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hello! My name is Jacqui Johnson, and I’m a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program at Iowa State University. Over the past five years, I’ve traveled across the country, studying landscapes ranging from prairie restorations in the Midwest, to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington DC, to West 8’s contemporary art installation in Miami’s Lincoln Park. I’ve seen firsthand that these landscapes are always part of a larger picture, regardless of the facet of landscape architecture they stem from. I’ve drawn from these varied experiences to create the portfolio that you see here: a compilation of projects that I’ve worked on through studios and internships. While these projects display my design ability, technical savvy, and detail-oriented mindset, they’re only a small part of what I learned at Iowa State. Lessons learned that might not appear in these pages include the trials and tribulations of working with a group, and how to survive long hours working in studio. I’ve also learned that landscape architecture is not just a 9-to-5 job in an office. Some days it’s helping with a controlled prairie burn, on others, it’s climbing under a breached dam to document structural damage. Above all, I’ve learned that it’s a field where you’re never done learning. Please enjoy looking through my portfolio, and I sincerely hope to hear from you soon!
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HOTEL DESIGN Inertia Hotel
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URBAN DESIGN West Side Flats
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RETROFIT DESIGN Frederiksen Court
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COMMUNITY DESIGN Designing for Disaster
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INTERNSHIP WORK Historic Preservation
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PLAZA DESIGN Stephens Auditorium
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RÉSUMÉ
JACQUI JOHNSON
jaclyn.n.johnson@gmail.com | 402.960.4039
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INERTIA HOTEL
hotel design
sketchbook schemes for the site
SITE: Miami Beach, Florida PROGRAM: Collaborate with architecture and interior design students to create a
comprehensive design for a boutique hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
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AERIAL PERSPECTIVE: Aerial view of the proposed hotel and landscape.
The organizing principle of the design was based on the theory of inertia: a body at rest tends to stay at rest, a body in motion tends to stay in motion. This concept was derived to address the two major reasons people travel to Miami: to relax and to enjoy the social scene.
inertia HOTEL 2101 Collins Avenue | M iami Beach, F L
GRAPHIC IDENTITY: Graphic logo for the hotel. ENTRY PERSPECTIVE: View of the hotel when approaching in a car from Collins Avenue. The project site was located between the Setai and the W Hotel on Collins Avenue, just north of Miami’s Art Deco Historic District.
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PERSPECTIVES: Perspectives from the tranquil spaces within the
landscape. TOP: Perspective of the boardwalk and reflecting pools in front of the private bungalows. BOTTOM LEFT: Perspective of the sunbathing area. BOTTOM RIGHT: Pool and private cabanas in the tranquil space.
PERSPECTIVES: Perspectives from the social spaces of the hotel landscape. TOP LEFT:
Pool and cabana area. TOP RIGHT: Bar and outdoor seating area. BOTTOM: Perspective of the outdoor eating area of the hotel restaurant, overlooking the landscape with a view of the ocean.
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WEST SIDE FLATS
urban design
SITE: Industrial site across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Paul, Minnesota PROGRAM: Analyze the existing conditions of the site, including connections to the
downtown area, to create a comprehensive urban revitalization
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PLAN: Final design proposing mixed-use spaces, varying forms of housing, corporate offices, and a small college campus, in addition to arts and cultural areas. The driving force behind the design is the integration of a corporate sculpture park as well as having public art incorporated throughout the site.
CONTEXT MAP: Map analyzing the connection of the site to downtown St. Paul, the
Mississippi River, and the surrounding streets: Wabasha Street, Roberts Street, Highway 52, and Plato Boulevard.
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TOP SECTION: Section cut through the arts and entertainment district
and central green space. Buildings in the area have commercial space at the pedestrian level, and offices and apartments on the upper levels.
BOTTOM SECTION: Section cut through the corporate sculpture garden and the existing Comcast Building, displaying the proposed topography changes, public art, and proposed museum of environmental art in the background.
NOTE: Buildings are found images, not designed.
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GRAPHIC IDENTITY: Street signs designed for the site. Since a driving
force behind the design is public art, each sign displays an art piece that appears in that district. Various colors and art pieces would be used to differentiate between the multiple districts.
SECTION: Section cut through a public art display. The sculptures are set into earthworks
designed to mimic the movement of water around eddies in the nearby Mississippi River.
MATERIALS PALETTE: A selection of materials chosen for the site. The limestone outcroppings, native grasses, and trees are placed to follow the shape of the earthworks.
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FREDERIKSEN COURT
retrofit design
SITE: Frederiksen Court Apartments, Ames, Iowa PROGRAM: Redesign a portion of the site using stormwater management practices to
reduce runoff and improve aesthetics
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CONTEXT MAP: Frederiksen Court, located just north of Iowa State’s
main campus, provides university housing for upperclassmen students. The focus area is highlighted in red, the boundaries of which were determined by subwatersheds in the site.
PLAN: Map diagramming the areas of retrofit improvements, including permeable paving in
the parking stalls, infiltration islands in the parking lot, rain gardens in the building courtyard and along the northwest row of parking stalls, vegetation around the buildings to stabilize soil and prevent runoff, and an improved community space in the courtyard.
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DETAILS: Plan for a community gathering space, including a patio with a grill at the top and a rain garden in the remaining area (LEFT), a detail plan (TOP RIGHT), and a section of the patio (BOTTOM RIGHT).
DETAILS: CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Section cut through the courtyard, showing the rain garden space. Plan of the parking area with permeable pavers and an infiltration island. Section of the infiltration island.
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DESIGNING FOR DISASTER
community planning
SITE: Lake Delhi, near Delhi, Iowa, in the northeast corner of the state PROGRAM: Explore alternative futures for the community following the breach of the Lake
Delhi dam in July 2010, which caused severe flooding in the area
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CONCEPT MAP: Concept map developed after a three-week design charette
that investigated the possibility of turning the unincorporated area into a municipality. Major goals for the area were to develop an economic base, provide alternative housing options, and improve the water quality of the lake.
PLAN: Map proposing a new housing development that utilizes the existing topography to
maximize views of the lake, as well as provide access to walking and biking trails. PHOTOS: TOP: Lake Delhi dam after the dam breached. BOTTOM: Maquoketa riverbed. PERSPECTIVE: Image demonstrating the potential appearance of the bungalow-style housing proposed in the municipal plan.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION
internship work
SITE: Dorchester Heights Monument, Bunker Hill Monument, Buttrick Gardens PROGRAM: Work done at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation to illustrate
Cultural Landscape Inventories and a Cultural Landscape Report
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PLAN: Plan detailing existing conditions at the Dorchester Heights National Historic Site, including circulation patterns, vegetation, monuments, and site furnishings. The plan was done as a part of the Cultural Landscape Inventory for the site.
PHOTOS: Site photos taken to accompany the inventory. TOP: The Dorchester Heights
Monument, built to commemorate the fortifications constructed there during the Revolutionary War, which ultimately drove the British forces out of Boston. BOTTOM LEFT: One of the allĂŠes of trees present on the site. BOTTOM RIGHT: Views outward from the site, as well as site furnishings.
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PLAN: Map detailing the existing conditions at the Bunker Hill Monument. Plan was done to supplement a Cultural Landscape Inventory for the site.
PHOTOS: Site photos taken to accompany the inventory. TOP LEFT: The Bunker Hill Monument
and Masonic Lodge, constructed to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. TOP RIGHT: The Colonel William Prescott statue honoring the commanding officer at the battle. BOTTOM: Entry walk into the monument area.
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PLAN: Map showing the recommended treatments for the Buttrick Gardens, a
formal garden within the Minute Man National Historical Park. This map was one in a series that included period plans, an existing conditions map, maintenance plans, and a planting plan done as a part of the Cultural Landscape Report.
PHOTOS: Site photos documenting existing conditions at the site. TOP: The sunken garden
area that overlooks the North Bridge, where the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired. BOTTOM LEFT: Gate detail in the gardens. BOTTOM RIGHT: Circulation patterns on the site.
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PERSPECTIVE: Perspective image showing the potential addition of a planting bed to recreate the outline of a swimming pool historically located in that garden.
PERSPECTIVES: LEFT: Before-and-after perspectives for the formal garden showing
the addition of six columnar junipers, proposed to restore historical integrity to the garden. RIGHT: Before-and-after perspectives showing the proposed addition of boxwood edging and herbaceous planting material in the sunken garden.
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STEPHENS AUDITORIUM
plaza design
A group project with:
Kellie Baker | Kelly Fuglsang Jacqui Johnson | Alex Priest
SITE: Stephens Auditorium on Iowa State University campus, Ames, IA PROGRAM: Design a plaza space on Iowa State’s campus, complete with a construction
document set focusing on the hardscape and plantings for the design
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PLAN: Overall design for the plaza. Major considerations included creating a
design that was both aesthetically pleasing from the ground plane, as well as from the elevated walkways that circumnavigate the space. Design elements include a series of concrete seat walls and flush panels that create a linear pattern.
PERSPECTIVE: Perspective from the central walkway, which connects the two buildings on
the site: C.Y. Stephens Auditorium (shown), and Fisher Theatre. Condensing the multiple existing pathways into a single walkway allows for more direct routes, expanded planting areas, and improved sightlines to the buildings.
1’-6” SLOPE
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4”
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3”
1’-6”
CONTROL JOINT, 1” DEEP x 1/4” WIDE, 3” SMOOTH WIDTH
SLOPE
4”
12” MIN
SLOPE
EXPANSION JOINT DETAIL
CAST-IN PLACE CONCRETE SEAT WALL
SCALE : 1/2” = 1’-0”
SCALE : 1/2” = 1’-0”
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DETAIL PLAN: Detail plan of the plaza hardscape focused on conveying the location of expansion joints, materials, and construction methods for the plaza
DETAILS: LEFT: Detail of expansion joints in the central walk of the plaza. RIGHT: Detail of the seat walls.
2x BALL DIA MIN
TREE PLANTING DETAIL, TYP. SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
ACER RUBRUM ‘COLUMNARE’ CERCIS CANADENSIS JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM LOTUS CORNICULATA ‘PLENUS’ DETAIL: Detail conveying planting methods for trees on the site. PLANTING PALETTE: A visual reference for planting materials on the site. PLANTING PLAN: Part of the detailed planting plan for the plaza. Plantings were designed
to compliment the linear hardscape features of the site.
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a landscape architecture position where I can offer a spark of bright ideas while becoming part of the company culture.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture College of Design Iowa State University, Ames, IA Minors in Horticulture and Design Studies Graduated in May 2011 GPA : 3.47
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
OLMSTED CENTER FOR LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION Historical Landscape Architecture Intern February 2010 – August 2010 Assisted with the preservation of cultural landscapes in the Northeast region through the documentation of existing site conditions, creation of site plans, and preparation of cultural landscape reports. Projects completed while working there include the Dorchester Heights Cultural Landscape Inventory, the Bunker Hill Monument Cultural Landscape Inventory, and the Buttrick Gardens Cultural Landscape Report. O’BRIEN & CO. LANDSCAPE, CHICAGO, IL Landscape Architecture Intern Summer 2007, Summer 2008 Assisted with site surveys, base map preparation and design development for residential and commercial projects. Other responsibilities included meeting with clients to discuss projects, managing job sites, and photographing finished sites for promotional material.
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résumé
MIKE LIN GRAPHIC WORKSHOP Participant January 2008 Attended an intense twelve-day workshop on graphics, drawing techniques, and rendering for architecture, landscape architecture and interior design drawings.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Hand Rendering Marker and Colored Pencil AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator | InDesign | Photoshop Google SketchUp SU Podium - 3D Rendering Microsoft Office Suite MAC/PC Platforms
HONORS AND AWARDS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Undergraduate Certificate of Honor
One of three students at Iowa State selected to receive an honor award
Spring 2011
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION Landscape Forms Design for People Scholarship Spring 2010 ARTHUR R. & CLARE M. MERKLE ENDOWMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Iowa State University - College of Design
Selected by faculty for curricular interest in urban design
Fall 2010
IOWA ASLA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Spring 2010 COLLEGE OF DESIGN DEAN’S LIST Spring 2008, 2009, 2011 Fall 2010
JACQUI JOHNSON
jaclyn.n.johnson@gmail.com | 402.960.4039
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
PEER MENTOR Design Exchange Learning Community Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 Fall 2010 – Spring 2011 Design Collaborative Learning Community Fall 2009 Served as a peer mentor in two different learning communities for first-year design students to assist in the transition into the College of Design. Responsibilities included leading a class once a week, being available to answer questions, coordinating Program Night each semester, and preparing students for portfolio submissions. PROGRAMMING CHAIR College of Design Career Days Planning Committee Fall 2008 - February 2009 Fall 2010 – March 2011 Worked with other design students to organize the College of Design’s annual career fair. Responsibilities included coordinating portfolio preparation nights prior to the event as well as programming on the day of the career fair. DESIGN COUNCIL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Student Society of Landscape Architects Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 Represented SSLA at Design Council meetings in decisions pertaining to the College of Design student body as well as acquiring funds for SSLA events.
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JACQUI JOHNSON
jaclyn.n.johnson@gmail.com | 402.960.4039
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