Today’s special guest is Nathan Ledbetter, a skilled and passionate professional when it comes to making civil engineering projects look good. Considered a pioneer of SketchUp, he and Sam have known each other for as long as the 3D modeling tool has been around, so to speak. They both met while working at Kimley-Horn, and Nathan was the one who introduced Sam to Lumion.

Nathan is a college-trained landscape architect who got his degree from the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2007, after working as an intern for civil engineering firms while still in high school. Aware of the 2D, black and white civil drawings, and after being shown a colored, realistic image by a landscape architect, he made an obvious college major choice: Landscape Architecture. This choice got him started in the design world, while his interest in 3D visualization sparked while watching the first The Incredibles movie, in which he basically pictured a “Pixar for the civil engineering and design world”. 

After working at Kimley-Horn and being introduced to Sam, he eventually got a job at HGOR, a landscape architecture firm in Atlanta. This gave him the opportunity to work on some of the coolest projects in Atlanta at the time, which include The Atlanta Braves and The Atlanta Falcons Stadiums. Now he and his wife have started their own business called Better Together Collaborative, in which they provide services ranging from 3D renderings to land planning.   

 

Resources Mentioned

Nathan Ledbetter - LinkedIn 

Better Together Collaborative - Website

Dix.Hite + Partners = Website

Kimley-Horn - Website

HGOR - Website

University of Georgia - UGA

Beyond CAD - Website / Vision Weekly Update / Video Updates

Sam Lytle - LinkedIn / [email protected]

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