Jacqueline Schaeffer

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JACQUELINE SCHAEFFER PORTFOLIO 2015


Jacqueline Schaeffer 35 Francis Place, Caldwell NJ 07006 jacquelineschaeffer13@gmail.com jos5675@psu.edu (973)-747-8387 issuu.com/jackie10482


RESUME EDUCATION Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

The Pennsylvania State University Class of 2017 GPA 3.76 on a 4.00 scale, Dean’s List Fall 2012-Fall 2014 James Caldwell High School Class of 2012 Graduated in the 1st Decile, AP Scholar

WORK Waitress at Kelly’s Old Barney Restaurant May 2013 - August 2013. Responsiblities included waiting on customers, takingg EXPERIENCE inventory of stock, overseeing and balancing the register.

Receptionist at Control Instruments Corporation September 2011 - August 2012. Responsibilities included filing and maintainingg accounts‘ payable reports, updating the vendor database, and contacting company customers for follow-up satisfaction survey.

NOTABLE LArch 497D: Advanced Rendering Fall 2014. Professor Tim Johnson. COURSEWORK

An advanced studio course regarding rendering techniques, with emphasis on learning the program, E-On Vue.

LArch 497A: Urban Landscape Works Spring 2015. Instructor Christopher Counts, FAAR, ASLA An advanced seminar focusing on researching, representing, and curating New w York's masterpieces of urban landscape works, culminating in a self-published resource.

ACTIVITIES VP of Communications, Omega Phi Alpha Service Sorority, 2014 Responsibilities include managing all social media acounts, creating and & POSITIONS

designing an advertising campaign, designing and ordering all merchandise, being the voice and vote on the Panhellenic Council for the sorority.

Project Team Leader, LArch 112 Pittsburgh “Zoodio,” 2013 The purpose of this final project was to design and implement an installation at the Pittsburgh Zoo. As the team leader, responsibilities included collecting all necessary materials, creating photomontages of the proposed design, and pacifying conflict between group members.

SKILLS Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign ArcGIS AutoCAD SketchUp Pro Rhino E-on Vue

Graphic Design Chair, THON Public Relations Committee, 2015 Responsibilities included creating graphics for different THON related events, designing committee merchandise, and facilitating interviews for press outlets.

ProEngineer

Family Relations Liaison, THON Rules & Regulations Committee, 2013-2014 Responsibilities included learning and teaching about the appropriate conduct with Four Diamonds Fund families and teaching this information to other committees.

Model Making

Microsoft Office Hand Graphics Lasercutting Conversational Spanish


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The details are not the details. They make the design. -Charles Eames

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CONTENTS CONCEPTUAL Center for the Environment

Penns Valley Tracks of Historyy Regeneration of Abandoned Dynamics ynamics

ysis TECHNICAL Spring Creek Watershed Analysis

Grading: Townhouse Development ment Battery Park City Promenade Custom Design Implementation on

OTHER Installation

Art & Photography


CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS USED: ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP AUTOCAD SKETCHUP PRO E-ON VUE SPRING 2013

Requirements

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Aspects of Environmentally-Friendly Living Use of Sustainable Technology

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ceptual Fa Con ce ts

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Restoration of Native Landscapes

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FO RES T

The Penn State Center for the Environment is a masterplan for an educational environmental center that is an extension of the Penn State Arboretum. The problem statement requires that the CfE fulfills educational, recreational, and research initiatives while also incorporating the restoration of native prairie and forest ecosystems. This design for the CfE physically manipulates the facets of restored forest and prairie, reinforcing them in the central campus. Arched walls extend through the campus, sweeping in landforms that reflect a different aspect of sustainable living. In the central space there is the uniting of each facet; prairie restoration, forest restoration, and sustainable technology. These elements, along with the necessary elements of the program,allows the Entry Plaza to become a versatile space that balances the goals of the CfE.

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CONCEPTUAL SITE TTE PLAN P PL

SAMPLE VEGETATION

Quercus prinus

Recreational lawn slopes up towards the Cafe and Gift Shop.

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Pennsylvania Bluestone is used as paving through the entire design. The rain garden is the focal point of the entry plaza.

Aster no novae-angliae ae

Curved seating walls frame the space, and are home to native wildflower planters. Walls sweep in forest and prairie facets, and serve as a distinct edge between the two ecosystems.

Lobelia siphilitica

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Cornus florida

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Drop off area is located adjacent to the Education building, the site of various exhibits and events. Carex stricta

SECTION

CONSTRUCTION DETAIL 3” BLUESTONE PAVER 1” MORTAR SETTING 4” REINFORCED CONCRETE

COPING STONE 2” STONE VENEER WEEP HOLE

COMPACT CRUSH STONE COMPACTED SUBGRADE REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTING


PENNS VALLEY TRACKS OF HISTORY PROGRAMS USED: ARCGIS AUTOCAD ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP FALL 2014

GREENWAY ALONG ABANDONED RAILROAD

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Cultural history and recreation are the driving factors behind the Penns Valley Tracks of History. In fact, the design concept derives from three distinct tracks in the area's history. Initially, the pristine landscape was one of forests and prairies. With the first wave of human settlement came agriculture in Penns Valley. Due to powerful streams and fertile land, it thrived and created the current type of settlement, the built environment. As one moves along the greenway and through the park, they move through the native landscape, agricultural lands, and the built environment.

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Communityy Park

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Lemont TOTAL LENGTH: 8.8 MILES MAIN ACCESS POINTS:4 HISTORIC PLACES: 4

Oak Hall

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Linden Hall

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ADJACENT COMMUNITY PARK TOTAL AREA: 20 ACRES UPPER BRUSH VALLEY ROAD

Two soccer fields with views to Mount Nittany

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Canopy walk in restored forest Jogging & biking trail

2

Main plaza and event lawn Public lawn

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2

Direct connection to greenway trail

Restored Forest

Main Plaza Connection to Greenway

Views to nearby agricultural lands, Mount Nittany, and wildflower meadows are seen from athletic fields.

The central plaza will encompass seating, but will be an evolving space for various markets, festivals, and art installations.

To encourage visitors to interact with the restored forest, a canopy walk will be built.

Meadow/Prairie

AGRICULTURE

BUILT

FOREST


REGENERATION OF ABANDONED DYNAMICS PROGRAMS USED: ARCGIS AUTOCAD MICROSOFT EXCEL ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP FALL 2014

In the preliminary phases of a community revitalizaton design, in depth exploration into scenarios and visions helped to stimulate creativity. While the final design is still in progress, this reflects the ongoing process and redevelopment of this once thriving community. This process began with a group exploration of the meaning of community, leading to a public exploration of others’ opinions.

RESULTS

METHODOLOGY

Belonging Confined Convenience Security Fence Individuality Production Home Memories Isolation Comfort Nature Family

Character

Pride

Independence

Interaction Environment

Beauty

Resilience

Diversity

Equality

Threat

Health

Resources

Public Space

Exclusion

Neighbors

Change

Fun

Privacy Yard

House

Agriculture Education Density Future Ownership Garden

Accessibility Identity Restrictions Friends Mixed Use Sustainability Affordability

Terms

MOST POPULAR TERMS Belonging

Functionality

Home

Connections

Future

Socialization

Memories

Weather

Nature

Boundaries

Love

Recreation

connotations to different people and different emotions. Participants were asked to make connections with these community-focused words to emotions that play a key role in their connections with their environment: happiness, love, pride, threat, and exclusion. In this way, participants were able to create physical connections between ideals that are most important to themselves and the community that they associate with most dearly.

Family

Growth

To gather insight, terms associated to community living

Happiness have been compiled. These terms will have different


SCENARIO & VISION Based on the results of community study and research on the site’s previous history as a mobile home park, the community vision is to regenerate the abandoned dynamic of strong interrelationships in a nontraditional, sustainable, and innovative manner. In keeping a dynamic character, resiliency and interaction will be key influences in all design decisions. Low-impact development, green infrastructure, urban agriculture, preservation of existing vegetation, and pedestrian-friendly elements are integral aspects that will help create a strong, resilient, and dynamic community.

TY AGRICULTURE AGR RE COMMUNITY

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

TINY HOME MOVEMENT


SPRING CREEK WATERSHED ANALYSIS PROGRAMS USED: ARCGIS ILLUSTRATOR MICROSOFT EXCEL FALL 2014

A complete analysis was conducted on the Spring Creek Watershed, located in Centre County, PA. ArcGIS, combined with outside research, led to a thorough understanding of the relationships between geologic, cultural, and historic characteristics. This work culminated in a large scale design project.

Centre County has 155,000 residents, of which 42,000 are students at the Pennsylvania State University.

POPULATION CENTERS & DISTRIBUTION

HISTORIC GROWTH IN CENTRE COUNTY 112,760 , 52,608 , , 44,304 , 42,894 37,922 37,9 , 27,000 , 20,492 13,796 , 1820 1850 Iron industry declines in Bellefonte, but its political prominence protects from becoming obsolete 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000

1792 Centre Furnace, Bellefonte’s first iron company, opened

1840

1860

1880

1900

1920

1862 Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 gave state support to farmers’ colleges, including Penn State

1855 The Farmer’s High School of Pennsylvania is founded, one of the first colleges of agricultural science

1940

1960

1980

15,000 10,000

State College 1870

2010

1922 Formation of the Graduate School at Penn State

20,000

18 1850 850 50

2000

1912 Rockview State Correctional Institution opens as an agrarian prison

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1864 Completed railroad system between Lock Haven, Milesburg, and Tyrone brings 12 passenger trains per day to Bellefonte

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, 135,758

Bellefonte

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1910


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The Spring Creek Watershed contains 218 miles of streams and 175 sinkholes, reflecting the area's karst topography. LAND AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT MOUNT NITTANY

BALD EAGLE RIDGE

NITTANY VALLEY Spring Creek Canyon

Bellefonte Central Railroad

Dolomite

Shale

Limestone

Rockview Prison

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Agriculture

2000 Development along North Atherton Street booms, as seen through the Colonnade. 1998 Interstate 99 opens 1950s-1980s Construction of Route 322

1938 193 38

1930

TUSSEY RIDGE Rt 322

Sandstone

1944 GI Bill led to rapid housing development on campus for WWII veterans returning to school

State

PENNS VALLEY Pennsylvania Railroad

2007 Spring Creek Canyon is named as one of the nation’s 50 most “underprotected” places by the Sierra Club

State College

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Colleg

Bellefonte 1950

Bellefonte

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1970

1990

2010

2014


GRADING: TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS USED: AUTOCAD ILLUSTRATOR SPRING 2014

The final project for the LArch 231 studio focused on creating a grading plan for a proposed townhouse development. With many stipulations, such as ADA accessibility and positive drainage, this project allowed further insight into the process of implementation.


BATTERY PARK CITY PROMENADE

Canopy Trees

VEGETATION ANALYSIS

Lawn Shrub

PROGRAMS USED: MICROSOFT EXCEL ILLUSTRATOR SPRI G 201

Battery Park City, located in Lower Manhattan, is a acre planned community known for its innovative design. Most notably, this community has reserved 1 of its area for public green space, which is connected by the waterfront promenade. The Promenade follows the city’s entire 1. mile long edge on the Hudson River. Connecting people to the river, the Promenade is one of ew ork City’s most successful waterfronts. Thorough research, diagramming, and exploration, will culminate in a self-published PSU resource of ew ork City’s urban landscape works.

Promenade Boundary Tree Cover 21%

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West Street

Stuveysant High School

HISTORY

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Rockefeller Park

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MANHATTAN COASTLINE OVER TIME

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% OF CANOPY COVERAGE

Hudson River Park

Other 79%

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Teardrop Park

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Biking Walking Paths 2, 0 s ft

End

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Rector Plac

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Ballfields

North

Murray Street

Passive Recreation 2 0, 4 s ft

Irish Hunger Memorial

West Street

Vess ey St reet

North Cove Yacht Harbor

Hudson River

PROGRAM ANALYSIS

Public Building 4, s ft Residential Building 4, s ft Memorials 0, s ft

Libert y Stree t

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201 201 South End Ave

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Albany Street

IMPORTANT EVENTS Rector Place

Rector Plac

Active Recreation 2, s ft

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Street Context

End

1976

1979

1990

FIRST LANDFILL WAS COMPLETED

OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND WAS PASSED TO THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY

OLIN STUDIO WAS HIRED TO FUNDS TO RESTORE THE SEAWALL AND PROMENADE DEVELOP A DESIGN FOR A RENEWED PROMENADE AND BEGIN ACCUMULATING SEAWALL

West Tham es Str eet

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Third Place

South Cove

SECOND MASTERPLAN IS DEVELOPED

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Seco nd Pla ce

First

Robert Wagner Park

About 250 Total Benches

Area of Pavement

955,532 sq ft [21.93 acres] Of which, 90% is the traditional New York City hexagonal paver.

Battery Place

Historic Battery Park

BUILT CHARACTERISTICS

3,000 linear feet

Place

West Street

AS PART OF THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, THE LANDFILL WAS USED AS A VIEWING AREA FOR THE PASSING FLOTILLA PARADE

1996-1998

Batte

1969

NELSON ROCKEFELLER FIRST MASTERPLAN WAS FIRST PROPOSED THE DEVELOPED IDEA OF CREATING BATTERY PARK CITY ON LANDFILL.

South

1966

82,790 sq ft

of walking and bicycle paths

307 trees

with emphasis on Tilia tomentosa and Sophora japonica near the water’s edge

DISTRIBUTION OF AREA BY PROGRAM


CUSTOM DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS USED: AUTOCAD RHINOCEROUS 5 PHOTOSHOP FALL 2014

Astudy of different materials and their applications in design culminated in the design of custom site features. Starting with an image of topography and vertical elements, students were encouraged to create a family of design elements to fit the site. Construction drawings, rhino models, and renderings were created in an effort to understand the implementation process.

SITE SECTION

RHINO MODELS OF BENCH AND LIGHT FIXTURES


CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

12’ -0”

PAINTED STEEL

5’ - 8”

3”

AGGREGATE BACKFILL ELECTRICAL INPUT

BACKFILLED SOIL 1” PVC CONDUIT 3’ REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTER PREPARED SUBGRADE

4” CONCRETE SLAB REINFORCED AS REQUIRED 6” AGGREGATE BASE

WOOD PIECES PREPARED SUBGRADE MADE OF PINE PAINTED STEEL FRAME 12’- 0”

STARPATH APPLIED TO SURFACE OF ASPHALT 8” AGGREGATE BASE PREPARED SUBGRADE


INSTALLATION: BLADES OF GRASS

PROGRAMS USED: PHOTOSHOP SELF-CONSTRUCTED SPRING 2013

Working with the Pittsburgh Zoo, each group was assigned a specific area for a creative installation. In attempt to create whimsy and intrigue in the entrance area, the design plays with the idea of giant blades of grass. As visitors cross under the entrance tunnel, they are transported from Pennsylvania to wild nature. Looking around, arcing blades extend over visitors, bouncing and flowing in the wind.


PROC ES

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With this area being located near the Asian Forest, inspiration came from the green of fresh bamboo. Being near the tiger exhibit also opened the opporunity to incorporate orange into the grass blades.

INSTA LL

PVC conduit was molded and bent with a heat gun to form the grass blades. Once primed and painted, the twenty two blades (ranging in height from 5 ft to 10 ft) were bussed to Pittsburgh. Once on site, each was planted two feet into the ground.

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ART & PHOTOGRAPHY ACRYLIC COLORED PENCIL PHOTOSHOP GRAPHITE 2011-2015


PREVIOUS PAGE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) 4’X4’ ACRYLIC ON CANVAS VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FULL MOON DAN KILEY TYPOLOGY MODEL RIVER BIRCH, PENCIL PLANTING CHARETTE

THIS PAGE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) APPLE, COLORED PENCIL BENCH REPETITION HAMER SCULPTURE GARDEN, PENCIL MORNING SURF SESSION



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