Land8 | Fred Besancon | Activity https://land8.com/members/fredbesancon/activity/ Activity feed for Fred Besancon. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 b6438499c421dc584bc9aa4acbb8a925 Fred Besancon started the topic ASLA Contracts in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/asla-contracts/ Sun, 07 Jun 2020 14:48:56 +0000 I was looking to purchase the ASLA contracts and I had some questions and hoping that someone out there can help:

Is the rate shown on the web site for each contract use, or for a full year?
If for a year, is this calendar year or 365 days?
How are the contracts delivered? PDF? Word Document? Other?
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]]> 0 6a16b2b8898fd619dceb08643c588db1 Fred Besancon started the topic Kansas City Recommendations? in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/kansas-city-recommendations/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:15:57 +0000 Can anyone recommend places to see / visit in the Kansas City area – architectural, landscape, or cultural?

Preferably not too far from the city center – I have a day and a half to kill while in town

thanks!

Fred

]]> 0 81c9158e0e17b4924b8678a9be854da1 Fred Besancon replied to the topic Let me rephrase...How many of you are successful LAs with an MLA, but no BLA? in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/let-me-rephrase-how-many-of-you-are-successful-las-with-an-mla-but-no-bla/#post-151451 Sat, 07 May 2016 02:35:08 +0000 B.Arch – very useful as an undergraduate degree and background before going into landscape architecture.

]]> 0 00f08c1555ecd97d6b70384072777c32 Fred Besancon replied to the topic California Supplemental Exam in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/california-supplemental-exam-2/#post-176333 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:19:12 +0000 I recently took and passed the CSE and have several resources for those studying for the exam.  Some of the resources I found helpful I used when I studied the CSE for architecture exam (I’m also a licensed architect).

  1. John Denson’s study guide, sample question e-book, and web site, http://www.cselandscapearchitect.com;  John’s e-books and web si…

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]]> 0 ee89ee2d8cfbdee7b13140bbe04aa066 Fred Besancon replied to the topic How does a recent graduate get that first job? in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/how-does-a-recent-graduate-get-that-first-job/#post-153543 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:11:14 +0000 Here are a several more thoughts / suggestions to add to the mix.  Some of which probably have been addressed by others, but maybe in a different way:

  • Networking:  Another way to meet professionals is through your local design schools and trying to get involved as a TA or serve on design juries.  I imagine its different in NYC, but here in Sa…

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]]> 0 42c2c283db072e62343d31c701656835 Fred Besancon replied to the topic Help!! Advice about master in landscape architecture in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-advice-about-master-in-landscape-architecture/#post-153976 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:07:44 +0000 Hey Brian – how’s it going?  Blast from the past in seeing your name.

To follow up on Brian’s point, and to speak highly of my time at RISD, one of its great assets is that you can enroll in Brown University’s Sheridan Teaching Program.  It’s a year-long course that helps prepare one to teach in higher education.  RISD has developed its own se…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9ec6d9cd233db70cce4a20e7732fc4e Fred Besancon replied to the topic structure in the landscape in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/structure-in-the-landscape/#post-155326 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:49:00 +0000 Just to chime in, in looking at developing order in the landscape (or architecture), you have to be clear as to your intent and how you construct the site.  Ultimately I believe all design in an imposition on the site so we have to be clear as to what we are trying to do and why.  Another way to put it is to determine your reaction to the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b0ab77f546401dc60735077437db727 Fred Besancon posted an update in the group Portfolios and Resumes - Design Strategies: If possible Luke, I would recommend travel sketches over […] https://land8.com/activity/p/19995/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:31:04 +0000 If possible Luke, I would recommend travel sketches over travel photography.  I find sketching to be a more sought after, rare skill.  Furthermore, sketches reveal more about what you are looking at and how you interpret a scene.  I’ve brought personal sketchbooks to interviews that demonstrate the range of activities I do, where I’ve been, and my…[Read more]

]]> 0 9758a5115ede9d12ee756f2dd580311c Fred Besancon replied to the topic MLA program with emphasis on higher education career? in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/mla-program-with-emphasis-on-higher-education-career/#post-156906 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:02:22 +0000 Another program to look at is RISD – namely its connection to Brown University which includes Brown’s Sheridan Center for Teaching. 
A number of MLA students (myself included) have gone through this.  The Sheridan program is a one year long series of lectures, workshops, and seminars focusing on how to learn to teach at the university level.  Wh…[Read more]

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