LARE Preparatory Workshops
Grading, Drainage, and Storm Water Management (Section E)
May 5th and 6th, 2012    Planning & Site Design
(Section C)
May 19th and 20th, 2012

Instructor: 
John R. Fain, MLA, ASLA (Registration #805)
Private Practice
Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture, UTA
34+ years LA experience    

Instructor:  Joe Pack, ASLA
(Registration #2284)
City of North Richland Hills(TX)
Parks & Recreation Department
Senior Park Planner
34+ years of LA experience

Our passing rates are higher than the national average. For students who responded:
Fall 2011 Section E Passing rate: UTA Workshop 57 percent (National average - 37 percent)
Fall 2011 Section C Passing rate: UTA Workshop 100 percent (National average - 69 percent)

▫    Contours, land form comprehension
▫    Interpolation
▫    Slope calculation
▫    Water diversion and swales
▫    Terracing
▫    Surface and Subsurface drainage
▫    Grading paved areas, building siting, FFEs
▫    Detailed debrief on each vignette
▫    Roads, walks, parking lots, ramps, steps, walls and other hardscape features.
    ▫    Problem statement evaluation
▫    LARE Reference Manual (in-depth analysis)
▫    Site inventory and analysis
▫    Conceptual planning and design
▫    Pedestrian and vehicular circulation, including drop-offs and stacking integrated with parking,
▫    Evaluation of design alternatives
▫    Best approaches to solving vignette problems
▫    Integrating natural and built environments.
   
These workshops are designed to provide extensive hands on practice in solving exam vignettes.
Each offers detailed debriefs and step-by-step solutions to vignettes similar to those on the LARE Sections C and E.  Exam preparation and test-taking strategy are also covered. Student evaluations have been very positive with much improved rates for success.

Through lecture, group discussion, and practice exercises, this intensive three day course focuses on preparing students to take Section E: Grading & Drainage of the Landscape Architects Registration Examination. The course includes a look at how the performance sections of the LARE are organized, what material is typically covered on the exam, strategy tips on attacking the vignettes and how vignettes are evaluated by CLARB. The course covers the fundamentals of grading and drainage, as well as intermediate level concepts for grading and drainage, as well as problem solving techniques applied to example exercises. Exercises of increasing difficulty and complexity will be given and reviewed during the course, which allows students to build their skills throughout the weekend. Each student will receive a course syllabus containing approximately 135 pages of information pertinent to Section E and 28 exercises and vignettes. Four of the vignettes have two or more parts making a total of 33 distinct problems. Desk crits while during work sessions are an integral part of the class.

The program includes:

• Overview of the Exam and Section E
• Basic Exam Preparation Techniques
• An Introduction to Grading & Drainage
• Solving Watershed Planning Problems
• Grading Platforms
• Grading Swales
• Roadway Grading
• Grading Processes and Procedures
• Storm Drainage Systems
• Interpretation of Soils Maps and Boring Logs
• Foundation Systems and Setting Finish Floors
• Accessibility Requirements
• Vision Cone Problem Solving
• Pond and Dam Components, Functions and Design
• Sizing Stormwater Basins
• Practical Techniques for Solving Vignettes
• Grading as a Design Process

Students will complete timed vignettes typical of those on Section E of the LARE. The class takes a programmed approach to Section E, with lectures covering concepts and techniques applicable to specific vignette types, followed by a timed vignette which tests the skills taught. Individual feedback will be given to students as they work. Each vignette will then be reviewed by the class as a whole. The instructor will provide tips on how to break problems down and conceptualize a plan of attack for developing solutions. All three days will generally follow this format.

Register. 

Questions:

Course content: rayfreeman3@comcast.net
Administrative: jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu

Section E - Grading Drainage and Stormwater on Novermber 5-6th.

Section C - Planning & Site Design on November 12-13th

for details see More Information

LARE Review Section “C” Workshop
Cost: $300.00 for the 2 day workshop for ASLA members.
$325.00 for non-ASLA members.
This will include: instruction, handouts, snacks, beverages, and lunch for the two days.

* Early bird special: Take $5.00 off for registrations received by September 30, 2011
Email to khunt@j2design.us or fax to 602-438-2225
Name: _____________________Email: ________________________
Payment: (___) Check @ by mail (please allow enough time for us to receive it)
OR (___) Credit Card pre-payment: via PayPal (recommended)
Directions for PayPal: On our home page toward the bottom click the "DONATE" button &
follow the prompts. A receipt will be provided to you and a copy emailed to the AzASLA office.
Thank you to ASU’s School of Design for donating the use of their classroom for this event.
We appreciate your support.
Space is limited…. We’re sorry, but registration and payment for this event must be received prior
 to workshop to secure your seat.
Central Section Chair: Boyd Coleman
Please share this announcement with others.
Please email for special dietary restrictions or considerations. We will do our best to accommodate you
with notice.
Section “C” Workshop—16 hours of intense classroom instruction through lecture, group discussion,
and practice exercises. The course covers the fundamentals of site design, land planning, circulation and parking, and problem-solving techniques ap-plied to example exercises. Exercises of increasing difficulty will be given and re-viewed during the course. Each student will receive a 48-page LARE Section C Guide with information pertinent to Section C and a minimum of 20 exercises and vignettes. Individual feedback will be given to candidates as they work the problems. Real time desk critiques are part of the class. Several vignettes will then be reviewed by the class as a whole. The instructor will provide tips on how to break problems down and conceptualize a plan of attack for developing solutions.

What to expect:
• Overview of the exam and Section C
• Basic exam preparation techniques
• Introduction of LARE's site design
• Site analysis of the vignette problem
o Parking
o Sports fields requirements
o Accessibility requirements
o Interpretation of soils maps and reports
o Understanding setbacks and buffers
o Site topography limitations
o Circulation (pedestrian, vehicular, equestrian, etc.)
• A review of the latest LARE Reference Manual (download from CLARB website)
• Problem approach strategies for solving vignettes
• What are the most common errors?
 Exam day hints

About the Instructor:
The instructor, Yvonne English, registered landscape architect, LEED AP,
is the founding principal of Legends Design Studio, Inc. Her multiple roles
have granted her hands-on experience in all facets of landscape design project
development, including preliminary design, site planning, planting, irrigation,
lighting and water feature design, construction drawings and specifications,
construction administration, and LEED-sensitive design. Yvonne started her
professional career as a software engineer. Her engineering background exerts
a powerful influence on how she implements her design solutions. As owner
and designer of construction company, Legends in Landscape, Yvonne has
designed and installed landscapes for the past 15 years.

Notes: To assure the highest quality experience for all participants, maximum enrollments will
be limited to 30 individu-als on a first-come, first-served basis as determined by postmark.
The minimum number of enrollments needed to present the workshop is 10. In the event that this
minimum is not met by October 4, 2011, the class will be cancelled and you will be notified immediately.
At such time, you shall receive a full refund if you paid via PayPal or your check will be returned
via snail-mail.If you decide to cancel after you have made payment, you must inform the contact
 above verbally or via email before 5pm P.S.T. on October 4, 2011 for a full refund
 (less a $25 service and processing charge). No refunds will be given after October 4, 2011.
After the workshop, you will receive your receipt for payment and a letter from AZASLA certifying
that you attended.

 LARE Preparation Courses in Northern California
 
Freeman & Jewell Landscape Architecture is once again offering our popular series of preparatory courses for candidates taking the Landscape Architect Registration Examination. The courses are generally offered four times each year in Northern California, usually four to six weeks prior to the examination dates. Our classes have attracted students from 36 states, 5 Canadian Provinces, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Germany.
 
All of our courses are current with the 2006 exam format, and are updated every six months. We offer a class on the multiple choice sections in January and July.
 
Class Dates:
Section E_(Standard) October 14-16           Fri-Sat-Sun 8:30-6:00 pm
Section C_October 28-30           Fri-Sat-Sun 8:30-6:00 pm
Section E  (Advanced) November 11-13        Fri-Sat-Sun 8:30-6:00 pm
 
We have a strict maximum of 26 students per class to allow for individual one on one desk crits during vignette work periods. I have 11 years of experience in teaching LARE reviews and have helped over 1100 students prepare for the exam. Our students pass rates are consistently well above the national average.

Instructor: Ray Freeman, ASLA, RLA in California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina and CPESC (nationwide). Over 30 years experience in private practice, plus a few odd years in the public sector. Former lecturer at Harvard, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Extension, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
 
The classes cover exam formats, tips and tricks, and feature programmed instruction focusing on developing the skills needed to solve every known type of technical task required on these sections of the LARE. The format of the classes are lecture, question and answer, and studio-like work sessions with desk crits and review of each exercise or vignette done in class. In addition to a study guide, students will receive at least 21 problems in the C review and 28 in the E review, of which about 10 will be worked in class.
 
To obtain a current copy of our brochure and registration form, please e-mail Rayfreeman3@comcast.net.

Date/Time:  
October 7,8,9 and October 22& 23
Description:  
California,  ALSA
Section E 
10/7 (Friday)  12pm-7 pm
10/8-9 ( Saturday, Sun)  8am – 5pm
Jerry Hastings, RLA CA #1577, Instructor

Designed for students and professionals who already possess a basic knowledge of grading and drainage, this course reviews the principles and skills necessary to do grading design and prepare for the grading portion of the LARE Section E: Grading, Drainage, and Storm Water Management

Section C 
10/22 – 10/23/2011 (Saturday & Sun.)
8am – 5pm
Angela Woodward, RLA CA #2126, Instructor

Designed for students who are preparing to take the LARE Section C: Planning and Site Design, this course reviews the knowledge and skills associated with the design process of incorporating elements in the natural and built environment in a safe and effective manner. Subcategories of study for this graphic response section include site planning, circulation, and planting design.
Instruction focuses on the three essential keys for successfully passing the exam: subject matter mastery, problem-solving ability, and test-taking strategies.  Our intensive review courses are taught by working landscape architects - talented professionals who can guide you in preparing for this all-important exam.  Review materials will be provided in the sessions.

Register online or email:
landscapearchitecture
@uclaextension.edu

UCLA EXTENSION LARE REVIEW

July 29, 2011
LARE Section A:  An Intensive Review    
FEE: Through Jun 29: $255 / After: $275
12 p.m.-6 p.m.
                    
Designed for students who are preparing to take the LARE Section A: Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice, this course reviews the knowledge and skills associated with regulations, contracts, and construction administration processes.  No refund after July 29.

INSTRUCTOR:
Angela Woodward, BSLA, landscape architect (CA 2126)

July 30, 2011
LARE Section B: An Intensive Review      
FEE: Through Jun 30: $255 / After: $275
8 a.m-5 p.m.

Designed for students who are preparing to take the LARE Section B:  Analytical Aspects of Practice, this course covers the knowledge and skills related to inventory, data gathering, analysis, programming, regional land use planning, site land use planning, and principles of design. No refund after July 30.

INSTRUCTOR:
Angela Woodward, BSLA, landscape architect (CA 2126)

July 31, 2011
LARE Section D: An Intensive Review FEE: Through Jun 31: $255 / After: $275
8am – 5pm

Designed for students who are preparing to take the LARE Section D:  Structural Considerations and Materials and Methods of Construction, this course reviews the principles and skills portion of the LARE necessary for the areas covered in Section D, including appropriate size, shape, form, technical considerations, structural considerations, materials and methods, processes of construction, construction detailing, and post-construction evaluation for compliance. No refund after July 31.

INSTRUCTORS:
Patrick Reynolds, BA, landscape architect (CA 4440) 

Landscape architects, civil engineers, and architects are invited to the Cornell University campus for a five-and-a-half-day intensive Site Grading Workshop, taking place from June 6 to June 11, 2011. This workshop is designed to prepare participants for the LARE exam and to help them develop Ivy League-level site-grading skills.

 Taught by Marvin Adleman, a professor emeritus of landscape architecture and a practicing landscape architect, and Allison Marusic, a landscape architect and urban designer in Nashville, Tennessee, the workshop will cover such topics as:  

            • land form and contour comprehension

            • interpolation  

            • slope calculation  

            • surface and subsurface drainage  

            • water diversion and swales  

            • terracing  

             • the grading of paved areas and the siting of buildings  

            • storm water management

  The program includes lecture and individual studio instruction daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Landscape Architecture Department's elegant, air-conditioned facilities. Grading problems are structured in a format that can serve as preparation for the LARE, and work in the studio is critiqued on a one-to-one basis.

To learn more or to register for the workshop, visit the Site Grading Workshop website at www.sce.cornell.edu/exec/site_grading.php, call 607.255.7259, or e-mail cusp@cornell.edu

Full day session to cover all 5 sections, 1/2 day a, b and d and 1/2 day c and e also available.

See more information below for complete description and registration form.

Section “E” Workshop:  May 13 - 15, 2011 (Friday – 12pm to 7pm, Saturday – 8am to 5pm, Sunday – 8am to 5pm)
Section “C” Workshop:  May 16 - 17, 2011 (Monday – 8am to 5pm, Tuesday – 8am to 5pm)

DESCRIPTIONS: 
The Section “E” Workshop will be comprised of 23 hours of intense classroom instruction through lecture, group discussion, and practice exercises.  Your enrollment includes an exam-specific textbook containing over 235-pages of instructional materials including exercises (with solutions), and more than thirty-five (35) 11” x 17” practice vignettes (with solutions).  To jump-start your participation in the workshop, you will be asked to download pre-workshop materials from the Instructors workshop FTP site. Once you enroll, you will be sent the link for accessing the FTP site and instructions for printing the required documents.  Exercises of increasing difficulty will be given and reviewed during the course.  Each student will receive a course syllabus containing information pertinent to Section E.  Individual feedback will be given to candidates as they work the problems.  Real time desk critiques are part of the class.  Each vignette will then be reviewed by the class as a whole.  The instructor will provide tips on how to break problems down and conceptualize a plan of attack for developing solutions.  The following is an example of the class format:

• Overview of the exam and Section E
• Basic exam preparation techniques
• Introduction of LARE's grading, drainage, and stormwater management
o General analysis of the overall vignette problem
o Topographic and watershed
o Retention/detention of stormwater
o Accessibility requirements
o Screening with earthen mound
o Plan and profile
o Horseshoe swale
• A review of the latest LARE Reference Manual (download from CLARB website)
• Problem approach strategies for solving vignettes
• What are graders looking for?
• What are the most common errors?
• Exam day hints

The Section “C” Workshop will be comprised of 16 hours of intense classroom instruction through lecture, group discussion, and practice exercises.  The course covers the fundamentals of site design, land planning, circulation and parking, and problem solving techniques applied to example exercises.  Exercises of increasing difficulty will be given and reviewed during the course.  Each student will receive a course syllabus containing information pertinent to Section C and a minimum of 20 exercises and vignettes.  Individual feedback will be given to candidates as they work the problems.  Real time desk critiques are part of the class.  Each vignette will then be reviewed by the class as a whole.  The instructor will provide tips on how to break problems down and conceptualize a plan of attack for developing solutions.  The following is an example of the class format:

• Overview of the exam and Section C
• Basic exam preparation techniques
• Introduction of LARE's site design
o Site analysis of the vignette problem
o Parking
o Sports fields requirements
o Accessibility requirements
o Interpretation of soils maps and reports
o Understanding setbacks and buffers
o Site topography limitations
o Circulation (pedestrian, vehicular, equestrian, etc.)
• A review of the latest LARE Reference Manual (download from CLARB website)
• Problem approach strategies for solving vignettes
• What are graders looking for?
• What are the most common errors?
• Exam day hints

Sections C & E

The Louisiana Chapter ASLA is hosting review sessions for the upcoming LARE exam for sections C&E on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 am to 3:45 pm at the Shaw Center for the Arts, 2nd Floor, located at 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, LA.
The session is taught by Matt Mathes, ASLA, PPI Author LARE study guides.
Each session is offered at the amazing price of $60/each for LC / ASLA Chapter members, and $100 each for non-members. The session cost also includes the review workbook for each section published by Professional Publications, Inc:
LARE Section C Sample Exam: Site Design (LACSX2), 2nd Edition
LARE Section E Sample Exam: Grading & Drainage (LAESX2), 2nd Edition
Schedule:
Welcome & Sign-In – 8:30 AM to 8:35AM
Section C - 8:35 - 11:40 AM (3 hours +5 minute break)
LUNCH - 11:40 -12:40 PM
Section E - 12:40 – 3:45 PM (3 hours +5 minute break)
***Please contact Haley (hblakeman@cpex.org) to reserve your spot.  You can pay by check made out to LCASLA or cash at the review session.

Two workshops, Section E on May 7-8 and Section C on May 21-22

The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
School of Architecture – Program in Landscape Architecture
LARE Preparatory Workshops
Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management (Section E)
May 7-8, 2011
Planning & Site Design
(Section C)
May 21-22, 2011

Instructor: John R. Fain, MLA, ASLA (Registration #805)
Private Practice
Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture, UTA
30+ years LA experience

Instructor: Joe Pack, ASLA
(Registration #2284)
City of North Richland Hills(TX)
Parks & Recreation Department
Senior Park Planner
30+ years of LA experience

Contours, land form comprehension
Interpolation
Slope calculation
Water diversion and swales
Terracing
Surface and Subsurface drainage
Grading paved areas, building siting, FFEs
Detailed debrief on each vignette
Roads, walks, parking lots, ramps, steps, walls and other hardscape features.
Problem statement evaluation
LARE Reference Manual (in-depth analysis)
Site inventory and analysis
Conceptual planning and design
Pedestrian and vehicular circulation, including drop-offs and stacking integrated with parking,
Evaluation of design alternatives
Best approaches to solving vignette problems
Integrating natural and built environments.

These workshops are designed to provide extensive hands on practice in solving exam vignettes.
Each offers detailed debriefs and step-by-step solutions to vignettes similar to those on the LARE Sections C and E. Exam preparation and test-taking strategy are also covered. Student evaluations have been very positive with much improved rates for success.

Tuition: $325 per workshop; $600 for both workshops*

Workshop limited to first 12 registrations for maximum one-on-one work with instructor
Breakfast, lunches and binders of instructional materials provided. Students should bring same materials as for exam – pencils, tracing paper, calculator, etc. 

L.A.R.E. Review – Sections A, B, C, D, E

The workshop includes a comprehensive review of how to prepare for, take and pass all of the sections.

Sections A, B & D are objective and have a reasonably high pass rate. Instruction will focus on mastery of the subject, preparation for the exam, and exam taking strategies. Included will be instructional material that will be helpful in the preparation process.

Sections C & E, the performance sections, have traditionally been more problematic. Pass rates are low. It is the intent of this workshop to give you the tools necessary to successfully master the issues. Numerous sample vignettes will be presented in a step-by-step, hands-on fashion to illustrate how to approach the solution to any problem.

LARE Section E - Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management Workshop

San Diego, CA

To request an enrollment form and reserve your place in the workshop, contact Jerry Hastings at jphastings@socal.rr.com.  The form, saved as a pdf, will be sent to you as an email attachment.  Oncer your application form and check have been received your place in teh workshop is assured.