LARE case studies
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The Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) is the examination used by landscape architectural registration boards to judge whether a candidate is ready to practice independently and in the public interest. It is administered by CLARB, a council of registration boards; the boards themselves set licensure requirements and issue the license. Candidates normally sit the LARE after completing the education and supervised-experience requirements their own board specifies. This page is independent study material and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CLARB. Topics on this exam: Project Planning and Design, Construction Documentation and Administration, Construction Materials and Methods, and Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management. The LARE case studies are 5 cases and about 4,645 words.
1Soccer Fields vs. the Oak Grove: A 12-Acre Programming Conflict
A 12-acre community park falls about 30 ft from its northwest corner (elev. 130) to its southeast corner (elev.
963 words, about 5 min2Two Contradictory Base Details and an Unmarked Water Main
On a 2.4M streetside plaza project (180 calendar days, 5 percent retainage, 1,200/day liquidated damages), the contractor is at Day 95. The drawings show a 6-in.
865 words, about 4 min3An Eight-Foot Segmentally Block Wall That Is Moving
An 8-ft-high segmental block retaining wall, 120 ft long, retains a planting terrace behind an asphalt drive. Two years after construction, a 40-ft section has bulged about 2 in.
923 words, about 5 min4The Bioretention Cell That Never Drains
A 2,400-sf bioretention cell receives runoff from 0.9 ac of parking lot. It was sized for a 1-in.
916 words, about 5 min5An Accessible Route That Wants to Be a Ramp
The only accessible route from a new parking lot to a building's main entrance follows a 150-ft walk from the last accessible stall (elev. 102.0) to the entry landing (elev.
978 words, about 5 min