Timothy Garvin

LARE Preparation Course in Northern California

Class Dates: Sections 1&2_March 9-10, 2013 Sat-Sun 8:30 am-6:15 pm

We will have a maximum of 28 students per class to allow for good student interaction with the instructor. Ray Freeman has 12 years of experience in teaching LARE reviews and has helped over 1700 students prepare for the…[Read more]

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Marin Community Garden Summit Sept. 8. Learn about edible gardens, hens, beekeeping, and composting in Marin! 

Simple Tips of Applying Colors to a Drawing:
Do you know when we stare at a color (Blue for example), we actually saw the opposite color of the color wheel (Orange), these blue and orange colors are known as complementary colors in the color theory (see below left for a test). 

Therefore two colors (Blue-Orange, Red-Green, and Yellow-Purple)…[Read more]

Hi, everyone!!!

There are still seats available in the Freeman & Jewell Section 1 and 2 review on August 11-12. E-mail me at Rayfreeman3@comcast.net for a current brochure.
Ray Freeman NC lic. 356, MA lic. 423, and CA lic. 3722 has been teaching LARE reviews multiple times each year since 2000. He has helped hundreds of candidates to pass the LARE.

Hi Brian, Thanks for your response, somehow I missed it until now. Vellum is a bit pricey, so I ended up buying Canson light weight bond which works a lot like marker paper. I like your trace on foamcore style too. How do you mount it?

Hmm, can’t find a way to search these posts. 
Has anyone found a place that sells marker paper on rolls?  Alternatively… does anyone use vellum with ChartPak markers? 
I’m sick of bond sucking up my markers, but I need large format.  Thanks!
 
PS  Hi Mike & Brian!

Sweet thanks Brian

Urban farming video posted by Anamaria Castillo Charpentier here at Land8-enjoy!

Seattle’s Food Forest – first in USA

Sweetwater Organics: an aquaponic urban gardening initiative in Wisconsin. This is an ingenious closed-loop system: reject produce from city supermarkets feeds worm compost, which is used to grow food indoors in a converted warehouse in an economically disadvantaged part of the city which lacks easy access to healthy food (“food desert”). Water…[Read more]

Best of all Brain Lin will be hosting a Graphic Workshop!

What is LAbash?
LAbash (landscape architecture bash) is a student run conference that serves as a platform for students from various universities to converge, exchange ideas and celebrate their passion for landscape architecture.
LAbash was conceptualized in 1970 by three students from the University of Guelph looking for an opportunity to…[Read more]

Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended for 1 more week, don’t miss out register today!

Brooklyn Grange – the world’s largest rooftop farm.

Article on a study that will quantify the benefits of urban agriculture – beyond food production and community-building, their study focuses on urban ag as a key component of green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff.

Hi, Are there any PDF files available that can be sent to me to aid me in rendering and quick perspective drawing techniques? thanks

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is gaining momentum with an announcement they have certified the nation’s first three projects.  As a landscape architect professional, would you become a SITES AP?

Hi Oona, I was involved in the Redwood Empire Chapter when I lived in Sonoma County. It did help me with networking and learning about specific sustainability topics. Suzan