Landscape Architecture Grad schools in the Great White North

[SuperChief]

I'm curious if anyone knows of or has experience with LARC schools in British Columbia, or other places that have good skiing nearby? US Schools included, it just has to be a mountain town within an hour of lift served skiing.

I'd Google it but I like to get firsthand info from the experienced collective. I also know Canadians have different terminology for degrees and schools so I want be able to utilize the collectives real wold knowledge.

Thanks.

[NorCascader]

No, but we just hired one. It's the second day and she's hand drafting a 160 acre piece. No CAD skills. bwahahah

Is this normal?

She just hung up a sketch on the wall and I'm sooo tempted to tell her the refrigerator is over there. colored pencils...dubble bwaha

[RootSkier]

I have a friend at the LARC program at U of Idaho...too bad Moscow blows dead goats.

[bagtagley]

Had enough of Yuill, have ya?

[Adolf Allerbush]

No, but we just hired one. It's the second day and she's hand drafting a 160 acre piece. No CAD skills. bwahahah

Is this normal?

She just hung up a sketch on the wall and I'm sooo tempted to tell her the refrigerator is over there. colored pencils...dubble bwaha

Wow, that is not normal in my expirience. they're usually skiiled at Illustrator at least. The group I work with has some skills...little GIS, some CADD, but mostely graphics programs like illustrator. However, they do sit there and draw shit with colored pencils.

Is there a reason why you are looking at Canada over the US? Ex-patriot'ing? Cuz like U of Ore has a decent LA program...I believe you can get a graduate degree there. U of Wash has a good one from what I've heard.

[Aussie_ripper]

Montana State had a program for Landscape architecture I believe. Right on the Gallatin mountains...

[SuperChief]

Montana State had a program for Landscape architecture I believe. Right on the Gallatin mountains...

nope just architecture, Bozo would be nice if they could cull the import herd some.

Yuill??? morgantown has alot of endearing qualities but I'm sick of winter without snow.

[sierraskier]

1) go to Cal Poly SLO
2) party in beach-town atmosphere with hot chics from CA in bikinis
3) graduate with LA degree from highly acclaimed school
4) get sweet job in aforementioned mountain town of your choice and make $$$$ and ski for the rest of your life

[wicked_sick]

http://www.larc.ubc.ca/
http://www.sala.ubc.ca/

University of BC in Vancouver. I believe mags Atrain and Samwich, amongh others were (are?) students at UBC. I'm sure they could tell you nice things about the school

[legacylandscapinganddesign@gmail.com]

If you're considering grad schools for landscape architecture in Canada, there are some excellent options like the University of British Columbia (UBC). Their program is well-respected, and being in Vancouver offers access to diverse landscapes for learning and inspiration.
For those exploring global ideas in landscape design, it's also worthwhile to look at examples from different regions. For instance, experts specializing in landscape design tucson have developed creative solutions tailored to arid climates. Their approaches could provide unique perspectives or inspiration for projects in other challenging environments. Best of luck with your grad school journey!

[nickwm21]

Awesome necrobump bot.

LA - A great career in being underpaid and having your “great ideas” shat on and VE’d out. Just tell em where to plant the [emoji637]gal spiky grasses, peon.


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[Percy Rideout]

LA's draw beautiful dreams with zero accountability or trade knowledge.

We price them. We then price the updated set. We will thrn price once more, which is slightly VE'd after the digest the whopper they drew.

Then the job is 7 figures over budget, and 6+ months late. The Landscape set gets value engineered like crazy and all those hopes and dreams are gone. What a pain in the dick on the subs end.

[Cisco Kid]

I know a guy with Cornell LSA degree that lives slopeside and makes bank wearing Carhartts and camo while he calls it in from the lift line or duck blind. Gotta pay your dues first.

[garyfromterrace]

U of C (Calgary) has an LA ARCH program. It's a little bit of a drive to the skiing, but the rockies have a lot of options and K Country & Icefield Parkway have a shit ton of touring possibilities.

[californiagrown]

I work with LAs on a daily basis. The two things i can say for sure, is that they are nearly all overworked and underpaid... and that all architects (Landscape or regular) have much better fashion sense than anyone else in the AEC industry.

[whipski]

nephew graduated from Moscow ID, working as a night janitor while looking for a job where he can use his degree