Land8 | Laith Wark | Activity https://land8.com/members/laithwark/activity/ Activity feed for Laith Wark. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:17:09 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 17d08ef064c3321cf3688c32d8378d6a Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153050 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:51:55 +0000 Hello Brandon – Many thanks for the two suggestions. Simutis’s work effectively simulates traditional watercolour (it may actually be watercolour). I had a bit of trouble navigating the Bowen Studios site, but that’s probably just me. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 43b2a2dc6ce2ef864607645a92df970f Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153051 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:46:19 +0000 Hello Jeffrey – Many thanks for adding this suggestion of Alex’s work. An expressive style and some subtle effects. Have added a few of Alex’s illustrations to the collection on Pinterest. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 f989f82b51f75d9415745c88be734e10 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153052 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:33:08 +0000 Hello Llia – Thanks for adding to this discussion. I can see you have used accurate 3d models for the plants in the illustrations. Would love to see examples of larger scenes as well. Thanks for the contribution. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 46657e24d857376f0546bec89c985b83 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153053 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:29:43 +0000 Hello Robert – Thank you for contributing to this discussion. Luis Callejas’ graphic communication style crosses over the lines of illustration, graphic design, and visual art. Intellectually beautiful work. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 b041184f8ea9cf1e19cd17a756504f80 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153054 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:16:24 +0000 Hello Robert – Many thanks for adding to this discussion. Spine3d have done some great work. Some of the interior illustrations are really amazing, nice quality of light and atmosphere. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 7d6890de31091cf7df8a81f2547a661b Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153055 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:08:18 +0000 Hi Vic – Many thanks for taking the time to add to this discussion. Cheers – Laith

]]> 0 9f0461799c3e24e27a1bf53a278e45b7 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/#post-153056 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:06:11 +0000 Hi Thomas – Many thanks for your input, a good suggestion. I have been in contact with Nick already and yes his work is good. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 8d02e7ff8c88cf6bb588e90d50f95b4d Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-153063 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:05:23 +0000 Hi Daniel. Apologies for this late reply. That’s great news you offer this service. Could you post a link to your on-line portfolio? The link in your Land* leads to a page in Japanese? Thanks. 

]]> 0 6f8a17c31c7363da68cfda2c8d5a194e Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-153066 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:16:13 +0000 Hi Bob.
Thanks a lot for your input.
Ahh, yes. The great Daniel Tal. Mr Tal does very nice work. I think he is more into training and instruction than producing renderings for other companies. I could be wrong here. Worth checking this.
Laith

]]> 0 2211fcca0b8603ad260ef4b5dcb35af3 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-153067 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:22:19 +0000 Hi Matt
Thanks a lot for the suggestion. The style is interesting. Thanks also for the link to the blog post. I’d like to read this as well.
Laith

]]> 0 0fc68c4cfe45ffd25e69450ca18915a3 Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-153071 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:08:18 +0000 Hi Peter
Many thanks for the suggestion. The work on their website is world class, and yes, it would be interesting to know the cost.
Laith

]]> 0 1b7374a2876a1a2e69fe4e633d9c056d Laith Wark replied to the topic Recommended firms specialising in quality digital perspective illustrations - FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/recommended-firms-specialising-in-quality-digital-perspective-illustrations-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-153072 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:04:02 +0000 Hi Brian. Many thanks for the suggestion. I’ll look them up. Cheers, Laith

]]> 0 01b798d7757e69d41ef39d15691bb2d9 Laith Wark replied to the topic ArborPro GIS Tree Inventory Software in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/arborpro-gis-tree-inventory-software-3/#post-160093 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:04:09 +0000 Is this software a commercial produce for sale? I checked the website but could not find a link to purchasing information. Thanks in advance for your reply.

]]> 0 f04a1533280187f2f3642d77a3383b52 Laith Wark replied to the topic BIM in Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bim-in-landscape-architecture-2/#post-174412 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:49:33 +0000 Hi Eric. Thanks for the reply. How does Vectorworks handle other elements such as

  • railings and fences (linear elements)
  • landscape structures and furniture (compenents)
  • wall finishes
  • sub-surface drainage

Also which LinkedIn group is the discussion?

]]> 0 99fabe0f1514a60da68f42bb22d987cd Laith Wark replied to the topic BIM in Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bim-in-landscape-architecture-2/#post-174414 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:45:31 +0000 CivilCAD 3D is the “Revit” of the civil engineers world and has many applications for landscape architecture. It is the tool for any land modelling, road or pathway corridors, drainage etc, what you would expect from a package for civil engineers. You build the site as a “dyamnic model” and the software produces the documentation which is a major…[Read more]

]]> 0 e268aa933fced0e0661e85db8bd233e2 Laith Wark replied to the topic What is your favourite software for estimating construction costs? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-your-favourite-software-for-estimating-construction-costs/#post-168369 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:30:39 +0000 For quanitity take offs this sounds good. We use LandFX which could be similar. Kind off BIM for site (SIM).

]]> 0 78410b46cbe971ec8de8f3f5929e49c3 Laith Wark replied to the topic What is your favourite software for estimating construction costs? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-your-favourite-software-for-estimating-construction-costs/#post-168370 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:29:51 +0000 We use data from past tenders. We want a tool to manage this data to use for new “estimates”. For example, we can extract a relevant rate for granite paving given a certain quanity based on rates from past tenders.

]]> 0 92498d756ffe82d0a200a44b4bb14d51 Laith Wark replied to the topic What is your favourite software for estimating construction costs? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-your-favourite-software-for-estimating-construction-costs/#post-168372 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:29:45 +0000 Hi Keith

For the record we call an estimate an “Opinion of Probable Cost”. However we try to get these as close as possible, within 10% of the tender price, is good.

]]> 0 840370903f6cf57ba74567fcb1287393 Laith Wark replied to the topic What is your favourite software for estimating construction costs? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-your-favourite-software-for-estimating-construction-costs/#post-168374 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:11:19 +0000 thanks for your input. Really appreciate it.

We also use Excel which is great for storing data like rates for each item. But we find it has limitations in managing complexity. Prices vary due to the scale of the project, location etc. We are looking for something more database-like to manage the data.

]]> 0 79e77e2f13afe842d8b3477a8c8eded8 Laith Wark replied to the topic What specification system do you use and where are your projects located? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-specification-system-do-you-use-and-where-are-your-projects-located/#post-168409 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:40:44 +0000 Dennis.
Thanks for your input.
Laith

]]> 0 9c1285c64add32610f028c73d3fc90da Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY http://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170298 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:54:08 +0000 James,

Thanks for your adding your comment to this discussion. Yes it looks very good for residential projects.

]]> 0 86a751a9ffbb23b62ae368895b48bb5a Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170300 Fri, 14 May 2010 19:45:16 +0000 Thanks for suggestion about plugin. Waiting for update to work with latest version of Firefox. VPN proxy service….will look into that.

]]> 0 16c53de2084a09f65402d0817df4f70a Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170303 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:37:57 +0000 Nrschmid,

Hi and thank you for contributing to the discussion. Have you seen any accessible and online landscape specific image banks other than sitephocus?

Thanks
Laith

]]> 0 0a94a7906eb54717f915e3a1646399dd Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170304 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:27:20 +0000 Chris

Top job. I’ve just reviewed sitephocus and it’s good. I congratulate you on the good work. I couldn’t quite figure out if there is a “search within keywords” function like iStockPhotos. Do you have a facility for others to sell through your site as well? Laith

]]> 0 575e6591c8d7c6937044bf86682e3510 Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170305 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:53:30 +0000 Hi Jon

I sometimes search Google images too but often I need higher res images and a more focussed database to begin with (as I’m often searching at the 11th hour). Thanks for your reply.

]]> 0 9c7cd830eae9e9ac63a375e8d010ff69 Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/#post-170306 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:51:40 +0000 Damien,

Good news. The image bank provided by Flickr is available via the Creative Commons website. Thank your suggestion opened the door. The CC website is an interesting resource itself. Will also check out the above plugin. Thanks for your help.

]]> 0 f3e82274d1cc72f0e33b7e9bb3b2276e Laith Wark replied to the topic Best Image Bank for Landscape Architects? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-image-bank-for-landscape-architects/page/2/#post-170312 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:25:07 +0000 thanks Damian. I’ll check out Creative Commons. It may not work for me here if I need access to Flickr. This service is blocked by the UAE internet censorship authority. Will try.

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