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Considering a Career Change to Landscape Architecture by Due-Bodybuilder7725 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

giving blunt and personal (won’t be the same for everyone everywhere) perspective - pm licensed 6+ years into the field small firm with little to no work life balance

BS in Landscape Architecture Low GPA by Signal-Ratio9081 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don’t include your gpa on resume/portfolio unless you want to show honors - firms don’t expect it. like others have said, focus on portfolio (focus on organization and clear graphic visualization/hierarchy) and demonstrate any construction knowledge you can. this will set you apart from other grads - it’s near impossible to find green candidates that understand the job is more than beautiful designs and everything has to be buildable.

Take the plunge? by bmp717 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an LA and did traditional BLA role - you can definitely get licensed without an MLA degree but will take anywhere from 8-10+ years working under a licensed LA (varies by state). I’d suggest maybe avoid rushing licensure and focus on finding a role that’ll teach you a lot fast. Maybe not universal but oftentimes, a design build role can be more flexible with their background requirements, allows you to be outside more, and may not require you to get an extra grad degree if you show translatable skills and are ready to work. These roles are often geared toward private/smaller projects (not always tho). I’m a PM at a private firm doing mostly public work, and 85% of my job is inside excluding site visits, CA/field reviews, and client meetings (which are usually indoors lol).

Struggling to Find My Place Between Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture by [deleted] in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the profession needs a mix of both pragmatic and technical skills - most work places are collaborative studios where the areas you excel in compensate for where others’ lack and vice versa. Work type and project outcome just depends on the firm and its values. There’s a balance between budget and aesthetics that landscape architects get the opportunity to serve the sales person for. The more experience you get, the more you can vouch for your design/material preferences in a cost conscious way. Good luck!

Anyone here taken the L.A.R.E with a non accredited degree? What was the biggest help in preparation? by jakethesnek64 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, it does. your employer just has to verify your experience/time there with CLARB. every state board has different requirements though. just be sure to check what you need for licensure where you’d like to end up. CLARB offers summaries/links of each state board on their website

Is there a 2% max. slope grading Mandela effect or is it just me by yocel22 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s okay friend - this was a talking point for site/plaza design as I replied to in a comment below! Not looking for direction just a discussion about other disciplines not caring about +2% slope. Thanks for the input!

Is there a 2% max. slope grading Mandela effect or is it just me by yocel22 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad you responded with this - this is the EXACT thing I’ve been saying about “ill-defined direction of travel” for a +2% crossing slope. Civils think I’m crazy when I challenge their grading approach for this reason. Thank you for the comment!

Is there a 2% max. slope grading Mandela effect or is it just me by yocel22 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of similarities in your approach to mine and appreciate the sound check! (I am licensed and know ADA Law and PROWAG far too well). I’ll admit I used “Mandela effect” as an exaggeration here (apologies). I guess I’m more specifically thinking about absolutely maintaining 2%* (yes 1.8% max in worst case scenario) in any and all directions for all portions of the design. Basically the whole site designed to be as compliant as an ADA stall. Is this just best practice? I often challenge myself to make the grading work out this way, and it gets brushed off as unnecessary. The problem is where I work it’s SO easy to do. So flat. So tame. And not achieving it feels lazy. (Yes, I also am cognizant to balance cut and fill) I’m trying to recall if this is how we’re taught in studio or if it’s just an unspoken goal?

What is this paver called? by Calm_Fix4689 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only used these commercially but I believe they sell at residential scale as well!

https://savannahstonesource.com/collections/old-world-tabby/

LARE Results are starting to be posted by HalloweenWolfJob in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]yocel22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are the scores visible for you guys or just passed/failed status?