Land8 | Steve_White | Activity https://land8.com/members/steve_white/activity/ Activity feed for Steve_White. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:57:03 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bb0041611662abceca687886254706d3 Steve_White replied to the topic Domestic golf course designers find opportunities, challenges in China in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/domestic-golf-course-designers-find-opportunities-challenges-in-china/#post-160405 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:35:49 +0000 Going through school I wanted this to be a focus, at least this was a focus i was most interested in. I did a semester abroad doing a case study of a course in the Netherlands. Unfortunately as I came to find out I should have started at age 10 running a mower in order to be up to speed with where i should have been.

I will leave the designing…[Read more]

]]> 0 6168a691bf4b07c1fce47c36852f22f8 Steve_White posted an update in the group Denver LA: Been a while since anyone had posted here.  How is it out […] https://land8.com/activity/p/27385/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:49:20 +0000 Been a while since anyone had posted here.  How is it out there?
I am staying employed in the residential design BUILD world. 

]]> 0 d454c7757e4263fdb994518dbcf89e45 Steve_White replied to the topic Non-RLA's using the title Landscape Architect in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/non-rlas-using-the-title-landscape-architect/page/3/#post-163321 Mon, 23 May 2011 20:45:02 +0000 personally I don’t see how anything in this thread is helping the profession. registered or not we all love this profession and choose to do it and we all know it wasn’t for the money.
 
LA work is so vast that everyone here also knows how difficult it is to explain what we do(as a whole) because their are so levels and facets. 
 
As my prof…[Read more]

]]> 0 2788deef5f1057a3394422f4fc54546a Steve_White replied to the topic Right Now- My only real live job option- I need some input from anyone that wants to offer it in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/right-now-my-only-real-live-job-option-i-need-some-input-from-anyone-that-wants-to-offer-it/page/3/#post-164254 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:27:34 +0000 He had it right all along.

]]> 0 724ee73fb03cdfe22f16a1204c99b022 Steve_White replied to the topic To Beard or not to Beard? That is the question... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-beard-or-not-to-beard-that-is-the-question/page/2/#post-164392 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:36:35 +0000 haha.  Dam you Madison Ave!!
what do they say?  Don’t hate the player hate the game.
 
And I agree with what you say.  But is there nothing to the fact that when you dress sharp, comb your hair(seriously no pun here), get a nice shave it makes you feel good and more confident. Even if you have been sold that image, I still feel it.  If i were to w…[Read more]

]]> 0 477ed31a6c02ae96f72aea04bea68369 Steve_White replied to the topic To Beard or not to Beard? That is the question... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-beard-or-not-to-beard-that-is-the-question/page/2/#post-164396 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:59:47 +0000 Maybe it is the east coast in me, but personally I would not have a beard if I was job hunting.  I think having a beard is a bigger mark on your character(good or bad it is noted) than not having a beard.
 
but if done well, it can give a dignified look.

]]> 0 a5ce83baba82db61c5c3b36faceaa2db Steve_White replied to the topic An "ah-ha" moment on Defining Landscape Architecture in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/an-ah-ha-moment-on-defining-landscape-architecture/#post-167904 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:06:45 +0000 “You can be a Landscape Architect and also a painter, furnishing designer, illustrator, etc. etc. but if you have not passed the LARE then you are a painter, furnishing designer, illustrator, not a Landscape Architect.”
 
 
I get what you are saying here and I agree to some extent.  Even though I am not licensed I am a Landscape Architect.  I wen…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bd7489d9a1e02638726f5776fbb5149 Steve_White replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/page/2/#post-177007 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:31:12 +0000 what aboot Canadia?

]]> 0 cd473e30724a523218296e7ab6be279e Steve_White replied to the topic Working over 40 hours? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-over-40-hours/page/3/#post-166101 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:16:42 +0000

God forbid you have a family in this career.

I know this doesn’t help answer the posters questions but i want to add that I have had this conversation multiple times with family over the holidays.
 
When will the time come when companies (not just LA) realize the day of low balling employees and working them to the bone with the threat of job l…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd52a9fad4be21bc6bdc01aa2b288392 Steve_White replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/5/#post-169446 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:44:18 +0000 I am not sure to think of this as acceptance or pessimistic.

I kind of agree with what you are saying. The world can feel very David vs Goliath meets ignorance is bliss.

For example: Compact fluorescent light bulbs

They use energy more efficiently and they last longer, giving the impression that they are good for the environment. which they…[Read more]

]]> 0 823aae7de0dde70f4029b1835823692a Steve_White replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/6/#post-169462 Thu, 27 May 2010 14:24:09 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/james-carvilles-oil-outburst-10746347

this is the type of reaction I would loved to have heard 30 days ago.

]]> 0 f56eb9a4e924ffbde3a49a3971d12a5c Steve_White replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/6/#post-169465 Wed, 26 May 2010 17:40:20 +0000 I think it is difficult for it to hit home for some people across the country.

This is site is a special case of people who would naturally keep tabs on it closely.

I like the obama quote “plug the dam hole”

]]> 0 2b04b913241db655c1327283e81faf16 Steve_White replied to the topic beyond new urbanism in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/beyond-new-urbanism/page/2/#post-169503 Wed, 26 May 2010 17:10:58 +0000 “He points out that the New Urbanists were fiercely opposed and often mocked as “being slaves to worn-out traditions — like walking from home to work.””

this is just funny. a bunch of white collars standing in a room making fun of the guy who wants to “walk home from work”

]]> 0 747aff2f31c4043d190a56a2c6b4f3aa Steve_White replied to the topic Gulf Oil Spill in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/gulf-oil-spill/page/6/#post-169467 Wed, 26 May 2010 17:06:53 +0000 I am wondering the same thing nick. i have been keeping tabs on the story but i have also been thinking why isn’t this a HUGE DEAL. why is this not #1 ands always on top in the news. why is it that news reports on what is happening so “oh this is whats happening….what a shame”

This is a game changer imo. we will talking and dealing with this…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfbaf0af4bdcc0c48e916ef69e2ff4b8 Steve_White replied to the topic Creating prairie in photoshop in the forum TECHNOLOGY http://land8.com/forums/topic/creating-prairie-in-photoshop/#post-169643 Wed, 19 May 2010 18:48:31 +0000 This is what I like to see around here.

thanks nick

]]> 0 d810f9398921341f1b74c0e0d86ddbcc Steve_White replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/2/#post-169756 Tue, 11 May 2010 16:23:58 +0000 “They know that they will see another “boom” just as they knew that they would see another “slump.”

Just hearing that is relieving. I know it, I have been told before, I have said it myself. The difficult part of unemployment or employment challenges is that it can begin to feel like there is no end. but there is ups and downs good and…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae516c822c1c85248a91c59c2586f4e2 Steve_White replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/2/#post-169758 Tue, 11 May 2010 14:59:06 +0000 Well said mark and I too share the same concerns as you. I am happy, as most people i think are. If you choose landscape architecture chances are you like living though I am slowly beginning to think that my idea of what an LA does and is capable of doing is changing before our eyes.

]]> 0 1f6eccfd7a9005e8cdb9a526bb80d5be Steve_White replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/3/#post-169763 Tue, 11 May 2010 03:18:57 +0000 The theme of your response Rick is spot on with many of my gripes with Colorado and choosing to start my ‘career’ here(the timing didn’t help). I love it here, its beautiful…..I too would like to pay over $350 to be asked if I mow lawns also….only time will tell.

]]> 0 ddf42e8c43545ed0d67afb070971c9ae Steve_White replied to the topic IS anybody Happy? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-anybody-happy/page/3/#post-169767 Tue, 11 May 2010 01:41:54 +0000 I agree with you and I don’t think you are telling anybody anything new.

I hate to say this and you may be angry with me….but I want to call you Old Man Rick.

You always have valid and valued points but I have the impression that you are a bit jaded.

Are you happy?

]]> 0 94548a6607ddabba59f8c00844d3702c Steve_White replied to the topic feel like a typewritter salesman circa 1994? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/feel-like-a-typewritter-salesman-circa-1994/#post-169913 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:05:08 +0000 I didn’t read all the posts in this thread. But I think the topics pretty interesting and rather comical to think about.

I have been out of work since august 09 so sometimes I am an out of work typewriter salesman. lol could it get any worse???

But then i got to thinking. Its tough for LA’s who are down and out to think positively about our…[Read more]

]]> 0 4f98554cc02fc651f83251efc6c1978c Steve_White replied to the topic State of the Profession in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/state-of-the-profession/page/7/#post-170109 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:31:16 +0000 I have kept in contact with several classmates still in school. I have asked them on numerous occasions what the faculty is discussing and what they are doing to help students plan for post graduation. There is very little to no talk on this subject.
When I was graduating in 08 after the housing meltdown before the credit crisis they were dancing…[Read more]

]]> 0 a758f11147708ca958fc9dfab398a548 Steve_White replied to the topic Are you working or not ? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/are-you-working-or-not/page/10/#post-171149 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:19:18 +0000 No – since august 2009.

Someone stated the job search as demoralizing, it certainly feels that way sometimes.

My opinion and talking with others, I believe it will be another year or so before it feels like everyone is back in the swing of things. I hope its not longer and I hope the profession doesn’t lose quality professionals.

]]> 0 6f157f82b101647cd86406e33940f05d Steve_White replied to the topic Creative Ideas for very small model trees in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/creative-ideas-for-very-small-model-trees/#post-172297 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:59 +0000 I had a classmate who once used different screws and nails. not sure if that would at all with your concept.

I was always fond of pipe cleaners. wrap it around your finger a few times and you are all set.

]]> 0 1c2e05bd94a556bee06e6862a9239127 Steve_White replied to the topic Graduated May 08 > worked 8 months > laid off in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/graduated-may-08-worked-8-months-laid-off/#post-173173 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:13:54 +0000 Thanks for the comment.

I thought I have been missing something from Amy’s comments.

I actually searched by town around Denver.

Sometimes its overwhelming. still nice to live in CO, not complaining about that

]]> 0 8437d0d1ba46336e21322f4c8d004bd1 Steve_White replied to the topic Graduated May 08 > worked 8 months > laid off in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/graduated-may-08-worked-8-months-laid-off/#post-173178 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:02:36 +0000 I worked construction before going back to school. That work inspired me to do better with myself and got to where I am today. I struggle most with feeling of wheels spinning and not moving forward at a pace I had been for the last 5 years.

We are always selling, selling to get the job, selling keep the job, selling for the client, selling for…[Read more]

]]> 0 434e85cc13a31d21be878aac76be0d21 Steve_White replied to the topic Graduated May 08 > worked 8 months > laid off in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/graduated-may-08-worked-8-months-laid-off/page/2/#post-173181 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:57:57 +0000 I appreciate your romantic view nick. In fact at I times totally agree. Certainly a roller coaster ride.

I for one do not appreciate or go after the sales positions. Those positions are not the reason I got my BLA and they are not the way i want to collect a paycheck.

IMO when it comes down to sales positions I don’t understand why somebody with…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b6dc8b656ce53b09e27051ca5bb4b28 Steve_White replied to the topic Google SketchUp for Site Design in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/google-sketchup-for-site-design/#post-173456 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:25:29 +0000 I would know that blue bear anywhere.

the models look great, can’t wait to see the larger images.

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