Land8 | Stephen Lovering | Activity https://land8.com/members/stephenlovering/activity/ Activity feed for Stephen Lovering. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:35:21 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 262df6e625ac65f00abcef811490b4e8 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic DynaSCAPE plan to Sketch3D.....Did you take a online course? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/dynascape-plan-to-sketch3d-did-you-take-a-online-course/#post-154095 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:07:55 +0000 Hey Mike
How are you finding Dynascape? I am thinking about dumping CAD and going with it, what are your thoughts?
Cheers

]]> 0 ea101f677e0f2ea40c51a462d23a1ad0 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Shanghai vs Sydney in the forum STORY BOARD https://land8.com/forums/topic/shanghai-vs-sydney/#post-154044 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:35:47 +0000 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]

]]> 0 af8be98d314be9e8eec4d9cc521cf37f Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Made the jump and gone on my own in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/made-the-jump-and-gone-on-my-own/#post-154203 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 03:28:57 +0000 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]

]]> 0 f0a43e42eedc93b3bf4fb0b866031d27 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Made the jump and gone on my own in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/made-the-jump-and-gone-on-my-own/#post-154206 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:05:15 +0000 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]

]]> 0 9da9301d0810a471f9b3cd42295900c2 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Help to find cheap design programmes in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-to-find-cheap-design-programmes/#post-154384 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:58:30 +0000 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]

]]> 0 71f16186516f1679c1cd46b428114eed Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Help to find cheap design programmes in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-to-find-cheap-design-programmes/#post-154386 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:58:54 +0000 Cheers guys

]]> 0 2499846cf16e4b35689ffe67eec10c97 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Designing Natural Play Spaces for Children in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/designing-natural-play-spaces-for-children/#post-155392 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:01:14 +0000 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]

]]> 0 118a617dff32d557b84f3941487d2b78 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Amsterdam equivalent in North America in the forum PLACES & SPACES http://land8.com/forums/topic/amsterdam-equivalent-in-north-america/#post-154520 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:27:42 +0000 Thanks Wes

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

]]> 0 20cfe285ce21cc8e6fefe18e3eb0bbdb Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Amsterdam equivalent in North America in the forum PLACES & SPACES http://land8.com/forums/topic/amsterdam-equivalent-in-north-america/#post-154522 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:17:21 +0000 Thanks Tosh
I had heard there were things happening in SF, might contact a firm there to get a locals perspective!!
Cheers

]]> 0 de46a476bbd51781dfa020a6f027f363 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/page/2/#post-154681 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 04:10:06 +0000 Good comments Rob!!
 

]]> 0 1e35b91a41cc0d1d27b6d43c068085f4 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/page/3/#post-154689 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:25:26 +0000 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]

]]> 0 910109bb40dc11ad7a72b3c4385f5e45 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic A few questions about Masters of Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-few-questions-about-masters-of-landscape-architecture/#post-154655 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:47:06 +0000 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]

]]> 0 0a8461b6ac4659b3ed663d7e7f4431b8 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/page/3/#post-154695 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:29:11 +0000 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]

]]> 0 154e2400b51429853fcfe0182bd553fb Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Photoshop Library in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/photoshop-library/#post-168066 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:18:49 +0000 Formfonts is great, it has loads of images!!! I cut most of mine out but do use Formfonts on the occasion!

]]> 0 35c85763020b4e89ac06569c17d80a30 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Bringing work into a firm in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bringing-work-into-a-firm/#post-155467 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:41:47 +0000 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]

]]> 0 f9e194d1d81845bd3f84128337e53289 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Opportunities in other countries with a BLA from the U.S.? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/opportunities-in-other-countries-with-a-bla-from-the-u-s/#post-155679 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:58:47 +0000 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]

]]> 0 e8dda84cb74a1c81298d257600f4a7b8 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic 1st year BLA student second guessing choice in Landscape Arch in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/1st-year-bla-student-second-guessing-choice-in-landscape-arch/#post-155977 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:40:50 +0000 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]

]]> 0 f926840308f378ca38914ee2b397fe15 Stephen Lovering replied to the topic Riverwalk design in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/riverwalk-design/#post-155686 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:58:27 +0000 Thank you everyone for your suggestions, i am looking into them as we speak!!!!
 

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