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Dan Barnes posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 10 months 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 10 months ago

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MJ posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 10 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 14 years, 11 months ago

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

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 11 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 14 years, 11 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 14 years, 11 months ago

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

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 11 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 14 years, 11 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 14 years, 11 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 14 years, 11 months ago

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

Bob Luther posted an update in the group Design Implementation 15 years 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]