First Social Network for Landscape Architects Launched

San Francisco, CA, June 26, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Land8Lounge, a pioneering social network for landscape architects, is pleased to announce its official launch. The network is a first-of-a-kind in its industry, and it aims to bring together landscape architects from all around the globe. The site offers networking features, including Personal Portfolios (“My Folio”), Personal Blogs, Photo sharing, Video sharing, Discussion forum, Groups, Events, and a resource Library.

“We are extremely excited to bring such a dynamic networking tool to our industry, which fills the huge void in online presence for landscape architects.” says Andrew Spiering, Founder and Network Creator. Since its inception, Land8Lounge has rapidly become a popular site for professionals in landscape architecture. “Our goal is to provide a central gathering place for landscape architects from all over the world.” says Spiering. Land8Lounge visitors come from 70 countries and 985 cities around the world and since its introduction on March 12th, over 600 landscape architects have become full members of the site.

The multitude of site features provides members with endless resources to the landscape architecture industry. Personalized portfolios allow members to post their resumes and share their work. The members can also post questions and share industry tips in discussion forums, with other professionals.

The network is enjoying rapid growth and it is expected to be the main source of inspiration and support for landscape architects from the entire globe.

About land8lounge
The aim of land8lounge.com is to build up the profession of landscape architecture by strengthening the international community through sharing of ideas, individual work, and information relating to the profession. The website offers social networking features including Personal Portfolios (“My Folio”), Personal Blogs, Photo sharing, Video sharing, Discussion forum, Groups, Events, and a resource Library. The site provides a wide-range of features enabling members to share their work and express their ideas with ease and comfort, land8lounge is, “the lounge for landscape architects” and is open to all landscape architecture students, professors, authors, lecturers, researchers, photographers, artists, and professionals practicing the craft of landscape architecture.

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