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Dan Barnes posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 1 month ago

Chirs,
Here in Texas we are not required to be licensed for landscape contracting. Sometimes I wish we were because every guy that has lost his job in the last few months has become a landscaper/maintenace contractor. I am sometimes bidding against people that are brand new in the business.
I am working with several Landscape Architects like…[Read more]

Leo Gonzales posted an update in the group Project Resource Connection 15 years, 2 months ago

Thanks Nick. ‘Will be glad to help everyone in the group 🙂

Ryan A. Waggoner posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 2 months ago

Hey Chris,
We are in Phoenix, and we do mainly design and subcontract the work out on high end residential designs. I believe we are the main contractor, and the work is divided accordingly.

Roger Bisbe posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 2 months ago

Chris,
I operated a design/build company for 25 years where most of the work we did in-house with some sub-contracting on the specialized features. I now work by myself designing and then managing the projects. I have a network of contractors that work on these projects. I have a design fee and then negotiate a management fee with the…[Read more]

Jennifer de Graaf posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 2 months ago

Elif-

I have learned that high-level or not, clients don’t read a lot of text. They’re swayed by images, sketches, pretty colors, and your passion. If you say Mondrian, show them what/who that is so they don’t have to ask. Have images that clearly delineate the connection between a Mondrian piece and your design (for example). If you communicate…[Read more]

Bill Kisich posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 2 months ago

Chris-
My advice:
If you love design, find a couple of good contractors you can send work to on a regular basis. They will (or should) pay you a commission or referal fee for the work you refer to them. They will in turn send you work, some of which they will pay you for directly. Probably a little at first, then more as your relationship builds.…[Read more]

Ryan A. Waggoner posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 2 months ago

Hey Chris,
My principal here in AZ is a licensed contractor. It’s pretty involved here, but definitely opens up many opportunities…

Arina Habich posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

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MJ posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

I have questions about Vectorworks.. one of that is.. when I use VW for 3d site modeling, it becomes so slow.. I made layers simple, even classes.. But still slow..
I’m using ‘i-mac’ resent version. How I can make it faster? Change Graphic Card?
Up Grade Memory? Is there anybody knows about VectorWorks?

MJ posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

Thanks! I’ll try it! I really want to be good at visualizing.. !!

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

I use mostly Photoshop for my renderings, I have dabbled a bit in Corel Painter, and Corel Painter Sketchbook, but I really like photoshop. The trick to the water is its is an image that I found on Google images and distorted into perspective in Photoshop and then pasted into the image…

MJ posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

This looks good. What program do you usually use for this? Especially I like that water
texture. I want to learn it!

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 2 months ago

something to look at… please provide comments, questions, or criticism. thanks
Bob

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Graphics 15 years, 3 months ago

Nick _here is a link to a gallery of portfolio work I have created so you can look at some of my works in a larger form… please take a look and let me know what you think… I will happily respond to any comments, questions, or critiques…

http://www.land8lounge.com/photo/albums/bob-luther-graphcs-portfolio

or you can just search in the album…[Read more]

Tim Brown posted an update in the group Design Implementation 15 years, 3 months ago

Jay,
I have run into similar situations in my work experience, (I’ve worked at 4 firms and have ten years + of construction experience) where registered LA’s are “designing” things but have no practical knowledge of how the thing will actually stand up or be built and a very narrow knowledge of construction in general.It seems often-times the old…[Read more]

Jay Horton, RLA, ASLA posted an update in the group Design Implementation 15 years, 3 months ago

Hi Scott
I learned the ropes in the field prior to Licensure; I started at an ornamental tree farm then became manager and head of landscapeoperations, then lead designer, then partner in a design build firm, all the while not fulfilled in my carrer thinking that I took the wrong path by not stepping straight into a design firm. It wasnt until I…[Read more]

Bharat Mishra posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 15 years, 3 months ago

Hi Guys”
Greetings!!!!!
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Cheers / Bharat Mishra

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Design Implementation 15 years, 4 months ago

I would like to think that it is the LA who knows best, but sadly I feel that the contractor is the one who is going to be the key in creating the finished project. I would love to get to know my contractors well enough to find out there likes and dislikes but I never seem to be able to work with the same one over again, the market is so cutthroat…[Read more]