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Haley Heard

2000-2012 haleyheard@gmail.com 617.895.8540



CONTACT INFORMATION Haley Heard 68 G Street #1 Boston, MA 02127 617 I 895 I 8540

haleyheard@gmail.com


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CIRRICULUM VITAE

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INGLEWOOD JUNCTION Calgary, Canada

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

36-45 RIPARIAN URBANISM Mumbai, India

COMPETITION


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AT AUSTIN MASTER PLAN Austin, Texas

46-51 MODERNIZING THE HUTONG Jinan, China

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REFERENCES

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FINANCIAL CENTER OF THE AMERICAS Los Llonas, Dominican Republic

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FORECLOSURE AND ECOLOGY Atlanta, Georgia

FLUX PEDAGOGY US Green Building Council Buford, Georgia

66-73 LOS VERDES

Urban Land Institute San Diego, California


Cambridge, MA June 2010 College Station, TX May 2004 Watertown, MA January 2011 -Present

Cambridge, MA September 2008 - June 2010

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of City Planning Urban Design Certificate **Additional course work in real estate development at Harvard Kennedy School Texas A&M University Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sasaki Associates Urban Studio Thu Thiem Master Plan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Project designer for comprehensive 20-year vision for 657 hectar mixed-use urban district development.

Inglewood Junction Calgary, Canada; Lead designer for the comprehensive master plan of a 21 acre mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Molsen Brewery in the urban neighborhood of Inglewood in Calgary. Design includes historic assessment and preservation of buildings merged with a mixed-use development surrounding a framework of public open space

Technology Business District, Beijing, China; Project designer for competition north of Beijing’s 6th ring road. Project includes a high density mixed-use development and high-speed rail stop located near a historic summer palace built during the Ming Empire.

University of Texas Austin Master Plan, Austin, Texas; Project designer for the comprehensive master plan of UT’s main campus north of downtown Austin. Project included 8 principles and campus design to guide and accommodate a 30-year growth plan.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology- School of Architecture + Planning Research Assistant Collaborated on book design for Japan Workshop with professors Eran Ben- Joseph and Andrew Scott: Research, illustrations, and graphic design for a book on sustainable communities in Tokyo, Japan.

Participated on editorial team as lead graphic designer, researcher, and contributor on a book for UrbLab India. The team was supervised by dean Adele N. Santos, and professors Alan Berger & Rahul Mehrotra

Teaching Assistant Advanced seminar in Landscape + Urbanism with professor Alan Berger. Landscape Urbanism design studio in Mumbai, India with Alan Berger, & Rahul Mehrotra. Atlanta, GA September 2006 - May 2008

Hughes, Good, O’Leary & Ryan Campus Design Studio Acuity Plaza, Georgia Technology Institute, Atlanta, Georgia- A 1.5 million dollar urban square to be the gateway from Midtown Atlanta to Georgia Tech’s campus. I was the project manager for design development, construction documentation and construction administration.

Berry Corridor Study and Master Plan, Martha Berry College, Rome, Georgia- A twenty year growth plan for the college including a conceptual design for the adaptive reuse and development of student housing, recreational center, and a performing arts center.


Urban Design Studio Ravaudage, Winter Park, FL- An 87 acre urban redevelopment project for Sydgan Development, Inc. A week long charrette to produce the master plan, followed by a book illustrating analysis, process, design, and branding. Dallas, TX January 2005 - September 2006

Dallas, TX October 2004 - January 2005 Washington, D.C. May 2003 – December 2003

Carter & Burgess Urban Design and Planning Independent Financial Centre of the Americas, Los Llanos, Dominican Republic- 17 Km2 offshore banking facility 10 minutes east of Santo Domingo. Cultural/ historical research, site analysis, visioning and branding, and creating conceptual master plans. Orchards of Highfill, Highfill, Arkansas- Project manager and lead designer for the master plan, visioning and themeing, schematic design, and design guidelines. HNTB, Inc. Planning & Landscape Architecture Staff designer for several transportation planning and design projects

Helmuth, Obata, Kassabaum, Inc. Planning Group– Intern Upper Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Study- Washington D.C.- A master plan document to guide the redevelopment of the corridor and surrounding communities. United States Government Compound- Republic of Kazakhstan – Assisted in design development and production of construction documents for both landscape architecture and architecture.

Muskogee, Oklahoma Summer 2004

Parks and Recreation Department Landscape Architect-Intern White Garden, Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, Oklahoma- Designed and built a memorial garden containing plants with white coloration to commemorate the fallen veterans from the community. Enabling Garden, Muskogee, Oklahoma- In collaboration with the community, I designed a garden using seasonal plants, herbs, and vegetables and would be accessible for children, handicapped, and elderly citizens.

June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 May 2009 Nov. 2007 2004-2008

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LEADERSHIP / AWARDS

ASLA Student Design Competition- Honor Award: Planning and Analysis MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning Best Thesis- Finalist Holcim Award- High Recommendation Boston Affordable Housing Development Competition- First Place U.S. Green Building Council- Emerging Green Builders Natural Talent Design Competition Honorable Mention for best-integrated site and contextual design- National Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group Event Coordinator- Atlanta Chapter Young Leaders Group Communications Chair- North Texas Chapter Event Coordinator/Marketing Director- Dallas LEED Symposium Texas A&M University 2004 National ASLA Student Honor Award 2003 Workshop Chairman- Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Planning 2003 Spirit of Place Award- Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Planning



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Inglewood Junction will become a fresh framework for life in the heart of the City of Calgary. It will be a crossroads for diverse environments: residential, commercial, cultural, educational, and recreational. it will link the past with the future, respecting the history and character of the brewery district, while incorporating the most progressive approaches to architecture, technology, sustainable practices, and transportation. Above all, it will offer a network of pathways and venues that bring people together—in every season—to live, work, shop, meet, explore, discover, recreate, and celebrate. Designed to create and encourage connections, the grid district will become the living framework for a vibrant, energetic, diverse, active, and ever- evolving community. the master plan for the grid district articulates a strategy that will trans- form the former Molson brewery site into a vibrant, mixed-use urban destination.

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the master plan for the grid district articulates a strategy that will transform the former molson brewery site into a vibrant, mixed-use urban destination that is connected to Calgary’s urban systems and fully integrated with the surrounding inglewood community. the master plan for the district is founded on five principal design strategies: 1. Connecting the district with surrounding urban systems including 9th avenue Se and regional transportation corridors, the lrt and brt transit system, and Calgary’s open space and trail network.

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Canadian pacific railway tracks. 3. Creating a comprehensive district open space network that connects with the rail trail through a transition of public and private spaces. 4. establishing a sequence of urban spaces at the core of the district that link industrial and cultural heritage elements to the contemporary urban setting, and create a framework for redevelopment. ThE RAIL AND TRAIL INTO ThEdistrict SITE 5.cONNEcT Connecting thePARK west portion of the to the core to create value.

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Five foundational urban design strategies establish the framework for redevelopment of the district: DESIGN STRATEGIES 1. Connecting the district with surrounding urban systems including 9th avenue SE and regional transportation corridors, the LRT and BRT transit system, and Calgary’s open space and trail network. 2. Integrating the district with the Inglewood community with compatible new development along 9th avenue, and a new ‘rail trail’ park along the Canadian pacific railway tracks. 3. Creating a comprehensive district open space network that connects with the rail trail through a transition of public and private spaces.

4. Establishing a sequence of urban spaces at the core of the district that link industrial and cultural heritage elements to the contemporary urban setting, and create a framework for redevelopment. 5. Connecting the west portion of the district to the core to create value.

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the historic precinct will contain restaurants, cafes, brew TERRAcE cAFE pubs, arts or other uses located in preserved and restored brewery buildings. other historic elements will be re-used, including the faรงade of the fish hatchery, which will frame the south edge of the precinct and provide a gateway to the rail trail park, the engine room smoke stack, and the grain silos, which will be relocated to the edge of the precinct. in the evening, the illuminated silos

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The Thu Thiem Skyline

View 1

View 1: From the North As seen from the Bao Son Port area, the Thu Thiem skyline is a dynamic composition of building heights and types. The Saigon River, Crescent Park, and key cultural buildings are in the foreground, while the skyline steps up and back, culminating in the landmark Observation Tower.

Observation Tower

A detailed view of the skyline from the north shows a rich spatial layering of buildings and building heights. All buildings are afforded views to the Crescent Park and Saigon River, adding immense value to the real estate. View 2: From Me Linh Square The skyline view from Me Linh Square focuses on the Central Plaza, in a composition with the nearby Observation Tower. The view from Me Linh Square to the Children’s Museum is maintained to emphasize this important iconic destination for all of Ho Chi Minh City. The skyline frames the Central Plaza with two major landmark towers. The axis is left open for views to the Children’s Museum. The Observation Tower punctuates the skyline.

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View 3: From the South The skyline from the south features the HCMC Stadium in the foreground. The skyline sweeps dynamically upward from the west and east towards the Observation Tower. Observation Tower Central Plaza

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Development Areas: -Located along the natural “higher” land areas at Thu Thiem to minimize land filling

THU THIEM Hydrology: -Thu Thiem is an open system that allows infiltration and fluctuation of tides from the Sa -Thu Thiem acts as a natural filtration system using water-receiving landscapes and enh -Thu Thiem’s Southern Delta area is a focus of enhanced water filtration systems -Main roads (Crescent Boulevard) act as “high spines” with water draining towards the n

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Conceptual Strategies

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Development Areas: -Located along the natural “higher” land areas at Thu Thiem to minimize land filling

Hydrology: -Thu Thiem is an open system that allows infiltration and fluctuation of tides from the Saigon River -Thu Thiem acts as a natural filtration system using water-receiving landscapes and enhanced plant species -Thu Thiem’s Southern Delta area is a focus of enhanced water filtration systems -Main roads (Crescent Boulevard) act as “high spines” with water draining towards the natural zones

Storm Water Management: -Extreme high tides and flooding are handled through raising development areas to a minimum of +2.5m elevation and allowing surrounding landscapes to “receive” water (flood)

Spatial Spine: -The Crescent Boulevard is the high or “spatial spine” along which the primary activities take place, emphasizing views to the Saigon River and Central Lake; the Crescent Boulevard is Thu Thiem’s “main address”

Civic Facilities: -Key Civic Facilities to the north and south embrace the Core Area of Thu Thiem and ensure an active and dynamic new CBD that goes beyond office use

Accessibility and Transit: -Major streets define the organization of Districts, allowing for full accessibility into and through Thu Thiem; the underground Metro (and a comprehensive public transit system) are critical to ensuring access


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To implement each of these opportunities requires big transformative ideas, and all are interdependent. Some are addressed in this phase of the plan, and the groundwork is laid for necessary future planning for the rest. Each challenge has a dedicated section linked to this introduction.

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Floor areaThe ratio (FAR) the system used to calculate colors in theis legend refer to total number of floors. building density on a site. If a site had a one-story building coverage its entirety, it would have an FAR 1.0.(FAR) The Core more multistorybuilding Floor area of ratio is theCampus system has used to calculate buildings as well as more land coverage than the other campus zones. density on a site. If a site had a one-story building coverage As a result it is more than twice as dense (FAR 1.9) as the Central its entirety, it would have an FAR 1.0. The as Core has Campus (FAR 0.8), which in turn is four timesofas dense theCampus East more0.2). multistory buildings as well as more land coverage than Campus (FAR the other campus zones. As a result it is more than twice as dense (FAR 1.9) as the Central Campus (FAR 0.8), which in turn is four times as dense as the East Campus (FAR 0.2).


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Within each campus zone there is a range of densities. As is typical, the older parts ofzone the Core lowerofdensity. The Within each campus there have is a range densities. As is typical, theforty olderacres, parts of Core haveMain lowerBuilding density. tower, The original forty original in the spite of the has an acres, in spite of the Main Building tower, has FAR of 1.6. Further FAR of 1.6. Further north, where the sciences andanengineering north, where the sciences and engineering are more concentrated, are more concentrated, the density increases to 1.9 and 2.3. the density increases to 1.9 and 2.3.

The proposed increase in density accommodates 6,352,668 GSF The proposed increase in density accommodates 6,352,668 GSF To maintain a consistent character to each campus district, guidelines for building coverage, building height, and floor area ratio are proposed.

To maintain a consistent character to each campus district, guidelines for area building building height, and floor The floor ratio coverage, proposed for the Central Campus is 1.43, area ratio are proposed. double today’s density, and comparable to the original forty acres. Development sites are colored in blue. On the Core Campus, The floor area ratio sites proposed for the limited. CentralInCampus is 1.43, redevelopment are relatively total, these developdouble today’s density, and comparable to the original ment and redevelopment sites could provide close to 5forty million feet of new construction, or in twenty of estimated acres.square Development sites are colored blue.years On the Core growth, although realistically it may be challenging tototal, achieve this Campus, redevelopment sites are relatively limited. In density. these development and redevelopment sites could provide close to 5 million square feet of new construction, or twenty years of estimated growth, although realistically it may be challenging to achieve this density.


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Site Analysis

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How do we stop developing nations from making the same mistakes as the developed world? Armored with the mistakes of our past, the developed world has the responsibility to help developing nations build sustainable. By doing this it will help these countries to strengthen their economy, preserve their culture, protect their natural resources, and most importantly educate their citizens.

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Located in the virgin jungle on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas presented many challenges and opportunities. The majority of the land is slated for a corporate campus, supported by residential and retail, and a high end resort. The rest of the land was preserved to rebuild an existing squatter village of over ten thousand residents. With no fresh water or local energy provider, all the components of the development would have to be produced on site. Wind turbines and rainwater harvesting seemed the most logical and environmentally sound solutions.

Existing Squatter Village Corporate Campus

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Guayacanes: Assumed Population : 8,000 People Small Town: 5,000 - 10,000 People Neighborhood: 500- 1,000 People @ 300 yds across Housing Cluster: 30-50 people Family Work Croup: 1-15 People

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In the Dominican Republic, 25% of the population owns 100% of the land. This statistic causes most of the country’s residents to live in shacks on land they do not own. Fortunately, the country has very strict laws regarding squatters. Many of the residents in the squatter village adjacent to the project site have lived on the land for a very long time and instead of forcing the residents to leave their homes, the client redeveloped the village to raise the standard of living. The redevelopment of the squatter village began by researching the organic formation of the village. Analysis was done to find natural pedestrian movement and appropriate density for the site. The results revealed a human scale pattern that was held in the design for the redevelopment.


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Mumbai, like 90% of the world’s megacities, exists in an ecologically sensitive coastal environment. Such a location is no coincidence; coastal access has significant economic benefits. Yet as population density increases and the landscape hardens, this entire ecological system faces degradation and even collapse. While Mumbai used to be ringed with a rich and diverse habitat of mangrove forests, over the past decade it has lost 40% of this habitat. Such extreme environmental deterioration has lead to increased flooding, hypoxia, disease outbreaks and species extinction. At the same time continued growth and development is the cornerstone of these rapidly growing megacities. This project proposes a new urban model that utilizes the diversity of landscapes to guide the development patterns that are imposed onto them. The coastal landscape around the Bay of Mumbai is primarily characterized by its hydrology, with current development patterns threatening the sensitive ecology by channelizing, filling, and polluting the waterways. Riparian Urbanism is a model of urbanization that uses this existing coastal hydrology as the armature for development, providing a mechanism for protecting and maintaining ecological systems in coastal areas, while allowing development to proceed. This type of urbanization gives privilege to the natural systems by regulating growth and density within enclaves, while creating a riparian buffer system along the waterways.

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Industrial Transfer development

Informal Transfer development

Development Phasing Diagram 2

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Phase 1-Buffer Land Acquisition

Phase 2-Buffer Land Acquisition

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Transfer Strategy Informal settlement overlap relocated to nearest non-developed land outside of the buffer.

Transfer Strategy Industrial development overlap removed from buffer-consolidated within existing industrial sites or relocated outside urban area.

Transfer Strategy Formal development overlap removed from buffer- transfer development rights to existing non-developed location within site.

Transfer Development- Informal (0-5 years)

Transfer Development- Industrial (0-10 years)

Transfer Development-Formal (0-20


Riparian Buffer Vegetative Succession Native Grasses

Slow growing tree species

Shrubs

Grasses and woody shrubs

Fast growing tree species

Stormwater Runoff Control Water Temperature Control

Bank Stabilization Fisheries habitat

Fecal Coliform Control

Nutrient Removal Sediment Control Flood Control Wildlife Habitat

ZONE 4

150m

Zone 4 functions to intercept and dissipate the energy of surface runoff, trap sediment and agricultural chemicals in the surface runoff, and provide a source of organic matter for soil microbes that can metabolize nonpoint source pollutants. Native grasses with a uniform cover that has dense, stiff stems provides a highly frictional surface to intercept surface runoff and facilitate infiltration. (Dabney et al. 1993)

ZONE 3

100m

Zone 3 consists of a strip of tall grasses or herbaceous cover to spread and filter runoff which may be transporting sediment, nutrients and pesticides off urban land, cropland, or erosive or sparsely vegetated areas. The establishment of this zone is critical where the control of sediment, nutrient, pesticide or nonpoint source pollution is necessary, as is the case in urban and agricultural situations

ZONE 2

50m

Zone 2 contains trees and shrubs and other vegetation needed to filter runoff and absorb nutrients and pollutants. Dominant vegetation consists of existing or planted trees and shrubs suited to the site and purpose. Forest management and tree harvesting is permitted as long as the purpose of the zone is not compromised. Tree harvesting allows the landowner to maintain the land’s productive value while providing water quality benefits at the same time.

ZONE 1

0m

Zone 1 is adjacent to the water and contains trees and shrubs needed to provide shade, insect habitat, bank stability and large woody debris for in-stream habitat. The complex root structures of woody plans are highly desirable for holding soil in place, improve bank stability and to maintain a natural riparian ecology.


RIPARIAN URBANISM

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EPA Minimal Buffer Requirement Buffer Vegetation

Buffer Width

Total % TSS Removal

Total % Phosphorous Removal

Total % Nitrogen Removal

Grass

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The riparian buffer system is a multidimensional strategy that allocates a maximum 100-meter buffer from every waterway for environmental, cultural, economic and transportation uses, which fluctuates depending on the program and adjacent land use. The environmental layer of the system is designed to filter and protect the urban water system while providing contiguous wildlife habitat and corridors. The cultural layer provides accessible and usable open space to all residents, programmed to provide a variety of recreational experiences. In order to enhance its value, the buffer also consists of productive landscapes to serve as an economic generator. Finally, the waterways are connected, decentralizing the existing rail and road transportation system while creating affordable and accessible water based transportation network.


RIPARIAN ARCHITECTURE

Riparian Architecture

Dimensional Uses Creating Value for the Buffer

ENVIRONMENT

CULTURE/SOCIAL

• Defines the edge between dense “hardened” land, which in turn protects vulnerable ecological systems. • Provides a wildlife corridor • Natural filtration process for polluted storm water runoff • Ecological DNA- a richer, more robust landscape system- a mechanism to clean the water and protect habitat, resist monocultures • Increased water storage • Flood protection

• Provides recreation and open space • Open space network connects the region • Increases the surface area of open space, making the recreation and natural amenities accessible to everyone

BUFFER

HARD

ADJACENCIES A

Commercial Development

B

Residential

C

Road Infrastructure

D

Rail infrastructure

E

Industrial

PRO GRAM Sports and Recreation Fields Festival Procession/ Gathering Space Boating and Kayacking Launch Temple and Ghat Walking and Biking Trails Pedestrian Bridges Calisthenics and Exercise Area

Water Temperature Control Nutrient Control Wildlife Habitat

ECONOMIC • Increased accessibility, aquaculture, agriculture / forestry • Decentralize the transportation system, taking pressure off the existing system while providing an accessible mode of transit for all classes

ECONOMY

INSTITUTION • Iconic symbol to give a sense of identity within each enclave • Permanent land holding establishes ownership and guardianship position within area • Oversee the protection and regulation of buffer and surrounding land development

GUA RDI AN

Restaurants Rickshaw Rides Floating Market Food Carts Water Transit Long Boat Rides

IHHS Art Museum Performace Amphitheater Cricket Stadium Multi-modal transit Hub Screen on the Green Religious Institution

Fish and shrimp Farms Agriculture (Informal)

IHHS Art Museum Performace Amphitheater Cricket Stadium Screen on the Green Religious Institution

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Informal Settlement

Water Temperature Control

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Fishing Village

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Nutrient Control Wildlife Habitat

Quarry

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Agriculture

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Sewage Treatment

Walking Wetlands Sculpture Garden Informal Artwalk and Art wall Mangrove Marathon Yoga Park Swimming Water Storage Flood Control

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Mangrove

Water Temperature Control

Fecal Coliform Control Nutrient Control Sediment Control Wildlife Habitat

Walking Wetlands Mangrove Marathon Yoga Park

Water Storage Flood Control Wildlife Sanctuary

Eco-Resort


RIPARIAN URBANISM Commercial Institution Guardian Institution

Public Boardwalk

Pedestrian Bridge

Urban Plaza

Pramanade

Open Lawn

Tree and Vegetative Buffer

Vegetative Buffer Walk Stream/Canal

Informal Settlement Open Lawn

Tree and Vegetative Buffer

Public Gathering Space Public Toilet

Vegetative Buffer

Boardwalk

Tree Buffer Esplanade Stream/Canal

Industrial Informal Settlement Industrial Complex

Community Space Grass Buffer Stream/ Canal

Transitional space connecting urban spaces to buffer

Grass Buffer

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Fishing Village Commercial Warehouse Berm/walk

Wall and Vegetative Buffer Thick vegetative buffer as 1st phase of the pollution filtration process

Wetland Buffer Sedimentation Settlement Pond

Vegetative Buffer

Pier/Loading Dock

Boardwalk

Wildlife Sanctuary TSS, Phosphorous & Nitrogen Removal

Low Impact boardwalk to connect to pedestrian network

Vegetative Buffer

Wildlife Sanctuary and Mangrove Reconstruction; TSS, Phosphorous & Nitrogen Removal

Stream/Canal Water Transit Network

Fishing Village Fish Farms Grass Buffer

Residential

Stream/Canal Vegetative Buffer

Community Center Recreation Complex

Aquaculture Berm/walk

Tree and Vegetative Buffer Thick vegetative buffer as 1st phase of the pollution filtration process

Cricket/ Recreation

Grass fields for recreation and 1st of filtration process

Vegetative Buffer Tree Buffer

TSS, Phosphorous & Nitrogen Removal

Fish Farms

Vegetative Buffer Low Impact boardwalk to connect to pedestrian network and adjacent neighborhood to reduce impact to Vegetation Buffer

Grass Buffer

Public Beach

Access to water for low impact recreation

Stream/Canal

Stream/Canal Grass Buffer

Pier/Loading Dock


Land Acquisition Enlargement

Phase 1

Informal Development A

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The center of this implementation strategy is through a process called conservative surgery. Conservative surgery is a mechanism for acquiring land justly. The area along Thane Creek, in Navi Mumbai, has already experienced encroachment into ecologically sensitive areas, much of which resides within the allocated buffer zone. The first phase of the buffer implementation will allocate undeveloped land within the buffer system to be protected and then designed per its adjacent land uses. The second phase will acquire land within the buffer by relocating informal settlements to adjacent undeveloped land outside of the buffer. In order to ensure minimal disruption to the residents and an equitable relocation strategy, each informal area will be moved within its original and/or adjacent island. The third phase will acquire the remaining buffer, by relocating the exiting formal developments outside of the buffer. To incentivize the process, landowners will be given increased FAR and other development privileges for redeveloping land outside the buffer.

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Industrial


RIPARIAN URBANISM Phase 2

Phase 3

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MODERNIZING THE HUTONG

District Plan

Modernizing the Hutong extracts the positive elements from traditional hutong neighborhoods (pedestrianorientation, a tight-knit community,and a mix of residential and commercial activity) and transforms it into a modern ecocity by increasing density and commercial opportunities and reducing energy use. The canal is a central organizing feature, creating a waterfront and a central park for the neighborhood. Neighborhood Plan


ACADEMIC

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View from Central Park


7% Waterway

15% Paths

1. The New Low Carbon Cluster successfully achieves to have an energy performance comparable to that of a traditional Hutong even when it has five times the density and twice the amount of open space. 2. Formally, the New Low Carbon Cluster represents a departure from the conventional FAR - coverage spectrum (where FAR and coverage are inversely proportional). Thanks to a height gradient, high rise and low-rise structures are dispersed throughout the cluster allowing for both a high FAR and a high coverage. Stimulating urban space is not sacrificed in the name of energy efficiency. 3. The city of Jinan is located midway between Beijing and Shanghai. The new development will be strategically located along one of the stops linking the two cities. 4. The master plan is articulated around a system of open spaces, green pathways linking them and activity nodes on each transit intersection. This networked scheme generates and disperses activity across the whole site. 5. Renewable energy forms are physically embodied in urban forms and building systems, but the relationships between these are not linear. A typical cross section illustrates how several systems (i.e. grey water management, geothermal and solar heating) exchange energy through an integrated whole.

5% Swells

15% Streets

36% Built

22% Built

3D Land Use

Isometric Massing of Cluster


MODERNIZING THE HUTONG

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View Urban Green Roof


Traditional Hutong

Mid-rise Slab

MODERNIZING THE HUTONG | 使胡同现代化 FAR:

coverage:

0.5

60%

Cluster Detail and Energy Strategies 组团细部和能源战略

FAR:

coverage:

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High-rise Towers

FAR: coverage:

Low Carbon Cluster

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GREEN ROOFS Reduces urban heat island and provides insulation

MIXED USE Ground floor commer cial provides access to goods and services

SOLAR HEATERS

Solar heating provides warm water and zero emissions heating during cold seasons.

CIVIC ENERGY CENTER Serves as an energy dashboard to inform residents on their energy performance.

HEAT ISLAND Ground floor commer cial provides access to goods and services

ROAD GRID Wide east west roads increase sun exposure; narrow north south roads help funnel winds.

PEDESTRIAN PREFERENCE

Preference is given to pedestrians increasing -livelihood and decreas ing emissions

OPEN SPACE Open space equals built space footprint.

SUNLIGHT OPTIMIZATION Building spacing and contours

Cluster Detail and Energy Strategies

SURFACE MAXIMIZATION Increases heat gains, provides illumination and ventilation and improves formal variety.

BIOSWELLS Filter grey water and alleviate heat island effect.


MODERNIZING THE HUTONG

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View from Central Park


FORECLOSURE AND ECOLOGY

The convergence of high levels of foreclosure and a chronic regional water shortage is foreshadowing a bleak future for the Atlanta metropolitan region. However, by strategically utilizing vacancy within the foreclosure landscape, Atlanta has the opportunity to alter the course of its trajectory. Using a multi-pronged approach targeting foreclosure properties through 1) the regional implementation of low-tech, low cost, and small-scale water collection to reduce overall water demand, and 2) a district-scale strategy to systematically recapture land near industrial sites along the Chattahoochee River for constructed wetlands, Atlanta can increase its regional water capacity and dramatically improve its options for the future. Atlanta Region Water Map

Atlanta Region Water History Timeline


ACADEMIC

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Atlanta Region Context Map

Foreclosure vs. Density

Foreclosure and Industry


Two Strategies for Water Conservation

District Foreclosures

District Foreclosures & Topography

District Foreclosures, Topography + low collection areas

One Squared Mile Areas for Wetlands


FORECLOSURE AND ECOLOGY

Regional Water Harvesting

District Water Capacity Building

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Stages of Implementation of the Productive Landscape



FLUX PEDAGOGY 1st Place -Atlanta Honorable Mention- National LOS VERDES San Diego, CA

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COMPETITION


FLUX PEDAGOGY Parking Flux

1:2000 scale

Circulation Patterns

Line of Site

1:500 scale

Hard/Soft Scape

Hydrology


USGBC COMPETITION

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Site Plan


The purpose of the Emerging Green Builders Design Competition was to create a visitors center for the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF). Comprised of 2 architects and 3 landscape architects, our team’s first goal was to reconcile the GWF’s mission with the wasteful and destructive nature of the site’s surroundings. Engulfed by strip malls, big box structures and vast parking lots, this busy commercial district brought to mind several harsh realities. How do we preserve the wildlife and natural landscape in the midst of everything that seems to undermine the GWF’s mission? This concern brought about the realization that the design challenges stretched far beyond the site. Our first challenge was to look at this design at a regional scale. Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and due to its sprawling development, it has become a constant concern of sustainability. The Georgia Wildlife Federation is located among this suburban sprawl and, therefore, raises the question, can Atlanta become greener as it grows?

Transverse Section


FLUX PEDAGOGY

The rehabilitation of the site with native species to the Georgia Piedmont is demonstrated through a structured form which promotes sustainable planting design and provides a stark contrast to the infiltration of exotic, invasive species. Also, natural waterways in the area are being displaced by the massive amount of impervious surface from the Mall of Georgia, redirecting flows into man-made detention areas. This is causing the wetlands on site, that were once supplied by the waterways, to dry up and gradually lose their integrity. Awareness of wildlife and their natural habitat is not only a stated mission of the Georgia Wildlife Federation, but is also crucial to the education of future generations on the importance of sustainability and place. The plants chosen for the garden are plants which could be found in a meadow succession in the Georgia Piedmont, and thrive with little irrigation. The geometric form of the design highlights the seasonal interest, as well as displays the species pedagogically.

View of outdoor classroom 2

60–61 View of garden

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Longitudinal Section


FLUX PEDAGOGY Herbaceous/ Shrub Wetlands are an extremely diverse ecological environment. These lands lie between the dry uplands and the open water. They provide habitat for several birds, reptiles, and amphibians while also serving as a natural water filter. We designed walkways from the site to connect to an existing boardwalk system running along the edge of the wetlands. The walkway has several landings that captures views so that the wetlands can be seen from different perspectives. This allows the public to experience the wetlands without disturbing the natural system. Educational signage was also included as part of the design to educate visitors about the wetlands and their importance to the environment.

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View from Mall of Georgia

EARLY SUCCESSION MEADOW

HARDWOOD FOREST

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View from wetlands

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View from indoor observation deck

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View from garden

Breaking Down the Box This was an opportunity to rethink the way we build. Given the mission of the GWF and their interest in preserving not only the immediate site, but the Earth in general, was the perfect opportunity to make a change. Change in the retail world seems to be inevitable, so why not make it easier? What if big boxes were made up of smaller boxes? What if we modularized the pieces needed to make a big box, and what if those pieces could be used again and again to make other big or small boxes? Design for Deconstruction (DfD) was used as inspiration in designing a modular, low-impact building system.

Floor Plan


FLUX PEDAGOGY

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LOS VERDES

San Diego’s East Village has suffered years of dereliction and has become the source of decay in the downtown area. Through the Urban Land Institute 2010 annual design competition, Los Verdes is the strategy for revitalizing this neighborhood. The project’s approach is three pronged: create an 1) economic catalyst, 2) build identity, and 3) bridge communities. Magnets are areas of interest that move people through downtown. Generators are areas that become periodic hubs of activity. New magnets and generators fill the void and energize the East Village of San Diego, CA.

Regional Analysis: Magnets and Generators


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ULI COMPETITION

Eco Eco Objectives MatrixFlow Ecological Eco-Eco Objective Matrix

Economic Flow

Green infrastructure increases surrounding land values.

Flexible implementation of highest and best uses through smart phasing.

Grid design turns geologic handicap into an advantage that defines neighborhood character and doubles the public open space and increases

Blend new magnets and generators with pedestrian-oriented retail to create a unique mix of uses.

Public greens provide space for a variety of neighborhood uses and strengthen the connection between Balboa Park, Downtown San Diego and the Bay.

Diminish social tensions by providing services for the homeless population within the institution of the hospital.

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San Diego City College Campus

City College Extension

Broadway St. Trolley Station

Park St.

Element Hotel Los Verdes Park

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Los Verdes Hospital and Community Health Center

Police Station

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GREY WATER 1. Grey water is captured from building Police Police Station Station usage, filtered, and then recycled back into the building 2. Grey water is stored in cistern until later usage.

LOS VERDES

Fault line

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Rambla

Garage Runoff

Linear Park

2040 2040Vision Vision Storm water Runoff Irrigation

Grey Water Reuse Cistern

Recharge

Eco Eco Eco Eco

Recharge

Filtered to water table

Los LosVerdes, Verdes,East EastVillage Village

URban Profilee

Economic Economic Catalyst Catalyst Creating Creating Value. Value.Strategically Strategically investing investing in in public public infrastructure, infrastructure, Paseo Paseo Balboa Balboa willwill increase increase surrounding surrounding property property values. values. Phasing Phasing and and flexibilflexibilityity anticipate anticipate market market trends trends and and allow allow forfor organic organic urban urban growth. growth. Anchors Anchors such such as as bigbig box box retail, retail, medical medical and and educational educational facilities facilities create create stability stability within within thethe neighborhood. neighborhood.

N - S Section. Original grid maintained for Downtown connection

Market

Cistern

Real Real Option Option Theory Theory Eliminating Eliminating disjunction disjunction between between building building now now or or saving saving forfor later. later. Smart Smart Phasing Phasing Phase Phaseproduct productdelivery deliveryaccording accordingto tomarket marketwave wave cycles. cycles.

Building Building Identity Identity Identity Identity through through urban urban form. form. The The spatial spatial experience experience of of LosLos Verdes Verdes East East Village Village is created is created byby a unique a unique pattern pattern of of streets, streets, which which responds responds to to thethe underlying underlying fault fault lines. lines. Along Along these these fault fault lines, lines, aF series a series of of linear linear parks parks G St. St. provide providea apedestrian pedestrianenvironment environmentand andcomplete completethetheconnection connection between between thethe Park-to-Bay Park-to-Bay link. link.

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The The Paseos Paseos Creating Creatingvalue valuebybytransforming transformingweaknesses weaknessesinto into strengths. strengths. Linear Linear parks parks and and water water catchment catchment along along fault fault Broadway C St. Street Street Hierarchy Hierarchy Distinctive Distinctive identity identity through through urban urban form. form. Confer Confer human human scale scale to to thethe neighborhood. neighborhood. Creates Creates larger larger developable developable

E - W Section. The grid shifted to utilize fault lines as streets and linear open space network Bridging Bridging Communities Communities The The Paseos Paseos Verdes Verdes Medical Medical Center Center and and Community Community hospital hospital services services forfor thethe existing existing homeless homeless population, population, which which actively actively addresses addresses social social tensions. tensions. LosLos Verdes Verdes provides provides a range a range of housing of housing types, types, creating creating a mixed-income a mixed-income neighborhood. neighborhood.The The corner corner of of Park Park Boulevard Boulevard and and Market Market Street, Street, thethe geographic geographic center center of of thethe East East Village, Village, is anchored is anchored with with thethe new new ArtArt

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Health Health & Wellness & Wellness Lifestyle Lifestyle Filling Filling thethe market market gap gap acting acting as as both, both, capital capital catalyst catalyst and and social social “glue”. “glue”. Institutional Institutional Guardians Guardians Long Longterm termstake stakeholders holdersthat thathelp helpconsolidate consolidatethethe neighborhood. neighborhood.

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10 Key Components Hospital Hospitaleconomic catalyst and social mitigator. Powerful

10 Key Components

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Powerful economic catalyst anddirect socialjobs, mitigator. With 185 beds, it provides 1,500 services and SRO housing. With 185 beds, it provides 1,500 direct jobs, services and SRO housing.

Art Center Art Center Iconic building establishes a center for East Village

Iconic a center East Village and an building entranceestablishes to Los Verdes while for supporting the local art community. and an entrance to Los Verdes while supporting the local art community.

Hospital Paseo Balboa Powerful economic catalyst and social mitigator. Paseo Balboa Boulevards anchor the Los Verdes community stimulating enterprise

With 185 beds, it provides 1,500 direct jobs, services and SRO housing. Boulevards anchor Verdesascommunity stimulating enterprise and public life whilethe alsoLos serving water catchments along fault lines. and public life while also serving as water catchments along fault lines.

Art Center Housing Spectrum Iconic building establishes a center for East Village Housing Spectrum Flexible fine-grained residential parcels allow for growth as the market

and an fine-grained entrance to Los Verdes while supporting the local art Flexible for growth thecommunity. market demands. Focuses on residential San Diego’sparcels lack ofallow mid-level incomeashousing, demands. Focuses on Sanmix Diego’s lack of mid-level income housing, while also an appropriate of affordable and luxury housing. Paseo Balboa while also an appropriate mix of affordable and luxury housing. Boulevards anchor the Los Verdes community stimulating enterprise Community Center + SRO and public lifeHealth while also serving as water catchments along fault lines. Community Health Center SRO Addresses displacement of social+services by incorporating them Addresses of social services by incorporating them into the Losdisplacement Verdes healthcare services campus. into the Los Verdes healthcare services campus.

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Flexible fine-grained residential parcels allow for growth as the market demands. Focuses on San Diego’s lack of mid-level income housing,

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Proactive Retail Proactive Engages theRetail site borders with urban big box and boutique retail to

Engages pedestrian the site borders with urban big boxthe andsite, boutique retail to generate movement throughout allowing growth generate pedestrian movement throughout the site, allowing within as well as outward economic expansion into East Village.growth within as well as outward economic expansion into East Village.

Education Education Leverages the expansion of existing educational institutions, creating

Leverages the expansionthe of site. existing educational institutions, creating revenue and energizing revenue and energizing the site.

Proactive Retail Engages the site borders with urban big box and boutique retail to Park Park generate pedestrian movement throughout the site,for allowing Programmable gathering place serves as social nucleus the sitegrowth Programmable place serves as socialresidents. nucleus for the site within wellgathering as outward economic expansion into East Village. and a newas sanctuary for pedestrians and local and a new sanctuary for pedestrians and local residents.

Education Leverages the expansion of existing educational institutions, creating Hospitality Hospitality revenue and energizing Hotels capitalize on tourismthe andsite. provide diversification of use according

Hotels capitalize on tourism provide diversification of ause according to demand. A mid-level hoteland supports the hospital, while high-end to demand. A mid-level supports the hospital, while a high-end hotel at the center boastshotel proximity to major attractions and transit nodes. Park hotel at the center boasts proximity to major attractions and transit nodes. Programmable gathering place serves as social nucleus for the site Flexible Commercial Component Flexible Commercial Component andspace a new sanctuary pedestrians local Retail and medicalfor offices may alsoand serve as residents. small business offices, Retail space and medical offices may also serve as small business offices, providing economic elasticity. providing economic elasticity.

Hospitality

Hotels capitalize on tourism and provide diversification of use according to demand. A mid-level hotel supports the hospital, while a high-end


LOS VERDES

Shrinking streets allows for automobile accomodation while providing a better pedestrian experience Urban Profile N - S Section. Original grid maintained for Downtown connection

E - W Section. The grid shifted to utilize fault lines as streets and linear open space network

Street Section Index

Street and Transportation Network

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Trolley Bike Routes Bus Routes & Stations


Real Estate Market Demand Fluctuation

Neighborhood Development Phasing


LOS VERDES

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REFERENCES Alan Berger MIT Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning aberger@mit.edu Pierre Belanger Harvard Graduate School of Design belanger@harvard.edu Dr. Eran Ben-Joseph MIT Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning ebj@mit.edu Dr. Michael Murphy Texas A&M Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning mmurphy@arch.tamu.edu


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