Jason T. Radice

Add in that many of these historic areas are in econimically depressed areas, such as small towns in the northeast and upper midwest, where massive losses in industry and popultion over the decades mean much of the historic building stock, both industrial and residential, is essentially abandoned and left to rot beyond any point of salvation.…[Read more]

Same can be said for DC, but Philly is so close to both. A quick train ride (or even drive) and you are in either. I know for certain projects, the feds were making it a condition that the office working on a project be within a 50 mile radius of the city.  

Thats some serious S*it. I would have reported him. Although probably not intentional, they just can’t use an “Official” document. We would lose our license or be severely fined for something like that. It happned to my former employer that someone was ‘using’ his stamp…that guy went to jail.
 
In the larger counties here, you don’t know what…[Read more]

You’d be fired for doing that around here. With public site plan review, you are just to review and make notes as far as compliance issues…pass or fail, that is all. If you tried to “assist” the developer or even offer design suggestions, let alone drawing on trace for them, that is crossing the boundary into providing a professional service,…[Read more]

From what I’ve been exposed to when I have interviewed for pubic sector positions is that there are real limits on how much design work you actually do. Larger and prominent projects are almost universally farmed out to private offices and your job is to be a liason or simply to manage the project budget, review drawings, and monitor the…[Read more]

The stuff looks even better in person. One project I had been a party to had a custom play structure by these guys. It was really impressive and very high quality.

I can understand an argument for not using real stumps with kids that young, so here is one manufacturer of play equipment that might be able to do something for you.
 
http://www.cre8play.com/#products/nature-themed-products

Interesting…but what exactly is wrong with what is there now? Seems like a collosal waste of time and money.

Moose…already plural.

He should just retire already. I guess he’s out of ideas, so lets just drape crap over whatever and call it ‘art’. What a collosal waste of materials.

Mirrors? REALLY?? This is horrible on so many levels.
 
Two words: Deep Fryer.

I, too, agree. Why should my genius be diluted by other’s lethargy and ineptitude? I always hated group projects in skool, as some person or people (usually me) carried the group, and they share the grade. Or even worse, they can bring you down! Also, you likely are left doing an inordinate share of the responsibilities. If you have a good team t…[Read more]

BD+C is fine, as it has a landscape component with the WE credits and many of the concepts of ND are already there. If you want to get ahead and go into an LA firm, familiarize yourself with the Sustainable Sites Initiative, which is like LEED for site work. There is no exam, and the download is free.
 
I have BD+C and don’t feel the need to go b…[Read more]

It all depends on what your market it, and what you need your software to do. For most residential applications, AutoCAD/LandFX or Vectorworks would be like trying to use a sledgehammer to fix your glasses. Too much tool..too much software. There are other packages that are better suited and developed specifically for the residential landscape…[Read more]

Well, two types of firms have always existed. Some are just contract shops that have high turnover by design. You finish a job, and if there isn’t another one to work on, you are out the door, even in good times. I know a few places like that around here, and almost went there with friends (glad I didn’t). Then there are the firms that value…[Read more]

Depends on the county around here, but many times both the architect or civil engineer can stamp landscape plans.

Unless you cracked the frame, you can fix the Monty pretty cheaply, because it does use universal parts. I was climbing a hill in too high a gear and the cassette fell apart. We’re talking bearings enywhere. Just bought a new one off of Nashbar for less than 20 bucks. I wanted to fix it myself, but with my limited space, I just couldn’t manage i…[Read more]

I’ve got a Montague folding hybrid mountain/street bike. Fullsize frame and 26″wheels. The thing is great and collapses in seconds to fit perfectly in the hatch of my car. And, like I said, it’s full size, so you can get standard parts for it, and it rips right along (I ended up changing out the crank gears to get even more speed out of it).

Apparently, even some within AECOM don’t like the website. I’ve seen and applied to a few positions directly to a person in that specific office hiring, without going through the AECOM stuff at all. They sometimes post on ASLA like that. I can only imagine the HR at that place, being the tens of thousands that work there, and the world wide reach…[Read more]

Its kind of like being surprised that oil prices usually go up around winter, when demand is at its peak. The same things happen year after year. Unemployment always goes down in December as retailers and services hire specifically for the holiday season. Come January, those jobs are gone. They are supposed to be accounted for, like seasonal farm…[Read more]