Portfolio 2015 by Bin Liu

PORTFOLIO 2014-2015 Work Selection

Bin Liu University of Massachusetts Amherst

TABLE OF CONTENTS GRADUATE ACADEMIC WORK

1. SANCTUARY FROM THE RIVER IFLA Student Landscape Architecture Design Competition 2014 2. G.A.T.E. A GATEWAY FOR FUTURE SPRINGFIELD LA 604/606 Urban Design Studio I and II 3. SLOW THE FLOW EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge 2014

KARAMAY MASSACHUSETTS TIJUANA

BEIJING

BOSTON

AMHERST WORCESTER SPRINGFIELD

PROFESSIONAL WORK

4. GEM NECKLACE: GREEN WAY PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN WORCESTER LA 607 Graduate Landscape Planning Studio 5. LANDSLIDE STUDY IN TIJUANA Indepedent Study: Green Infrastructure Application

HALVORSON DESIGN PARNTERSHIP ALLEN STREET. SHAFFER PAPER PARK RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DUXBURY FREE LIBRARY JOHN STREET CALDWELL STREET PLAYGROUND COLLIN LIBRARY ATKINS NINE DRAGON POOL WATERFRONT PARK

Tent Camp Village

Waste Water Bio-Treatment System

Agricultural Field

Bio-Treatment Tank

SANCTURY FROM THE RIVER

A Sustainable Prototype for Mexican Deportees

ACADEMIC IFLA Competition 2014 Location: Tijuana, Mexico Time: March 2014-May 2014 Instructor: Jack Ahern Collaborater: Yuqing Wu, Zhuoya Deng The project is conceived as a partnertship problem involving the city of Tijuana, non-governmental organizations and universities, and the deportees themselves. Each party contributes to, and benefits from the project. The city provides the essential basic materials including tents, solar panels, and the infrastructure of the ecological sewage treatment system, and the waste material from city. Under the guidance and help from non-governmental organizations the refugees provide the physical work move the trash and organic waste for composting, to manage the bio-filtration system and make fertilizer, at the same time, using seeds and fertilizer, they can cultivate corn and vegetables for their own food, then sell the extra fertilizer and food for financial support. When the refugees have saved personal money from their work, they can choose to move somewhere else to start their own life.

BASIC IDEA

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

TIJUANA R

IVER

Tent Material

10 HAS

The material will from the sediment of river bank to build slope

People can cultivate corn and vegetables for their own food

The slope will provide a safe place for people to live duriing winter flood

Food

LOVE & BELONGINGNESS

WATER,FOOD, SHELTER,SLEEP

CURRENT SITUATION 1. Deportees becoming the unstable social element . 2. The Degraded landscape of the Tijuana River 3. Flood during the winter threaten people's life 4.Water pollution

Waste from city Provide job oppurtunities to participate, enough water to clean colthes Provide open space for gathering and social activities Use solar panel to provide eletricity for lighting

BASIC NEEDS

SAFETY & SECURITY

GROWTH NEEDS

SELF ESTEEM&DIGNITY

WHAT THE PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE

Provide tent to live, the field and seed to cultivate vegatables and crop.

Composting

PROGRAMS Partnership Program: the Refuge from the River The City allows space adjacent to the river for a “regenerative” refuge. The city also provides tents to house approximately 100 people, as well as organic waste, solid waste, and treated effluent that otherwise would be disposed into the Tijuana River.

GOVERNMENT Gabage from City

REFUGEE

Organic Fertilizer

Composting

Temporary Refuge to Live

Clean Water

Gabage Decomposition Site Preparation

Site

FROM WASTE TO FOOD

We have been inspired by this emergency to propose a conceptual solution that will address the social, environmental and public health aspects of the emergency by employing and adapting innovative regenerative and sustainable design strategies and technologies.

Cultivate Crop and Vegetables

Vegatable Seed

SITE

Tijuana, Mexico’s second largest city, is located at the border of the United States and Mexico. Many of the 241 thousand annual deportees from the US arrive in Tijuana, where they lose their identity papers and all their cash to thieves and corrupt police. They become destitute and homeless and make emergency shelters in the concrete-lined channel of the Tijuana River. IN this location the deportees live without sanitation, or any security. When floods come to the River they lose everything. The situation represents a social and environmental emergency.

Build Tent

OUTPUT

Food

Income

Income Image Credit: Zhuoya Deng

The refugees provide the labor to maintain their refuge, including transforming the city’s waste products into products for the refugee community, and to generate electricity and revenue to support the effort From waste to food system The refuge receives treated sewage effluent to receive further biological treatment and then to supplement the irrigation and nutrients needed for the proposed agriculture on the site. The refuge will also receive organic waste from food processing plants and restaurants for composting. Each of these “inputs” take materials and nutrients out of the city’s waste stream, and transforms them into resources and products to serve, and support the refuge community.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PROGRAM

Methanogens

An ecological wastewater treatment will be designed based on the established and successful â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ecoparqueâ&#x20AC;? in Tijuana that transforms treated effluent from the city into fertilizer, clean irrigation water, and agricultural products. The system proposed for the Refuge processes treated effluent with untreated sewage for the refuge through a series of bio-swales that flow gently down the slopes, interacting with plants, microbes and anaerobic processes en route. The system produces methane gas for cooking, plants for composting, plants for eating, and clean water for irrigation.

Paracoccus sp. Sludge Collecter I

Anoxic Zone

Closed Aerobic Reactor

Sludge Collecter III

Sediment Sludge Collecter II

Rainfall (During Winter)

WASTE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT Sludge Thickener

Greywater from Tijuana Urban Sewer System

Landfill For Agriculture

Bio Wastewater Treatment

Greywater be moved to bio-waste water treatment by pump Water Tank Collect Rainwater

Filtration Tank Filtered Water Storage

Cleaned Water Will Be Used For Agriculture Farmland

People Live in Tent Use Water

ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS

ADAPTIVE TO FLOOD

SWALE STAGE 1: PARTIALLY TREATED (Image Credit: Yuqing Wu) Grass Meadow

Reed

Slope Plant

Grass Meadow

In the ecological wastewater treatment system, swales conduit the water treated by sludge collector are designed to benefit biodiversity and provide more habitat for local wild life. The swales are designed wider and with more terrace with slope goes down. Plants are more resistant to dirty water be set along the swale on the upper part of slope, regular and more wetland plant will be planted near the swale on the lower part of the slope. The idea of mutualism will be introduced into agriculture, for example plant soybean together with corn and onion, the nitrogen-fixing bacteria live on the root of soybean can also help to provide nitrogen for corn, at the same time, onion can produce chemical repel the insects such as corn borer, cutworm away, which are harmful to the corn.

REGULAR STATE

Ecological Sewage Treatment System Orchard and Agricultural Field

MUTUALISM IN AGRICULTURE Arrow grass

Chloropyron maritimum

SWALE STAGE 2: FULLY TREATED

Moss

Suaeda esteroas

Tijuana River

Miscanthus sacchariflorus

Grass

Slope Plant

Floating Aquatics

Reed

Grass Meadow

DURING WINTER FLOOD

The slope makes sure the refuge tent camp is above the flood level, when it happens during the winter

Tijuana River

Arrow grass

Chloropyron maritimum

Moss

Miscanthus sacchariflorus

Nymphaea mexicana

Suaeda esteroa

HAND DRAWING PLAN DRAFT

HAND DRAWING PLAN OF REFUGEE VILLAGE

IDEA ON WASTE WATER TREATMENT

IDEA ON TENT

Union Station

New Proposed Art District

Gateway Park

Downtown Springfield

Urban Agriculture Garden (Used to be Bus Terminal)

Route I-91

rant Waterfront Restau

G.A.T.E.

A Gateway For Future Springfield

ACADEMIC LA 604/606 Urban Design Studio I and II Location: Springfield, MA Time: January 2014-May 2014 Instructor: Frank Sleeger, Michael DiPasquale Collaborater: Zhuoya Deng The study area is the northern part of the Metro Center neighborhood. The boundaries are I-291 to the north, the railroad viaduct and Union Station to the south, the riverfront of the Connecticut River with the on-grade railroad train tracks and elevated I-91 to the west, and Franklin Street around the YMCA to the east.

Connecticut River 09

The goal of this studio project is to design and present visions for a district that makes Northgate a destination and capitalizes on its unique location and the specific assets of the City of Springfield. The design for the future of precision manufacturing in biotechnology and nanotechnology, the possibilities for other job-creating industries, the need for retail opportunities in the downtown area, and the vicinity of the Connecticut River with a lacking sense of connectivity. Revitalizing this quarter will create new places to work, will attract and engage residents and visitors alike.

VISION

SITE CONTEXT

DESIGN ANALYSIS

Connected Entirety

Mutiple Strategies RESIDENTIAL

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

ART DISTRICT COMMERCIAL

NORTHEND RESIDENTIAL

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

MEDICAL

UNION STATION

PROPOSED BUILDING TYPES GREEN SPACE

Main Drive Way Rail Way Union Station Bus Stop

3 STORIES RESIDENTIAL

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

RESIDENTIAL& COMMERCIAL MIXED USE

Public Transportation Oriented WATERFRONT AS DESTINATION

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

DESIGN STRATEGY Biker Pedestrian Friendly Transportation Network

ea Ar

Baystate Health

Change Vacent Lot into Public Space Waterfront

Memorial Square District

2-STORIES COMMERCIAL

LAND USE

Green Boulevard Side Walk Visiting Places

Emily Bill Park

Union Station

W al kin g

Potential Green Connection

Transfer Paving From Impervious to Pervious

CONNECTICUT RIVER

PROPOSED PAVING TYPE

55%

87%

DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD Springfield Museum

Court Square

EXISTING PAVING TYPE

13%

Di sta nc e0 .3 M ile

City Hall

ART STUDIO

Recreational Space

YMCA

45%

IMPERVIOUS Springfield Armory Museum

15%

35%

50%

Armory Square PARKING

PERVIOUS

ROAD

BUILDING

River Front Park

PHASE 01: UNION STATION AND ART DISTRICT 60%

PHASING

OPEN SPACE

20%

PERMEABLE PAVING

20%

BIO-SWALE GREEN ROOF

Use the art as the anchor to attract more people come to this place, and Union station will be tranportation hub bring more visitors.

PHASE 02: TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

Use the new proposed Union Station as catalyst. Creating more mix-use building combining commercial and residential, which can be easily access to the Union Station

PHASE 03: COMMERCIAL

Create more chance for medical companies using the existing Baystate medical as start, providing more job opportunities for surrounding residents.

MASTER PLAN

IDEA ON GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

SECTION ON AREA A

The most important characteristics of green infrastructure are connectivity and multifunctional. By building a green corridor connecting Gurdon Bill Park and Connecticut River waterfront, the functions of green space can be maximized and can be more stable. More integrated linear green space will provide more friendly walking and recreation environment, also will perform the function on storm water management.

The linear green space will also be designed into different types of space according to the context, land use, potential users and its actual function.

15 14 13 08

LIBERTY ST

500

1000

4' Bike Lane

SECTION ON AREA B

Bio-Swale

Bio-Swale Side Walk On Bike Lane Street Parking

Commercial Buildings

B 08

FRANK B MURRAY ST

Space for Cafe

Farmer's Market

10' Sidewalk 4' Bike Lane

10'

0 100 200

12' Sidewalk

SECTION ON AREA C

Travel Lane Travel Lane

1' 06

Side Walk

Bike Lane

CHESTNUT

MAIN ST

02 01

Community Green Space

TYPICAL SECTION OF LIBERTY STREET

DWIGHT ST

CONGRESS ST

The linear green space will be designed into three part: rainwater collecting, infiltration and transporting and be used for urban agriculture.

Residential Building

Waterfront Restaurant

Art & Design Studio Building 09

Art & Design Studio Building 10

Exhibition Building

Republican Newspaper

Urban Agriculture Garden

Post Office

12'

10'

Residential Building

Commercial Buildings

Commercial Building Union Station

Bay State Medical

YMCA

La Quinta Hotel

Residential For Retired People

Office Building For High Tech

Frank B Murray ST

SECTION 1-1' (Image Credit: Zhuoya Deng) Rail Way

I-91

E Columbus Ave

National Needle Company (proposed for art and design studio)

8' Path

Bio Swale 10' Sidewalk Collect Urban Stormwater

4' Bike Lane

Republican Newspaper

PERSPECTIVE OF URBAN AGRICULTURAL GARDEN (Image Credit: Revised by Peiyan Zhang)

I-91

NODE: URBAN AGRICULTURAL GARDEN We create urban agriculture landscape because there are several important reasons, such as renew local economy, promote the community interaction, improve peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and nutrition. We design the space as landscape for art district, at the same time it will also perform as cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agriculture garden, providing food and product to people also used as educational place for kids. This is a garden can produce herb, vegetable and fruit, also can serve as a engaging public space. The garden is located next to the main street connecting downtown Springfield and Northfield residential. The garden will attract people live nearby and from downtown to participate into this vivid productive urban landscape.

Image Credit: Zhuoya Deng

CIRCULATION: CONNECT DOWNTOWN TO RIVERFRONT

Four entrance space are proposed, the garden itself can guide people from downtown Springfield and Union Station walk to the waterfront park next to the Connecticut River.

CONTEXT: VARIOUS POTENTIAL USERS

Potential visitors are mainly from four places: people from Union Station, people walk from downtown, people go to visit art district, and people live nearby in surrounding residential area.

PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE

The open space make it is easy to access to planting field for gardeners and visitors. Vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit trees will provide food for pollinators and people, helping to increase urban bio-diversity.

IDEAS ON WATERFRONT PARK Big stairs proivde public space also perform as flooding wall.

Programs

A new restaurant next to river will be people's new destination.

Provide more open space for various activities.

Introduce urban agriculture for people to participate. Improved water quality

Naturalized riverbank and wetland provide habitat for wildlife and improve bio-diversity

Water

Big stairs used for both gathering space and flooding wall.

Plant wetland plant along the river bank to mitigate pollution.

Introduce green infrastructure to help solve CSO problem.

SECTION 2-2' (Image Credit: Zhuoya Deng)

Ecology

Wetland provide habitat for wild life.

Root of plant will help to stable soil and mitigate soil erosion.

Protect exisiting trees along the river bank.

Waterfront Park

Waterfront Restaurant

Rail Way

I-91

NORTH PLEASANT STREET (Provide Tree Canopy) PARKING LOT 25 (Sustainability Demonstration) ELLIS WAY (Provide Tree Canopy)

ORCHARD HILL RESIDENTIAL (Flood Control)

DOWNTOWN AMHERST PARKING LOT (Sediment Mitigation)

CAMPUS POND (Biodiversity)

TAN BROOK

SLOW THE FLOW

A New Green Infrastructure Proposal For UMass Amhert BOYDEN ATHLETIC FIELD (Flood Control)

ACADEMIC EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge Competition 2014 Location: UMass Amherst, MA Time: September 2014-December 2014 Instructor: Mark Lindhult Collaborater: Alyssa Black, Joe Larico, Meilan Chen, Zhuoya Deng Slow the flow is a green infrastructure proposal that draws inspiration from UMass’ historicand cultural icon, the campus pond which is fed by Tan Brook. By filtering water, providing habitat and increasing aesthetics, our master plan reveals natural systems throughout campus, provides educational opportunities and frames the campus pond with rain gardens. In slowing the flow of water we also slow people’s movement so they can engage in the beautiful integration of historic, cultural and natural systems. The central issues are large quantities of suspended solids coming from downtown Amherst, poor water quality at the campus pond from road and parking lot runoff on campus, an aging gray infrastructure with 25% of catch basins in poor condition, large stormwater volumes during rain events greater than 25 years that cause surcharges in the system and occasional flooding of parking lots and the gymnasium.

CONCEPT

PLAN Water From Tan Brook

Parking Lot 52

Water From Tan Brook And Campus Pond

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Mill River

During large rain events high water levels in the Mill River have caused pipes to surcharge on campus, flooding a major parking lot and a gymnasium. Water quality in the Tan Brook and pond suffer from sediment accumulation and contamination of nitrates, phosphates, and heavy metals from roads and parking lots.

Ellis Way

Orchard Hill Residential

For this project we are focusing on areas of campus where we believe the most benefit can be gained by implementing green infrastructure. The university is currently looking to build larger systems for retaining water having just installed a large â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stormceptorâ&#x20AC;? unit to extract suspended solids coming from Amherst. We propose a series of smaller green infrastructure interventions that will increase infiltration, increase the time of concentration, reduce peak flows of runoff, filter pollutants and sediment, allow for the removal of catch basins and pipes, reduce pavement, and add vegetation.

Campus Pond

Stormwater Runoff

Mill River

CAMPUS POND

Bioswale treat Waterwheel rain water slow down velocity and generate energy

Water From Northern Part of the Campus Mullin Center

Stormwater Runoff from parking lot

SITE

Piped Water From Tan Brook and Campus Pond

Piped Water From Northern Part of the Campus

Mullin Center Downtown Amherst

METRICS Catch Basin Reduction

Tree Canopy Increase

Mill River

1) Downtown Amherst 2) Orchard Hill Residential 3) Campus Pond 4) Ellis Way 5) Parking Lot 25

N/A 11 5 34 5

1) Downtown Amherst N/A 2) Orchard Hill 14,884 ft2 (17%) 3) Campus Pond 23,430 ft2 (5%) 4) Ellis Way 28,400 ft2 (13%) 5) Parking Lot 25 42,670 ft2 (18%) Mill River

Solar Panel

Focus Area: Parking Lot 25

Removed Catch Basin Kept Catch Basin

PROPOSED IDEA ON PARKING LOT 25 Issue: The pipe from the campus pond along with the collected flow from all catch basins in the Northern half of campus is discharged directly into Tan Brook which flows untreated into the Mill River. The beige area to the right represents contaminated soil which is not suitable for infiltration. Opportunity: There is a 24' grade change and room available in Parking Lot 25 to create plunge pools for treating stormwater. Solution: The discharge point will be moved up hill 20' and will first power a water wheel which will generate energy and create a display for art and public awareness of water's power. The water will then pass through a series of cascading plunge pools that will slow down and cleanse the water. The parking lot will contain bioswales where infiltration is possible and solar panels in the area of contaminated soils to generate and demonstrate clean energy and to collect the water and guide it to Tan Brook.

Landscape light use the energy from the power generate by the water wheel

Tree canopy provide habitat for birds

Water wheel generate electricity and slows the water velocity

PLANT MATERIAL IN SWALE Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Blue flag Iris (Iris versicolor) Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Goldenrod (Solidago patula, S. rugosa) Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis)

Permeable Paving

Improve Biodiversity

Native Plant Community

Terrace Slow Down Water Velocity PIPED WATER FROM TAN BROOK AND NORTHERN CAMPUS

HAND DRAWING PLAN DRAFT

IDEA ABOUT BIO RETENTION SWALE ON PARKING LOT

IDEA ABOUT WATER WHEEL

OREAD CASTLE PARK BEAVER BROOK PARK

GENERAL FOLEY STADIUM

NEWTON HILL

ELM PARK

RURAL CEMETARY WORCESTER COMMON

INSTITUTE PARK

UNIVERSITY PARK

GEM NECKLACE

Green Way Plan For Downtown Worcester

ACADEMIC LA 607Graduate Landscape Planning Studio Location: Worcester, MA Time: September 2014-December 2014 Instructor: Robert Ryan Collaborater: Matt Hisle, Junbo Zhang

UNION STATION

This studio focused on the creating green infrastructure networks in Worcester. Worcester is known as a key starting point for the American Industrial Revolution, and as such has drawn a large amount of cultures, ideas, and resources into its municipality. The city has a large amount of existing parks, playgrounds, water resources, and several regional bike and hiking trail connections. However, the lack of wayfinding make these resources difficult for both residents and visitors to find, which is further exacerbated by the lack of safe connections.The need to reinforce exsiting connections, and promote bicycle and pedestrian access has become a key goal for both the city, as well as the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. In addition to safe, and well-marked access to these parks, ecological considerations are also a focus for the city. With a high amount of urban development planned for the downtown, a thriving educational industry with ten colleges and the second highest visited Science Museum in the state, the need for ecological education is key.

RURAL CEMETARY

SITE ASSESSMENT

GREENWAY PLAN

HIGHER EDUCATION MAP

An assessment of the downtown area of Worcester was conducted to get a better understanding of the opportunities and constraints factoring into the implementation of a green infrastructure plan. Union Station was considered the central point for the entire city due to the multitude of traffic that flows through it everyday and for that reason there was a focus on improving connectivity to and through the downtown area to allow for better access to this hub.

WHY NEED STREET TREE AND BMP INSTITUTE PARK

On the other side of downtown there is a line of important HIGHER EDUCATION facilities that contribute to making Worcester an educational hub in Central Mass. Worcester Polytechnic is an innovative leader in engineering, Clark University was the first all graduate school in the country, and Becker College is a private college. It is necessary to connect these schools together, to increase the opportunities on communication and interaction between students and other people, their environment and surroundings

WORCESTER POLYTECH INSTITUTE ART MUSEUM

Along with a lack of greenspace there is also a lack of TREE CANOPY. Worcester has a lot of green space and tree canopy but most of them are distributed in suburban and residential areas. This lack of green space and tree canopy has impacts on the stormwater and CSO issues prevalent in the city of Worcester

ELM PARK

TREE CANOPY AND GREEN SPACE 2. FAIR MOUNT PARK

WORCESTER POLYTECH INSTITUTE

BECKER COLLEGE

DCU CENTER

GENERAL FOLEY STADIUM

BELL POND

NEWTON HILL

ELM PARK

ECOTARIUM WORCESTER COMMON

POST OFFICE

ECOTARIUM

PLEASANT ST WORCESTER COMMON

PUBLIC LIBRARY

BEAVER BROOK PARK

CHANDLER ST

CROW HILL CONSERVATION REGISTRATION

UNION STATION

PARK AVE

CITY HALL WORCESTER COMMON

HADWEN ARBORETUM

HISTORY MUSEUM

CHANDLER HILL PARK

LAKE QUINCIGAMOND

DCU CENTER

GREEN HILL PARK

INSTITUTE PARK

WETHERELL PARK

CHANDLER HILLS PARK NEWTON HILL

BECKER COLLEGE

VIETNAM VETERAN MEMORIAL

SALISBURY POND

SALISBURY PARK

NEWTON HILL

WEST ST

GREEN HILL POND

RURAL CEMETARY

GREENHILLS PARK

TRINITY WOODS CONSERVATION REGISTRATION

UNION STATION

POTENTIAL OPEN SPACE MAP

COES RESERVOIR BENTLEY UNIVERSITY

Benefits of street trees 1. Reduce exposure to UV Rays: trees shade can reduce the risk of sunburn and skin cancer for pedestrian and bikers. 2. Increase property value: the street tree can add value on property value, a lot of economic studies show that property values are higher with water feature and vegatation. 3. Improve urban biodiversity: tree canopy can provide habitat for animals also fruit can provide food for the urban ecosystem. 4. Reduce greenhouse gas, improve air quality: street trees can absorb carbon dioxide and capture the gaseous pollutant. 5. Mitigate heat island effect: street trees can provide shade for building and cooling the air through transpirationr

Benefits of BMP 1.Increase Economic Benefits: Some surveys shows that consumers are willing to stay longer, visit more frequently, and even pay more for parking in shaded, well-landscaped business districts. 2.Educate the importance of water: When people see the rainwater flow into planted area, they will more likely to understand the importance on the water management in the city. 3.Reduce water pollution to the river: stormwater management can reduce the amount of stormwater runoff from road and buildings, plant and soil can help to filter and clean the pollutatn in rain water.

PERKINS FARM

CLARK UNIVERSITY BROAD MEADOW BROOK CONSERVATION RESTRICTION

N UNIVERSITY PARK

PARK AVENUE TYPICAL PLAN

PARK AVENUE SECTIONS

TYPICAL PLAN OF PARK AVENUE

SECTIONS

Existing condition

CHADLER STREET

14'

12'

14'

12'

Proposed section

PARK AVENUE

SIDEWALK SWALE

BIKE LANE

11'

TRAVEL LANE

11'

SWALE

SIDEWALK

PARK AVE PERSPECTIVE

TREE CANOPY PROVIDE HABITAT FOR BIRDS

GRANITE SWEET GUM Liquidambar styraciflua

NORTHERN CATALPA Catalpa speciosa

EASY ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL SPACE

ASPHALT

HONEY LOCUST PIN OAK Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Quercus palustris

PROVIDE FOOD FOR POLLINATERS

HELP STORMWATER INFILTRATE

PERMEABLE CONCRETE

PERMEABLE PAVING RED MAPLE Acer rubrum

JAPANESE ZELKOVA Zelkova serrata

CRUSHED STONE

TYPICAL PLAN AND SECTION OF PLEASANT STREET

PLEASANT STREET TYPICAL PLAN

Existing condition

14'

Proposed section

SIDEWALK

TREE PIT

11'

SHARED LANE

PARKING LANE TREE PIT

SIDEWALK

Cutted terrace can make slope more stable

TIJUANA LANDSLIDE STUDY Green Infrastructure Study and Application Steep slope will be potential risk of landslide.

The vegetation can absorb more rainwater and let more water infiltrate into soil

Root of the shrub can help to stable the soil

ACADEMIC Independent Study Location: Tijuana, Mexico Time: September 2013-December 2013 Instructor: Jack Amhern Collaborater: Meilan Chen, Shu Liu Tijuana is the western most city in Mexico. The city is nestled in among hills, canyons, and gullies. The central part of the city lies in a valley through which flows the channeled Tijuana River.The varied terrain gives the city elevation extremes that range from 0 feet to 2590 feet. The lack of natural drainage makes places within the city vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. At the same time, rapid and often chaotic growth in Tijuana has aggravate it's vulnerability to landslide. Our work is focus on studying and using the affordable bio-technique and green infrastructure to mitigate the landslide problem in Tijuana. The central part of the city lies in a valley through which flows the channeled Tijuana River. Housing development in the Tijuana Hills has led to eradication of many seasonal mountain streams. This lack of natural drainage makes places within the city vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. The objective of this project is to find the high risk area of landslide with Tijuana City by using Arc GIS, then use different kinds of green infrastructure to help to mitigate local landslide problems

HIGH RISK MAP OF LANDSLIDE

CONDITION OF SITE AND NECESSITY APPLY GREEN INFRASTRUCUTURE

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Conglomerate Conglomerate Sandstone

Andesite Sandstone Siltstone Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sedimentary Rock Andesite

Balsalt Sedimentary Rock

SOIL TYPE MAP

Conglomerate Sandstone

Tijuana is the western-most city in Mexico, the city is bordered to the north by the cities of Imperial Beach, and the San Diego neighborhoods of San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, California. The city is nestled among hills, canyons, and gullies. The central part of the city lies in a valley through which flows the channeled Tijuana River. Housing development in the Tijuana Hills has led to eradication of many seasonal mountain streams. This lack of natural drainage makes places within the city vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. Compared with traditional infrastructure, green infrastructure is more multifunctional, providing both actual using functional and also ecosystem service via vegetation material. Considering landslide, vegetation is the most natural method for protecting slope because it is relatively easy to establish and maintain and is visually attractive. Vegetation can effectively protect the slope in two ways. First, the root system helps to hold the soil together and increases overall slope stability by forming a binding network. Second, the exposed stalks, stems, branches and foliage provide resistance to flow, causing the flow to lose energy by deforming the plants rather than by removing soil particles. Above the water line, vegetation prevents surface erosion by absorbing the impact of falling raindrops and reducing the velocity of overbank flow and rainfall runoff.

TABLE OF SOIL TYPE IN TIJUANA SOIL TYPE Limolite– sandstone Sandstone– conglomerate

LOCATION

CHARACTER

Located north and northwest of the Composed of poorly consolidated city, specifically in the area of the sandstones and limolites with lensinternational airport and beaches shaped conglomerates and forming weak strata very prone to erosion. Outcrops northwest of Tijuana city Characterized by the fact that it is between Playas de Tijuana and the poorly consolidated. Tijuana riverbed, west of the Abelardo L. Rodríguez dam, along most of the banks of Alamar creek and in the area between the north bank of the Tijuana river and the US border.

To be found in all the river and creek Composed of silty and sandy deposits beds crossing the metropolitan area, and pebbles, poorly consolidated. mainly the Tijuana river and Alamar creek Conglomerates To be found in the banks of the southern arm of the Tijuana river, from the Abelardo L. Rodríguez dam to the mouth of Alamar creek.

Alluvium

Igneous rock

Present are batholithic granite rocks, prebatholitic andesite, granodiorite (in the Abelardo L. Rodriguezdam area) and post-batholithic andesite (in the Cerro Colorado and Cerro de las Abejas areas).

Basalt

Volcanic post-batholithic rock located parallel to the coast, forming a strip that stretches from south of the Playas de Tijuana to the boundary with the Rosarito municipality.

SANDSTONE

TOPOGRAPHY

CONGLOMERATE

IGNEOUS ROCK

BASALT

ALLUVIUM

LANDUSE 36

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TOOL BOX LIVE STAKES

LIVE GULLY REPAIR

LIVE FASCINE

TABLE: List of Mediterranean species and potential of their root systems to increase the erosion resistance of top soils Names of Species

Through the use of live stakes involves the planting of dormant cuttings from plant species can make the plants root quickly and effectively. Soil stabilization occurs as the roots bind the soil and draw moisture from the soil. Live Stakes are often used as they are low cost and easy to installation and also can save money. But they usually can be used in slightly landslide area.

Live fascines are long bundles of live cut branches buried in the hill in shallow trenches placed parallel to the flow of the slope. The live fascine are relatively inexpensive and quick to install and it can be combined be used in conjunction with other practices

BUSH MATTRESS

LIVE CRIBWALL

The live gully repair uses alternating layers of live branch cuttings and compacted soil to repair small landslide. Fill soil and dormant branch cuttings should long enough to touch the undisturbed soil at the back of the gully and still extend slightly beyond the rebuilt slope face. The installation can starting at the lowest point of the slope, place a layer of branches at lowest end of the gully perpendicular to the slope with basal ends touching the undisturbed soil at the back of the gully. Each layer of branches must be covered with a layer of compacted soil to ensure rooting.

REFERENCE

Bush mattress construction with living brunches can be used (which will sprout) for protection and slope stabilization. They are built rectangular to the slope and in contour lines direction consistent of 15-20 or and 25- 30 living branches of Salix, Eleagnus, Platanus e.t.c. each with length 60 cm and diameter 6-40 mm. The sprout buds of branches are bedded in the same direction and they tied up in fascines with 15-30 cm length in length fascines direction with touching between them.

A live cribwall is a box-like structure with a framework of logs or timbers, rock and live cuttings can avoid landslide. Once live cuttings become established, mature vegetation gradually takes over the structural functions of the logs or timbers.

1. http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/portals/7/pubs/fs_st/stfs14.pdf, Ohio Stream Management Guide, Live Fascines. 2. Streambank And Shoreline Stabilization, Coconut logs, live stakes, toe of slope protection and riparian restoration Photograph courtesy of Register-Nelson Environmental Consultants. 1. BIOTECHNICAL STABILIZATION OF STEEPENED SLOPES,Donald H. Gray University of Michigan,Robbin B. Sotir Robbin B. Sotir & Associates 2. Planning Division Geotechnical Engineering Office Civil Engineering and Development Department, 2012, Soil Bioengineering Measures for Natural Terrain Landslide Scars. 3. Campbell, S.D.G., Shaw, R., Sewell, R.J. and Wong, J.C.F. (2008): Guidelines for Soil Bioengineering Applications on Natural Terrain Landslide Scars. 4. Indiana Register, Bioengineered Materials and Techniques for Public Freshwater Lakes, Rivers, and Streams, 2012, Natural Resources Commission.

Vegetation Type

Erosion Reducing Potential

Avenula bromoides

Grass

Very high

Juncus acutus

Reed

Very high

Lygeum spartum

Grass

Very high

Helictotrichon filifolium Plantago albicans

Grass

Very high

Herb

Very high

Brachypodium retusum

Grass

Very high

Anthylis cytisoides

Shrub

Very high

Piptatherum miliaceum

Grass

Very high

Tamarix canariensis

Tree

Very high

Stipa tenacissima Retama sphaerocarpa Salsola genistoides Artemisia barrelieri Dorycnium pentaphyllum Rosmarinus officinalis Atriplex halimus Nerium oleander Dittrichia viscosa Fumana thymifolia Thymus zygis Teucrium capitatum Limonium supinum Ononis tridentata Thymelaea hirsuta

Grass Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Herb Shrub Shrub

High High High High Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Low Low Low Low Low Very Low

REFERENCE S. De Baets Æ J. Poesen Æ A. Knapen Æ G. G. Barbera´ Æ J. A. Navarro Root characteristics of representative Mediterranean plant species and their erosion reducing potential duringconcentrated runoff

Avenula bromoides

Plantago albicans

Lygeum spartum

Brachypodium retusum

Helictotrichon filifolium

Piptatherum miliaceum

Retama sphaerocarpa

Artemisia barrelieri

Anthyllis cytisoides

Dorycnium pentaphyllum

Anthyllis cytisoides

Dorycnium pentaphyllum

ROADWAY ALTERNATIVES

ALLEN STREET Professional Summer Intern 2014/HALVORSON DESIGN PARTNERSHIP Location: Buffalo, NY Role: Design Assitant at Conceptual Design Stage Designer: Joseph H. Ficociello, Cynthia W. Smithe

DAY PARK

SYMPHONY CIRCLE

ARLINGTON PARK

COLLEGE ST

MARINER ST THEATER OF YOUTH ELMWOOD AVE

PARK ST

IRVING PI

ALLEN STREET DELA WARE AVE

FRAN

KLIN

NORT

THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURAL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

H PEA

RL ST

NORTH STREET

MAIN STREET

PARKIING PED FLEXIBLE

FURNISHING ZONE

PEDESTRIAN ZONE

FRONTAGE ZONE

SUNY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCE

SHAFFER PAPER PARK Professional Summer Intern 2014/HALVORSON DESIGN PARTNERSHIP Location: Dorchester, MA Role: Design Assitant Preparing Construction Document Designer: Iris Yung-Ching Lin, Cynthia W. Smithe

GRADING PLAN

Image Credit: Iris Lin

CROSS SECTION 2 L-5.1 ZOOM IN

CROSS SECTION 1 L-5.1 ZOOM IN

CROSS SECTION 2 L-5.1 ZOOM IN

CROSS SECTION 3 L-5.1 ZOOM IN CROSS SECTION 1 L-5.1 ZOOM IN

CROSS SECTION 2 L-5.1 CROSS SECTION 3 L-5.1

PLANTING PLAN Image Credit: Iris Lin

PLANT SCHEDULE

LANDSCAPE DETAILS I

LANDSCAPE DETAILS II

SOIL PROFILE

DUXBURY FREE LIBRARY

JOHN STREET

Professional Summer Intern 2014/RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Location: Duxbury, MA Role: Graphic Rendering Designer: Ray Dunetz, Nancy Leask

Professional Summer Intern 2014/RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Location: Brookline, MA Role: Graphic Rendering Designer: Nancy Leask

CALDWELL STREET PLAYGROUND

Image Credit: Priyanka Vankina

COLLIN LIBRARY NEW METAL FENCE

Professional Summer Intern 2014/RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Location: Charlestown, MA Role: Graphic Rendering Designer: Nancy Leask, Priyanka Vankina

Professional Summer Intern 2014/RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Location: Cambridge, MA Role: Graphic Rendering Designer: Nancy Leask

BRICK PILLAR BRICK PAVING

LIBRARY

2-4' BENCHES

MEMORIAL WALL

RAMP

NEW METAL FENCE

BRICK PAVING BRIDGE STREET

LAWN

BRICK PILLAR

CONCRETE SIDEWALK N WATERTOWN STREET 0

10'

20'

30'

Image Credit: Rendered by Professional Rendering Team, Base Model Prepared by Bin Liu

NINE DRAGON POOL WATERFRONT PARK Professional Summer Intern 2013/ATKINS Location: Karamay Xinjiang China Role: Design Assitant at Conceptual Design Stage Project Manager: Rupert Dehaene-Gold, Ning He

The brief for Nine Dragon Pool Scenic Area looks at redeveloping this 4A tourism destination to make it an important end to the Karamay River experience. As part of the requirements for the project, key widening of the Karamay river, increasing the height of the cascade and providing associated buildings, pavillions, bridges and functions all of which will contribute to the establishment of this important tourism destination. The brief for the West Moon Resevoir Entrance Area focuses on the creation of a new and attractive landscape destination at the end of the Karamay River where it flows into the West Moon Resevoir.

CONTEXT ANALYSIS

Walking Distance From Site

CONCEPT

Karamay is a new migrants city born of oil, , which has a rapid economic development and a powerful comprehensive strength, is sub-center city of economic zone located at north of Tian Mountain. Mountain Source of Water Far away, the water springs from the mountain

Nine dragon pool Scenic Area is ideally located at the head of the Karamay River as it cascades from the canal into the River. Looking at the two sites they provide the head and the tail to the Karamay River and only make sense when looking at the role and function of the river as this is the central spine running through the heart of Karamay giving life to its public spaces as well as its landscape.

The Dragon Mouth

The Dragon Skin

Nine Sons of the Dragon

River Valley 9 Dragon Cascade Park

Traffic Strategy

Celebrates the arrival of water to the city with a large cascade

The river runs through the city providing life to the place and the places through which it runs

Nine Dragon Pool Scenic Area West Moon Resevoir Park

As the river runs into the reservoir, it breaks into a series of water gardens which celebrate the life.

OPEN SPACE STRATEGY

Low Carbon Transport Strategy

West Moon Resevoir

High Density Residential and Commercial Area in City

Creat More Public Green Space

Using Green Corridor to connect Green Space

SITE ANALYSIS

PLAN OF NINE DRAGON POOL The nature of land Analysis Total Site Area449768m2 Nine Dragon Scenic Area Hotel & Leisure Area 107,647m2 New Residential Area 254,782m2

The Planning Of Road System Major roads of the city Secondary roads of the city Major roads of planning

Secondary roads of the planning Branches of planing Topography

Existig Forest

Views into the Site

The parking lot Planning Structure Analysis Principal center of planning Secondary center of planning Landscape penetration Development axes of planning The key issues relating to the development of this site are:

Powerlines Location

Oil Wells & Pipe Lines Location

Gas Pipe Lines Location

1. The existing levels surrounding the nine dragon pool cascade are well integrated into the surrounding landscape, raising the height of the cascade requires some careful management of water pressure, and surrounding topography. 2. The dry desert landscape to the north of the site requires care in developing an attractive function to draw visitors to this location. 3. Integration of the site to the surrounding development of the Oil Expo, Ski Park, Karamay River & Jin Long Lake. 4. Use of existing woodland should be encouraged as this is an attractive feature of the site already. 5. Connecting the Park with Karamay River Strategy is essential for it to make sense in the wider planning context. 6. Developing the Cascade as a strong anchor around which other activities can be developed.

Greenland System Analysis Major landscape nodes Secondary landscape nodes Major axis of landscape Secondary axis of landscape

DESERT TOURIST CENTRE

DESERT LIFE ADVENTURE PARK

LANDFORM SCULPTURE PARK

ROAD EMBANKMENT

PUBLIC FURNITURE

KARAMAY WATER CENTER

LANDFROM PLAY PARK

FOREST PARK

CASCADE BRIDGE

CANOPY AND SHADING STRUCTURE

Elevation of Shading Canopy

Materials Pallete

Frosted Glazing End Panel

Expanded Aluminium Mesh

Hardwood timber seating handrail & soft

Strenghthed Concrete Structure

Reinforced Concrete Structure

Perforate Stainless Steel Paving Mesh

Brushed Stainless Steel Roof and handrail Details

Stainless Steel Tension Wire

End Elevation of Shading Canopy

OTHER WORKS

IDEA ON RETAINING WALL FOR SEATING

ORIGIANL HANDDRAWING PLAN OF TERRACE GARDEN Academic 1st Semester 2012-2013 Studio Project Location: UMass Amherst Campus Instructors: Patricia Mcgirr, Jane Thuber

HANDDRAWING SECTION OF TERRACE GARDEN

OTHER WORKS TERRACE GARDEN Academic 1st Semester 2012-2013 Studio Project Location: UMass Amherst Campus Instructors: Patricia Mcgirr, Jane Thuber

PULPIT HILL COMMUNITY

The rain barrel set in the garden can collect the rain water from roof as grey water. Though the rain water collected cannot used for drinking, it can be still used for car washing, window cleaning and garden watering.

Solar panels on the roof can generate power from the sun, providing extra electricity for the housings.

Academic 1st Semester 2013-2014 Studio Project Location: North Amherst, MA Instructor: Sarah LaCour

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE & STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Academic 2nd Semester 2012-2013 Studio Project Location: UMass Amherst Campus Instructor: Sarah La Cour

UMASS AGRICULTURE LEARNING CENTER Academic 2nd Semester 2012-2013 Studio Project Location: UMass Amherst Campus Instructor: Elizabeth Thompson

Permeable Pavement Bio-Swale: help to slow the speed of stormwater and infiltrate

Greywater Cistern

Rain garden: collect and infiltrate the run-off from the pavement

NORTHFIELD MAIN STREET REVITALIZATION Academic 1st Semester 2013-2014 Studio Project Location: Northfield, MA Collaborater: Zhuoya Deng Instructor: Ethan Carr

WALTHAM SUSTAINABLE CENTER Academic 1st Semester 2014-2015 Studio Project Location: Waltham, MA Instructor: Mark Lindhult

CURRICULUM VITAE

REFERENCE

EDUCATION

Cynthia W. Smith FASLA

Candidate of Master of Landscape Architecture Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, UMass Amherst GPA: 3.835

Vice President, Principal of Halvorson Design Partnership

B.A.Agriculture, Major in Landscape Architecture Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China GPA: 3.21

Tel 617-536-0380

EXPERIENCE 01/2015 - 05/2015 Teaching Assistant of ENVIRDES 597A ST-Computers In Environmental Design 09/2014 -12/2014 Teaching Assistant of LANDCONT 107 Land Form 06/2014 -08/2014 HALVORSON DESIGN PARTNERSHIP, BOSTON, MA, Summer Intern

Email cynthia@halvorsondesign.com

Nancy Leask Senior Associate of Ray Dunetz Landscape Architecture Email nleask@raydunetz.com Tel 617-524-6265

05/2014 -06/2014 RAY DUNETZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, BOSTON, MA, Summer Intern

Jack Ahern FASLA

11/2013 Volunteer of ASLA Annual Conference & Expo, Boston,MA 05/2013-08/2013: ATKINS Beijing,Landscape Architecture Intern

Vice Provost of International Programs Professor of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning University of Massachusetts Amherst

04/2013: Volunteer of Fabos Conference On Landscape And Greenway Planning, Amherst,MA

Email jfa@larp.umass.edu

2011 : ZEHO Landscape Corp. Beijing, Landscape Architecture Intern

Tel 413-230-1610

AFFILIATION 2013-Now

Student ASLA

SKILLS Free Hand Drafting and Drawing Graphic:Auto CAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, 3D Modeling and Rendering:Sketchup,V-ray, Lumion, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, T-spline Others: Arc GIS, MS Office

Mark Lindhult FASLA Professor of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst Email lindhult@larp.umass.edu Tel 413-545-6640

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