Don Rickman Landscape Architecture Portfolio
Profile I entered the design world with the intent of creating things that could be “built.� I saw things while working that I thought could have been engineered better and knew that I could help, but lacked the education. At the University of Oregon, I started working in live sound and theatrical lighting. I worked as an Event Production Coordinator and coordinated over 100 events after being promoted from crew leader. The work I have performed outside of my education has directly influenced my role as a designer. My work coordinating events gave me experience with project management, and my work at event services showed me how people utilize space for a variety of uses. My education gave me the ability to design for people and the experiences they wish to have in space. Upon graduating I started working at the Urban Collaborative, LLC. I have continued to shape my role as a designer, while creating master plans for military installations and working under federal planning contracts.
Contents Coos Waterfront Walkway BLA Comprehensive Project- Mapping, Photoshop, Planning PNCA Plaza Public and Educational- SketchUP, Modeling and Lighting Eugene Farmers Market Tech Studio- Construction Documents, Model Making Landscape Planning Scenario Planning- Population Planning, Pattern Design LCC Media Arts Building Educational Campus- SketchUP Modeling, Multi Zone Design Hand Media/ Iconic Process Art Projects- Impressionist Charcoal, Photoshop an Icon Resume
Coos Waterfront Walkway- Coos Bay/North Bend, Oregon This project was about bringing vibrancy back to the waterfront by weaving Coos Bay and North Bend back together. I created a design that applied the community’s vision and brought people back to the waterfront. I sought to show the community what the waterfront can be and give them the ability to implement their vision and work towards completion on the ground. I worked across multiple scales to solve problems of access to the waterfront, circulation across the waterfront and restore the vibrancy that once existed. This included working with the Coos Waterfront Walkway Draft Concept Plan, the site analysis I completed through photographing the 4 mile waterfront every 20 paces and GIS interpretation. Weaving a comprehensive picture of the waterfront was done through photoshopped images and aerial mapping the typologies of solutions which would allow the community to reach their vision. It was important to me to not make the decisions for the community to reach the vision but allow them to see what the waterfront could look like and make their own choices to get there.
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Turning Point Plaza- Portland, Oregon My design concept was to create a space which encouraged people to gather in a variety of locations, to engage and learn about each other, while establishing transitional routes to other areas of importance. This space was activated by a historical postal building which was being revamped into the Pacific Northwest College of Arts. On the cusp of three distinct districts in Portland, Oregon and the northern terminus of the historic park blocks, this plaza would become activated by a variety of users. The form was created by drawing lines through the site towards points which people would likely be going to through this site. A variety of rooms and seating areas allowed the space to become programmable in a variety of ways and allow for art exhibitions, food carts, resting in between classes and neighborhood gatherings. The only requirement for this studio was to retain the Lee Kelly Sculpture, which I moved to create a focal point out of and create a sense of arrival.
Eugene Farmers Market For years the Eugene Farmers Market has been forced to use slightly more than a 12’ sidewalk and part of a small street. In studio we were charge with designing a 1/4 of a city block which would allow the market to grow from 15-20 tents on a regular basis to over 130 tents, We were given two designs to create construction documents from. My teammate Jeff Luers and I chose to create a Pacific Northwest chic park block with a contemporary flair. This entailed redesigning one of the two designs we were given. From design to a set of construction documents we created a covered area, storm water gardens that recycled all water on site, fountain and plaza that would allow for functions to happen beyond the scope of just housing the Eugene Farmers Market. It was important for us to use materials native to the Pacific Northwest and to deal with storm water in a responsible way.
Work done with Jeffery Luers
Landscape Planning We studied over 40,000 hectares that we then applied different scenarios to. Each scenario was based on climate modeling and wildfire planning built into a program called Envision. Each planning scenario was then modeled over 50 years and multiple runs. We took all of the information and applied methods taken from Kevin Lynch. Our approach to landscape planing was to save ecosystem services (Habitat, Regulation, Provision, and Cultural) and then allow development to happen in three different urban densities. Those densities were then dispersed into two study areas which were to be developed given certain criteria: is more than one ecosystem service present, how far from the road is it, and what direction is development happening. Given all of the information, we then painted a picture of what the future landscape could be given responsible development for the future, in a fire prone and climate driven ecosystem..
Work done with Joel Grogan, Joyce Chao and Miranda Schmidt
Regulating Service •Closed-canopy cover areas •On head slopes •On any steep slopes
Provision Service •Agricultrual land •LULC was not determined agriculture but contain class 2 soils •3 largest contiguous patches
•Headwater area
Habitat Service •High quality oak savannah •High quality oak woodland •High quality riparian
Cultural Service •Public land with recreational assets •Existing Park •Ridgeline/Viewshed
Low-Density Urban 1-4 DU/ Acre
SOLUTION
ISSUES
preserve agricultural use
• provisioning: crop production
• house siting • path network • transportation • infrastructure
path connection
• cultural: recreation, stewardship of the land
road buffer
• regulating: pollution reduction • cultural: soften road views
Medium-Density Urban
SOLUTION
4-9 DU/ Acre ISSUES
concave and convex roads • cultural: aesthetic, sense of place
• sense of place • lack of view • hard edge • lack of privacy
pollinator habitat & buffer
• habitat: plant diversity • cultural: wildlife viewing • provisioning: crop pollination
bike/pedestrian path • cultural: recreation
High-Density Urban
SOLUTION
9-16 DU/ Acre
Closed-canopy Evergreen Forest High Quality Oak Woodland
ISSUES
Riparian Corridor
• lack of habitat • rigidity • lack of green space • lack of privacy
dissected buildings
• cultural: aesthetic
bike/pedestrian promenade • cultural: recreation
stormwater treatment High-Intensity Urbanization Road
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Scenic Views, Hiking
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Community garden
High density Residential
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Med. density Residential
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Water Quality Habitat Corridor
Riparian Views
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Low density Residential
• regulating: reduce runoff • habitat: bird and insects
common green space
• cultural: sense of place • regulating: shade • habitat: birds
LCC Media Arts Building Building 17 is also known as the Media Arts building, consists of 3 levels and has 2 of it’s levels below the main level of campus. This presented our main issue, minimal natural light and no rain water. Here we designed a playful UV led lit green wall, crushed green glass gardens and water. We restored water uses through innovative water catchment and distribution. I was in charge of creating, animating and rendering the 3d model in Google Sketchup and using Twilight Renderer. Our final design included Solar Tubes to distribute solar light below the concrete decking, LED cubic prism chandelier, Kinetic rain sculptures and rock sculptures from glass sheets all proposed to be designed by LCC Fine Arts students in a campus competition. This is one of my favorite projects which we resolved down to some of the finer details. This project also included a lot of materials which we never got to use in other projects.
Work done with Jeffery Luers and Madeline Wayham
Hand Media For an art class I carried a piece of large art paper around for more than a week and documented every activity I had during that week. At the end of that week I was then tasked with creating something three dimensional with it and then rendering it in charcoal. I kept thinking of my great grandfather who was a impressionist painter and the beauty of cycles. The bouquet represents the natural processes of taking nutrients from the ground and creating the beautiful flowers that we have each seen at florists. That cycle is also represented in the circular motions of the rendering and ultimately in my family of creativity moving from one generation to the next.
Iconic Process In a history of architecture class we were charge with choosing an Icon in the EugeneSpringfield area. I chose Ya-Po-Ah Terrace. The building is a landmark because of the land use decisions that were made surrounding it being built. The choices that allowed it to be built have create land use regulations that will protect the views in Eugene for many years to come. That in part is why this building is a landmark, not because its the tallest building in the area. The Last part of the assignment was to create an image the made it look like a landmark. Below if my process of creating the Iconographic Ya-Po-Ah Terrace.
Donald Rickman 2150 Primrose St Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: 541.515.0010 Email: friendsofdonr@gmail.com
Education: Graduated March 2014 Landscape Architecture Public Policy, Planning and Management Transfer June 2009 Drafting Certificate
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Software Experience: • • •
Autodesk: AutoCAD (Highly Proficient) Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, InDesign.
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Trimble: SketchUp • ESRI: ArcGIS
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Student ASLA President 2012/2013: Planned and Coordinated Shadow Mentor Day, ran committee meetings and helped plan many other workshops and dinners to build community within the department. Event Production Coordinator Hiring Committee 2013: Reviewed applications and resumes, scored candidates during phone and in person interviews. Ultimately one person was hired out of nine. Student ASLA Secretary 2011/2012: Helped Coordinate multiple workshops and dinners, kept track of meeting minutes and instructed an AutoCAD workshop. Oregon ASLA 2012/2013: Awarded a Scholarship for serving on the 2011/2012 student committee. Oregon ASLA 2013/2014: Awarded a Scholarship for serving on the 2012/2013 student committee. Marie and Arthur Berger 2012/2013: Awarded a Scholarship for stewardship in Landscape Architecture and volunteer work.
Work Experience: Associate Planner
May 2014 – Current
Urban Collaborative, Eugene, OR • Assist in preparing master planning packages for the Department of Defense • Teach, lead and assist interns through the planning process to complete work plans • Create and follow work plans to submit reports on time and maintain a standard of quality • Lead and collaborate with participants during on site charettes
Event Production Coordinator, Erb Memorial Union
May 2010 – June 2014
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR • Coordinate dozens of events generating thousands of dollars in revenue • Assist in building renovation process to ensure continued department function • Create and maintain new event support diagrams for spaces around the University of Oregon • Manage and install over a million dollars’ worth of sound and lighting equipment for event spaces • Train new crew members, and assist customers with technology and event support during events
Student Aid, Testing Office
June 2008 – Sept 2009
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR • Assisted certified testing officials to ensure tests happened on time • Answered phone and helped answer student questions about enrolling at Lane Community College • Worked one-on-one with students to determine which test the most suitable tests
Lab Assistant, CAD 2
April 2008 – June 2008
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR • Assisted CAD instructor and provided one-on-one instruction for students in AutoCAD • Engaged with the students to clarify objectives of classroom assignments
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