Portfolio by Andrew Naylor

ANDREW NAYLOR COLLECTION OF WORKS

DESIGN PROCESS SELECTED WORKS

Speed Skating 2013 Design Project Guelph, GoalsOntario and Objectives.

Identify the problem.

The proposed design incorporate recreational and commercial opportunities with a focus on linking to the pedestrian currents already established in the downtown area.

Landscape Architecture

Fanshawe Drifts design The proposed 2014 OSSGA Gravel Pit Rehabilitation Contestrecreational and incorporate Fanshawe, Ontarioopportunities commercial with a focus on linking to the

Finchpedestrian Hydro Paths currents already 2014 established Design Projectin the downtown area. Ontario Toronto,

Watermark 2014 World Landscape Architecture Month Poster Opportunties and Constraints. Connect our Campus 2012 University of Guelph Sustainability Initiative Posters The proposed design incorporate recreational and Memorial commercial opportunities Interpretive Perspectives of Oklahoma City Memorial with a focus on linking to the pedestrian currents already established in the downtown area.

Iterations

Agritecture 2013 Undergraduate Honors Thesis

The proposed design incorporate recreational and commercial opportunities with a focus on linking to the pedestrian currents already established in the downtown area.

Publications

Designing Walkable Streets Communication. Streetscape Design Manual for York Region Streetscape Dept.

The proposed design incorporate recreational and commercial opportunities Highwater Havenon linking to the with a focus pedestrian currents already 2012 Naturalization Planting Plan established in the downtown area. Assorted Cross Sections + Base Plans

Created during my Internship at York Region

Graphic Design

Design Details

Landscape Architecture. Speed Skating 2013 Design Project Guelph, Ontario Fanshawe Drifts 2014 OSSGA Gravel Pit Rehabilitation Contest Fanshawe, Ontario Finch Hydro Paths 2014 Design Project Toronto, Ontario

Landscape architecture and environmental design are the basis of my experience in design as both a creative pursuit and exercise in problem solving. The comprehensive design process, from identifying the problem to communicating the final design through presentation graphics and mixed media, has given me a variety of skills and a passion to explore and develop them further.

Speed Skating. The culturally vibrant downtown of Guelph, Ontario, is framed by the Speed River. The intervention site is a section of the riverside that is currently unsuitable for itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s context.

The proposed design incorporates recreational and commercial opportunities with a focus on linking to the pedestrian currents already established in the downtown area.

GUELPH, ONTARIO 29 / 11 / 13

Skating path in winter | summer. â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Photoshop

PANEL 1

SPEED SKATING Landscape Architecture 3070 ANDREW NAYLOR REVITALIZING THE SPEED... A bustling location for static and dynamic activity, the section of the Speed River that cradles Downtown Guelph is a defining part of the urban and social framework. The segment of the site that intersects with Gordon sees a great deal of activity, be it students moving through the site to get to classes, or people playing lawn bowling, perhaps stopping at the Boathouse for ice cream or to rent a canoe. The area of the downtown Speed River network that is in need of intervention however is on the east side of the covered bridge [SITE 3]. The only traffic that site 3 experiences is those moving through the space to join with the Gordon Street axis of traffic. Site 3 is populated by a series of private/commercial sites, which are surrounded by a vast expanse of parking lots and brownfield spaces. The only community outlet in the site is DIODE, a shared resources workshop. There are recreational opportunities on the site, such as soccer, baseball, and running. Especially in the case of the running trails, although these activities are already present, a great deal of potential resides in redesign of the site to support them better. In terms of winter activities, the functionality of the site is impeded by the winter months, Speed Skating reclaims the space as a community hub, providing the varying demographics that populate Guelph with not only a revitalized connection, but a year-round destination as well.

BASEBALL

Serving various functions throughout the seasons, the skating path defines the site, and the city it resides in, as a comprehensive community space. During the winter is has an open rink, for larger groups to interact, and exciting opportunities for smaller groups or individuals to adventure through the trails. Plantings, chosen for winter performance and appeal, are designed to sequentially obscure and reveal spaces as users of the site move through the trail system. Currently, the site is also devoid of places for rest. The promontory featured in the design serves many functions, a main component being rest. During the winter it serves as a warming hut. During the summer the shelter breaks the thick barrier of vegetation that separates the observer from the water, providing a more intimate connection with the water for users of the site and strengthening an important vista. The current commercial plaza that exists between York Road and the river will be phased our to be replaced with mixed-use, small scale. commercial residential. The vibrant cultural and social activity that takes place on Wyndham past Carden Street is ended by the expanse of parking lots and plazas like the one on site 3. Phasing into a urban composition similar to Wyndham, the currently desolate stretch of Wyndham-York Road will be able to take on the same cultural strength and density that the Gordon Road axis has. The planned intensification developments in the surrounding area will support the new, small-scale commercial, and turn the boulevard into a thriving pedestrian axis.

ANALYSIS

SOCCER LAWN BOWLING

WATER SPORTS ICE CREAM

RECREATION RUNNING

SIGHTLINES FOCAL POINTS LOOKOUTS VISUAL BARRIERS

ILLUMINATORY CARTOGRAPHY

SITE USES LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL RECREATIONAL SPACES COMMERCIAL BROWNFIELDS

CIRCULATION cycling running walking auto

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SPEED SKATING

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Rink & trail system for all year round use

Small scale mixed use extending Wyndham cultural axis

Communal activity center and equipment rental shop

Warming hut, sheltered vista, cozy retreat, boat launch

Canine exercise opportunities framed by skating path

Reconnecting unused green spaces and extending trail network

Grading to allow for slope based recreation in winter seasons

Open spaces sourced from the Urban Strategies master plan

SCALE 1:800 SKATING PATH IN SUMMER

SKATING PATH IN WINTER

ELEVATION [A-A]

Site Elevation â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Photoshop

Fanshawe Drifts. Currently an active gravel pit, the site will be become a naturalized area supporting both ecological and social functions. Fanshawe Drifts uses a series of progressive interventions to make the site function throughout the entire implementation process. The phasing was actively utilized as an tool to educate site visitors on succession and other natural processes.

As an endangered keystone species and ability to create a strong brand identity for the public to identify the project with, the short-eared owl was a focus species for the project. The owl also connects the other themes of the project, winter and nocturnal uses, which were context specific objectives derived from analysis of the unique social programming needs and opportunities afforded by the site.

Winter perspective. â&#x20AC;ş AdobePhotoshop, Cinema 4D

FANSHAWE, ONTARIO 29 / 11 / 13 COLLABORATORS Christian Stewart Dylan Cassidy

Fanshawe Drifts Existing Conditions Background

Hydrology

Flora and Fauna

The project consists of four adjacent gravel pit licences that occur at the western end of Lot 13 in Middlesex County bordered by the Thames River in the east. Because of the proximity of the licences the intention is to create a comprehensive progressive rehabilitation plan that incorporates all licences.

East and south of the site is the south arm of the Thames River, but is refered to in this project as simply the Thames River. Its length is 273 kilomtres.

Flora

The Thames River is considered a Canadian Heritage River siginfying its importance in the Great Lakes Basin.

One pit, Archery, has been rehabilitated; two others, Diocese and McGuffin, have completed extraction; and the final site, Olalondo, has extraction occuring on it currently.

It is assumed that the water table is at an elevation of 264 metres.

All of the pits are on former agricultural lands and may present remnants from that use. The flora is primarily Carolinian Forest. Occurring between the gravel pits and the Thames River, 50 year old White Ash, Sugar Maple, Black Cherry, Hackberry, Walnut, Hawthorn, Apple, Willow, all 2-20 metres in height. On the Olalondo gravel pit there are planted White Pine, Cedar, and Spruce.

The cumulative size of the project, inclusive of all gravel pit licences is 45.5 Ha. Refer to the ‘Breakdown of Licences’ graphic for more detail.

Context

Breakdown of Licences

Fauna

Site ownership and current use. Lot #13 is a 45.5 hectare plot composed of four separate, but adjacent gravel pit extraction sites at various stages of rehabilitation.

Typical species of the area include White-tailed Deer, Short-tailed Vole, Fox, Rabbit, Gull, amongst other species.

City of London

Key Map

London is a growing city, with a population of 366, 151 according to the 2011 Canadian census. Although London is a separate municipality in political terms from Middlesex County, it is still the official seat of the county.

Diocese

Olalondo Active London Diocese 5.0 ha

Fanshawe College & the University of Western Ontario Fanshawe College & the University of Western Ontario comprise the two largest educational institutions in the city, and could benefit from the rehabilitated quarry site for educational and recreational opportunities.

Extraction Completed London Diocese 25.0 ha

Archery

McGuffin

Rehabilitation in Progress Fanshawe Conservation Area 7.5 ha

London Airport

Extraction Completed St Mary’s Cement 8.0 ha

The London airport is situated close to the site, which is an important factor to consider for the viability of supporting sensitive avian species on the site.

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Teeswater Silt loam. 40 - 100 cm of glaciolacustrine silt loam, and occaisionally vert fine sandy loam overlaying gravelly and/or glaciofluvial outwash.

Extractive Industrial

Brant Silt loam, loam, very fine sandy loam and loam glaciolacustrine material.

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Caledon Fine sandy loam, depths of 40 - 100 cm of sandy loam overlaying gravelly and/or cobbly glaciofluvial outwash. Bryanston Silt loam, loam, and loam glacial till.

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Dylan Cassidy

dcassi01@uoguelph.ca +1 905 877 6455 215 Miller Dr Georgetown ON L7G 6G4

Andrew Naylor naylor@uoguelph.ca +1 519 763 4799 4646 Watson Rd S Puslinch ON N0B 2J0

Christian Stewart cstewa01@uoguelph.ca +1 519 546 5431 102-385 Woolwich St Guelph ON N1H 3W8

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Fanshawe Drifts Phasing

Phasing Notes

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Progressive rehabilitation will be carried out in six phases. This will enable significant integration between individual gravel pit licences and the implementation of project goals and objectives (refer to Panel 3).

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The Phasing Plan considers the project spatially, showing the how landscape units change in relation to each other throughout the process. The Phasing Schedule isolates specific significant events in time for ease of reference.

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Soil may need to be imported to ensure proper depth for tall-grass prairie and Carolinian Forest species.

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Throughout the phasing process it will be necessary to consult with existing groups and utilize their expertise. These groups may include the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Thames River Conservation Authority, the City of London, and the London International Airport.

Tall-grass prairie

These groups have the ability to mobilize the community through stewardship programs to help with seed collection and dispersal, pit and mound construction, and trail construction.

Carolinian forest expansion

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Assumptions

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It is assumed that in the Year 7 of project rehabilitation the Olalondo Pit will be exhausted of resources and ready for rehabilitation. It is assumed that the water table is at an elevation of 164 metres and that no extraction will occur below that.

Rehabilitation Construction Entrance

Tall-grass Prairie

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A tall-grass prairie is an ecological community composed of wildflowers and grasses. A healthy tallgrass prairie will not only host a variety of native & naturalized plant species, but also many birds, mammals and invertebrates. In the context of our site the prairie will support prey for Short-eared Owls and other predatory birds, as well as endangered species such as Henslow’s Sparrow and Northern Bobwhite.

Construction Access Routes

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Grasses and Sedges Big Bluestem, Kalm’s Brome, Canada Bluejoint, Canada Wild Rye, Sweetgrass, Switch Grass, Indian Grass, Little Bluestem, Prairie Cord Grass, Sand Dropseed.

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Forbs (herbaceous flowering plants) Yarrow, Canada Anemone, Groundnut, Thimbleweed, Butterfly Milkweed, Sky Blue Aster, Field Thistle,Yellow Star-grass, Wood Lily, Whorled Loosestrife, Winged Loosestrife, Whorled Milkwort, Prairie Buttercup, Prairie Cinquefoil, Gray Goldenrod, Blue Vervain.

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The grass and wildflower seeds will be collected locally as possible, while maintaining substantial genetic diversity.The technique for seeding will be hand broadcasting, as a means to involve the local community in the rehabilitation process. During early winter frost-seeding for the wildflowers will be implemented. The wildflower seeds will be broadcast over frozen soil, where it will remain cool and moist until spring. The grass seeds will be broadcast during early spring to take advantage of seasonal rainfall.

Stationary excavation equipment Mobile excavation equipment Direction of drainage

On mounds we will plant trees that tolerate a well drained soil: Tulip Tree, White Oak, Red Oak, Butternut, and American Chestnut.

Natural Rehabilitation The plants are growing. It’s rained, and water has pooled in the pits. Native amphibian species are populating the new habitat and begin breeding such as spring peepers, western chorus frogs, wood frogs, spotted, blue-spotted and Jefferson’s salamanders. Birds are attracted to the berries and their droppings introduce more native species. Seeds have also blown onto the site from the forest. It is a pretty warm summer! Despite the drought the plant life on the mound thrives, because the mounds wick moisture that the pits had stored from rain. Some of the pits have standing water as well, species such as white-tailed deer, eastern cottontails, raccoons, opossums and coyotes are attracted to the site as they come to drink. In the fall Oaks, Hickory, and Chestnut trees from nearby forest drop their nuts. Squirrels begin to collect and then bury the nuts in the lose soil, many of which will be left to grow.

Phasing Schedule

1.5m Post & wire fence

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Ecological Climax The cycle of natural rehabilitation continues, and eventually the oldest trees begin to die. Dead standing trees gradually fall apart, but as they do they provide food, perches and nesting and roosting sites for about one quarter of all forest wildlife species. Dead trees and branches are prime perches and hunting sites for predatory birds such as short eared owls and the dry solid dead wood attracts woodpeckers. Peeling bark attracts bats, insects, and squirrels who all roost under loose bark.

Phase 6

The site will better retain soil moisture within the accumulated logs and woody debris on and beneath the forest floor. The well decomposed logs acts as a stable, moist environment for rooting of many plants. Old logs, stumps and root mounds are free of deep litter and may protrude above the snow- both assets for some seeds to germinate and start growing.

As the trees fall down from decay or wind they begin to create more pits and mounds. The roots of the fallen tree pull of earth and create pockets of fresh soil throughout the forest. New plant life grows on the disturbed soil and in the light from the new gap in the forest canopy.

Mound and Pit Creation, and Seeding

Year 1

At the edge of the pits we will plant fast growing shrubs to shelter birds, insects & mamals: Bitternut hickory, Buttonbush, Chokecherry, Pumpkin Ash, Spicebush, Sycamore, Winterberry Holley.

Existing building and scale

We will plant shrubs on the mounds that prefer well drained soil, and will grow quickly to shelter tree seedlings from wind, sun, and animals. The shrubs will also provide fruit for important wildlife: American Hazel, Flowering Crab, Flowering Dogwood, Staghorn Sumac, Serviceberry.

To begin we will create pits and mounds about 4 m2 each, pits 15 cm deep, mounds 30 60 cm high.

Spreading of stockpiled topsoil

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McGuffin Grading P/M T.G. Seed Dispersal Trail Perch Posts

Diocese Relocate Entrance Grading P/M T.G. Seed Dispersal Trail Perch Posts Cafe Observatory Parking Skating Rink

Olalondo Grading T.G. Seed Dispersal Trail Perch Posts

Archery Grading Trail Connection to exisitng Fanshawe C. A. Trails

Dylan Cassidy

dcassi01@uoguelph.ca +1 905 877 6455 215 Miller Dr Georgetown ON L7G 6G4

Andrew Naylor naylor@uoguelph.ca +1 519 763 4799 4646 Watson Rd S Puslinch ON N0B 2J0

Christian Stewart cstewa01@uoguelph.ca +1 519 546 5431 102-385 Woolwich St Guelph ON N1H 3W8

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Fanshawe Drifts Final Rehabilitation

Tall-grass Prairie

Concept

Green Corridor

To meet this objective a comprehensive seed harvesting program must be initiated followed by a seed dispersal program under the guidance of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Thames River Conservation Authority to ensure the health and viability of the species. This is to create awareness of a once expansive landscape typology and to create habitat for targeted species.

Fanshawe Drifts will be the result of a multi-year comprehensive progressive rehabilitation program centred on four individual, but neighbouring extraction zones. Fanshawe Drifts will operate under three themes- ‘winter’, ‘night sky’, and ‘Short-eared Owl’ (Asio flammeus). The first two themes inform the social component while the last informs an ecological framework structured on the tall-grass prairie and the Carolinian Forest region.

Informed by the glacial curvature of the Thames River, a network of ‘green corridors’ exists from the town of St. Mary’s to central London and passes through both the Archery and McGuffin pits. Fanshawe Drifts intends to strengthen this network of naturalized space through a progressive rehabilitation plan. It will expand upon the natural vegetation of the existing corridor and encompass ecologically valuable Carolinian Forest and Maple-Beech ecosystems along the banks of the river.

Carolinian Forest

Winter

To meet this objective the established species on the site will be encouraged to maintain their health while also expanding in order to strengthen existing corridors and soften the tall-grass prairie edge. Through ‘pits and mounds’ creation the forest cover can be expanded while being managed. This objective seeks to encourage the growth of the established vegetation while creating new habitat.

Our psycho-spiritual connection to winter (and seasonal change for that matter) is a retreating phenomenon in the contemporary world. We have constructed a level of comfort that provides a sense of security, but devalues our sense of the seasons. Our cities have climate-controlled ‘catacombs’ replete with services that cater to the consumer experience and lack physical connection to the extant outdoor experience. Our architecture devastates our awareness of the inside/outside dynamic and the restorative capacity this awareness affords us.

Winter Activities To meet this objective the site will be marketed and designed to incorporate various winter activities. These may include snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and tobogganing. A kiosk selling hot beverages and snacks may be incorporated as well. This objective seeks to re-introduce the winter landscape to the city-dweller to create a more substantial awareness of seasonal change.

Night Sky In urban centres the night sky, the one that is full of stars, planets, and distant galaxies, is drowned by the light of the city. Rarely is there a chance to experience the full breadth of the night sky unless you leave the glow of the city far behind. Our cities and their wash of light spoils the chance to place ourselves within the greater cosmos, they render us unable to be active participants in that which is above.

Fanshawe Drifts

Thames River

Night Sky Observatory To meet this objective a night sky observatory will be constructed. This site intervention is physically passive when viewed from the ground plane, but when inside the observer views the night sky through an aperture that brings clarity and focus. This is to introduce the greater cosmos in order to give the observer a sense of place and time.

Short-eared Owl The extant phenomena, the ‘outside’, persists while seasons change and snow falls. Flora and fauna of a particular region, climate, and ecology have an acute awareness and dependability upon seasonal change. Their connection to summer’s opposing season is strong and significant- as much as it is to summer exclusively. The Short-eared Owl has summer habitat in the arctic of Canada and winter habitat in the southern United States, but may spend all seasons within a latitudinal band that cuts across southwestern Ontario. It is within this latitudinal band where the Short-eared Owl negotiates the seasonal change, adapting its habits for a continually transforming landscape.

Site Monitoring and Reporting To meet this objective an integrated plan is needed to ensure the health and well-being of the tall-grass prairie, the Carolinian Forest, and the animals they support (especially the Short-eared Owl), but also the built form and trail system. This may be an effort initiated and maintained by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Thames River Conservation Authority, the City of London, and/or the London International Airport (for the safety of air travellers and birds alike).

Goals and Objectives Goals The first goal is to create a multi-phase comprehensive progressive rehabilitation program. The second goal is to create a socially responsive site that engages the community of London and the users of Fanshawe Conservation Area. The third goal is to create an ecologically responsive site that supports and strengthens the existing vegetation corridors while creating habitat for the Short-eared Owl within a tall-grass prairie/Carolinian Forest framework.

Proximity to YXU

Perspectives

In order to promote co-existence between the Short-eared Owl on Lot # 13 and the nearby London International Airport, there must be a minimum 3000 metre separation between significant wildlife and air traffic facilities. It is recommended that the airport produce a ‘Wildlife Hazard Assesment’ to deter avian species from being present in the immediate area while birds are attracted to the site. The intention is to establish a local monitoring system that pilots can be aware of.

A/ Night Sky Observatory B/ Cafe, Trail, Winter Activities C/ Tall-grass Prairie, Short-eared Owl D/ Perch Post, Short-eared Owl

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Grading To meet this objective the site will be graded to create rolling topography with stored topsoil and overburden directly on top of the former extraction zones with slopes no more than 50%. This will encourage the growth of targeted plant species in order to create habitat for targeted animal species.

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dcassi01@uoguelph.ca +1 905 877 6455 215 Miller Dr Georgetown ON L7G 6G4

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Andrew Naylor naylor@uoguelph.ca +1 519 763 4799 4646 Watson Rd S Puslinch ON N0B 2J0

Christian Stewart cstewa01@uoguelph.ca +1 519 546 5431 102-385 Woolwich St Guelph ON N1H 3W8

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Finch Hydro Paths. In the Greater Toronto Area, hydro corridors represent 8,145 acres (over 200 km) of underutlized space. A reclamation project for the Finch Hydo Coridor transecting the municipality of North York aims to set a precedent for realizing the potential of hydro corridors to benifit the community.

Using the intervention of rural landscape and culture within urban communites, the Finch Hydro Paths gives distinct identiy and prominence to a forgotten space. Food security is also adressed through the design, as the community of North York is empowered with education about, and access to, healthy food.

TORONTO, ONTARIO 03 / 04 / 14

With the public perception of hydro corridors being no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land, a concentrated effort is made to create an indentity for the reclamation project, connecting localized design interventions with a cohesive aesthetic. The strong branding clearly defines points of entry into the site. and collectivly develops a wayfinding system for navigating the system.

Wayfinding and project banding elements â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Photoshop

Community food hub (top) and pathway greenhouse (bottom) › Google SketchUp › Adobe Photoshop

Cultivation in our corridors â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Photoshop

With the progression of development in urban cities and sprawl into urban communities, space is become an increasingly precious commodity in our society. While new land can't be created in our cities, we can use the spaces we have more efficiently. The Finch Hydro Paths is an example of the overlooked potential of our hydro corridors. Empowering and engaging urban communities through the introduction of rural culture and landscape into our cities, we move towards a more ecological and socially sustainable society.

As our physical environment and culture becomes more distant from our agrarian roots , the narrative of interdependence with the land, where we nurture a landscape that in return provides us with sustenance and experience, fades from our collective conscious. The Finch Hydro Paths relate that narrative to our society in a modern design language, creating a new home for the experience of cultivation in our hydro corridors, improving the health of our communities and environment.

Graphic Design. Watermark 2014 World Landscape Architecture Month Poster Connect our Campus 2012 University of Guelph Sustainability Initiative Posters Memorial Interpretive Perspectives of Oklahoma City Memorial

Throughout my studies and various competitions at the University of Guelph I have explored my interest in graphic design. I enjoy taking information and discovering ways to present it in a attractive medium. Grappling with the challenge of conveying an idea or concept with as little as a glance is a fun and engaging pursuit for me. The skills I have honed through the creation of these following projects have also informed other aspects of my design exploits, such as in layout and designing with an awareness of the users perspective.

Watermark 2014 World Landscape Architecture Month Poster â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW ENERGY FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CAMPUS @ WWW.PR.UOGUELPH.CA/SUSTAIN/HOME

Promotional Poster No. 1 / November 15th 2012

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW ENERGY FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CAMPUS @ WWW.PR.UOGUELPH.CA/SUSTAIN/HOME

Connect our Campus Promotional Poster No. 2 / November 15th 2012 2012 University of Guelph Sustainability Initiative Posters

› Adobe Illustrator

Memorial Interpretive Perspectives of Oklahoma City Memorial â&#x20AC;ş Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Publications. Agritecture 2013 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Designing Walkable Streets Streetscape Design Manual for York Region Streetscape Dept.

Writing is one of my favorite design mediums, for both creative exploration of a topic, and the unique ways in which it enables communication and connection between the writing and reader. The research component for my writings has been a highly influential aspect of my learning, and informed my design process as well as skills. Undertaking comprehensive publication projects through both my school and internship has also given me an opportunity to practice with the editorial and layout design processes as well.

ABSTRACT AGRITECTURE

Aquaculture Seascape Park

Moria Wilson

MORIA WILSON Aquaculture Seascape Park Located along the coastline of Vancouver Island, the design for Aquaculture Seascape Park is a crossroads of production and playful. The gardens that populate the park are thriving with aquatic ecosystems. The park is designed with three levels that flood in response to the tide, blurring the boundaries in between land and sea, making the experience unique and ever changing for the visitor, who is exposed to a variety of ecological gradients at each of the tides.

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The park is comprised of modular units that make it mobile. This lets the park attach itself to land based parks, and become an extension of the space. By operating simultaneously as a farm, park, and research facility, Aquaculture Seascape Park becomes a platform for which collaborative opportunities can occur between disciplines. Using delightful interactions with visitors, Aquaculture Seascape Park brings sustainable aquaculture practices into the spotlight. The park design also shows how productive landscapes can be designed to meet other needs of a city, in this case a park, which suggests possible strategies for incorporating agrarian uses into the urban framework in the future.

MODERN FARM redefining agriculture and our landscapes

The traditional agricultural framework has been replaced by an industrial system, that has separated consumers from their food. In order to alleviate the current problems that have arisen from our current production system we need to re-imagine the farm. The role of a farm will need to be interpreted in new ways, as not only that of a food producing landscape, but as parks, art galleries and studios even. Intertwining farms with other functions that are needed in the our current urban context, we can integrate agrarian practices in the sprawling metropolis, and in their citizens creating a conscious consideration of where their food comes from. Some of the following projects don’t bring farms into the city, but break down the urban-rural divide by making farms a destination, a place of delight and discovery, that rekindles our relationship with food.

MORIA WILSON Aquaculture Seascape Park NICK GLASE Seasoned Pasture LATERAL OFFICE Arctic Food Network KONO DESIGNS Pasona, Tokyo

Broadacre City Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright “Broadacre City”

Ludwig Hilberseimer “Regional Pattern”

First published by Frank Lloyd Wright in The Disappearing City in 1932, “Broadacre City” was an development concept which Wright would then continue to refine throughout his career. In his concept, Wright proposed that each citizen would be allocated one acre of land, which they would be able to sustain themselves with. While it did have similarities to suburban developments of the time, such as the need for automobile transport to get to places, “Broadacre City” revolutionized the framework of suburbs by eliminating the need to drive to obtain sustenance, as it was all made locally on the individual lots. Although evocative of a utopia, the garden city that Wright designed was never realized in built form. Nevertheless, it shows an increasing concern in design circles at the time to alleviate the worsening trends of urban design and agricultural practices in North America.

Similar to Wright’s “Broadacre City”, Hilberseimer’s “New Regional Pattern” , published in 1945 broke down the barriers of the urban rural divide, by re-imagining a settlement pattern that would decentralize distribution and food production. The form of the various buildings and land use was not imposed upon, but informed by, the landscape and potential agricultural practices. It also located areas where food production and processing took place next to areas where if was given to consumers, bringing them closer to the origins of their food.

Andrea Branzi “Agronica” Andrea Branzi’s work supports architecture and urban design that integrates with agriculture, and like agrarian models, can adapt quickly to changing seasons and needs. “Agronica” was a strategy of integrating agrarian practices into metropolitan contexts through parks. Parks and brownfield sites would be infused with agricultural uses, and populated by a modular series of structures that could change both the social and productive aspects of the park to meet the changing needs of the public and farm. “a sort of great patchwork quilt of weak and crossed penetrations, laid out in the open space of the park” The phasing plan also purported the idea that unused or brownfield spaces be used for agrarian purposes even if only for an interim. Using agriculture to beautify typically aesthetically displeasing sites brings the public closer to agriculture and highlights the importance of food to our culture and cities. Andrea Branzi also defined the potential of designing around an agricultural framework. Using the nature of food production infrastructure itself and how it relates to our earth, ever-changing and transmutable, to inform architecture and design.

“The industrial agricultural civilization makes a horizontal landscape, without cathedrals, crossable and reversible: the turn-over of crops manages the agricultural landscape according to a temporary logic, fitting to the production balance of the earth, to the flow of seasons and of the market. For all these reasons, contemporary architecture should start to look at modern agriculture as a reality in which to set new strategic relations. An architecture that renovates completely it’s reference patterns, facing the challenge of a weak and diffused modernity. Setting new relations with a culture that is not constructive in traditional terms, but productive in terms of territorial systems , following bio-compatible logics and using very advanced support technology.” -Andrea Branzi

“We are not envisaging a hypothetical, definitive state but a succession of states that correspond to the different stages of metamorphosis. Exterior areas will be born, disappear, shift, according to the evolution of the building and the rhythm of the liberation of the land, to make up a sort of moving map, like that of a crop rotation. These pieces succeed and displace one another, disappear, compose themselves into a fabric of singular and organic forms, as if this landscape was finding it’s authenticity and legibility of these construction processes, in the image of and agricultural landscape.” a n d r e a b r a n z i

Food, its production, processing, and consumption, has a strong influence on design. Urban design, landscape architecture, art, all of these are molded by food and the cultural landscape that surrounds it. Traditionally our relationship with food has been a close one, with most of our populace engaged in agrarian practices or at least conscious of its origins. Over time we have become disconnected from our food however, especially with the rise of an industrial food system that lacks transparency, creating an unprecedented urban/rural divide. The manifestation of our disconnection with food in design is a problem. The lack of awareness concerning our food and its origins leads to designs that support a unsustainable global food network, and leads to designs that support a parasitic relationship between consumers and the environment, failing to foster a narrative of reciprocation between people and the earth that sustains them. I will examine how design can strengthen the relationship between people and their food. I will investigate the role of the farm in history and see how we might redefine the traditional farm to integrate with the modern day cultural and urban context, in a way that alleviates the problems that have arisen from our current relationship with food and the land. Understanding how the currents of food and society influence design, we can enable ourselves to move forward into a future that makes our lives more sustainable, enriched, and tasty.

Agritecture 2013 Undergraduate Honors Thesis

› Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

Plantings

Bike Lanes

Current Problem

Solution

Currently there is a lack of plantings along with suboptimal conditions for health & longevity. The maintenance of planting features in York Region is also neglected, diminishing their value as a streetscape investment. Plantings are able to contribute to the environmental and aesthetic quality of a streetscape and are a great opportunity. In order to realize the full benefits of plantings it is important to incorporate more vegetation into the streetscape, using planting features to address context specific issues such as stormwater runoff and enhancing the aesthetic qualities of the streetscape.

Street Trees Street trees are one of the most common elements of streetscape. The longevity of trees can be a problem however, with issues such as salt spray and insufficient room for roots. Having a continuous tree trench is ideal for growing conditions, but in urban contexts, where sidewalk space is limited, the trench needs to be bridged.

Artificial Turf While not providing all the benefits that live turf has, artificial turf can minimize heat island effect and drastically enhance the streetscape aesthetic where putting in living vegetation would be unfeasible.

Solution

Having a cyclist friendly streetscape is an important to the overall success of the street. There are a few challenges however, that prevent streets from being a shared realm.

To make the streetscape more cyclist friendly there should be more features such as separated bike lanes, bollards to enhance nighttime lighting, a reduction in on street parking, along with traffic calming measures to increase safety.

•Excessive speed of motorists that reduces safety for cyclists. •Lack of lanes to keep cyclists separate from vehicles, along with on street parking that forces cyclists into the vehicle traffic lane .

Planters Planters are another way to incorporate vegetation into the streetscape. Planters are flexible as they can be hanging or located on the ground, and detached planters can be moved around with ease.

For features such as separated bike lanes, it’s important to ensure that the barrier are well defined so that motorists can not move into it to park. Ways to accomplish this include medians, bollards, tall curbs, and coloring.

•Poor lighting and visibility, at nighttime and at intersections where there could be blind spots that prevent motorists from seeing cyclists. •Few features to make the street enjoyable at a smaller scale, and lack of elements such as bike shelters. •Restrictions such as one way streets being applied to cyclists.

[top right] Green walls improve the aesthetic and ecological virtues of the streetscape. [centre right] A continuous trench is ideal for street tree health. [bottom right] Street trees can bring down the scale of the street, creating a traffic calming effect.

[top right] “Lay-bys” like this one are supposed to give drivers a place to safely stop on Sherbourne, Toronto. [center right] Colored bike lanes in Vancouver clearly delineate where the lane is, and raises driver awareness of the lane & cyclists

[bottom right] This bike lane in Montreal creates a more defined barrier to prevent vehicles from parking on the bike path [bottom left] With on street parking, divers will still park on the bike lanes, obstructing the path for cyclists and forcing them to bike in the vehicle lane.

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“Trees and vegetation lower surface and air temperatures through shade and evapotranspiration. Shaded surfaces may be 20–45°F (11–25°C) cooler than the peak temperatures of unshaded materials. Evapotranspiration, alone or in combination with shading, can help reduce peak summer temperatures by 2–9°F (1–5°C)” Kurn, D., S. Bretz, B. Huang, and H. Akbari. The Potential for Reducing Urban Air Temperatures and Energy Consumption through Vegetative Cooling, 1994

Current Problem

Designing Walkable Streets was one of the many publications I created during my internship at York Region’s Streetscape Department. I began this project by carrying out background research on existing policies and practices in York Region’s streetscape design, and then on precedents that exemplified a progressive approach to creating streetscapes that are safe, attractive, and pedestrian friendly. I compiled my findings and insights with Adobe Indesign, creating a manual that presented directions York Region could take to attain sustainable, safe, and pedestrian friendly streetscapes.

Challenges & Opportunities in streetscape design

Designing Walkable Streets Streetscape Design Manual for York Region Streetscape Dept.

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NOTES: -Remove all burlap and containers prior to planting -Consult Landscape Architect prior to planting

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SIZE 250 m 4” caliper 3 gallon pot 3 gallon pot 1 gallon pot 9 cm container 9 cm container

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Highwater Haven 2012 Naturalization Planting Plan › AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator

Design Details. Highwater Haven 2012 Naturalization Planting Plan Assorted Cross Sections + Base Plans Created during my Internship at York Region

When preparing drawings, I’ll produce them in AutoCAD or SketchUp. To make the design more legible to others, and for ease of communicating my idea, I’ll then use programs like Cinema4D or the Adobe Creative Suite to render them in an attractive vision of what the design will look like.

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Highway 7 (Warden - Sciberras) URS/CSS Design (5.0m Median) 8/20/2013

Typical Section Future 6 Lane Road Widening Highway 7 (Y. R. 7) Verclaire Gate to Sciberras Road Project 9818

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ANDREW NAYLOR

647.907.9738 andrew.s.naylor@gmail.com http://cargocollective.com/andrewnaylor