So you want to become a Landscape Architect?
Written by: Corey Armstrong Corey Armstrong started in the landscape industry as a teenager working for a friend and fellow classmate doing odd-jobs, planting shrubs and mulching. Later, summer mornings before his senior year in high school evolved into riding in the front passenger seat of an old pickup truck while sketching on Dunkin Donut napkins, this experience serving both as initial design studio time and unofficial construction documentation for much larger backyard renovations, poolscapes, and elaborate planting layouts in local suburban neighborhoods. This modest introduction to design/build would lead Corey to completing his BS in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia…
The Importance of Site Selection in Land Development Projects
The importance of site selection in land development further emphasizes the critical role that civil engineers play in the success and sustainability of development projects. To ensure the project is economically viable, one must consider the many factors that play into the feasibility of a project. Factors such as accessibility, the environment, the availability of infrastructure, and mitigation of other risks (underlying soil/rock quality, flooding, seismic activity, contamination, etc.) must be considered to ensure that the project is successful, sustainable, and resilient for the long term while minimizing risks and maximizing benefits for all stakeholders involved. Some of the many…