Author Bio:
Daniel Tal, ASLA: Daniel is a registered Senior Landscape Architect in the State of Colorado
with over 11 years of professional practice experience. Daniel recently published Google
SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture (Wiley &
Sons, August 2009). Daniel currently works at RNL Design and also provides seminars and
training for students and design professionals on how to best utilize SketchUp. Daniel is presently
writing a second SketchUp book for Wiley & Sons. Set for publication during the summer of 2011,
it will cover advanced terrain modeling and tackle more complex design projects.
Publications
Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Model Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture (Wiley &
Sons, August 2009)
Google SketchUp Advanced Handbook for Landscape Architects and Architects (Wiley & Sons,
forthcoming 2011)
Seminars and Presentations
Scheduled Future Workshops and Seminars:
August 17-18, 2010 – Hawaii ASLA Advanced Landscape Architecture SketchUp Workshop
May 2010 – University of Colorado Denver: Advanced SketchUp Workshop
March 26, 2010 – LA Days, Colorado State University Landscape Architecture Program:
Workshop on SketchUp and Landscape Architecture
March 5-6, 2010 – University of Colorado, Denver: Basic SketchUp workshop
February 20-21, 2010 – Association of Professional Landscape Designers, San Francisco
Chapter: 2-day SketchUp training seminar and presentation on Presentation Graphics
Recent Workshops and Seminars
Recent Workshops and Seminars
January 2010 – Lead Instructor, University of Maryland, Landscape Architecture Program: 3 Day
SketchUp and Landscape Architecture training workshop and presentation
November 2009 – Lead Instructor, University of Colorado at Denver: 2 Day AutoCAD to
SketchUp Seminar, Denver, Colorado
November 2009 – –Lecturer, Colorado State University, Department of Landscape Architecture:
SketchUp and Landscape Architecture in Professional Practice. Fort Collins, Colorado.
September 2009 - Lead Instructor, University of Colorado, Denver: 2 Day SketchUp Basics and
Conceptual Grading Seminar. Denver, Colorado
July 2009 – Lead Instructor, University of Colorado, Denver: 3 Day Basic SketchUp Seminar.
Denver, Colorado
June 2009 – Lead Instructor, Hawaii ASLA: 2 Day SketchUp Basics Seminar. Honolulu, Hawaii
April 2009 – Lead Instructor, Colorado State University, Department of Landscape Architecture: ,
SketchUp Basics and Landscape Architecture. Fort Collins, Colorado.
June 2008 – Lecturer, Google 3D Base Camp: Conceptual Grading and SketchUp,
Google Global Headquarters, Mountain View, California.
June 2008 – Lecturer, Google 3D Base Camp: AutoCAD to SketchUp. Mountain View, California.
September 2008 - Featured Speaker, ASLA Conference: SketchUp and Conceptual Grading.
Philadelphia, PA
September 2008 – Demonstrator/Lecturer, ASLA Conference: 2 Day Live SketchUp
Demonstration on behalf of Google SketchUp, Philadelphia, PA
May 2007 – Lead Instructor, RNL Design: 2 Day SketchUp Seminar, Phoenix, AZ
September 2007 – Demonstrator/Lecturer, ASLA Conference: 2 Day Live SketchUp
Demonstrations on behalf of Google SketchUp, San Francisco
March, 2007 – Lead Instructor, Wimer-Yamada Landscape Architecture: 2 Day SketchUp
Seminar. San Diego, CA
June 2005 – Lecturer, SketchUp Base Camp: SketchUp and Terrain Modeling.
Boulder, Colorado.
Consulting
July 2007 – Consultant, Google SketchUp: 1 day consultation with SketchUp developers on
SketchUp tools and process. Boulder, Colorado
March-June 2004 – Consultant, @Last Software (now Google SketchUp): consultation on
SketchUp tools, including Sandbox tools. Boulder, Colorado.
Daniel Tal, ASLA: Daniel is a registered Senior Landscape Architect in the State of Colorado
with over 11 years of professional practice experience. Daniel recently published Google
SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture (Wiley &
Sons, August 2009). Daniel currently works at RNL Design and also provides seminars and
training for students and design professionals on how to best utilize SketchUp. Daniel is presently
writing a second SketchUp book for Wiley & Sons. Set for publication during the summer of 2011,
it will cover advanced terrain modeling and tackle more complex design projects.
Publications
Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Model Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture (Wiley &
Sons, August 2009)
Google SketchUp Advanced Handbook for Landscape Architects and Architects (Wiley & Sons,
forthcoming 2011)
Seminars and Presentations
Scheduled Future Workshops and Seminars:
August 17-18, 2010 – Hawaii ASLA Advanced Landscape Architecture SketchUp Workshop
May 2010 – University of Colorado Denver: Advanced SketchUp Workshop
March 26, 2010 – LA Days, Colorado State University Landscape Architecture Program:
Workshop on SketchUp and Landscape Architecture
March 5-6, 2010 – University of Colorado, Denver: Basic SketchUp workshop
February 20-21, 2010 – Association of Professional Landscape Designers, San Francisco
Chapter: 2-day SketchUp training seminar and presentation on Presentation Graphics
Recent Workshops and Seminars
Recent Workshops and Seminars
January 2010 – Lead Instructor, University of Maryland, Landscape Architecture Program: 3 Day
SketchUp and Landscape Architecture training workshop and presentation
November 2009 – Lead Instructor, University of Colorado at Denver: 2 Day AutoCAD to
SketchUp Seminar, Denver, Colorado
November 2009 – –Lecturer, Colorado State University, Department of Landscape Architecture:
SketchUp and Landscape Architecture in Professional Practice. Fort Collins, Colorado.
September 2009 - Lead Instructor, University of Colorado, Denver: 2 Day SketchUp Basics and
Conceptual Grading Seminar. Denver, Colorado
July 2009 – Lead Instructor, University of Colorado, Denver: 3 Day Basic SketchUp Seminar.
Denver, Colorado
June 2009 – Lead Instructor, Hawaii ASLA: 2 Day SketchUp Basics Seminar. Honolulu, Hawaii
April 2009 – Lead Instructor, Colorado State University, Department of Landscape Architecture: ,
SketchUp Basics and Landscape Architecture. Fort Collins, Colorado.
June 2008 – Lecturer, Google 3D Base Camp: Conceptual Grading and SketchUp,
Google Global Headquarters, Mountain View, California.
June 2008 – Lecturer, Google 3D Base Camp: AutoCAD to SketchUp. Mountain View, California.
September 2008 - Featured Speaker, ASLA Conference: SketchUp and Conceptual Grading.
Philadelphia, PA
September 2008 – Demonstrator/Lecturer, ASLA Conference: 2 Day Live SketchUp
Demonstration on behalf of Google SketchUp, Philadelphia, PA
May 2007 – Lead Instructor, RNL Design: 2 Day SketchUp Seminar, Phoenix, AZ
September 2007 – Demonstrator/Lecturer, ASLA Conference: 2 Day Live SketchUp
Demonstrations on behalf of Google SketchUp, San Francisco
March, 2007 – Lead Instructor, Wimer-Yamada Landscape Architecture: 2 Day SketchUp
Seminar. San Diego, CA
June 2005 – Lecturer, SketchUp Base Camp: SketchUp and Terrain Modeling.
Boulder, Colorado.
Consulting
July 2007 – Consultant, Google SketchUp: 1 day consultation with SketchUp developers on
SketchUp tools and process. Boulder, Colorado
March-June 2004 – Consultant, @Last Software (now Google SketchUp): consultation on
SketchUp tools, including Sandbox tools. Boulder, Colorado.
