Eric Gilbey

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]

MY BIGGEST INFLUENCE WAS AND HAS BEEN MIKE LIN, RICHARD SCOTT, AND ALL THOSE OUT THERE WHO HAVE BROUGHT SOMETHING UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT TO OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD AND PROFESSION….ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MANAGED TO PUSH THE MASSES INTO A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE OF SPACE THROUGH THEIR DESIGNS…….

SO NO ONE HAS ANY GOOD TIPS OR ADVICE FOR THIS FORUM TOPIC…….WRITING PROPOSALS AND BILLING IS SO IMPORTANT ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF OUR PROFESSION…..WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS SOMETHING FEW OF US RARELY DEAL WITH…..BUT TRUST ME, NOW THAT I AM ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS…..THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR COMPANY BILLS AND WRITES PROPOSALS…[Read more]

I could not agree more with both of you…..I am so fed up with the LARE experts that decide to give try a new testing problem with us as the guinea pigs and on our dime……Any test that consistently only has a 30% passing rate should be majorly reevaluated to increase the passing rate to some extent…….I truly feel that the low passing rate…[Read more]

Yes they are….If you go to Europe they do way cooler playgrounds…..like the use of Kompan Play Equipment….If you haven’t heard of the stuff it is cause it not considered the safest play equipment, but that is cause it is the coolest play equipment and the most fun…..

That’s my take!

I am very impressed with your work Brian and Nick……Digital rendering is very cool! I still am holding strong to hand graphics……I have been heavily influenced by the likes of Richard Scott (http://www.graphicsteacher.com), Michael Doyle, Mike Lin…..The main thing I am learning is to look beyond our profession for inspiration and influence from…[Read more]

I think graphics are so important to our profession……I don’t think that we emphasize them enough…..It is important to remember that graphics are one of the most important means we have to communicate and convey ideas and emotion……It is through those ideas and emotion that people come to understand vision and make decisions to move…[Read more]

Wow!!!!

Those are some great renderings……Thanks for those references……to those websites…..I love that style….

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