ALMABESSIEBASAVE2019 2021 PORTFOLIO
WORK EXPERIENCE:
GPA 3.46/4.00
EDUCATION:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alma-basave/(678)800-2800abasave098@gmail.com
A LMABESSIE BASAVE
Janurary 2022 • August 2022
+ Photographer at Passion City Church, Atlanta, GA.
+ Canvassing with Environment Georgia, Non-Profit Organization, Decatur, GA.
HOPE Scholarship Recipient
LANGUAGE(S): Native English speaker Native Spanish speaker (Intermediate writing ability) to proficient tech ability in the following computer softwares:
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
ACQUIRED SKILLS: Intermediate
+ Adobe Creative Suites + AutoCAD + SketchUp + Lumion + Rhino + MS Office
+ Forest Restoration with Trees Atlanta, Non-Profit Organization, Atlanta, GA.
July 2020 • October 2020
University of Georgia, College of Environment and Design Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Prestige Parking Athens — Athens, GA
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August 2018 • August 2021
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+ College Volunteer Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, Robotics Lab
My Secret Garden — Peachtree Corners, GA
Nielsen Landscape Architects, LLC.
September 2019 • December 2019
CONTENTS: CAMPUS/ INSTITUTIONAL OTHER URBANRESIDENTIALWORKSDESIGNPLANNING 01Macon Reimagined 13Office Of International Education 19Williams Family Plaza Photography 2317UGA Student Center Courtyard 07Homervillage Community 11111 Kalman Minuskin
MACON REIMAGINED
Site Images of Downtown Macon 1
spaces.Fall 2020
Macon County, considered the Heart of Georgia, has long been a part of Georgia’s history. The previously prosperous capital of Georgia, and a transportation hub, is now in need of some new inspiration. As a group, we worked with the city of Macon to reimagine the city’s public spaces, and we created land-use plans that incorporate the balance of sustainability, recreation, and development. By creating the master site plan and supporting graphics, we highly considered the use of the inventory and analysis research when drafting our designs so that our designs would best suit the space and the connectivity it has with its surrounding sites/neighborhoods. The strategies addressed include: revitalizing existing parks near the medical center, encourage alternative transportation methods with refined bicycle infrastructures, and increasing connectivity and activity with sidewalks improvements and green Macon, Georgia
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DOWNTOWN MACON EAST MACON/ KING PARK NORTH OCMULGEE/TOMROUTE HILL SR. BLVD WESTVINEVILLE/ZEBULONMACON/THOMASTON RD BELLEVUE/LOG CABIN/ZEBULON NORTH HIGHLAND LEGEND GREEN SPACE ArcGIS + Adobe Illustrator Rendered Maps 2
The focal area was thoroughly inventoried as part of the macon redesign’s initial step, including a range of maps from GIS and municipal resources. The Macon Reimagined research involves a thorough, forward-looking evaluation of the existing infrastructures and vacant lots that could lead to significant recommendations on developing areas that can increase street connectivity on the community scale.
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VACANT LOTS REIMAGINED
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The ultimate idea for the three vacant lots is to include aspects that promote business growth , a sense of community, and street connectivity. Each design team member explored various layouts that would extend the invitation for people downtown and other parts of the city of Macon, such as the medical center along Pine Street, to explore the city further. An original concept suggested an open walkway system with a modest market space for street-food stalls running a short length of 2nd Street. The idea of creating a green space with a retention pond is one suggestion that is included in the conceptual plan to encourage sustainable design and improve street aesthetics . Another idea illustrated in the program features a children’s playground and mutilple curved pathways that connect to existing sidewalks on 2nd Street that create new site connections that can ultimately link back to the Ocmulgee trail.
The primary purpose of these existing parks is to increase street connectivity by creating a walkway that runs through Anderson Park and Daisy Park. With these adjustments, residents on neighboring streets will have access to green space and a vegetative walkway that, in return, promotes well-being and quality of life AND DAISY PARK REIMAGINED
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NEIGHBO H OOD PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKWAY
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Summer 2021
The site is in Homerville, Georgia, 30 minutes east of the closest major city, Valdosta, Georgia. The property is off of U.S. Highway 84, adjacent to Lee Container and further up the street, Clinch Memorial Hospital. The Homervillage master plan is a 65.2-acre development consisting of 30 tiny home units with three different floor plan options. The goal for this master plan was to design a community for people experiencing chronic homelessness or close to becoming homeless by giving a helping hand. We began the project by learning about many of the issues surrounding homelessness and how creating a community of similar individuals might offer assistance. We used our precedent study findings to help understand and develop a design program that would best serve individuals living in Homervillage.
HOMERVILLAGE
Homerville, Georgia
Student Collaborative Site Analysis Maps7
SketchUp + Lumion Rendered Perspectives
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AutoCAD + Adobe Photoshop Rendered Master Plan
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WELCOME CENTER
At the Welcome Center, visitors and future residents are greeted with information and resources to settle into the community. To help newcomers establish themselves, an office, a reception area, and a full bathroom are all located in the welcome center. Nearby, a French Market offers 24 pop-up tents and patio space for residents to promote and sell their products to the public. When the French Market is not in operation, a shaded area with ample seating is available as an outdoor meeting area.
SketchUp + Lumion Rendered Perspectives AutoCAD + Adobe Photoshop Rendered Site Plan 9
Construction Details
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Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere 3 L-1 3 L-1 Signage
HOPE Homerville for Homerville Entrance
December 2021
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These renderings illustrate elements of a program that Tania and Fernando, first-time homeowners, wanted to include in their landscape, such as an outdoor covered patio space with a fireplace, a garden swing for their children to enjoy, and large flowering shrubs.
La Vergne, Tennessee KALMAN MINUSKIN
PLANTING REFERENCE IMAGERY 11
PRECEDENT REFERENCE IMAGERY
SketchUp
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The Office of International Education is an administration building on UGS’s south campus. The purpose of the redesign is to provide low-maintenance curb appeal that ties in with existing university landscaping. The plant selection provides textural and cohesion by adding shade trees helps to soften the rectangular building, and low forming shrubs keep the window space open for views from inside.
Fall 2019Athens, Georgia
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A curvilinear edge was incorporated into the landscape to compliment the arches of the building and soften the landscape. Moreover, to provide structure and maintain a lushful appearance during the colder seasons, a selection of evergreen trees and shrubs were included
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UGA CENTERSTUDENTCOURTYARD
Fall 2020Athens, Georgia
Under the supervision of the instructor, I learned how to create numerous implementation documents that are needed to accomplish a site-specific Landscape Architecture project. I completed a semesterlong project that illustrated the general design process and the papers that go along with each step. The course required me to evaluate the detailing of various site elements and plan view documentation, with an emphasis on gaining a complete understanding of the documentation procedures that bring site designs to reality.
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Spring 2021
Athens, Georgia
Behind the Jackson Street Building is a small plaza with a lot of potential. Jon Williams (BLA ‘96) saw the opportunity to give back to the College of Environment and Design with a donation in his family’s name as well as a learning opportunity for current landscape architecture students. Professor Doug Pardue led a hybrid design charrette to re-imagine the space as a ‘working yard’ that would support student learning, create a welcoming event space, showcase landscape architecture and best design practices, and provide a smooth thoroughfare for those passing through.
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WILLIAMS FAMILY PLAZA
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PENNY 2.0 (Left Image) is presented in a rectangular form with an aluminum backbone that is accentuated vertically. The tag itself is made of copper, to guarantee optimal conservation in outdoor conditions. Its neutral, modern design means it can be easily installed individually in any environment.
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PENNY 1.0 (Right Image) is presented in a rectangular form with an aluminum backbone that is accentuated horizontally. The tag itself is made of copper, to guarantee optimal conservation in outdoor conditions. Its neutral, modern design means it can be easily installed individually in any environment.
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2.0 (Left Image) has a neutral and abstract form that can be easily installed individually in any environment. The shape bends at one end, inviting us to think of nature and of movement.
GROWTH 1.0 (Right Image) is presented in the form of grass, completed with a green coat of paint. The tag itself is made of aluminum, to guarantee stability and optimal conservation in outdoor GROWTHcondition.
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- David Griffin, director of photography for National Geographic
December 2018Federal District, Mexico
Photography carries a power that holds up under the relentless swirl of today’s saturated, media world, because photographs emulate the way that our mind freezes a significant moment.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Traveling outside of the United States has introduced me to cities with different historical and cultural backgrounds that have led me to gain new perspectives that have, in return, encouraged me to visualize spaces better as a designer. Constantly fuelled by the desire to capture moments, I have used photography as a storytelling tool to improve my critical eye. Moreover, every shot captured in this series tells a unique moment that has brought up exciting conversions with family members about our Mexican heritage. I attempted to express the city’s overcrowded and noisy streets with these pictures and how quiet and free from disturbance other areas were in contrast. My favorite place we visited was the Lagunas de Zempoala National Park, where we drove approximately two hours on a mountainous road to get to a lagoon that sits in a biological corridor named Chichinautzin, 30 miles away from Mexico City.
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