Laura J. Buettner

Greetings to those members not yet licensed, living in Western Canada, here’s a prep opportunity ahead of December, 2018 exam:

LARE Candidates across Canada are invited to participate in two prep sessions sponsored by Alberta Association of Landscape Architects.
Section 1 & 2 is Saturday November 3, 10AM to 2PM Central Time
Section 3 & 4 is…[Read more]

Just joined…graduated from the Univ of Idaho, 1985…….

Hello, Funny I also am relocating to PDX in December this 2010 from Norwalk, CT and I am in the trenches networking and looking for a position. The ability to fairly quickly travel from dense Urban to open rugged spaces is great out here. Bits of the high desert I have seen are pleasantly new to me. How to manage water is a unavoidable and…[Read more]

Hey all,. I just moved to Portland, from Las Vegas and I am interested in meeting other LA’s in the area. Trying to learn the local culture. 🙂

Not a lot of pure Landscape Architecture jobs out there right now. You need to get networking. I’ve had some contract work from asking around through people I’ve been involved with over the years. Keep busy, the NZILA always needs help with events like conferences, spring lecture series and the like. Volunteering still keeps your hand in the game.

Hi Lisa, I studied at UW in the LA program there.

I think the stonework both in how it was used/located in space and how it was finished stood out to me as being particularly of a PNW style.

Speaking of iconic Northwest landscape designs, the great Lawrence Halprin died on Sunday, October 25th at the age of 93.

I see that you’re from New York. It’d be interesting to hear your opinion on what you think defines a PNW design. You mention Haag and Murase but what elements stand out to you? Are there any particular spaces that spoke to you?

Hey all,

I was recently in the Seattle/Bremerton area and notice with some glee, some disdain the recent parks and their design. While I’m thrilled to see more pocket parks and interesting streetscapes in the area, I have to say, the influence of certain PNW designers have positively prevailed. I don’t think these parks were by Murase or Haag,…[Read more]

Did anyone attend the “Big Picture” conference down in Queenstown?

Hi there, I Think I am one of the only swiss la’s in this comunity?
I am also looking for a job in Nz ore Australia, so Lauren, if you got something
please tell me…. NZILA seams to be a bit smal

Anyone studying at Washington State? Particulary their MSLA? I would love to correspond with some questions.

I am from the US but am looking to work in New Zealand. I have already looked at the NZILA website. If you guys could help me in sharing your job hunting experiences or advice I would greatly appreciate it to start my dream.

I put an album on my folio called “Parks & Restoration . Anderson Property”. This is the project I worked on which integrates restoration and design (part of the paper I mentioned in the last email). A topic which could be argued about. You also might want to go to UW campus and see the Fisheries building and adjacent parking lot and the Shell…[Read more]

Hi Karen, I wrote a paper on your topic, “The Restoration of a Harvested Thuja plicata/Tsuga heterophylla Forest Ecosystem to Recreate Mature Second Growth with Old-Growth Characteristics and Aesthetic Qualities” I believe you can use native plants in such a way that can achieve a “stunning landscape”. As those who have already stated in this…[Read more]

Aren’t we a quiet group! Hello all. I am trying to refine my thesis question or topic. It is going to center around what design principles could successfully be used with native plants particular to a specific bioregion (in my case the pacific northwest, zones 3-5) in order to create a landscape of high design. My purpose is to demonstrate to the…[Read more]