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Evan Lanning Landscape Architecture Portfolio Selected Academic Works | 2015 - 2018

Contact Information: Evan Lanning Master of Landscape Architecture Kansas State University elanning@ksu.edu 303-949-2185 2179 Cape Hatteras Drive, Unit 4 Windsor, CO, 80550

Design Philosophy: No matter the scale or type of project, my goal as a landscape architect is to rekindle the bonds between man and nature. I strive to create spaces where people of all types can gather in and around a landscape. A space where they can share experiences with one another. A space where they can see the importance the natural environment subtly plays in their everyday lives. Thus I seek to contribute my design skills to the creation and promotion of places that are socially progressive yet equally as ecologically forthright. I have the knowledge and tools, to make the world a better place, let it be that. No matter oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walk of life, all deserve to experience the beauty and importance of an ever increasingly threatened planet. Every design move made is a new iteration and exploration into linking humans and nature; in hopes of creating a more resilient sustainable future, where both can thrive peacefully.

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URBAN DESIGN

TRANSIST S HUB

RE//flex São Paulo

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2017 Global Schindler Award Entrant

Project Overview Submitted for the highly competitive Global Schindler Award, this competition called for the redesign of an ~1km2 industrial plot of land in West São Paulo, Brazil. Its primary task asked for entrants to rethink the future of this site and how it could strengthen the city and region. The site acts as a gateway to the city, and contains the CEAGESP, one of the world’s largest wholesale markets. While hundreds of thousands of people pass by the site each day, development in the city has shifted attention away from this area. This presents the opportunity for the site to become a catalyst for innovative development in West São Paulo, spurring the growth of new ideas, and acting as a renewed central hub within the larger urban fabric. All while embracing the rich history of the site. It has been said that Brazil “is the country of the future –and always will be.” RE//flex Sãu Paulo capitolizes on that ideal and envisions the future of urban design for Brazil. Design Team: Johnathan Knight

Establishing a catalyst site framed by new mobility. (w/ J. Knight) 1

metropolis Adaptive urban typology model demonstrating how transit hubs can be community unifiers and change/growth catalysts. 2

A Flexible, Adaptable City

changing cities

RE\\flex São Paulo is framed on the idea that global cities such as São Paulo are rapidly changing, complex urban environments. These cities are and will be faced with numerous challenges consisting of growing populations, economic ups and downs, social in-equity, and environmental catastrophe. Stresses on city systems such as housing, mobility, and utility infrastructure will keep growing. Additionally, cities are seeing the emergence of innovative technologies like shared mobility, self-driving cars and Internet-connected cities. As these technologies emerge through time, designers can create flexible, adaptable design solutions to lay design armatures.

emerging mobility concepts in cities

shared mobility

form +function

driverless cars

new mobility

“as mediator”

technological adaptations

“as tool”

infrastructures social change

change citizens agents

ecological resilience

economic prosperity

“as change”

citizens

“as creators”

A flexible, adaptable city

“as outcome”

Hierarchical ‘trickle-down’ concept diagram. (w/ J. Knight)

Urban Mosaics for Uncertain Futures Arranged as a mosaic of intertwined social, economic, and environmental land-use solutions, these armatures can be appropriated in a variety of complex ways to adapt to new innovations as time progresses. Traditional master plans fail to address the challenges described above. They fail to account for technological change and its effects on the urban fabric. Due to these future uncertainties, the mosaics approach allows for the site to adapt to how the people of São Paulo, their ways of life and the world around them, changes over time. New models of mobility, development, and city process start at the CEAGESP site, and catalyze further urban redevelopment through time.

semi-driverless cars

TIME

Three phases for applying mosaics to site: Identify, apply, evolve through time. 3

DISTRICT MOBILITY MORPHOLOGY: MOBILITY ZONES

Economic

Adaptive street form based on surrounding functions

Nodal Mobility Hubs Between Zones

Mass Transit

DISTRICT MOBILITY HIERARCHY

DISTRICT MOBILITY NETWORK OF USES Subscription Based Autonomous Vehicle

Walk

Social

Autonomous Vehicle

Bus/BRT

Bike

Bike Social Environmental

Adaptive Mixed Block Typologies (Mosaics)

Bike Share

Social

Central District Transit Hub (Old CEAGESP)

Economic

DISTRICT MOBILITY MORPHOLOGY: MOBILITY ZONES

Adaptable, flexible public spaces NEW MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION OUTCOMES

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Existing Area Has no Room for Growth and such

Economic

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Rebranding of CEAGESP Site as an Adaptive Urban Hub

Establish “AV District” and Expand North of Site, Connecting to Existing Neighborhoods

AV’s

NEW MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION OUTCOMES

Adaptive Transit Corridors

CEAGESP

Expand District Outward and Across the River

Begin Planning and Development of Other AV Districts in the City

Greenway / linearpublic parksspaces Adaptable, flexible Food production spaces Greenway / linear parks Food production spacesStreets Woonerfs / Complete Woonerfs / Complete Streets Transit hub Flexible Mixed Block Uses Environmental Transit hub Energy generation landscapes Energy generation landscapes Ecological park Block Ecological park Water collection spaces Water collection spaces Public art displays Adaptive Public Spaces

Streets at the block level have adaptive form based on surrounding functions

Economy

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Economic

Central ‘Hub’: “Center of Movement”

Equitable district mobility morphology: ‘Mobility Zone’ & resultant network.

BENEFIT TO USERS AND DISTRICT BENEFIT TO USERS AND DISTRICT

Economy Savings SavingsHealth Health Habitat rehabilitation HabitatSafety rehabilitation and security Safety and security Water absorption Water absorption Heat-island reduction Heat-island reduction Social Connectivity Social Connectivity Social Connectivity TransitTransit Connectivity Environmental

Public art displays

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Mosaic Grids

Transit

Autonomous Bus/BRT

Environmental

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Shared Autonomous Vehicle

Social

AV’s

Environmental

Adaptive Public Spaces

Car Share

Transit

overlap / spacespeople for multiple people overlap / spaces for multiple new mobilitynew for logistics mobilityand forpeople logistics and people

Adaptive Transit Corridors

POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES/USES RESULTING FROM NEWNEW MOBILITY POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES/USES RESULTING FROM MOBILITY WIDE CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL CONNECTION GOLDEN AGE GOLDEN AGE WIDE CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL CONNECTION

Economic

Shopping at markets

Seating / socializing Gardening

Shopping at markets

Seating / socializing Gardening

Nature-spotting

Aerobic activity

Enhanced mobility

Aerobic activity

Enhanced mobility

CHILDREN SAFER PLACES FOR SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND PLAY

Play areas

Nature observation / learning

Social activism spaces

Nature observation / learning

FAVELA RESIDENTS

Enhanced mobility Outdoor teaching/learning spaces

INTEGRATION, WORK, AND ACTIVITIES

Grids Social activism Mosaic spaces Industrial-Manufacturing jobs WORKERS

PRODUCTION SPACES Social activism spaces

WORKERS

PRODUCTION SPACES

Aquaponics

Verniculture

reduction of automobile

with new -78% accidents mobility concepts

the amount of time cars

95% are spent parked

Affordable housing

Industrial-Manufacturing jobs

Verniculture

Aquaponics

The future starts on site, where existing infrastructure acts as a proving grounds.

Enhanced mobility Outdoor teaching/learning spaces

Social activism spaces

INTEGRATION, WORK, AND ACTIVITIES

FAVELA RESIDENTS

Energy

Teaching/Learning/Sharing spaces Enhanced mobility

Micro-agriculture

Energy

Streets at the block level Teaching/Learning/Sharing adaptive form basedspaces on surrounding functions

Affordable housing have

Research and Tech

Micro-agriculture

Million tons CO2 reduced

year because of new 300 per mobility concepts improved land utilization

28x rate with new mobility

Enhanced mobility

Desalination / water cleaning

Research and Tech

Desalination / water cleaning reduced need for park-

in major world cities -31% ingincluding Sao Paulo

population served/vehicle with shared-use concepts

Diagrams on new mobility networks. (w/ J. Knight) 4

Accessible vertical open space for food gardens and public open space. Can reduce heat island and capture water.

Adaptive Urban Typologies - New Mobility as Their Platform

Proposed following the development of the armatures are multi-scalar, technology-inspired adaptations. These typologies utilize new mobility as a platform to create a mixed-use OLD district where the future is adapted by the MO residents for the residents through architecture BIL ITY and public space. Architecture in this context NE is not a top-down end-point solution, but a W MO from-the-ground-up vessel for democratic, BIL ITY socially-responsive design. For this project, various typologies were created based on research of both the site and its context, trends Reduced heat island effect through more green space and vegetation. in technology, and topics in urban design.

Small-scale solar can tie in to autonomous car system for charging stations.

INCU OFFI RESI DENT B AT C E ORS IAL

Flexible drop off zones. Autonomous vehicles stop only to recharge Streetscapes become flexible social zones, seamlessly integrated with mobility.

Parking garages are adaptively reused for residential and office.

Greenway and habitat Vegetation breaks to reduce flooding potential

Typology: NEW Re-adapting existing infrastructure. (w/ J. Knight) MOBILITY ALLOWS FOR THESE NEW DESIGN TYPOLOGIES AND MORE:

Bury highway to reconnect river with city

River can be used as a mobility corridor, but also as energy producers and social activators. Flexible adaptive spaces that vary during high and low stages of activity.

Algal biofuel pods for small-scale. Biofuel can be used to power new mobility vehicles.

Aquatecture pods for smallscale farming by people near river or market incubators.

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Green Corridors for floral and faunal habitats

Trash collection system. The trash can be reused for infrastructure or can be burned to generate electricity for mobility systems.

Typology: Reconnect and re-define river corridors. (w/ J. Knight) 5

Eco Fabrics: - Blending green architecture with green landscapes.

Water capture strategies at multiple levels from street to building

Interaction between urban fabric and city rivers. Restoring connections to these systems to promote social equity.

Mobility as platforms for renewable energy such as solar. Can provide power to mobility systems. Parking garages and similar infrastructure can be reused as office, retail, and residences.

Existing mobility focused land uses can be re-imagined and re-adapted for the future. Parking and other infrastructure can be re-adapted for local markets, goods, events etc. New flexible spaces for productive uses like gardens and energy.

New methods for flow of goods and services. Mobility as a commercial platform.

Complete streets and woonerfs for more socially productive streetscapes.

New mobility as a platform for new technology

Linear public space corridors along roadways. Reduce heat island, mitigate floods, produce energy.

Smaller block and street combinations allow for higher densities

Complete revision of urban morphology

Transit hubs become key for how the city functions. Acting as social, economic and political hubs. Smaller, neighborhood transit hubs become nodes for communities.

Typology framework outlining dozens of possibilities.

Typology: Integrative and adaptive architecture and streetscape fabric. (w/ J. Knight) 6

URBAN DESIGN

Matilda Bay 2067

International Design Studio - Perth, Australia

Project Overview

KEY: 1.UWA Northeast - Housing 2. UWA North - Adv. Research 3. Historic UWA Campus 4. Central Plaza and LRT Station 5. Central Rooftop Gardens 6. UWA Central - Guild / Admin. 7. Reclaimed Woodland 8. Reclaimed Wetlands 9. UWA South - Med and Science 10. UWA South LRT Plaza 11. Pelican Point Nature Reserve 12. Sea Rise Land Art Installation

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Site Plan showing key areas of the site and new campus. 7

This project was part of a semester study abroad in Perth, Australia. Beginning as a project looking at the redesign of the Matilda Bay Reserve, an underutilized greenspace in Perth, it evolved beyond the site into a large scale urban design project for Perth looking 50 years into the future. Located adjacent to the University of Western Australia, Kings Park Botanical Gardens, Swan River Estuary, and Perth CBD, the site can act as a staging ground for innovative design which can better connect the city socially, ecologically, and economically. Currently the site and its surrounding lack connectivity, identity, and ecologically sound narratives. The core concept was to reclaim connectivity to the city and its assets; connect to knowledge and education with a new UWA Campus, to ecology with ecocorridors, and to regional identity with design that connects to the people of Perth. To do so, a bold hybrid of architecture and landscape was envisioned: a sweeping super-structure that spans across the site. Acting as a platform for an intricate greenroof system, multi-use buildings, and a transit corridor, this system can form various linkages to the greater city.

metropolis Regional Strategy Diagram. 8

Ecological Narratives: Incorporating a strong ecological narrative was a key aspect of this project. Colonization and urban development had cleared almost all of the native woodlands and wetlands that once covered the area. Additionally, sea level rise will devour much of the sites’ existing native and novel greenspace in the coming decades. Therefore, the idea was to reclaim these lost landscapes and bring the site back to its precolonial ecology. Doing so bridges connections to existing native landscapes in Kings Park to the North, and Pelican Point to the South. Utilizing the super-structure, novel landscapes – those for recreation, research, aesthetics etc. – that are not ecologically significant can be located above.

Open Parkland Shade Parkland Cultural Test/Research Sensory

Schematic ‘Flows’ Diagram

Site Plan Sketch

Planting Plan / Palette

Looking East towards the site’s reclaimed woodland and wetland habitats, from the parkland atop the UWA superstructure. 9

Looking North towards the Central Campus Plaza Area and the Parkland/Gardens atop the UWA campus superstructure. 10

COMMUNITY DESIGN Southside Retrace

Reshaping Public Housing Communities

Project Overview

Q Street Bridge and Transit Station

Q Street Corridor

Southside Terrace

Located in Omaha, Nebraska, Southside Terrace is a relic of the public housing movement of the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and no longer deemed an acceptable public housing community. This project consisted of meetings with community members and housing authority officials, numerous site visits, and intense mapping and analysis of the community and its surroundings in order to create a final design proposal that challenged the standards of public housing, and envisioned its future. Working in a team of three, our goal was focused on how the redevelopment of Southside Terrace can be a catalyst for the redevelopment and revitalization of the greater district it sits within, which is in a state of decline. By building from data and findings in our initial research, the project became a vision 25 years into the future of a revitalized district that builds upon the already unique and diverse history, culture, and community, becoming a place that is progressive, equitable, economically strong, transit oriented, and celebratory of its unique identity. Design Team: Caroline Finck, Astrid Wong

Southside Terrace District plan. (w/ C. Finck) 11

community Strategy map for future transportation and development areas around Southside Terrace 12

Mapping and Research: The initial phase of the project was heavily focused on research and mapping in order to understand the area around Southside Terrace, and ensure the design would address the complex issues and factors of the area. Initially I used mapping to compare the organization of Southside Terrace to contemporary housing developments such as Radburn, New Jersey, Highpoint, Seattle, and Orenco Station, Portland, which drew conclusions that would aid in creating organizational strategies for the district around Southside terrace. Further mapping investigated the transportation networks in and around Southside Terrace laid out by city planning entities. Existing street infrastructure, existing and proposed transportation infrastructure, and the testing of the viability for a proposed light rail corridor were done. With this information a series of strategy maps and diagrams for the proposed transit oriented district were created. All of this research in addition to others would be essential in the design process for legitimacy and validation of our ideas, and creating a futuristic plan with realistic grounding.

Rail catchment study of population and employment for near Southside Terrace. 13

Comparing Southside Terrace with Orenco Station, Radburn, and Highpoint File name: W2_EL01_S2016_SuburbanMorphology.pdf

Trends in Suburban Morphology

Figure 04. Figure Ground Diagram of Highpoint, Seattle, WA Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

Southside Terrace, Omaha, NE.

Figure 01. Figure Ground Diagram of Southside Terrace, South Omaha, Omaha, NE Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

Orenco Station, Portland, Oregon - 1995 “New Urbanism”

Comparing Orenco Station, Oregon Southside Terrace: -Dwellings are organized around greenspaces, with their fronts facing and/or common spaces. -Along arterial roads which see highe speeds, pedestrian pathways are offs further from the street. -Large networks of pedestrian pathw promote pedestrian safety and walka -Increased building density and smal size maximizes room for public spac -A mix of housing types is employed apartments, cottages, lofts, townhou (Stanilov & Scheer, 2004)

Comparing Orenco Station, Oregon to Southside Terrace: -Dwellings are organized around greenspaces, with their fronts facing streets and/or common spaces. -Along arterial roads which see higher speeds, pedestrian pathways are offset further from the street. -Large networks of pedestrian pathways promote pedestrian safety and walkability. -Increased building density and smaller lot size maximizes room for public space. -A mix of housing types is employed: apartments, cottages, lofts, townhouses. (Stanilov & Scheer, 2004)

Figure 02. Figure Ground Diagram of Orenco Station, Portland, OR Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

Radburn, Fair Lawn, New Jersey - 1928

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Inquiry: How does the community morphology around Southside Terrace compare to innovative suburban communities? Key Extractions: Buildings, Parks, Streets Methodology: Case Studies were found from literature; maps were created using Google Maps manipulation and Photoshop. Conclusions: Compared to contemporary suburban developments, Southside Terrace and its surrounding neighborhood contrast greatly. Most notably is the lack of centralized public common space/s, which in turn informs building layout. The shown communities utilize small and large green space as central gathering spaces, they minimize streets by using cul-de-sacs or more dense building-street configurations, they’re compositionally more organic rather than gridded, and lastly, they maximize pedestrian walkability with greenbelts, large sidewalks, and/or more pedestrian rightof-way. While larger in size, these examples of innovative suburban community developments can be studied, researched, and compared for the redesign of Southside Terrace and it surroundings to create a more efficient, sustainable, and livable community.

“The Garden City”

Figure 03. Figure Ground Diagram of Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

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Comparing Radburn, New Jersey to Southside Terrace: -Cul-de-sacs minimize bisecting roadways and organize the building layout. In turn, with the density of dwellings, public space is maximized. -A large network of connected pedestrian greenbelt and public space to the back of the residents’ creates a central gathering space. - Houses face the street maximizing visibility and access (Birch, 1980)

Orenco Station, Portland, OR: Started in 1995, this transit oriented, new-urbanist deve planned to have around 1800 housing units across 200 acres calling on a design sche of early 20th century garden cities. Utilizing smaller lots, this community seeks to mini promote more shared greenspace. (Stanilov & Scheer, 2004) Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ: Started in 1928, the Radburn neighborhood, a western subu City is one of the earliest examples of community planning. While vehicles were the pri consideration of this community, the ideas of the neighborhood planning unit and garde full force. The community of around 650 housing units features a network of pedestrian greenspace and is one of the first communities to use cul-de-sacs. (Birch, 1980) Highpoint, Seattle, WA: Redeveloped beginning in 2004, the Highpoint neighborhood prime example of the sustainable urbanism movement. Spread across 120 acres, the r was partially 716 public housing units calls for 1700 affordable housing units, 425 of w the Seattle housing authority. The core idea behind the community is low impact sustai healthy living, and accessible community services. (www.seatlehousing.org, 2016)

Comparing Highpoint, Washington to Southside Terrace Comparing Radburn, New Jersey to Southside Terrace: -Increased building density allows for more public space. -Cul-de-sacs minimize bisecting roadways and organize the building -The community is organized around large green space, while each block layout. In turn, with the density of dwellings, public space is maximized. Figure 03. Figure Ground Diagram of Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ Figure 04. Figure Ground Diagram of Highpoint, Seattle, WA is organized around smaller green spaces. -A large network of connected pedestrian greenbelt and public space to Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning Google Maps, modified by Lanning -Sustainable, Source: eco-friendly technology and greenspace is implemented to the back of the residents’ creates a central gathering space. Comparing Highpoint, Washington to Southside Terrace Comparing Radburn, New Jersey to Southside Terrace: reduce storm runoff and promote the growth of native ecosystems. - Houses face the street maximizing visibility and access -Increased building 2016) density allows for more public space. (Birch, 1980)-Cul-de-sacs minimize bisecting roadways and organize the building (www.seatlehousing.org, -The community is organized around large green space, while each block layout. In turn, with the density of dwellings, public space is maximized. About the Communities: is organized around smaller green spaces. -A large network of connected pedestrian greenbelt and public space to Orenco Station, Started creates in 1995,athis transit oriented, new-urbanist development was -Sustainable, eco-friendly technology and greenspace is implemented to the Portland, back of theOR: residents’ central gathering space. planned to have aroundface 1800 units acrossvisibility 200 acres to that storm runoff and promote the growth of native ecosystems. - Houses thehousing street maximizing and calling accesson a design scheme similarreduce of early 20th (Birch, century1980) garden cities. Utilizing smaller lots, this community seeks to minimize land use and (www.seatlehousing.org, 2016) N promote more shared greenspace. (Stanilov & Scheer, 2004) 1500’ 375’ 750’ 0 Radburn, FairAbout Lawn,the NJ:Communities: Started in 1928, the Radburn neighborhood, a western suburb or New York Station, Portland, OR: Started in 1995,While this transit oriented, new-urbanist development was City is one ofOrenco the earliest examples of community planning. vehicles were the primary design Legend to have around 1800 of housing units acrossplanning 200 acres on a design scheme similar to that Building considerationplanned of this community, the ideas the neighborhood unitcalling and garden city are in early 20th of century cities. Utilizing smalleralots, this community minimize land use and Street full force. Theofcommunity aroundgarden 650 housing units features network of pedestrianseeks pathstoand N promote greenspace.to(Stanilov & Scheer, (Birch, 2004) 1980) greenspace and is onemore of theshared first communities use cul-de-sacs. Common Space 1500’ 375’ 750’ 0 Radburn, Lawn, NJ:beginning Started inin1928, neighborhood, a western Highpoint, Seattle, WA:Fair Redeveloped 2004,thetheRadburn Highpoint neighborhood in Seattlesuburb is a or New York Cul-de-sac City of the earliest examples of community While vehicles were the Legend prime example of is theone sustainable urbanism movement. Spread planning. across 120 acres, the redesign of primary what design of thisunits community, ideas of the neighborhood unit and Building was partially consideration 716 public housing calls forthe 1700 affordable housing units,planning 425 of which aregarden run bycity are in full force. The community of around unitsisfeatures a network of pedestrian Street the Seattle housing authority. The core idea behind650 the housing community low impact sustainable design, paths and and is one of theservices. first communities to use cul-de-sacs. (Birch, 1980) Common Space healthy living,greenspace and accessible community (www.seatlehousing.org, 2016) Highpoint, Seattle, WA: Redeveloped beginning in 2004, the Highpoint neighborhood in Seattle is a Cul-de-sac prime example of the sustainable urbanism movement. Spread across 120 acres, the redesign of what was partially 716 public housing units calls for 1700 affordable housing units, 425 of which are run by the Seattle housing authority. The core idea behind the community is low impact sustainable design, healthy living, and accessible community services. (www.seatlehousing.org, 2016)

Comparing Southside Terrace with Orenco Station, Radburn, and Highpoint

Orenco, Portland, OR.

File name: W2_EL01_S2016_SuburbanMorphology.pdf

Highpoint, Seattle, WA.

Figure 01. Figure Ground Diagram of Southside Terrace, South Omaha, Omaha, NE Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

Orenco Station, Portland, Oregon - 1995

“New Urbanism”

Figure 02. Figure Ground Diagram of Orenco Station, Portland, OR Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

“Sustainable Urbanism”

Radburn, NJ. Figure 03. Figure Ground Diagram of Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ Source: Google Maps, modified by Lanning

Trends in Suburban Morphology

Highpoint, Seattle, Washington - 2004

“The Garden City”

Radburn, Fair Lawn, New Jersey - 1928

Strategy diagram for housing density in and around the proposed Rail Corridor. Density decreases as distance from the rail does. 14 Hig

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Transportation as a Catalyst for Change: My focus for this project was on transportation, and how the existing transportation systems within the district could be rethought of and redesigned to transform it into a place that is more livable, equitable, and interconnected to both the district and Omaha itself. From research mentioned previously, local precedents, imagery, and site visits, a complete Complete bridge sketches. reworking of the transportation network around Southside Terrace was done. This consisted of redesigning the areasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; streets around the complete streets concept, implementing a transit hub for BRT and LRT lines, designing a land bridge park that better connects Southside Terrace to the 24th Street district, and the creation of a complete bridge concept. The complete bridge, called the Q Street Bridge is a vision that looks to not only fix a currently failing bridge, but create a place that connects two important commercial districts currently divided by a highway, to become a key transit hub for Omaha, and a place for a variety of socio-cultural interactions.

Street section sketches.

Land bridge park sketch.

Photo-montage for Q Street Bridge, created early in the design process to generate ideas. 15

Q-Street Bridge model, showing transit infrastructure, gathering spaces, and building massing. 16

SITE DESIGN

The Hive 도 시 탐 험 International Design Competition Project Overview

The Hive is a submission for the Seoul Plaza 2016 competition, which calls for the redesign of an underutilized plaza in the downtown core of Seoul, South Korea. Sitting at the convergence of three distinct districts, the site is testament to a city in motion. Tens of thousands of vehicles travel along the site, while just as many pedestrians walk through it as part of their daily commute. Despite the heavy footfall, there is nowhere to stop, and little to do apart from viewing a towering Brutalist fountain. Despite its perseverance through the decades, this fountain pays little homage to the area and occupies a majority of the space constricting circulation. With the site being at such a key covergence point within the city, the design strategy was to create a place for people to gather and engage with one another. The Hive seeks to honor the historical and cultural narrative of the former site, while evolving into something entirely new; acting as a center of activity and interaction. Design Team: Rachel Rankin

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place People of all walks enjoy time in the site’s shaded sunken ‘exploration area’. 열여섯 18

분수 디자인 요소들의 해체와 재구성

Concept: Deconstructivism

형태 Form

수직의 물건 Vertical Element

The design of the site was created through the concept of deconstructivism: Deconstructing the whole, and distributing and re-imagining its parts to achieve something new. To execute this strategy, the fountain was dissected and integrated into the entire site. A transition from a singular ﬁxed element on the site, to an element that is the site itself. If forms the site’s overlaying grid, sculpture garden, gathering areas, and more. This approach eliminates the dilemmas that the existing fountain presents, while allowing for the site to become something entirely new. Each piece was imagined as a piece to interact with, either interaction with nature or interaction with technology. While these two are opposing concepts, both celebrate the historical and cultural narrative of the former site and its context. Ultimately the intention is to provide a multitude of interactive elements that meet the needs of a modern dynamic audience. As a collective, the elements help create a gathering place for all types of people, peaking interest in their daily lives, providing a space that is an escape from the commotion of life in Seoul.

조각상 Statues

페디먼트 Pediments

Deconstructivism diagram. LED 플로어 LED Wall

LED 스크린 벽 LED Floor 바닥조명 Ground Lights

주요한 High 바닥조명 Medium

Circulation diagram. 19 열일곱

Technology and lighting diagram.

Aerial Perspective of site looking south. 열여덟 20

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Working Internationally Being situated in South Korea, the project required knowledge of an entirely different culture, society, and place. Collaboration with students from South Korea happened throughout the project time-frame, aiding in site analysis and design ideation. Being a Korea based competition, it was also required that the project be in Korean and to international standards. After the competition had ended, the studio embarked on a field trip to Lowered Seoul to visit the site and meet “Exploration” the students that were Space Vegetated Seating Berms collaborated with. Wall 탐험 동선

보호벽

분수대 조각상

자전거 보관대

Bike Racks 보호벽

Protective Wall 인포메이션 키오스크

Dispersed Sculptures

조각상 둔덕

수직적 조명 구조물

Vertical Lighting Feature 바닥조명

투과성 그늘막

Permeable Overhead Sculpture

In-Ground Lighting

보호벽

Protective Wall

지하 선큰 오픈스페이스

Underground OpenAir Courtyard

볼라드

Protective Bollards

LED 스크린벽

Glass LED Wall

Information Kiosk

인터렉티브 LED 런웨이

Interactive LED Runway

조명 볼라드

Lighting Bollards 자전거 보관대

Bike Racks 보행자 데크

Pedestrian Boardwalk

Rendered Site Plan. (w/ R. Rankin) 21 열아홉

Looking out toward the site’s innovation plaza which features event space, various tecnological elements, and foutain re-envisioning.

Looking down the site’s primary circulation corridor, a pedestrian boardwalk where people can see various activities while in motion. 스물 22

SITE DESIGN

The Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Design Studio

Project Overview Working across disciplines with a student in architecture, the Collaborative is a project focusing on a future community mediation center for the city of Manhattan, Kansas. From site selection and analysis to the final design scheme, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal sought to harness the idea of mediation and collaboration by creating a dialogue between multiple entities: landscape and building, site and community, design and visitor. Rather than have a combined community center and mediation center, the two functions were separated into two separate buildings, where the architecture could form around the desired function of the buildings. In turn, the site design could do the same, allowing separate spaces for either private or community spaces. While the two buildings and their intended functions are separate, the two revolve around one central community space that invites visitors into the site. Together they let the site be both a place for intimacy and shared experience. Design Team: Andrew Lindsey (Architecture) View of the gardens around the Community Center. Topography and vegetation were utilized to eliminate sound from the nearby road. 23

place View of the Mediation centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior courtyard garden. (w/ A. Lindsey) 24

The Mediation Center A mediation center is a high stress environment. It is a place where people seek professional help with problems to avoid settlements in court. With this in mind it was necessary to create an environment both inside and outside that creates a relaxing, stress reducing atmosphere. Collaboration with the project architect resulted in a cohesive design allowing for landscape to integrate with architecture; relief spaces both inside and out.

These spaces include a series of indoor interior gardens and an exterior courtyard garden, which seek to provide psychological calm to visitors. A strong desire for visual attention on these spaces and natural light guided interior-exterior dialogue. The unique roof design opens up to the nearby road while allowing for natural light to penetrate and disperse evenly inside.

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Central Plaza

Mediation Center Community Center

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Fort Riley Blvd

Rendered Site Plan (Floor plan - A. Lindsey) 25

On site profile sketch of the existing site and its surroundings.

Concept layout sketches.

Image highlighting the usable roof of the community center for activities such as neighborhood music gigs. (w/ A. Lindsey) 26

DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION

First Christian Church Daycare Center Project Spanning Entire Design Process

Project Overview Spread across two semesters, the First Christian Church Daycare or FCC Daycare project was aimed at creating a finalized site design complete with a set of presentation and construction documents for a future community daycare center in Manhattan, Kansas. The site was notable for its extreme grade change, unique drainage opportunities, and natural surroundings, with the site itself being a sensitive green field site with regionally specific ecological services and systems. With all of these factors in mind, a comprehensive design which addressed the needs of the site and the stakeholders was created, followed by a complete set of technical construction documents. The end result is a project that goes beyond the typical work found in a scholastic studio setting, exploring often overlooked tecnical skills. This project reflects upon the entire span of the design process and the technicality and accuracy needed for legitimate and successful project implementation.

Grading plan for the FCC Daycare site. 27

space Looking across the rain gardens towards the Daycare Center. 28

Generating Construction Documents Work for the FCC project consisted primarily of two dimensionally drafted construction documents. Construction documents included site plans, grading plans, earthwork diagram and calculations, site dimensioning and layout plans, planting plans, irrigation plans, lighting plans, and construction details for site features. The utmost precision and accuracy of these documents was observed as though it were to be used in an actual workplace.

Utilizing Technology for Marketing Beyond drafting construction documents for the FCC, the project was visually presented through use of a multitude of computer programs and presentation techniques. Three dimensional, modeling programs such as Vue, Rhino, and Lumion were used to accurately work with and present the existing and proposed conditions of the site and to create rendered images and videos. Marketing videos and an interactive website were also created for the project.

Site plan. 29

Earthwork diagram.

Footing and support connection detail for a wooden deck located on site.

Layout plan.

Irrigation Plan.

Lighting isolux plan.

Construction detail for a custom-made on site gazebo structure. 30

DESIGN BUILD Roots Planter

2016 ASLA Central States Excellence Award

Project Overview Part of a pop-up park in downtown Wichita, the Roots Planter is an exercise in rethinking how site furnishings can function, and how a tree planter can be used in a space both functionally and aesthetically. Over the course of a semester the project became more and more a reality through the sketching of ideas, creation of study models, and fabrication within a workshop. This would eventually produce two fully realized prototypes for the Pop-up Park. At the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening ceremony, the planters were a crowd favorite, offering spatial functionality with plantings, providing the park with vibrant aesthetic focal points, and serving utilitarian functions with their fabricated table tops. The entire pop-up park project included numerous team members including the roots planter team. Together the park won the 2016 ASLA Central States Design Excellence student award. Much of this project is thanks to the shop assistants who assisted through the entire project, and team members who assisted with the design process. Design Team: Johnathan Knight, Chandler Nyp, Mackenzie Wendling Inside the layers of one of the final planters. 31

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Process, Refinement, and Prototyping Frequent refinement of ideas and collaboration with group members and shop technicians was key to the development of this project. Initial sketches explored having a simple circular metal structure and evolved into being something more skeletal and aesthetically dominant. Experimentation with 3D modeling both physical and digital and sketching of ideas moved the project forward. With the construction of a half scale prototype, technical issues such as size, how to construct the planter, and material costs became evident. From there the planter could be refined in deeper detail, such as connections, construction, materiality, and functionality. By utilizing skills and methods in technology and digital fabrication, what initially looked to be impossible to construct easily and affordably, was done so two-fold. Prototype planter at 1/2 the final size. ' ' ........ 'It .."IS -'ÂŤ.vc.n

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Construction drawings for the final roots planter design. 34

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Image from the grand opening of the Pop-Up Park. The table top of the planters allowed people to gather around, eat, and socialize. 36

PERSONAL ENDEAVORS

Art, Travel, Research

Overview Be it in studio or during free time, I seek to improve my skills as a designer and creative thinker. Through various media, 3D design, travel, or research, I am always pushing myself in learning and understanding the mantras of design and design communication. Through art, the intent is to develop and utilize a unique set of tools that can be both be used to tackle projects I am presented with and individually expressive of who I am. Travel uncovers visions of people, place, and design, and research tightens connections between design and science.

Pen and Ink sketch of the Christian Science Center Plaza, Boston, MA. 37

mind Modified digital photograph of a created land art installation. 38

Digital Fabrication - ASLA Awards Gala Commissioned to create centerpieces for an ASLA awards gala, I envisioned that these centerpieces be created by the entire student ASLA community rather than just myself. Through design charrettes, the team decided the center pieces be digitally fabricated and that there be a guided lesson where each team member could come out with their own sculpture design. I arranged this class on teaching the basics of Rhino and digital fabrication. From my class students created rough 3D sculpture designs, which I then refined and modified. Utilizing Grasshopper, I created 3D models that could be constructed with lattice-like interconnected mat-board cut from a laser cutter. Through this process, eight sculptures based on four unique modified student designs were constructed. At the awards ceremony these sculptures intrigued guests by their physical appearances, while also having plenty to reflect upon in terms of collaboration, education, and artistic exploration.

Every Piece was cut by a laser cutter, then assembled. 39

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skewedâ&#x20AC;?. This sculpture was created from a single transformed rectangle.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waveâ&#x20AC;?. Created from a single profile line similar to a wave, extruded outward, then freely transformed. 40

Travels Abroad As part of my education experience I have been granted multiple opportunities to travel across the United States and around the world to experience design. From rain-gardens in Portland to metropolis in Asia, travel has opened my eyes to space and place. It has opened myself up to many cultures and ways of living, and understanding how human beings interact with their surroundings and their environment. In addition to my travels I had the opportunity to study for a semester at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. At UWA I was able to experience design in an entirely different place and setting, while building more professional skills further.

World Travels in the LARCP Program

Gardens by the Bay in Singapore 41

Research: Socio-Ecological Systems Throughout my studies at K-State I have centered my research interests on environmental systems and processes and human interactions with them. Whether that be interaction with coasts, rivers, praries, or other various ecosystems, understanding socio-ecological relationships with these environments and tailoring design to address them is where I’ve centered my design research. Topics such as resiliency, reclamation, remediation, and many other human-environment relationship related design topics are focal points of mine. Wetland in Perth. Precedent study for a urban landscape ecology project.

Master’s Report: Fracklands As part of my graduation requirement I am to complete a masters project. I have chosen to focus on dealing with the landscapes of oil and gas development and how designers can address the future of these sites. Hydraulic fracturing in the US has quickly become a pervasive entitiy in many regional landscape fabrics. This project first looks at understanding the various landscapes associated with hydraulic fracturing – the Fracklands – and then looks at envisioning alternative futures for them in hopes of creating dialogue on how designers can get involved with current issues regarding energy infrrastructure.

Every active oil and gas facility and major pipeline in the United States 42

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.â&#x20AC;? -Aldo Leopold