Land8 | Jonathan P. Williams, RLA | Activity https://land8.com/members/jonathanp-williamsrla/activity/ Activity feed for Jonathan P. Williams, RLA. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:54:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 b2b7817c07e1766a85856e32b3da3662 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Slope Ratio Confusions in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS http://land8.com/forums/topic/slope-ratio-confusions/#post-151433 Wed, 11 May 2016 22:54:53 +0000 I was always taught rise over run. 

]]> 0 3e6a42c17d7e5f1f92da1083f4fbd423 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/#post-176983 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:45:47 +0000 Edward I think you touch on a good point. I have passed all sections and although I feel the test does not always match up to what a LA really does/ or needs to know I think it is there for testing the basics. 
The biggest area I think people are having issues is that they think they just have to study the material. This is a big mistake! You…[Read more]

]]> 0 89a5f73b8f576fe79738a70b6bd5a430 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Longevity of Stabilized Decomposed Granite in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/longevity-of-stabilized-decomposed-granite/#post-152292 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:03:08 +0000 We have found that wash out can be a problem even if well compacted. Proper Drainage is important. 
As for 20 years…not without maint.

]]> 0 b0308ef599ac7e259491d8f1d6793d5a Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/#post-176985 Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:36:31 +0000 As the test as been switched over to the computer for over a year now I would be curious to see if people still have the same impressions on all this.
I agree with you Andrew on some of your reasoning why licensed professionals don’t really care about it. The older LA’s in the office did not even know what CLARB was much less that the test was now…[Read more]

]]> 0 0bdd5fd161f6007310724b2f704045e2 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic photoshop vs autodesk impressions in the forum TECHNOLOGY http://land8.com/forums/topic/photoshop-vs-autodesk-impressions/#post-152342 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:19:43 +0000 First I love your picture…GO Rams. 
Second what is your reasoning for wanting something different than Photoshop? It is a very robust program that has served me well. What are the end results you are going for? Are you painting, just doing collages, want to have shadows and perspective capabilities, layers, and so on. 
I would think having a b…[Read more]

]]> 0 4724b9e259bfb89bd52a29f55d2daf85 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/#post-152458 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:41:07 +0000 Well put. Never thought about it but I try to put the house/buildings in most of my renderings for scale and most all done by others I admire have buildings. 
This is partly due to the fact that most all landscapes are a part of a much larger project that includes buildings and so you want to make that connections visually. 

]]> 0 a941fd23eca10f5a1d5084940e02b0b1 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/#post-152460 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:33:59 +0000 I agree. I have found I use my skills I learned in my Site Design class way more than I ever thought I would.

]]> 0 b424d4e0c55bbe6c7185fe2070b2c1e9 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/page/2/#post-152473 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:37:06 +0000 I think this is true on some level but all this talk really should be about at what scale each time of representation is needed. If it is a larger project you are selling to a community of 1000’s then perhaps a 3d computer fly over can make it seem real. But if you are updating planting in an existing landscape or even a complete new construction…[Read more]

]]> 0 6a2b8b498f8d9a6f740cf9086c4ad847 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/page/2/#post-152474 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:34:06 +0000 I agree it is not real at all. What really sells is your past work. Your built body of work. Walking a client through a past project that is well maintained sells more jobs than a perspective ever could. 
With that said many a client will do the opposite of what you are saying and hold you to the artistic representation as being real and what it…[Read more]

]]> 0 30a861b6d07b9d6682da4fbb814e6522 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/page/2/#post-152475 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:32:09 +0000 Luke it takes me about 5 hours to complete a perspective like that. From blank page to signature. I don’t know about talent. I think most all of it can be taught if the person is willing to learn. Granted everyone learns at their own pace and confidence is key.
The best way to ruin a perspective is not having confidence. Beyond that it is…[Read more]

]]> 0 c7e537c28e9ab26eef7ab5e37655317e Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Do you feel the Landscape Industry lacks interest in 3D Visualization? in the forum GRAPHICS http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-feel-the-landscape-industry-lacks-interest-in-3d-visualization/page/2/#post-152482 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:26:49 +0000 I have found from experience that the time it takes me produce a good rendering by hand is faster than can be done in a computer 3-d program.
The clients we work with really enjoy seeing the work we put into the hand drawings. If I where to present my clients with a 3-d computer rendering chances are they would not put much value into it because…[Read more]

]]> 0 e44403c512ca4540411e9d7f97f7a62e Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LARE test: Who takes it and who decides not to? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-test-who-takes-it-and-who-decides-not-to/#post-153691 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:13:32 +0000 Having gone through the process recently I agree. I have learned, or remembered, many things throughout the process that has made me better at my job. More than just a stamp for sure.

]]> 0 d9ed37c359fe86854fb945d48852af79 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Trophy Gardens eh? in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/trophy-gardens-eh/#post-152690 Mon, 12 May 2014 17:39:08 +0000 This is an awesome article. I especially like;

“Such challenges are likely to make the fine art of landscape architecture the most exclusive field of all for super collectors.”

Landscapes are not cheap that is for sure.

]]> 0 0860ee09fb80faa0b86e34ff6413d18f Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Recommendations for Photoshop Rendering File Sizes? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommendations-for-photoshop-rendering-file-sizes/#post-152871 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:35:21 +0000 I agree with Calico on the pdf format. It is not stable and creates funny issues across platforms.

]]> 0 4470c9028d47a1eca7d85adbcd12403a Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Richardson, TX in the forum STORY BOARD http://land8.com/forums/topic/richardson-tx/#post-152990 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:13:25 +0000 I have dealt with http://www.marlinlandscape.com/
We did not end up completing the project but the dealings we had with them were professional.

]]> 0 4828edd62236b7e5665b128c217aa342 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Landscape design toys for 11 yr olds ? in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-design-toys-for-11-yr-olds/#post-153308 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:58:15 +0000  A good old set of blocks or tangrams is a good place to start. I likeTegu blocks. 
Other than that I was in the yard digging at that age. 
This is a very interesting question and I hope others have some unique ideas.

]]> 0 d8dc92236ae26c0bd9a21c0f48d8ae3e Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic What do you prefer for your home/personal computer system? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-do-you-prefer-for-your-homepersonal-computer-system/#post-153424 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:45:14 +0000 Did you read those specs? He is good at it. i7 with 24 gb Ram….Awesome! my office computer has 16 gb Ram. I should look into getting 8 more!

]]> 0 d66c307669a9a7e5dbc4a6b0e7a7a82a Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LARE test: Who takes it and who decides not to? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-test-who-takes-it-and-who-decides-not-to/#post-153702 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:55:35 +0000 Don’t know if this will help but when I took the exam I did not look for the correct answer. I went through every choice and proved it wrong until I found one I could not prove wrong. That was the correct answer. Helped me pass. 

]]> 0 8c8d0647cd2f3fc524e5ef5675edef1e Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic what to render beyond edge of site? in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-to-render-beyond-edge-of-site/#post-154311 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:53:11 +0000 #6B is better. Get it messy.

]]> 0 07df6c6b911db2676edf6d6194c83ed8 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic So How Are The Kids Doing? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/so-how-are-the-kids-doing/#post-154559 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:45:44 +0000 Oh how the young ones are not the same as they used to be.  

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their…[Read more]

]]> 0 64b6a3ad65f77921f8ec4215d893ed10 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Won't somebody PLEASE think about the poor children, I mean, trees! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/wont-somebody-please-think-about-the-poor-children-i-mean-trees/page/2/#post-154544 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:35:01 +0000 So people don’t step on the children’s toes.

]]> 0 b3b76cb231f3d412c5286437664cb988 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Construction Spanish course (on-line) in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/construction-spanish-course-on-line/#post-154831 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:19:31 +0000 Although not online I learned a great deal from the book ” Spanish Phrases for Landscaping Professionals” by Jason Holben and Dominic Arbini. 
Goes through sections like hiring, safety, planting, building, and maintenance. 
I then used the Before You Know it Software for the iPhone. 

]]> 0 eb8fb7ca442d51ff323ee90e37c16c2b Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Where to move in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/where-to-move/#post-154897 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:37:47 +0000 Sorry Craig didn’t mean to post under you and jump on a bandwagon. Just wanted to say that I like houston. And think the OP should consider it.

]]> 0 56fcf382e592a4c405ee2ee51f255d9f Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Where to move in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/where-to-move/#post-154901 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:25:08 +0000 landscapeplanner is right on the money with Houston. Do your research but it is a good place to be and there is a lot of hiring going on right now.

I have more work than I can handle and know other firms are getting that way too.

As far as the arts here in H-town landscapeplanner is on the money again. I am amazed at what oil money can do for…[Read more]

]]> 0 b169aa80b40482053a82637a0695231c Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic When to hire? How to Hire? And when to think about renting office space. in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/when-to-hire-how-to-hire-and-when-to-think-about-renting-office-space/#post-155069 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:57 +0000 Nick,
First off congrats on all the work. I am sure it feels good and I know you work hard for it.

Beyond that maybe you should higher someone that can do everything but what is reserved for your hands only.

Meaning what about an assistant that handles all the day to day of the business and frees up your time to just work?

]]> 0 1e9a97444ddcb47d20d8fa66b963d223 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Crickets in the Lounge? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/crickets-in-the-lounge/#post-155171 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:31:43 +0000 I agree. Although I am new to the profession I have quite a library going that has helped me in many areas of my development. If I don’t know something I spend time finding an answer before I would ever ask here. 
Beyond that I have found that if you do research first your questions become much better questions, if you still have any, because y…[Read more]

]]> 0 d53d2291e20e9f5142227843b657844b Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Asian Themed Garden Plant palette question in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/asian-themed-garden-plant-palette-question/#post-155571 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:27:08 +0000 First thing I would suggest is do a little more digging and find out what the client likes so much about Asian gardens and then create a new theme based on those likes and what can be sustained in the Vegas area. 

A large part of Asian gardens is controlling the views but here it sounds like the client wants it all open? 

Then you should use p…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef04d8d3f6ad64aef67ced38253e53da Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Good Source of Stock Landscape Plant Imagery? in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE https://land8.com/forums/topic/good-source-of-stock-landscape-plant-imagery/#post-155586 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:16:59 +0000 Have you thought of contacting Monrovia and asking if you can use there images if you site them in your brochure? Or any other growers for that mater.

Also contact Saxon Holt. He is a landscape photographer that has done great work with plants on the West Coast. If nothing else a place to start. 

]]> 0 d47a1ed7a330cbebbcb19d3f7c6f9496 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Landscape Architecture Vs. Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-architecture-vs-architecture/page/2/#post-155653 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:57:44 +0000 Changed my major 3 times before I found Landscape Architecture. I love it but the best thing you can do while exploring all your options is know that it is okay to change your mind. College is a path and sometimes you take a turn you never even new was an option. 

]]> 0 93b2670b1e50f4c67bb5da7889d8cedd Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Have you seen the LA tee shirt w/ the stupid slogan? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/have-you-seen-the-la-tee-shirt-w-the-stupid-slogan/#post-155951 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:33:12 +0000 Sounds like a bunch of students to me. Very counter productive for our precession indeed.

]]> 0 c0946f921596416ea80f8303d4f2fc8b Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Best vine for full sun trained on wire on concrete wall in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-vine-for-full-sun-trained-on-wire-on-concrete-wall/#post-156105 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:34:17 +0000 Evergreen Westeria. We Have used it before and works great.

]]> 0 1fc590a40ff53223f9b39e1b90019031 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic How close is too close? Planting ornamental trees near a foundation. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/how-close-is-too-close-planting-ornamental-trees-near-a-foundation/#post-156207 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:29:40 +0000 Looking at the plan I would think the area is really tight to bring a tree into the mix. 
Only idea is maybe check into some miniature cultivars of Ginko biloba
Design it with a tree and do something really cool without one..like maybe tall perennials that hold their structure through the winter? 

]]> 0 23db59dbb02df086bbff344485327b3d Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic At a crossroads... in the forum EDUCATION http://land8.com/forums/topic/at-a-crossroads/#post-156267 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:46:34 +0000 Good idea. That’s what I would do if I went back.  

]]> 0 ee55a0c6efc3de5f8608355c2b97ead1 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Websites for Small Design Firms in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/websites-for-small-design-firms/#post-156844 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:50:46 +0000 Wordpress is the way to go. It is easy and can be changed quickly without paying someone. It is what I use and have never had trouble.
Beyond that there are plenty of free themes that can get you started.
Then at a later date you can always develop more with a web design company.
I use hostgator for my hosting and domain registration. Don’t pay…[Read more]

]]> 0 a866997c70ff7d3eecfeae0ecb54b4b4 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Design/ Build Course as Graduate project in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-build-course-as-graduate-project/#post-156797 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:02:47 +0000 I did an internship at a D/B after I graduated and I learned a great deal that has helped with my designs. Not just on how to design a landscape so it can be built but how to do so efficiently. Then beyond that I worked for a large commercial landscape maintenance company and learned how to design so it can be maintained without great cost or he…[Read more]

]]> 0 45e50e59d68cde212dd7b5161c640473 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157486 Sat, 19 May 2012 00:42:29 +0000 Land8 needs a like button…More than a fish tank…Love it.

]]> 0 dd6d86bf5c7f489f93484431ca678fea Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Luxury Streetscape in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/luxury-streetscape/#post-159686 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:05:22 +0000 Oops so its not Post Oak Drive but Post Oak Boulevard. 

]]> 0 6281e6366a0792c188d7113727bc0734 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Luxury Streetscape in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/luxury-streetscape/#post-159687 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:24:01 +0000 Are you looking for a small enclosed area that has only minor roads? All I know of are some retail developments. 
An idea of a major road streetscape would be Post Oak Drive in Houston. It runs through the Gallaria area of the city and it has really cool stainless steel signs and structures to create a sense of place as well as…[Read more]

]]> 0 026183c52559c8741393782fc3cfb7bc Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Drawing the line in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/drawing-the-line/#post-163991 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:58:23 +0000 I could not agree more. I think the line is not real and yet tangable.

]]> 0 be9bf2fe1c1776bd326290a5f484d66f Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Salary Question in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/salary-question/#post-165745 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:02:49 +0000 As far as when to get an offer in writting their should be a discusion of salary before hand. Or at least a discussion before you show up for your first day.
If they write out that they would like you to work for them and then you accept without talking money they may assume you will take what they give you.
 
As far as responses to the question…[Read more]

]]> 0 e9555c7efdf0a22112b9644d3e7202d5 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Salary Question in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/salary-question/#post-165746 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:51:25 +0000 Nick that is very true I did not think about that.
Normally they do go lower than you ask so if you get timid and say 38 becuase you are afraid they might say NO… you are stuck with a job at 36 that you can’t pay bills with.
 
Now what good is that.

]]> 0 b075e033f8ac5e0679de10b545d02d92 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Salary Question in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/salary-question/#post-165750 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:28:53 +0000 You mentioned negotiating skills. I sold cars to help pay for college, please no jokes, and learned some valuable skills in negotiating.
I will give you four pointers
 
     1. Never give a number first.
 —Avoid this at all cost. You want to know how they value you.
 
      2. Get as much up front as you can.
 —An extra 4k up front could t…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5bdbb11110cec9f0d3e6539f651cc42 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LA CO-op. A way to stay in the profesion? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-co-op-a-way-to-stay-in-the-profesion/#post-165602 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:24:54 +0000 Heather I agree completely was that we need to be imaginative. That is where I started with all of this. I saw this idea and I wanted to see what would happen it was explored.
 
The idea of of Master/Aprentice is maybe where the profesion should be headed. This idea of a co-op alows for that kind of relationship in a tough market and for little…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f0ecb1df114341d2f8f8de3a5d65049 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LA CO-op. A way to stay in the profesion? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-co-op-a-way-to-stay-in-the-profesion/page/2/#post-165612 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:27:44 +0000 Very well put. I agree with this stance completely. The co-op is not a singular firm it is a group of individuals, and possibly other firms, and so the ideas will be unique and unlike what you get from a traditional firm.
 
I belive this model would be apealing to clients becuase many are at a point with the economy  and overconsumption that th…[Read more]

]]> 0 df8f353de1b0c746c971d4dd18854f7b Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LA CO-op. A way to stay in the profesion? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-co-op-a-way-to-stay-in-the-profesion/page/2/#post-165613 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:59:18 +0000  
To address a few issues.
 
At the creation of this Co-op I do not see it competing right away with large established firms. It would need to have a collection of work produced as reference to go after some larger projects. The only way I see getting this would be through pro-bono work or work brought in directly from the Co-op’s mem…[Read more]

]]> 0 464c8a9105be95245afb71691d3cdc88 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LA CO-op. A way to stay in the profesion? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-co-op-a-way-to-stay-in-the-profesion/page/2/#post-165621 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:54:47 +0000 A co-op has a new, young, fresh sound. It gives the impression of working together for a common good. So from that stand point, marketing.
If it is an interdisplinary co-op it may bring in projects normaly only given to large engineering or LA firms. Yet the client does not want such a big firm working on it.
 
The people joining may not be…[Read more]

]]> 0 aee56ec59ce8a3f6f4e42ea48b38d57d Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic LA CO-op. A way to stay in the profesion? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/la-co-op-a-way-to-stay-in-the-profesion/page/2/#post-165622 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:44:21 +0000 I think it would be more of a specialization set up. I also agree with Jonathan in that it would problably need to be a interdisciplinary co-op.
I may not have explained well that in the arcticle the partners of the Co-op are not working in the architecture feild. They have ‘Day jobs’, in essence they are just a group of ‘friends’ getting together…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd59acb53974cb75f14d258cd5370263 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Who is going to take your place when you retire? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-is-going-to-take-your-place-when-you-retire/page/4/#post-166604 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:39:17 +0000 Thomas,
Thank you for the comment on the website. I have not updated it since January so it is lacking my newest work and sadly has a few bugs to be worked on. Will be rebuilding the whole thing shortly.

As far as your comment on 10-12 hours in Auto CAD is that in reference to working for a firm? or at what I am currently doing? Because believe…[Read more]

]]> 0 2da653f2fbfc942fdb736fd8116c5305 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic Who is going to take your place when you retire? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-is-going-to-take-your-place-when-you-retire/page/4/#post-166611 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:21:57 +0000 I have first hand experience with this.
Currently I hold a position with a Design/Build company that also does a good deal of maintenance.
I was more than willing to go into a LA firm and ‘pay my dues’ but there were none that were hiring entry level BLA graduates and I was snubbed so many times my enthusiasm for LA has dwindled.

So I am at a…[Read more]

]]> 0 33a0f1ac086d22bb116d44af9e465137 Jonathan P. Williams, RLA replied to the topic ASLA and the Economy: The saga continues.... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/asla-and-the-economy-the-saga-continues/page/3/#post-169182 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:43:31 +0000 That is just a start. There is a long road ahead of the profession. I think changes are happening all over the profession and hope that with a new editor our leading organization will give us some good articles on what those changes are and what they mean.

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