Land8 | Richard Longman | Activity https://land8.com/members/richardlongman/activity/ Activity feed for Richard Longman. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:15:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0d942f62c2f3d16551ed360a3b617cb4 Richard Longman replied to the topic Let me rephrase...How many of you are successful LAs with an MLA, but no BLA? in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/let-me-rephrase-how-many-of-you-are-successful-las-with-an-mla-but-no-bla/#post-151452 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:45:00 +0000 US. Bach. of Architecture with a MLA.

]]> 0 aa0d1635fbbbb081e045af5037adcd8e Richard Longman replied to the topic First computer designed parametric landscape? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/first-computer-designed-parametric-landscape/#post-158706 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:56:58 +0000 So I went to a lecture on Landscape Urbanism by Charles Waldheim.  He showed several examples of landscape student at Harvard GSD using parametric modeling.  Is GSD the only school dipping their toe into this field?

]]> 0 c73f37571ffc22808353a501259f7447 Richard Longman replied to the topic Architects venturing further into landscape design... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/architects-venturing-further-into-landscape-design/page/5/#post-160558 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:45:42 +0000 So the options are we can let architects forget about the exterior landscape until the hour before permitting, at which time they call and ask to get it “shrubbed up” or they can start thinking about it earlier.
I think we should pay them the $30 and let them see its more than just a 2 hr. skill.

]]> 0 5b410e1496596311ad0e8c9b78c31300 Richard Longman replied to the topic Is Revit the future for Landscape Architecture? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-revit-the-future-for-landscape-architecture/page/2/#post-167325 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:54:56 +0000 Stefanie,

I work in a firm where we do all our design work in Revit. As far as schematic design Revit works well for conveying your design ideas for both the architectural and landscape architectural design. And, we use it’s 3 d capabilities to give our clients a lot of quick working images of our design. These working images are crude from a…[Read more]

]]> 0 dc55aac33e94a63b1f479585001e7481 Richard Longman replied to the topic Developing a Strong Design Concept in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/developing-a-strong-design-concept/#post-168026 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:48:06 +0000 Had a history professor who paraphrased Daniel Burnham:

Think no small thoughts for they stir no man’s soul.

]]> 0 2297ab074831c2bbdedf7c6223937556 Richard Longman replied to the topic Gehry as cynical about LEED as some Land8 posters in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/gehry-as-cynical-about-leed-as-some-land8-posters/#post-169696 Tue, 18 May 2010 17:44:22 +0000 “and thats all the developers are after. More can be done, and has been done long before LEED came along. Its a start.”

When LEED first came out in the 90’s I was fundamentally opposed to it. However, it has created a demand even if ever so slightly where now developers want LEED certificaiton…even if it’s the low hanging fruit type.

No, in…[Read more]

]]> 0 2245a71c8bc7d2831e3db331c34baad7 Richard Longman replied to the topic Gehry as cynical about LEED as some Land8 posters in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/gehry-as-cynical-about-leed-as-some-land8-posters/#post-169699 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:17:45 +0000 Sounds like he doesn’t believe in global warming.

And the bike rack is a red herring. If architecture and landscape architecture doesn’t respond to human behavior or anticipated behavior then whom are we designing for.

]]> 0 2342e4e654c1ec64b9088fbcb9cf8f02 Richard Longman replied to the topic What to expect the day of the LEED exam? in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-to-expect-the-day-of-the-leed-exam/#post-169901 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:51:50 +0000 The brain dump is good advice and one that the instructor of my prep course gave us. I’m not sure how helpful my notes were but it was reassuring to know that I didn’t have to worry myself with the information while taking the test.

One minor correction, you’ll have about 1 minute and 13 seconds…not 20 seconds.

When I took the AP test I had…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd3076bc595364d32e808a754cd3225c Richard Longman replied to the topic Pritzker Prize Winnners Seeking Landscape Architectural Help in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/pritzker-prize-winnners-seeking-landscape-architectural-help/#post-170341 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:48:57 +0000 Jason, to the done well list I think you should add the Kimbell Art Museum in Dallas by Louis Kahn, architect, and George Patton, Landscape Architect.

The building has never been pretentious and the landscape is just a sensitive. There is a matching level of design refinement and style, modernist, that blends well.

Which brings me to a question.…[Read more]

]]> 0 76d5ff8648ecf5e82535b7af467fcd7f Richard Longman replied to the topic Louisiana State Exam - Plant Materials in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/louisiana-state-exam-plant-materials/#post-170465 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:05:17 +0000 Brad and Elizabeth, send me your email address and I send you the plant list I had back in grad school in the 80’s.

]]> 0 b1615e8ada91a7001040378e4ee29fa9 Richard Longman replied to the topic Plant Characteristics exam at LSU in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-characteristics-exam-at-lsu/#post-170884 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:34:40 +0000 Rob, send me an email address and I’ll send the spreadsheet file. I thought I uploaded it but can seem to see it on the post.

]]> 0 c332996fa09597b1b8b60ec190387f26 Richard Longman replied to the topic Plant Characteristics exam at LSU in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-characteristics-exam-at-lsu/#post-170885 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:31:50 +0000 Rob, it took some time but I found a copy of the planting manual each student had to assemble for our class. Unfortunately it wasn’t in electronic format. I started a spread sheet with all of the common names but haven’t finished adding all the scientific names. Anyway, I’m posting where I am so you can start your study.
Hope this helps.

]]> 0 1c8150261d037919e602a310a4fcca67 Richard Longman replied to the topic Plant Characteristics exam at LSU in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/plant-characteristics-exam-at-lsu/#post-170887 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:51:42 +0000 Rob, I saw your post earlier but didn’t have any current information as I took the exam back in the 80’s. However at the annual ASLA state convention today I saw Dr. Neil Odenwald who administers the plant section of the exam. Dr. Odenwald wrote the textbook used in the plant materials course and is the former head of the Landscape Department at…[Read more]

]]> 0 a838a856926de83dc42cb269dc4cc7e6 Richard Longman replied to the topic material for rooftop design in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/material-for-rooftop-design/#post-170834 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:25:29 +0000 Ridzuan, I’m going to agree with Jason about consulting a structural engineer. I can’t really tell anything about the structure from the photograph. I don’t see any method of drainage on the roof and can’t tell where the concrete deck is your talking about. Is the concrete under the metal roof?

]]> 0 d8093e5cb38729b468329fe77d7552a4 Richard Longman replied to the topic material for rooftop design in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/material-for-rooftop-design/#post-170838 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:56:02 +0000 Ridzuan, what type of building is this roof on? In most structural designs the concrete slab adds rigidity to the structure and some roof designs, called composite designs, use the concrete as a structural diaphram to transfer loads to the columns.

Also, is water tightness important to the use of the space below? Does the roof now have roof…[Read more]

]]> 0 91062597c7be100b60467731a79521ac Richard Longman replied to the topic Vertical Garden in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/vertical-garden-3/#post-174134 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:18:57 +0000 Kudos.

I particularly like the fact that you used a blue sheet of stucco netting to contract the landscape with the man-made. Not just a green wall, but a creative artistic statement about the urban condition. Well done indeed!

Shame the wall can’t be seen by the public on the street.

As for the seasonal plants I would think of it as any other…[Read more]

]]> 0 9ee2ff93f8262c7dfbe59de7bdc55cbe Richard Longman replied to the topic Can You Write Good? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-write-good/#post-171716 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:12:03 +0000 Humor and sarcasm are easy but ..it takes a good writer for satire.

Is this where you’re going with the new web-site Alec?

]]> 0 f98804db41ae2a5db2108c2de6358251 Richard Longman replied to the topic Which software is the best time investment to learn? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/which-software-is-the-best-time-investment-to-learn/#post-174331 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:36:47 +0000 With the list of programs you already know I’d say take on a BIM program. My office is a multi-discipline office and we use Revit. For the architectural side of the world it’s great. For the Landscape side it about as useful a and 2d CAD program. A little better but not much and from all I heard Autodesk isn’t really interested in the landscape…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f0b508659e20ee6a896a71d6490c7d6 Richard Longman replied to the topic Experience necessary before starting your own practice? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/experience-necessary-before-starting-your-own-practice/#post-173213 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:40:31 +0000 nr, I didn’t mean to take what you said out of context because I believe that the basic premise of working for free is a bad business idea. Whether your a student or a professional your work has value. Truly, an experienced professional’s time is worth more than a student but even a untrained designers effort has a value worth compensation.

Other…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a605e4ac912cfad18ce79247480a755 Richard Longman replied to the topic Experience necessary before starting your own practice? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/experience-necessary-before-starting-your-own-practice/#post-173216 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:09:59 +0000 “1.Cut your losses. You will need to low ball or work for free to secure contracts.* ”

I disagree strongly with the idea of working for free, unless it’s for a non-profit charity. Working for free, say for a developer, devalues your services. What you do, either as a professional or as a tradesman has value. Doing it for free signals to your…[Read more]

]]> 0 cec7fbe55217c174b90462e264170377 Richard Longman replied to the topic Experience necessary before starting your own practice? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/experience-necessary-before-starting-your-own-practice/page/2/#post-173224 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:57:14 +0000 None. Just the courage to know that when you have failures you can pick yourself up.

]]> 0 4c7b2f85ddff4b203e7e5df52d2d7fc8 Richard Longman replied to the topic Greywater/Irrigation design in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/greywaterirrigation-design/#post-173289 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:41:05 +0000 I recently had the need for an irrigation design for a project and was referred to the Irrigation Association. They have a cerification program for irrigation designer (CID). Some of the people I contacted were irrigation contractors and some were landscape architects.

I suspect if the design involves tying into a facilities plumbing system that…[Read more]

]]> 0 8fcd9293aa8bc33a0c672ff18b54d4fb Richard Longman replied to the topic Greywater/Irrigation design in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/greywaterirrigation-design/#post-173293 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:30:19 +0000 I think you’re definition of gray water is confused. The UPC (Uniform Plumbing Code) definition for single family dwellings define gray water to exclude household waste water that comes in contact with toilet waste and also doesn’t include wastewater from kitchen sinks and dishwashers.

In most areas these other waste are often referred to as…[Read more]

]]> 0 24647f3d2bd97c96938043b583cad9d6 Richard Longman replied to the topic what is good design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-good-design/#post-173474 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:49:31 +0000 Once read where a landscape architect described a good design is where there appears to be no designer. Not sure if that would apply to urban situations but it seems like a good objective.

]]> 0 e1aa15b8a2f8c5f2d8a8771fcd681294 Richard Longman replied to the topic EDAW / AECOM and Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/edaw-aecom-and-landscape-architecture/#post-173898 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:48:27 +0000 Bianca,
I worked for AECOM and on some level think that the name change is good. AECOM sells it’s range of services to a lot of international clients who don’t know the name EDAW, as hard as that is to believe. Though some of the companies AECOM has acquired have retained their names, most do not.

I’m sorry to say but I think with the change of…[Read more]

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