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As Craig said, it depends on what state or local municipality you want to do work in.  Here are links to some of the regulating authorities that you might encounter working in the Memphis vicinity:

https://www.tn.gov/commerce/section/architects-engineers

http://www.msboa.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx

http://asbalaid.arkansas.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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Bob,

Regarding your statement, “I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that most every State allows ANY designer to produce Landscape Designs as long as they do NOT use the TITLE “Landscape Architect,” I think you are wrong.  Your statement would be correct in states in which regulate the profession through a title act.  Most states now regulate through practice acts, meaning you can’t call yourself a landscape architect or perform the services of landscape architecture (which should be defined under the law) unless licensed.  There ARE exemptions to this (residential landscapes a common one) and presumably vary state by state. 

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I believe the only way to solve this computers vs hand drawing debate that seems to surface anytime anybody mentions or insinuates anything about computers is to change this internet discussion forum into a chain letter.  We can all be pen pals!

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In both of his books, Daniel mentions FormFonts as a good source of 3d and 2d material.  Have you checked there?

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Thanks for the insight and the site analysis notes, Toby.  I’m sure there are plenty of people here that would be interested in any other tips or notes you might be willing to share;  I certainly would be!

[Robot]

The pixelated look in InDesign is normal.  I think that displaying images at full resolution slows the processing speed down, so the InDesign default for on-screen display is at a lower quality.  You can change this if you go to Edit–>Preferences –> Display Performance.  I would recommend leaving it as is, though, because displaying at a higher quality slows things down.  If you want to verify exactly what your pages will look like when converted to pdf, just press Ctrl+E and export one of your pages to pdf to see how it looks.

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Your not alone I went to public school to.  Its a wander we maid it this far!  By the way I hate papyrus font to it is the worst.

[Robot]

I’ll bite.  It has become apparent that landscape architects seem to believe that using good grammar is NOT a necessity/priority.  I have seen more than enough spelling and punctuation mistakes to make anyone sick.  No, I’m not prescribing that everyone spend inordinate amounts of time editing their text to make sure their words conform to the highest grammar standards, but I am just suggesting that people stop using “there” when they mean “their,” “your” when they mean “you’re,” or “whose” when they mean “who’s.”  We are not a profession that should overlook detail in design, so why should we be so lax when using words to help describe design?  Grammar matters more than most people want to believe.  No, nobody will say “wow, great grammar!” but it is a not-so-subtle thing that people like me cringe over.  I am quite curious what other English-language communicators think about the latest trends, or lack thereof, regarding grammar choices.  Is “texting grammar” the new formal English grammar?

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I don’t know much about this topic, but the first person/company that comes to mind is Julie Bargmann of D.I.R.T. Studios.  I heard an interesting Terragrams podcast several years ago in which she describes her practice and research. 

This might at least be somewhere to start.

[Robot]

I’ve been following the Playscapes blog for a year or so.  There are some really interesting playground ideas in that blog.  Many are from Europe and other parts of the world, and would likely not be possible in litigious America, but the blog is still a good resource to get the creative juices flowing.

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I think they are making a movie based on “The Devil in the White City,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.  I wonder who will play Olmsted?

[Robot]

Results from 2 minutes on the google machine:

The Life of the Dunes

 

The Life of the Forest

 

The Life of the Marsh

 

 

 

 

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Okay, I don’t really know where this is, but I’ve got to believe there are some readily available resources for you to easily find this info.  Looking at the photo, sure its a lot of grass…but that can’t be the native condition.  What barrier island is this?  I’m not familiar with MD’s barrier islands, but with a quick google search for maryland+barrier islands, I came up with Assateague Island.  Is that where this is?  If so, there are three agencies on the island: Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park in Maryland, and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.  I’m sure you could find out more information with a quick phone call to one of those organizations.  If not, at least check the USDA Plants database or the book Seaside Plants of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts

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Some trees are “naturally” shaped like lollipops.  You know, like Bradford Pears.  I can’t tell what this tree is, though, so maybe you’re right.

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