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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Subtle Sexism in Design/Build- Need Advice in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/subtle-sexism-in-design-build-need-advice/#post-3557969</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 23:49:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not to minimize your predicament, but when I started out, I also was asked to perform grunt work even though I’m a member of the ‘y’ chromosome club. In my case, the culprit was the 1990s groupthink of the design professions (think Madmen) to heap tedium, long hours, low pay, and lesser tasks onto apprentices so the partners and owners could do th&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-59355"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/subtle-sexism-in-design-build-need-advice/#post-3557969" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Cost Estimating Presentation in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:24:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edward Tufte&#8217;s books are the gold standard when it comes to the display of quantitative information. Left-brained people like engineers, and half-right and half-left brained people like architects will relate to Tufte&#8217;s logic. You could even present the same information simultaneously in traditional spreadsheet format (which Tufte characterizes as&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-59323"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/cost-estimating-presentation/#post-3557923" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic The day before you started classes ... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not doing what I hoped to be doing the day I started classes but am pretty sure I couldn’t go back to my original career expectation and find fulfillment in it. While in college, my goal was conservation oriented—like working for the National Park Service. Now, as I wind down my career, I’m a bureaucrat managing public art. In between these&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-59157"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/the-day-before-you-started-classes/#post-3557754" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/assuming-beauty-land8x8-video/#comment-3119</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 16:11:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I saw &#8216;Beauty&#8217; in this post&#8217;s title, I immediately wondered if David Brooks would be referenced and sure enough, there he is! Mr. Brooks is, of course, the compassionate conservative commentator on the PBS NewsHour and other media outlets as well as an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times. He occasionally writes about culture. Several years&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-59100"><a href="https://land8.com/assuming-beauty-land8x8-video/#comment-3119" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<a href="https://land8.com/members/stephaniemarino/" rel="nofollow">Stephanie Roa</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://land8.com/?p=3557672" rel="nofollow">Assuming Beauty [Video]</a> 

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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic urban planning vs. landscape architecture in the forum EDUCATION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/urban-planning-vs-landscape-architecture/#post-3556821</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:05:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Key phrase in your question is ‘higher median salary’. Depending on many variables e.g., policy versus physical planning, big/small market, private/public sector etc., LAs can make much more, or less than planners. And I would argue that the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t consider the potential income from moonlighting available to LAs. </p>
<p>In&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-58334"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/urban-planning-vs-landscape-architecture/#post-3556821" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/beatrixpark-turns-art-installation-into-a-playground/#comment-2921</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:46:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love the bulbous form&#8211;it looks like it was made from Silly Putty. Curious about the color&#8211;seems toned down. Was there a reason for this? Also curious about the material&#8211;fiberglass or some kind of resin-based material? Last, how does the rain drain out?</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/the-divinity-of-detail-lessons-from-the-japanese-garden/#comment-2913</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:41:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leave it to Miles to cut to the chase of giving focus to the details. Seems like Thelonious Monk’s title, &#8216;Straight, No Chaser&#8217; might be an apt metaphor too&#8211;although it would be to explain how &#8216;straightforwardness&#8217; is not always obvious in garden design. Your article was so well written and informative that I didn&#8217;t even mind the little bit of p&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-56521"><a href="https://land8.com/the-divinity-of-detail-lessons-from-the-japanese-garden/#comment-2913" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<a href="https://land8.com/members/portlandjapanesegarden/" rel="nofollow">Kristin Faurest</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://land8.com/?p=3552240" rel="nofollow">The Divinity of Detail: Lessons from the Japanese Garden</a> The phrase “God is in the details” is, with uncertainty, attributed to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. But whether it came fro [&hellip;]			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Licensed without a L.A. degree in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/licensed-without-a-l-a-degree/#post-3552522</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:41:29 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The exam also requires test-taking skills in addition to landscape design knowledge. That is, you will need to use your design knowledge, however acquired, correctly and quickly in sustained focus for several hours. This means good time management skills (you’re racing against the clock) and the ability to swiftly and fully understand what is a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-54133"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/licensed-without-a-l-a-degree/#post-3552522" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Career change at 41 in the forum EDUCATION</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/career-change-at-41/page/2/#post-150912</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:28:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perspective from the other side of the pond . . . I’m guessing you’re mid-40s which is certainly not too late to retrain. Mid-50s might be pushing it. I can&#8217;t speak to how it&#8217;s done in the UK, but in the U.S. there’s a tendency to hire younger workers, in part because they learn applications faster (a little bit of irony here because you alrea&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-31148"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/career-change-at-41/page/2/#post-150912" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Trump as President? Meaning for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/page/7/#post-151208</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:34:24 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll invite any of you to my Christmas party.</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic stamping drawings in the forum STORY BOARD</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/stamping-drawings/#post-151368</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Putting your work (sub-consultant) on a client’s (prime consultant) title block and sealing the sheets that only have your work is very common. And it makes sense because the disciplines&#8217; drawings will have consistent information such as issue dates, revision numbers, addenda, etc., and it makes for a professional looking set. The bigger reason t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-31514"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/stamping-drawings/#post-151368" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Grasscrete or grassy pavers use in public parks in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/grasscrete-or-grassy-pavers-use-in-public-parks/#post-151395</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:18:13 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Grasscrete or grassy pavers use in public parks in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/grasscrete-or-grassy-pavers-use-in-public-parks/#post-151396</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:17:58 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Sustainable Sites in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/page/2/#post-151726</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:29:42 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK everybody, play nice. Was not my intent to cast any aspersions with my original post but I do believe LEED primarily benefits the USGBC and is only marginally effective in doing what it&#8217;s supposed to do—save energy. And I believe it’s overly complicated otherwise it wouldn’t need accredited professionals to rate sites and buildings. Overl&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-32118"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/page/2/#post-151726" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Sustainable Sites in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/page/2/#post-151737</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi Alan,</span><br />
<span>I detect some latent curmudgeonly tendencies in your response. But that’s OK—takes one to know one</span><span>! I also agree 100% with your viewpoint. Used to be just LEED, then Sustainable Sites came into vogue (apparently subsumed by LEED), then it was/is Green Globes (green industry’s version of the Golden Globes?). So I&#8217;m wondering what the lates&hellip;</span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34007"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/sustainable-sites/page/2/#post-151737" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic What is the best way to improve design skills? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-improve-design-skills/#post-151995</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:48:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would add two things: the design process should include discovering what the site really wants to be, as if you&#8217;re uncovering a hidden treasure or peeling layers of an onion. Some designers call this, &#8220;letting the site tell you what it wants to be&#8221;. This idea comes from Alexander Pope’s ‘Epistle  IV’, which introduces the concept of <i>‘genius loci’&hellip;</i><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-30387"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-way-to-improve-design-skills/#post-151995" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Looking for a mentor in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/looking-for-a-mentor/#post-152298</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 22:57:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This reply addresses the CAD portion of your post.<br />
A co-worker in one LA office I used to work in was trained as a steel fabricator on buildings. He injured his back and couldn’t return to his original trade so he taught himself Autocad (I want to say he did this in 6 months to a year) and was able to parlay his relatively quickly gained p&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-49277"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/looking-for-a-mentor/#post-152298" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Job Prospects in the forum STORY BOARD</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:49:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Potential job opportunities are also a function of your local economy. States like Florida, Arizona and Nevada, that way over built in the single-family market still have not returned to pre-recession hiring levels. Other locations like North Dakota, Texas, Maryland, are hot now but whether they will continue to be so when you complete your degree&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-46507"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-prospects/#post-152006" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Pre-recession landscape architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/pre-recession-landscape-architecture/#post-152094</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Might help you understand ‘what the profession was like’ in terms of job security and pay if you had some numbers. I&#8217;ve been through three economic &#8216;events&#8217;: the first when I came out of school in 1991; the second in 2001; and the Big Kahuna in 2008. Averaged this works out to one event every eight years. Except for the Big Kahuna, I suspect the&hellip;</span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-44493"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/pre-recession-landscape-architecture/#post-152094" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Is Urban Sprawl good for Landscape Architects? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-urban-sprawl-good-for-landscape-architects/#post-152129</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:10:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>“Does more low density developed land create more work for LA’s?”</em><br />
Compared to what? Landscape design for Paolo Soleri type arcologies—certainly. Designing urban forests for dense, walkable cities—probably. Producing landscape architecture design for transit oriented development—probably not. Is it another way for LA’s to make money—of cour&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42227"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-urban-sprawl-good-for-landscape-architects/#post-152129" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Job Searching Advice in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:11:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To your question about some other ways I may have found successful, that&#8217;s a tough one&#8211;especially if you&#8217;re working full time. I like to think for me it was a matter of, “chance favors the prepared mind” as Louis Pasteur said, but in reality it was probably closer to Woody Allen’s, “80% of life is showing up”. So I “showed up” by applying to a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-46618"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-searching-advice/#post-152179" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Job Searching Advice in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:07:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daniel—you don&#8217;t specify how you are trying to build a professional network&#8211;is it face-to-face or? Social media never got me anywhere. In my experience actually knowing or at least meeting potential employers is by far and away the best way especially if it’s in a casual non-employment related arena. And I&#8217;m inclined to believe these days tha&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-43342"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-searching-advice/#post-152184" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Hello! Advice for Incoming MLA Student in the forum EDUCATION</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:15:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Planetizen has a large selection of online, inexpensive, short courses on planning topics and software apps but also much relevant stuff for LAs. Another site I like is deeproot <a href="http://www.deeproot.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">http://www.deeproot.com/blog/</a> Though a commercial blog, they have relevant and researched articles on green infrastructure.</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Which has a better employment outlook? in the forum EDUCATION</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kristin—<br />
I’m a little late in seeing this thread but find the dialogue between Trace One and Lauren timely and interesting, and I think it’s a tremendous resource for you—a passionate real-world discussion of some very big landscape design issues which also may help inform your career direction. I like Trace One’s feistiness and I think it’s good&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-31004"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/which-has-a-better-employment-outlook/#post-152253" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Who pays for LARE? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:51:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One firm I worked at didn&#8217;t pay for exam related costs but gave a $2500 per year raise when you became registered. I thought this was an equitable method as it was a decent reward/reimbursement but you had to stay at the firm to receive it thus benefiting owner and employee. Of course that was back when the economy was booming. The firm I work for&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35086"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-pays-for-lare/#post-152430" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Office Wellness and Innovation in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:00:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the principal of a one person firm, I provide three-martini lunches as part of our wellness program. Seriously though, my favorite way of being “taken care of physically, mentally, and socially”, when I worked for someone else was to be given time off (usually paid but unpaid was welcome too) to use as I pleased. Gym memberships, massages, etc&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34447"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/office-wellness-and-innovation/#post-152512" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Has anyone successfully transitioned out of the Landscape Architecture field? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-anyone-successfully-transitioned-out-of-the-landscape-architecture-field/#post-152556</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:40:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don’t know the intricate details of hiring practices for LA firms in SF, but in this economy ninety days is not an abnormally long time to not be able to land a job. Between 2009 and 2012 I couldn’t find an LA position to save my life. Granted, I lived in one of the areas hit hardest by the downturn and was also in a very small market, but thr&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-47690"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-anyone-successfully-transitioned-out-of-the-landscape-architecture-field/#post-152556" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Finding up public work. in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:05:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re looking for local work most cities have a bid opportunities page that lists RFPs under the &#8216;Business&#8217; menu on their website. &#8216;Find RFP&#8217; and &#8216;Bid Contract&#8217; are two of many websites that list LA RFP work across the nation. Note that many listings are categorized as civil engineering projects so even though they contain landscape&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35997"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/finding-up-public-work/#post-152581" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Downtown Gateway Feature in the forum DETAILS &#38; MATERIALS</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:31:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Highway department (state DOTs) requirements probably won&#8217;t add much cost but if it is in a DOT R.O.W., then an encroachment permit will be required and this could affect your schedule so run this down early in your process. Even if it’s municipal R.O.W. something like this will require significant design review time so keep that in mind also. O&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33263"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/downtown-gateway-feature/#post-152625" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Not Your Grandmother&#039;s Landscape: Abu Dhabi Plaza in the forum PLACES &#38; SPACES</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/not-your-grandmothers-landscape-abu-dhabi-plaza/#post-152936</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:26:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Put me on the side of those who don&#8217;t like it. Seems contrived, fussy, the paving pattern doesn&#8217;t appear to have logic and the many motifs don&#8217;t strongly support the overall concept. If the trees ever get large there may be enough shade so the granite benches aren&#8217;t 130 deg. but till then you&#8217;ll never see my tush on them. Hope they don&#8217;t have&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-30748"><a href="http://land8.com/forums/topic/not-your-grandmothers-landscape-abu-dhabi-plaza/#post-152936" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic All sheets in one file?... in the forum TECHNOLOGY</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:28:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I suggest adopting what can easily and quickly be learned, employed, and shared across multiple firms as opposed to procedures that are harder to learn and require strict adherence to standards but supposedly offer the most time/cost saving. That said, don’t be afraid to explore new ways of doing things but keep in mind that methods that are n&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36999"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/all-sheets-in-one-file/#post-153034" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic CAD layer standards for municipalities in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:43:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>. <br />
Graham, could be the municipality doesn&#8217;t understand, and/or have much experience with CAD and intellectual property. It could also be a holdover from the pre-PDF era when plotting was entity color-dependent and few submitters included plot files (in Autocad these are .ctbs) thus causing a plotting nightmare for the receiving party. In many&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-37021"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/cad-layer-standards-for-municipalities/#post-153177" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/#post-154662</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi Leslie</span><br />
<span>My takeaway from the post was not that ‘big things’ are eventually guaranteed but that to have a decent chance at big things we need to aim high and be committed, something I’ve certainly been guilty of not doing on occasion, and as a result think it important to impart to anyone starting out in LA (and other professions).  For me, do&hellip;</span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35959"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/#post-154662" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/#post-154664</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:31:41 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Lauren/Everyone:<br />
I think a very important part of this discussion has to involve the longer view of fulfillment and success in design and craft related professions (touched on by a few folks already). This link will get you to a post by Steve Mouzon (who writes, ‘The Original Green’ blog) and it’s about what it takes to be sought after for t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35958"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/#post-154664" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic another over-programmed playground by architects in the forum STORY BOARD</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/another-over-programmed-playground-by-architects/page/2/#post-153495</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:51:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like the idea of “loose parts” in a playground. It reminds me of movable seating in public spaces. And if children like playing with them is that so bad? And I can’t help thinking if you placed a, ‘glade in a forest’ playground next to the Betsy Head Park and allowed kids to choose, most would go for the Betsy. Yet I realize that many of the ki&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-38499"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/another-over-programmed-playground-by-architects/page/2/#post-153495" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Disc Golf Course Design Thesis in the forum RESEARCH</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:43:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despite having courses in city parks we still get guerrilla disc golf happening in adjacent national forests. Haven&#8217;t seen too much social trailing (yet) but if you&#8217;re hiking/mtn biking etc., in the vicinity you better know what &#8216;fore&#8217; means.</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Seeking AutoCAD help resources that cater to Landscape Architects in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/seeking-autocad-help-resources-that-cater-to-landscape-architects/#post-153654</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:16:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Autocad is a hospital when all you really ever needed was a Band-aid. Because it&#8217;s meant to be all things to all designers it ends up not being an easily learned tool for anyone. It&#8217;s true enough that there are no standards but there are ways of doing things that are logical, save time, and practiced by a majority of firms. Knowing what I know&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36333"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/seeking-autocad-help-resources-that-cater-to-landscape-architects/#post-153654" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Why don&#039;t professors teach more AutoCAD in schools? in the forum TECHNOLOGY</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well said!&#8211;though you forgot to mention that everyone smoked and three martini lunches were commonplace.</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Looking for a vine for dry shade in the forum PLANTS &#38; HORTICULTURE</title>
				<link>http://land8.com/forums/topic/looking-for-a-vine-for-dry-shade/#post-155153</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:43:01 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ficus pumila. Certainly does well on east-facing walls and I&#8217;ve seen it on north-facing wall too in USDA zone 9. This evergreen has attractive juvenile leaves which belie its eventual aggresiveness</p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic LARE test: Who takes it and who decides not to? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-test-who-takes-it-and-who-decides-not-to/#post-153704</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:59:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Wow—lots of feedback on this topic!</span><br />
<i><span>Short answer:</span></i><br />
<span>Don’t over-analyze this. Prepare for, (lots of good prep classes out there) take the test and move on—you’ll have it out of the way and have a great sense of accomplishment.</span><br />
<i><span>Longer answer:</span></i><br />
<span>All the people I know that couldn’t pass the exam regret it which is unfortunate because the exam is more abou&hellip;</span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35791"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-test-who-takes-it-and-who-decides-not-to/#post-153704" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Paving around an old Ficus - Help needed Please in the forum DETAILS &#38; MATERIALS</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:35:29 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful tree&#8211;in this case the owner should adapt the facility to accommodate this singular tree instead of the other way around. But we all know how this goes. One issue with a raised deck for vehicles would be the potential for drivers to go over the edge so a fairly stout guardrail is required. I would consider using permeable pavers for the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42128"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/paving-around-an-old-ficus-help-needed-please/#post-154002" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mark Di Lucido replied to the topic Banning LEED ????  May just be a good idea..... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/banning-leed-may-just-be-a-good-idea/#post-154214</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:22:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For me, the jury&#8217;s still out on LEED, reason being so many &#8220;accredited professionals&#8221; (certainly not all) don&#8217;t walk the talk. I worked at a firm where two AP landscape architects (principals) drove separate cars from the house they shared 15 miles outside of town. What&#8217;s the point in saving energy in a building/landscape if we&#8217;re spending it&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42866"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/banning-leed-may-just-be-a-good-idea/#post-154214" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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