Kyle H. Crooke, ASLA

As the Chapter is hosting the Fremont Park Design Competition, I thought you all might be interested in some of the artwork created for the Chalk It Up event held at the park over Labor Day weekend.

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?

Rob-

We use Land FX; which it sounds like the same setup as Raincad. It is extremely simple to pick up on and their support is like no other. We have been using it for almost 5 years now without one complaint. I would give them a call and talk to their rep if you are interested.

Student / Professional Shadow Day

The UC Davis LDA students have requested that we bring back this successful event from years past.

We will match a professional with a student and they will schedule a full or half-day “shadow” session during the work week. This provides invaluable insight for the students who participate.

SIGN UP NOW! – Or by…[Read more]

UC Davis – ASLA Student Chapter Welcome Back BBQ –

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
6:00 p.m. – Hunt Hall

Come join the next generation of landscape architects to kick-off their new school year!

RSVP to Marq Truscott, ASLA at: marq@quadriga-inc.com.

2009 San Diego Chapter – ASLA Design Awards
Sustaining Excellence
Call for Entries

ASLA members throughout California and design professionals are invited to submit an array of project designs, plans, features and un-built projects for the bi-annual SDASLA Design Awards judging.

The Call for Entries submittal package has been streamlined to…[Read more]

LA Professionals Lien Survey

Dear ASLA Members:

The four ASLA Chapters in California (California Council of ASLA) are requesting your input to a short survey regarding giving Landscape Architects the ability to establish liens for unpaid design work.

We need your survey reply no later than Mon, Sept 14 so we can bring your input to a September…[Read more]

Atwater Design Workshop
The San Joaquin Section of the ASLA California Sierra Chapter invites you to a design workshop in the City of Atwater.

The ASLA, the City of Atwater, and the Aileen Colburn Elementary School have joined together to plan a community design workshop for Heller Park.

This small park is one of the original City parks and has…[Read more]

Talk Water-wise Plants

See new & exceptional Monrovia plants that
will create beautiful water-wise landscapes.
Hear about the growing interest in water-wise
plants within the Sacramento’s design community.
Lunch, networking, and fun included!

Date: 10/23/2009 Friday

Time: Noon to 1:30

Location: Green Acres Nursery and Supply — Sac…[Read more]

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

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…

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

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

Heller Park Design Charette (City of Atwater)

Mark September 19th on your calendars for a design charette in the City of Atwater. The ASLA, the City of Atwater, and the Aileen Colburn Elementary School have joined together to plan a design charette for Heller Park. This small park is one of the original city parks and has fallen into a state of…[Read more]

I’ve used Auto Cad for 7years and I have to move on Vector Works for a new Company. It’s so confusing and not so much information so far.. Tutorials don’t really give me right answers and I have many problems to figure out, but it’s difficult ask somebody.. Not so many people are using this..

Mancini Park Public Meeting

For those of you who have been involved or have been following the Mancini Park project for the last couple of years, there is another public meeting scheduled for this Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. The ASLA has been very involved and has donated a great deal of time and energy in preparing a master plan for this…[Read more]

I’m a residential Landscape Designer in San Diego’s East County. Has anyone mentioned Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano? They have a nice newsletter as well you can subscribe to.
I like to incorporate garden-friendly california natives in my designs.

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]

Charles, This is probably easier to deal with in Phoenix as most people don’t really expect anything to live here without water. Even natives. I don’t know how you can expect a plant that is used to regular and frequent irrigation at the grower, to suddenly become a plant that thrives with irregular and infrequent feeding.

Ya Bill, all I know is when a local suburban city requires the planting of natives in parking lot islands that get hammered by not only the heated asphalt but also the vehicle exhaust, I tend to shake my head. With pedestrians tromping through and no irrigation, it is just tough sledding. What we need is to educate the planners who write the…[Read more]