PORTFOLIO ALEXANDER BISHOP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
CONTENTS PITTSBURGH GREEN INNOVATORS
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RETROFITTING THE CONNELLY TRADE SCHOOL
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STRADE DI ROMA
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THE WOOD
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INTERFACING TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SPACE
SOUTH HOMEWOOD’S GREEN DISTRICT
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PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT LOCATION
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TIME FRAME
FACULTY ADVISOR
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PGH GREEN INNOVATORS RETROFITTING THE CONNELLY TRADE SCHOOL
This project is the result of a two day charrette, where students were asked to conceive a demonstrative sustainable design for the 80 year old Connelly Center--one of Pittsburgh’s largest technical schools and a historic landmark. This design addresses stormwater, which is a particularly crucial issue in Pittsburgh, a city with a merged storm-sewer system. The highlight of the design is a glass curtain wall that blends the existing sawtooth roof into the ground plane. The curtain wall preserves the historic facade while giving the building a contemporary feel. Small cisterns collect roof runoff and channel overflow into a series of demonstrative, low-flow hydraulic turbines. The water then flows through a riparian filtration system and into a reflecting pool. Each portion of the process presents visitors with an opportunity to interact with the design.
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PGH GREEN CONNELLY SCHOOL
DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, PA
FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
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HYD
Mini Cisterns Downspouts w/ Helical Turbines Segmented Riparian Filtration System Reflecting Pool Sawtooth Turbine Overlook/Waterfall
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Helical Turbine Downspout Steel Casing Storm Pipe SDR-40 Dual Helical Turbine
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Viewing Window
HYDROLOGY
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Sawtooth Turbine
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Custom Pelton Turbine Channelized Water
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PGH GREEN CONNELLY SCHOOL
DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, PA
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FALL 2011
Roof Runoff Cistern Surface Flow Subsurface Flow
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KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
ROOF RUNOFF in gallons
MONTH
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equal to EAR 2 swimmin3 Olympic g pools
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ATI
ON
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INSIDE THE CURTAIN WALL
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PGH GREEN CONNELLY SCHOOL
DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, PA
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FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
VIEW OF DOWNTOWN
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STRADE DI ROMA
INTERFACING TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SPACE
This project, developed while studying at the Pantheon Institute in Rome, addresses intersects where pedestrian meets automobile, tourist meets resident, and city meets river. The project area contains critical portions of Via dei Coronari, a historic pedestrian-scale street, and the Lungotevere, a three lane thoroughfare following the bank of the Tiber River. These roads link some of Rome’s most iconic landmarks including St. Peter’s Cathedral, Piazza Novana, and the Ari Pacas Museum. Also, a thirty foot wall along the Lungotevere severs the city from the Tiber River, making the river an unkempt and under-utilized asset in Rome. This project aims to increase connectivity between Via dei Coronari and Lungotevere, alleviate vehicular congestion along Lungotevere, and smooth the transition to the waterfront, allowing residents and tourists to more easily access the bank of the Tiber, a space with tremendous potential and unlike any in Rome. 10
STRADE DI ROMA STREETS OF ROME
VIA DE CORONARI ROME, ITALY
SPRING 2011
LUCA PERALTA PROFESSOR
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EXISTING TIBER WATERFRONT VEHICULAR CONGESTION
SEVERING WALL
PIONEER SPECIES
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STRADE DI ROMA STREETS OF ROME
VIA DE CORONARI ROME, ITALY
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SPRING 2011
LUCA PERALTA PROFESSOR
PROPOSED TIBER WATERFRONT SUBSURFACE PARKING
GUIDING CASCADE
RIPARIAN VEGETATION
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LAURO BENCH
POSTURES
LOUNGE
LAY
SIT
AT PIAZZA SAN SALVATORE IN LAURO
PAPAL SEAL W/ ROSETTE ORNAMENTATION
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STRADE DI ROMA STREETS OF ROME
VIA DE CORONARI ROME, ITALY
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SPRING 2011
LUCA PERALTA PROFESSOR
VIA DEI CORONARI
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THE WOOD
SOUTH HOMEWOOD GREEN DISTRICT
As part of the Penn State Outreach Program, I was commissioned to design an urban farm in Homewood, a distressed neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA. The master plan for South Homewood’s Green District integrates agriculture with public space. It is not simply a place where crops are grown, rather, it is a destination, where neighborhood, park, garden, and farm blend into a seamless gradient within the urban context. It is a recollection of the romantic estates, a reclamation of sullied land, a catalyst of positive change, and a monument to the persistence of Homewood residents. The Green District is a place to teach, to play, to gather, to pray, and to nourish.
Earned a 2012 ASLA Honor Award 16
THE WOOD PSU OUTREACH
HOMEWOOD PITTSBURGH, PA
FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
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Trader Joe’s | 0.86 mi Giant Eagle Market District | 1.20 mi Whole Foods | 1.61 mi
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THE WOOD PSU OUTREACH
HOMEWOOD PITTSBURGH, PA
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FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
SOIL MAP
NUTRIENT CYCLING
0-200 ppm safe for food cultivation
400-5000 ppm remediation should be considered
200-400 ppm suitable for physical exposure
>5000 ppm requires soil abatement
categorized according to EPA standards
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MASTER PLAN
HYDROPO 20
NIC DOME
THE WOOD PSU OUTREACH
HOMEWOOD PITTSBURGH, PA
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FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
AQUACULTURE + AQUAPONICS
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EXISTING VACANT LOT
PHYTOEXTRACTION
0 years | A typical homewood lot with lead contaminated soils and low levels of nitrogen and phosphorus.
2 - 8 years | Sunflowers absorb heavy metals in shoots, leaves, and flowers but only negligable ammounts in seeds. The seeds replanted or sold.
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THE WOOD PSU OUTREACH
HOMEWOOD PITTSBURGH, PA
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FALL 2011
KEN TAMMINGA PROFESSOR
CULTIVATION
During this phase, apple tree cuttings are propagated in a nearby hoophouse for future planting.
8 - 12 years | Adolescent apple trees are planted in the ameliorated soil, and a blend of white and red clover act as a nitrogen fixing groundcover.
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ALEXANDER BISHOP
437 Clair Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15241 amb5467@psu.edu 412.580.5625