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Tim Brown posted an update in the group
Design Implementation 15 years ago
Jay,
I have run into similar situations in my work experience, (I’ve worked at 4 firms and have ten years + of construction experience) where registered LA’s are “designing” things but have no practical knowledge of how the thing will actually stand up or be built and a very narrow knowledge of construction in general.It seems often-times the old…[Read more] -
Jay Horton, RLA, ASLA posted an update in the group
Design Implementation 15 years ago
Hi Scott
I learned the ropes in the field prior to Licensure; I started at an ornamental tree farm then became manager and head of landscapeoperations, then lead designer, then partner in a design build firm, all the while not fulfilled in my carrer thinking that I took the wrong path by not stepping straight into a design firm. It wasnt until I…[Read more] -
Bob Luther posted an update in the group
Design Implementation 15 years, 1 month ago
I would like to think that it is the LA who knows best, but sadly I feel that the contractor is the one who is going to be the key in creating the finished project. I would love to get to know my contractors well enough to find out there likes and dislikes but I never seem to be able to work with the same one over again, the market is so cutthroat…[Read more]
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kavan donohue posted an update in the group
Veg.itecture 15 years, 3 months ago
Hey Jason, looks like the department has decided to ask you to lecture this coming Fall. I know it seems like it has taken forever, and I apologize but we have been very busy restructuring our program and interviewing potential department heads. The good news is that they still want you to come and lecture and the program is doing great. I also…[Read more]
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Byron Douglas posted an update in the group
Veg.itecture 15 years, 3 months ago
Thanks Jason. Will have to get hold of his new book as well.
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Byron Douglas posted an update in the group
Veg.itecture 15 years, 3 months ago
Has anyone used epiphytes on green walls, and if so what success rate did you have. How did you attach them to the walls, simply on a wire trellis structure or did you use something more intricate – any info would be great!
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Aidan Joseph ffrench posted an update in the group
Portfolios and Resumes – Design Strategies 15 years, 4 months ago
yep, sure I could contribute! well done Jennifer
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Isaac Otiato Mwashuma posted an update in the group
Laughing at landscape architecture 15 years, 5 months ago
holy crap, that funny.
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Joanna Asia Milewska posted an update in the group
Laughing at landscape architecture 15 years, 5 months ago
he he he, that’s a really good one Dawid! 🙂
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Tammy Martin posted an update in the group
Portfolios and Resumes – Design Strategies 15 years, 5 months ago
Great idea for a group! As I accumulate drawings with each class, I am at a loss of what to do with it all, what is worthy to include in a portfolio and how best to create a portfolio.
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Matthew Carlton posted an update in the group
Design Implementation 15 years, 5 months ago
As someone who spent years as a contractor before going back to school, i can tell you that often the person you deal with in the office, or the supervisor, isn’t always going to be on site when the plan implementation starts. The few LARs that I worked with back home, made it a point to make sure that all plans were easy to read/understand, or in…[Read more]
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Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect posted an update in the group
Design Implementation 15 years, 5 months ago
For a Landscape Architect to truy be successful as a designer, he has to be able to communicate on the level of the contractor. Not to say that he designs to the level of the contractor, (which we all know contractors are alot like water, they always take the path of least resistance…) I say that coming from alot of years of being a contractor…[Read more]
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Mike Tupa posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
Re Justin and Glass Factory Brownfield conditions.
Is there contamination of anything other than “broken glass” and in what condition would that contaminate be? .. Glass is just another form of sand, I wonder if you could tumble the contaminated ground in something like what they tumble new bricks to make them look old. Smooth off the edges, maybe…[Read more] -
Lawrence Greene posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
In regards to mitigation measures for the redevelopment of brownfield sites, the two design options that I am most familiar with, is to install a 40mil impervious linear and or install 3′ of clean fill.
The basic concept is that you are capping the areas of contaminated soils with a liner or with soil.In regards to the impervious liner,…[Read more]
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Ruthie Wanjiku posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
Will definitely browse a number of sites and see what they have. . thanks laura
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Ruthie Wanjiku posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
Thanks laura….Am keeping my options open..so i would be interested in programs in US, maybe you could give details about there websites then i could check them out.
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Ruthie Wanjiku posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
I have an interest in water management..and arid land reclamation. I have B.LA. and i want to pursue master sometime soon, wondering which is the best programme for me. Please share ur thoughts.
Thanks.
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Brittany Brock Birdsong posted an update in the group
Portfolios and Resumes – Design Strategies 15 years, 5 months ago
Susan told me you started this group! Sounds like a great idea! I am interested to see what ideas come out of it.
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Andrew Spiering posted an update in the group
Portfolios and Resumes – Design Strategies 15 years, 5 months ago
Excellent idea, Jennifer!
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Stephanie paavola posted an update in the group
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation 15 years, 5 months ago
I graduated in May 2008 with my BLA and emphasis in Natural Resource Management. I am considering getting my master’s in Natural Resource Management.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how an MNRM degree would help or not really effect my job hunt?
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