J. Robert Wainner

Hello Tim;
Well, I just retired earlier this year @ age 69. So, I’m not concerned about my circumstances. BUT, looking at those stats for future LA jobs vs. the number of LA graduates…….that concerns me for the young LAs graduating AND our profession.
Best Regards,
Bob

I just read this article….and the “rules” for the contest. I’m a huge advocate for “hand sketching” for Landscape Architects….have been for my entire 40 yr. career. I would like to suggest to those ASLA members (who are eligible to enter) that they consider doing their “napkin sketch” using a “shade and shadow” technique. Various line…[Read more]

I can see where DRONES could be useful to do a “preliminary site visit”, before any preliminary design work has taken place……..but, I have personally conducted over 300 site inspections (most of which were large multi-family communities). In my opinion, you really MUST be on the ground to do a correct and thorough “Site Inspection”…..IMO, a d…[Read more]

P.S…….I stand corrected. I just now looked on WIKIPEDIA and it shows a complete listing of every U.S. University that offers a Landscape Architecture Degree Program…….there are almost (70) Universities……plus, several in Canada.

J. Robert (Bob) Wainner

This is all well and good. I believe that all of the efforts that are made to better our profession thru Social Media and other means is a MUST. However, the U.S. Bureau of Statistics predicts the JOB increase rate for Landscape Architects in America to be ONLY 6%…..or a total of 1,600 new LA jobs between 2016 and 2026. If you look at the…[Read more]

Question…….Is there REALLY enough days of “sunshine” in Washington State to consider “Solar Energy” as a realistic source of energy??? Also, wondering about this article…..speaking to complex and sophisticated Urban Planning…..think maybe you might get the “homeless” issue under control first? Liberalism has taken over entire WEST COAST o…[Read more]

P.S. from J. Robert (Bob) Wainner;

The thinking in this article……that we “must” eliminate 100% fossil fuels……is the SAME concept that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s NEW GREEN DEAL. This is a really “ridiculous” concept…..period. Yes, CO2 emissions are not good for our Nation…but, 3 of the TOP cities with the most CO2 emissions are Los…[Read more]

Sorry Steve, but, I have to disagree with your “Utopian theories” in your article. If we were to say, eliminate 100% of the OIL in America…eliminate all vehicles, aircraft, ships, etc. that use fossil fuels……it would mean going 100% Electric. Manufacturing “batteries” also pollutes our atmosphere. Besides, WHO is going to force China,…[Read more]

Another Liberal “design concept”. I saw nothing about the COSTS involved to create new urban city life. This article, to me, advocates we build more cities like HONG KONG, CHINA, where people are literally living on top of each other in 400 to 500 sq. ft. apartments. No thanks. I have lived in at least a dozen different Apartment Communities in…[Read more]

I enjoyed and appreciated this article. But, while I have not been involved in designing any exceptionally large (Billion dollar projects or resorts)…I have designed (or assisted in the designing) of close to 600 various types of projects during my career. And, I believe that “my approach” to Landscape Architect has always been a mirror image o…[Read more]

IMO….”hand sketching & drawing” should begin as early as Jr. High & High School – that’s when I began. I continued sketching and improving my color rendering techniques while @ Texas A&M University. As I began my LA career back in 1977, I always believed that “hand sketching” was an important aspect of the “design process”. Of course, back…[Read more]

I’m definitely NOT an expert on Far Eastern Nation’s environmental issues……but, IMO, any efforts to “green” up large Asian cities could very well be a “waste of…..time and money”.

Because, the most critical environmental issue (in my mind) in those large Asian Cities…..Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo & yes, even…[Read more]

If you’ll GOOGLE Dr. Patrick Moore, PhD in Ecology….you’ll learn that he is 72 yrs. old and probably the TOP environmental expert about our PLANET. You can watch a video interview of him…..very compelling argument…that, NO, humans do NOT have an effect on Global Warming/Climate Change. Yes, humans do have an impact on our
environment…[Read more]

I agree with “Martin” above. For one, I’m not convinced that increased CO2 into the Earth’s atmosphere has any direct correlation to “climate change”. As we all know, the Earth has basically been doing “it’s thing” with regards to weather….changing for Millions of years, since the very beginning. I did the research…the Earth’s atmosphere…[Read more]

P.S. from Bob…….Thinking further about this issue of “walkable cities”. I’ve lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the better part of my life. In this major metropolitan area…..you MUST have a “car”. It’s very flat and spread out. Nothing is close. People who commute to work, especially to the downtown Dallas or Ft. Worth…[Read more]

A very well written article, Cheryl. Thank You.

Yes, over the years, various States have added “supplemental” exams. It’s my understanding that maybe the most difficult “State Exam” is the Florida Exam. I was once a “licensed LA” in the State of Florida for 10 consecutive years. I allowed my license to lapse. 8 years later, I learned…[Read more]