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Silva Cell AutoCAD Layout Tutorial

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:36 +0000

DeepRoot is offering a Webinar next Friday, February 17th, 2012. If you are using, or will be using, Silva Cells in any of your projects, this webinar can help you learn how to integrate them into your drawings properly.

Learn the basics of how to lay out the Silva Cell on your site plans using AutoCAD

Silva Cell AutoCAD layout tutorial

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/851289800

Newest Additions to the Landscape Architecture Book Store

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:07:04 +0000

Just in time for Christmas, check out these three new books recently added to the Landscape Architecture book store here on Landscape Architecture Resource.

Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design

This extensive guide walks you through specific techniques for creating landscape designs digitally. It covers computing basics, raster and vector images, document setup, image scaling, hand-drawn linework and diagrams, page layout, color, shading, texture, section elevations, perspectives, and even has techniques for Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

Illustrated History of Landscape Design

This book offers hundreds of pen and ink drawings illustrating thousands of years of human culture shaping the land. It is organized by century and region, with inspiring historical context and cultural connections.

Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design

This guide features dozens of interviews with leading landscape architects and covers everything from education and training to different design specializations, and how to prepare an effective portfolio and find a job in landscape architecture.

Botany for Designers: A Practical Guide for Landscape Architects and Other Professionals

This is a very helpful book on the essentials of planting design, form, function, plant growth characteristics and plating, pruning and maintenance techniques. It will help you determine the best plants for a site and how to use plants most effectively in your designs.

There is also a chapter on green design discussing LEED certification, green roofs, vertical gardens, biomimicry, and landscape construction products.

How We Drive

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:42:01 +0000

I just discovered an excellent blog called How We Drive. It's a companion blog to the book, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) , by New York Times best-selling author, Tom VanderBilt. What caught my attention was the photo below, which was shared on Goolge+.

It shows the same number of people in cars, on a bus, or on bicycles and how much space they take up. This is a good graphical representation of how, when cities are designed for cars, they end up being so spread out that you must drive to get around them because distances become too far to walk or cycle, and the population density is so low that transit can't function properly.

Predictive Urbanism: The Surprising Math of Cities

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:31:06 +0000

Here's a very interesting TED talk that explores the mathematical parallels between biology and cities. Geoffrey West shows how cities have predictable economies of scale for things like roads, infrastructure and resources, as well as predictable rates of increase in crime, wages, employment and other socio-economic factors as cities increase in size.

Work-Life Balance - TED Talks

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:37:16 +0000

Here's an inspiring TED talk on work-life balance and how important it is to take charge of your own life. I know more than one landscape architect that could benefit from such advice. Couldn't we all?

IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award: Nominations due Nov 10

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:45:17 +0000

Final call for nominations!

The IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award is the highest honour that the International Federation of Landscape Architects can bestow upon a landscape architect.

The Award recognises a living landscape architect whose lifetime achievements and contributions have had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of society and the environment and on the promotion of the profession of landscape architecture.

The award is bestowed annually on an individual whose work and achievements merit this recognition.

The award is open to landscape architects throughout the world who are members of a Member Association of IFLA.

The nominee must be an academic, public or private practitioner whose merit, talent and actions are respected internationally.

Official Jellicoe Award Rules (PDF)

Read the official IFLA press release PDF, click here

Entries can be submitted in the following categories:

Landscape planning, design or management
Improvement in the quality of human settlements or environments
Landscape architectural education and research.

Official IFLA Call for Nominations (PDF)

SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS – DUE NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nominations for the Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award must be submitted electronically to the Administrative Headquarters of the International Federation of Landscape Architects in care of:

Christine Bavassa

Executive Secretary, International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

admin@iflaonline.org

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Landscape Architecture Resume Database

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:14:23 +0000

Looking for work?

You're not alone. That is why we've created the Landscape Architecture Job Board and Resume Center. It's new, so there aren't may jobs listed, but the best part is that you can use the resume builder tool to help get your name and credentials out there. The resume database will be searchable by recruiters and employers, so it's another way for you to get found. Simply log in (or register if you haven't yet) and go to the Job Seeker Tools section of the Job Board page. Look for the Add a Resume button further down the page.

Employers and recruiters can post jobs here online once they've activated a company profile. Contact us for more info.

Deltalok erosion control and green retaining wall system

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Jay Morgan) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:16:41 +0000

Deltalok is the Canadian manufacturer and supplier of a green bioengineering methodology and system for building 3-dimensional mechanically interlocked soft vegetated earth-scaping systems for erosion control, retaining walls, slope stability & streambank protection. Deltalok has demonstrated appeal where immediate structural stability and integrity is required and a vegetated outcome is desired. Deltalok can be simply engineered to fit applications where conventional bioengineering or hard solutions can’t work functionally or economically.

The Deltalok system employs a unique patented connector to provide 3D interlocking strength to structures prior to vegetation, which can be accomplished by way of hydroseeding, live plugging, brush layering or live staking. The Deltalok system is an economical and environmentally friendly alternative to other soft bioengineering solutions and hardscaping materials such as gabion baskets, rip-rap, manufactured stone, armourstone or concrete.

World Landscape Architecture Month 2010 contest winner

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:46:01 +0000

The final scores are in for our WLAM 2010 Contest! Congratulations to Michael Edwards of the University of Guelph (pictured), who won a $100 gift certificate to Kiva.org. His entry, Future Landscape Architect, scored the most points by April 30, 2010 at midnight Eastern Time (22 points).

Honourable mention to Donna Rodman of Our Designs Inc., our runner-up with Focus on People, Designing for People and Caring About People, scoring 18 points total.

Thanks to everyone who participated and to those who helped spread the word. We've also gained some valuable feedback and suggestions for future contests which include:

what actually bothers you about being a landscape architect, and what should be done about it?
what ideas do you have for improving the profession, especially in tough economic times?
how to survive the recession?
photo contest of your favorite tree

Any other suggestions?

Landscape Architecture Books

community@LandscapeArchitectureResource.com (Dan Wood) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:57:52 +0000

One of the areas of the new site that we haven't talked much about is the Landscape Architecture Book store. It currently offers several sections:

LARE Study Guides
LARE Section A
LARE Section B
AutoCAD
3D modelling
Landscape Design & Construction
Design Theory
Urban Design
Plants
Design Inspiration
Urbanism
Popular Science
Sustainability
Jobs & Career

We're adding new titles all the time. If you have a landscape architecture-related book that you can recommend, let us know in the comments below.

The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find a Rewarding Job Even When "There Are No Jobs"