Cornell University Landscape Architecture Portfolio - March 20, 2012
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Resume
Arnold Borden Edgerton
abe26@cornell.edu
Education: Cornell University - Ithaca, NY - 08/2008 – 05/2011 Masters in Landscape Architecture NC State University - Raleigh, NC - 08/2004 – 05/2008 BS in Technology - Horticultural Science, Landscape Design Double Minor in Biological Sciences and Agricultural Business Management
activities & honors: Vice President for Cornell’s Design and Planning Club Active member of Cornell’s Design Connect for Elmira, NY T.A. for Woody Plant ID and Site Maintenance Class Awarded Cornell Council of the Arts grant to build an outdoor art installation NCSU Certified Permaculture Design Consultant 2007 (Professor: Will Hooker) T.A. for Landscape Design Graphics Studio
Experience: Entry Level Landscape Architect, Sustainable Life Designs - Washington, DC - 08/2011 - Current Responsible for conceptual design of several schoolyard greening projects Developed construction documents for stormwater management implementations Worked directly with lead designer on client relations and design development Fallingwater Landscape Design Intern – Mill Run, PA - 05/2010 – 08/2010 Designed and installed planting beds and trail connections on site Performed trained maintenance on and around Fallingwater grounds Learned landscape preservation and restoration techniques Landscape Construction, Thompson’s Landscaping – Oxford, NC - 06/2009 – 07/2009 Installed landscape for high-end residential community Learned installation and propagation techniques for ornamental grasses Installed stone and mortar seating wall and patio and drip irrigation Viticulture Technician, Y-Oaks Vineyard – Yadkin Valley, NC - 05/2009 – 06/2009 Acquired viticulture knowledge for trimming, scouting, and spraying grape vines Designed and installed planting plan for owner’s residence Designed and installed stone and mortar walkway for owner’s residence Research Assistant, NCSU Plant Genetics – Clayton, NC - 05/2008 – 07/2008 Performed controlled pollinations for field trial corn Scored field trial corn for Southern Leaf Blight disease resistance Collected tissue samples for genetic analysis Bamboo Art Exhibition, Cornell Public Exhibition – Ithaca, NY - 10/2010 – 4/2011 Harvested and crafted bamboo into illustrative outdoor exhibit Studied social behavior changes from the piece in relation to the site Art Installation, North Carolina Museum of Art – Raleigh, NC - 09/2007 Harvested and prepared bamboo for art installation Worked with classmates to install Professor Hooker’s outdoor art-installation Nursery Sales Associate, Homewood Nursery – Raleigh, NC - 06/2007 – 12/2007 Assisted customers with plant selection Maintained trees and shrubs in the nursery Answered customer horticultural questions
252.671.1468 skills Permaculture landscape design Woody plant identification Site engineering and construction Interdisciplinary group leadership Community involved design Auto CAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Google Sketchup Manifold GIS Hand graphics
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Cover Letter
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Contact Info
ULI COMPETITION, 2010
ULI COMPETITION, 2010
ULI COMPETITION, 2010
ULI COMPETITION, 2010
Arnold Borden Edgerton
abe26@cornell.edu
252.671.1468
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Contents
Studio Projects 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-15
//Biomimetic Development___Philadelphia, PA //G.A.P. ___Brooklyn, NY //Villa Polio felix___Sorrento, Italy //Waste Resource Development___Buffalo, NY
humanitarian work 16-17 18-19
//Haiti Disaster relief___Port au Prince, Haiti //brand park___elmira, NY
additional works 20-21
//olin green roof___ithaca, NY
Studio Projects
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Biomimetic Development Left - Initial spatial analysis of housing and agriculture units
The use of biomimicry allows for proper site organization based on percentages of use. This breakdown demonstrates how the agricultural space will be used
//Biomimetic Development___Philadelphia, PA assignment
Main Road Access
//Develop a design that incorporates 15-20 apartment units into an urban agriculture setting.
the site //A nine acre, suburban neighborhood located within the chestnut hill area of northwest Philadelphia. The site is currently used for horse pasture and is adjacent to a creek that drains to the Wissahickon River.
Water Collection
Programs used //Adobe Illustrator + Sketchup Agricultural Intensity
abstract //With an increased interest in the local food movement, people are becoming more conscientious of where their food originates and how it is produced. A key component to the success of local foods is integrating agriculture into the urban morphology and connecting people with the natural processes of production.
Housing Units
//Through the use of biomimetic systems, this project explores new methods of agriculture while integrating the residents with the production of food. Biomimicry emulates natural forms, processes, and ecosystems to create innovative and intelligent design.
Experimental Agriculture Land Use
Individual Agriculture Community Agriculture Sellable Agriculture
Ag Structures
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Studio Projects
Biomimetic Development Diagram showing the relationship between site services and the greater Philadelphia area
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3 1//The site is arranged in such a way that natural and built systems work together as a cohesive unit. Storm runoff is naturally drained towards agricultural spaces, apartment units are oriented towards the sun, and natural space provides privacy and biodiversity.
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2//Agricultural research plots allow for the development of more effective methods of small-scale food systems. 3//Residents enter the site through the research and community plots; thus encouraging participation in the farming. 4//Apartments are oriented towards the community agriculture plots to passively encourage positive interaction. Examples of efficient methods of urban agriculture.
Studio Projects
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Grand Army Plaza
Bailey Fountain
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
Farmers Market
Movement from subway entrances
//G.A.P. ___Brooklyn, NY assignment //Develop a design that better incorporates Grand Army Plaza into the surrounding urban context.
the site //Grand Army Plaza is located on the eastern side of Brooklyn, NY and is situated at a major crossroad linking Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Programs used //Adobe Illustrator + Sketchup
abstract //Under the current conditions, G.A.P is an isolated space due to the heavy traffic pattern surrounding it. However, the site has great potential for activating the surrounding Brooklyn area as a geographic link. //Using the adjacent cultural amenities (Prospect Park, Brooklyn Public Library, Museum, and Botanic Gardens) I have adapted G.A.P. to act as a staging grounds for activity. The plaza becomes the beginning point along a series of activities as well as a communal destination for both tourists and locals alike.
Brooklyn Public Library
Movement to site amenities entrances
Brooklyn Museum
Movement of heavy vehicular traffic
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Studio Projects
Grand Army Plaza Proposed Master Plan for G.A.P. //New rectilinear street layout simplifies traffic patterns and aids in pedestrian access
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1//Visitors have views to landmarks which assists in way finding. 2//A permanent farmers market structure activates the plaza making G.A.P. a destination for locals and visitors alike. 3//The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial has been improved to better display information and emulate the feelings of a memorial.
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4//Historical icons have been relocated to help connect distant amenities such as the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
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Studio Projects
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Villa Polio Felix Primary and secondary ruins
Vegetative zones
Existing dirt paths
Archaeology dig zone //When overlaying the two maps of ruins Proposed path accessibility improvements + vegetation, a correlation is found between the zones of secondary ruins and scrub grass. This correlation is partially caused by the soil conditions created by the decaying ruins and provides some indication of where to excavate
//Villa Polio felix___Sorrento, Italy Existing view overlooking the villa site remains
assignment //Develop a design that is sensitive to both local and non-local visitors while retaining the character of an archaeological site.
the site //Located along the Bay of Naples, Sorrento features a unique archeological roman ruin (Villa Polio Felix) amidst the stunning beauty of the Mediterranean landscape. Existing view of the villa site remains and olive orchard
Programs used //Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop + Sketchup
abstract //Villa Polio Felix is situated at the tip of a scenic peninsula with somewhat difficult accessibility. Unlike other archaelogical villas of the area, the remains of V.P.F. were not buried by the eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. //In order to retain the site’s unique character, I have chosen a minimalist approach with strategic interventions. Improved paths and accessibility serve visitors and locals alike; while simple structures and markers complement the history of the ruins.
Existing view of seaside remains of the villa apartments
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Studio Projects
Villa Polio Felix Overview of site features
Time line entrance introduces visitors to the history of the site
Educational site furnishing demonstrates the process of decaying ruins
Close-up of new access routes
Site markerkers - stacked stone
Concept details of tree planters and site furnishings
Studio Projects
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WRD - Waste Resource Development W.R.D. Concept
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Transport
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Dispose
CONNECTING CITIES
connected cities via rail corridors
isolated city resources
connected corridors facilitates supportive trade
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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
Waste
isolated cities
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isolated city communities
connection of communities via heavy rail, light rail, and water
Resources
inner community
open space connection & resource market
community to community large open space connection & resource market
citywide isolated community resources
connected community resources via edge markets heavy rail
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light rail
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//Waste Resource Development___Buffalo, NY assignment //Develop a design scenario that rethinks transportation and responds to a postcarbon New York State.
Rail as linking system
the site //Buffalo, NY is currently a post-industrial shrinking city adjacent to Lake Erie and the western most point of the erie canal.
Programs used
Rail as no-man’s land
//Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop + Sketchup
abstract //In a post-carbon scenario, transportation will change drastically with the scarcity of cheap oil. Global resource trade will become increasingly expensive while local and regional trade will become more necessary and efficient. Our postcarbon scenario imagines that the use of heavy rail and waterways will serve to connect regional cities, while light rail, bicycle, and pedestrian travel will connect communities within the city //Resources will become more difficult to obtain and alternative resources will become more vital. My partner and I chose to examine waste as a possible resource and how it might be repurposed for further use. Additionally, we examined the role of greenspace and how it might shift to help connect people with commodities.
Rail stations face tracks
Industry faces tracks
light rail
green space & transportation connect people and resources
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Studio Projects
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WRD - Waste Resource Development
Rail Water Road
Rail
unproductive wasted scrap barriers seperate wasted space resources rail lines
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buildings without cheap vehicular shipping, oriented to business suffers street
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wasted space becomes productive
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scrap becomes resources
new resource rail becomes building to rail trade creates accessible orientation profit
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Water
no green space
flooding hazards, channelization
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polluted water
no transportation
riparion buffer
plants filter pollutants
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neighborhood boat access
pedestrian greenway
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Road no pedestrian access
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excessive roads for fewer cars
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wasted, unproductive space
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high upkeep cost
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large source of recyclable resources: steel, concrete
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profit from recycled wasted underpass unused infrastructure recycled bike and pedestrian materials funds the space used to retrofitted for light materials from paths connect local access ramp destinations create habitat project rail
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Studio Projects
WRD - Waste Resource Development Context Map for Improvements
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Canada Grand Island
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Waterways
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Lake Erie
Roads
Major Roads
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Major Parks Buffalo City Limits Buffalo River City of Buffalo
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Redevelopment of Urban Rail Systems
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Ra il 1) Rail provides means of resource transportation 2) Scrap yards found adjacent to rail lines provide recylable resources for collection 3) Abandoned industrial buildings are converted to sorting and processing plants 4) Open/Green space adjacent to rails are utilized as resource hubs for processed materials 5) Processed resources are transported via light rail to “Resource Markets� located in accessible open/green space
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Studio Projects
WRD - Waste Resource Development Redevelopment of Urban Waterways
Wat er 1) Along with heavy rail, waterways are an existing method of transport that should be utilized 2) Many cities have seen industrial areas outsourced when cheap oil allows for long distance shipping. These abandoned manufactoring buildings provide great opportunity for adaptive reuse. 3) Industrial buildings provide a perfect place for resource reconstitution plants, and waterways and heavy rail are the means for easy transport 4) Resource Reconstitution Plants seperate components of waste, sort them, and process them to be used again
Waste -paper, plastics, glass, metals
Air Sorter Magnetic Seperator Metal (cans) Glass Heavy Plastics Paper Glass Remains Iron
Hammer Mill
Air Blower Iron
Seive
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Cork, Paper, Plastics
Redevelopment of Urban Road Systems
Roads 1) Many green space communities are not adjacent to waterways or heavy rail, and lack the ability to access vital resources. 2) Outdated vehicular infrastructure does connect these communities, but is not accessible to the vast majority of people. 3) Roads can be retrofitted to provide affordable means of transport if converted into: Light Rail, Cycling Paths, Pedestrian Greenways 4) Roads to be considered must be wide enough to allow for: 2 or more vehicular lanes, 2 or more light rail tracks, 1 bicycle and pedestrian lane 5) Additionally, these transportation networks assist in creating green corridors for ecological habitat and recreation
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Humanitarian Work
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Haiti Disaster Relief Phases 1-3
Phases 4-6
Phases 7-9
Repeat phases 1-9 starting here
//The above diagrams represent phasing strategies for laying infrastructure in an orderly manner. //Phases 1-3 show the implementation of resource facilities, temporary tent dwellings, and finally the laying of a foundation. //Phases 4-6 show the implementation of more permanant dwellings and the introduction of new residents. Here, new residents are taught construction methods by the first. //Phases 7-9 show the implementation of small vendors, clinics, and other resource buildings in addition to more residents.
//Haiti Disaster relief___Port au Prince, Haiti assignment //Develop an easily implemented emergency settlement plan for 6,000 displaced Haitians in only 51,000sq/m
the site //Situated adjacent to the ocean, the site is very prone to flooding and is flanked by two open air sewage canals. While not an ideal location, choices were very limited.
Programs used //AutoCAD + Sketchup + Adobe Illustrator
abstract //When the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, thousands of residents were left homeless. Cornell’s AIDS Clinic (GHESKIO) requested help in creating a document to guide the development of a feasible emergency settlement. //With the help of several student organizations, such as the Design & Planning Club, initial strategies were brainstormed and compiled. Throughout the semester, the group was distilled into several key members and a comprehensive implementation strategy was created. The following excerpts are examples of my contributions.
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Humanitarian Work
Haiti Disaster Relief Final Site Plan
Site Specific Phasing
Construction Considerations
Design Considerations
Humanitarian Work
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Brand Park Existing view of 1)splash park 2)basketball court 3)Riverside Elementary
3 2 1 Existing View of 1)nonoperational pool 2)ball fields
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Photo of Borden speaking with community members during our charrette
//brand park___elmira, NY assignment //Work with the community of South Elmira to develop a new master plan of Brand Park
the site //Brand Park is located on the South side of Elmira and is adjacent to the Chemung River. Contextually, the park borders residential housing as well as the Riverside Elementary School.
Programs used //Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop + Sketchup abstract //For two semesters, I was an active member in Design Connect, a multidisciplinary student run organization that provides pro bono design work for local New York towns.
//My team and I worked directly with the community of South Elmira by holding a series of design charrettes. This form of public outreach allowed us to better understand the community’s needs as well as how to meet them. Over the course of two semesters, we were able to provide a reinvisioned master plan to the City of Elmira.
Photo of Borden helping students present their ideas for the park
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Humanitarian Work
Brand Park Proposed Master Plan for Brand Park
Blue - existing elements
Orange - proposed elements
Proposed view of plaza and ball fields Paths and Goals
Proposed view of ball fields and skate park Programmed Spaces
Passive (green) Active (orange)
Primary Paths (red)
Secondary Paths (orange)
Proposed view of childrens garden and demonstration gardens
Additional Works
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Olin Green Roof
//olin green roof___ithaca, NY Wire/Cable Trellace
Study ‘Rooms’
assignment //Develop a green roof design with a full set of construction documents suitable for contractors.
Olin Library
the site //Olin Library has a roof deck overlooking the agriculture quad of Cornell’s campus.
Programs used //AutoCAD + Sketchup
abstract //Olin Library is situated at a particularly scenic point of Cornell’s historic campus. Currently, the roof deck is an out of place eyesore in need of programmatic and aesthetic revision. //My goal for this project was to create a site sensitive design while providing a complete set of construction documents including site details, demolition, layout, lighting, and planting plans.
Olin Library
Wire/Cable Trellace
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Additional Works
Olin Green Roof Scale 1” = 2’-0”
Scale 1” = 2’-0”
Soil Substrate 10" Depth
10" Soil Substrate 6" x 10" Wide Granite Curb Weep Hole 1/4" 2" Layer Decomposed Granite 1" Crushed Aggregate Base 3/8" Filter Fabric ZinCo Floridrain 60 5/8" Protection Board Waterproof Membrane
DG Walkway
Existing Roof Deck
A 501
DG WALK CONNECTION TO PLANTING BED
12" x 12" Zinco Drain Access TOP is 2" Above Soil Line
6" Expansion Bolt
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0" 6" Wide Granite Curb
Scale 1” = 2’-0” D 501
DRAIN ACCESS EDGE OF DG PATH
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
Scale 1” = 2’-0” 42" High Hand Rail w/ Vertical SS Cables
6" Expansion Bolt 10" Tall Granite Curb 6" Expansion Bolt
1" x 5" Lag Bolt into Granite Curb 6" Wide x 12" Tall Granite Curb 10" Soil Substrate 3/8" Filter Fabric ZinCo Floridrain 60 5/8" Protection Board Waterproof Membrane
1/4" Spacing for Weep Hole
3/8" Parapet Cover
Existing Roof Deck
C 501
H 501
ROOF EDGE CONNECTION
GRANITE CURB CORNER CONNECTION
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
Scale 1” = 2’-0” Scale 1” = 2’-0” DG Walkway 4" Wide Granite Curb
6" Expansion Bolt
6" Wide Granite Curb 10" Soil Substrate
12" x 12" Zinco Drain Access TOP is 2" Above Soil Line
1/4" Spacing for Weep Hole
2" Layer Decomposed Granite 4" Crushed Aggregate Base 3/8" Filter Fabric ZinCo Floridrain 60 5/8" Protection Board Waterproof Membrane Existing Roof Deck
D 501
DRAIN ACCESS EDGE OF DG PATH
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
C 501
GRANITE CURB CORNER CONNECTION
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"