake-merritt-oakland

]]> 0 9412002eb77a3db13e23e702df86e8fb Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic LandFX in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/landfx/#post-158792 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:27:24 +0000 The planting plan component of LFX is very nice. For large projects I feel it’s worth the price just for that part alone. I also use the detail manager quite a bit, and the callout association is awesome for projects with multiple sheets in the construction set (though ACAD’s sheet set manager can do pretty much the same thing natively).
 
For…[Read more]

]]> 0 59a92be60b7be82ca53e76443ca0e21c Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic I need some advice about the working environment in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/i-need-some-advice-about-the-working-environment/#post-159464 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:52:10 +0000 I think your range seems mostly reasonable for an entry-level LA with a Master’s degree, at least for the jobs I’ve seen open around this area (Alberta, Canada). I’ve seen CAD Techs in Edmonton getting around 20K beginning sallary (IBI Group is hiring up there right now…), and beginning designers getting around 24K, but that’s with a large…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac1f7d1752169900d32deaefb5d17443 Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Model making in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/model-making/#post-158960 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:27:33 +0000 Our school’s workshop had a special saw for cutting foam core. It was similar to a jig saw but the blade was a small-diameter file that sort of buffed out the imperfections as it cut. Pretty cool tool.

]]> 0 32f6b61ca728448fb22eceb73d473b3f Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic who likes the new layout? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-likes-the-new-layout/#post-159301 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:07:20 +0000 Do you type in http://www.land8lounge.com every time you visit this site, then?

]]> 0 ac946f99a4d029b36875d5352605cd7c Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic who likes the new layout? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-likes-the-new-layout/#post-159304 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:39:57 +0000 More effort? Just replace your old bookmark with a new one.

]]> 0 27178a0257bc077d8f771e7ffde208ca Ellis Cucksey replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/#post-161790 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:42:52 +0000 Win.

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