Rick Kingsbury

It’s creative all right, for the architect.  As one student put it “The lack of color puts a damper on my creative spirit. I appreciate the fact that I go to a different school, but sometimes these large blocks of gray concrete suffocate my artistic ability”

Ha!  Still a lot of chairs, but they do have Ben Katchor.

Yes, and support the profession in the process.

Urban farming is a rapidly growing area, the WSJ just had a very interesting article on the phenomenom in NYC, where entire rooftops have been converted to urban farms, selling produce to local restaurants, organic and whole foods stores, etc.
Seems the verdict is still out on whether this is commercially viable or not.  Design per se seems to be…[Read more]

Haiku!
 
Ahem:  “Thanks for reading this   
             you cant do better than me
             work hard! almost free!
 
apologies to everyone!
 
 
 

We should buy a golf course?

Or a MINI.  I firmly believe that landscape architects have a better feel for how people perceive outdoor space, how to  enrich the experience of being out of doors, have a better understanding of the negative space between buildings than any other profession. We are also more in touch with the nuances of space and how space is perceived, and used…[Read more]

I think the tone of this thread is indicative of the frustration many of us have with the profession at this time.  However it has gotten a bit out of hand.  Let us strive to remain constructive and  civil with each other.

Absolutely include CD’s. You will likely be doing CD’s when you start out.

The ASLA intends to do nothing. The ASLA response will be somewhere along the lines of “It is up to every landscape architect to promote the profession, not the job of ASLA” or “ASLA is all of us, we can’t rely on the leadership to do the work of promoting the profession” or “get involved in your local chapter, that is the way to promote the…[Read more]

An MLA is required if you want to teach. Government will pay more for an MLA. (but not a lot more) That’s about it from a pay perspective. Many MLA programs are for those with an undergraduate degree outside of the design fields who wish to pursue landscape architecture, and would rather not have a second bachelor’s degree, or wish to do more…[Read more]

I was not thinking about what might be the most employable post graduate degree, rather one that compliments landscape architecture. I have also found that having some background in architecture, in my case by work experience has been very helpful in my career and in my business. Do not expect any pay increase from an MLA unless you work for the…[Read more]

In my opinion, you dont really need an MLA if you have a BLA, unless you plan to teach. I would suggest architecture.

I have been suggesting the ASLA needs to do more to educate the public on what we do and our value to society for 28 years, and they still have not stepped up to take any leadership here. The AIA does a great job and perhaps the ASLA could take a couple of hints from them. In the meanwhile we need to be actively involved in professional…[Read more]