Stephen Lovering

Hey Mike
How are you finding Dynascape? I am thinking about dumping CAD and going with it, what are your thoughts?
Cheers

Hey Ben
 
Yeah that’s a tough one and Rob has nailed it!!
I worked for a while in a small firm (9 people) and it was nice. The bosses became your friends, you got to go out for lunches/games of golf etc and the work was manageable. I was about as far from a number as you could get.
Now had I chosen the larger firm I would have been a number with…[Read more]

Thanks guys
Yes Craig we have had our differences and I appreciate the words, great points with the low overhead etc and while I do have a good view from my basement it is as far from a corner office as you can get lol. It does serve great tea and lunch is 10 steps away which are obvious benefits!!!
Henry you have nailed mine and my…[Read more]

Hey Andrew
Thanks again for responding with some positive info. I am doing some large scale works with some planners and Engineers, also some redevelopment of some older run down playgrounds with the city. I have also approached a design/build residential company who are looking to give me their design work so I have a few fingers in the…[Read more]

Hey Robert
How much of a transition is this to VW? I am not that proficient in AutoCAD anyway and to be honest hate the programme so that would not be a big deal, i am very proficient in Sketchup and Photoshop though and i am thinking that if this VW is a 3d software it will make my sketchup skills obsolete!
Also how do you find working with Engi…[Read more]

Cheers guys

I had recently been asked to design a “natural playground” in a subdivision near Calgary, AB. After several hours of practically falling over myself with excitement designing this playgound i got a very sharp reality check from a member of the towns park’s department.
 
He was not interested in a park that was made from fallen down trees (that…[Read more]

Thanks Wes

Any “tasters” of what i am to find there? How far up do you suggest i go? Much happening in Seattle?
Cheers

Thanks Tosh
I had heard there were things happening in SF, might contact a firm there to get a locals perspective!!
Cheers

Good comments Rob!!
 

Yeah i wouldnt say that your life will be consumed by your job, in fact not atall. It will at university but thats just university life and its all fun at the same time.
If your unsure of what to do with your life at this point then i would suggest you look into it, as mentioned its alot of fun, you learn lots of computer skills and get to be very…[Read more]

Hey Mark
My only response to this would be to go with what you most enjoy. One thing you realise after being in the profession for a couple of years is that its not all “unicorns and rainbows” and there is definately a boring side to the profession (just my opinion). Every LA probably wishes that they had gotten into a firm that specialized in…[Read more]

Hey Lauren
I can only tell you of my experience: I started off as a landscape gardener and found a course in landscape design at the local horticultural college. Enjoyed that course so much that i looked into “a next step” which was a degree in LA so i went for it.
 
University was an awesome time in my life, being a little older i knuckled down…[Read more]

Formfonts is great, it has loads of images!!! I cut most of mine out but do use Formfonts on the occasion!

Hey Andrew

No i didnt ask the firm but have now and the answer is a cautious one on the side of what work to look for. The principle has his ideas on what sort of work he wants and has a firm understanding of the workload to staffing ratio, he wants the workload to be manageable!!
Appreciate the feedback, you are “bang on” with this one. I guess…[Read more]

Hello, In the UK you study for a 3 yr batchelors degree, then you have a year out (in theory, if you manage to get a job) and then go back for your post grad. Once you have done the 4 yrs of study you work for 2 yrs in an office and then you can become chartered LA after passing an exam (LARE possibly). There is no work there right now i dont…[Read more]

Yeah two very different professions, i see LA as being a design job where you can really use your imagination, your art skills and your passion for the outdoors. Engineering is not a creative job in the same way as LA is and is about as far from LA as you can get in my opinion. If i were you i would look for a course in LA that is 4 yrs, 5 yrs i…[Read more]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, i am looking into them as we speak!!!!