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Jeffrey Slater

Table of Contents Tianren Zachry Plaza Fort Worth Stitch Downtown Core Welfare Gardens EDSA Internship Lyntech Graphical/Technical Underutilized Land Contact Information

jeffrey slater - profile About Me:

Skills:

I am seeking full-time employment as an entry level professional with a Landscape Architecture firm.

AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup, ArcGis, Hand Graphics Learning - Rhino, 3ds Max Design

I have lived in several states, Oregon, Utah, California and Texas, giving me a broad base of cultural understandings within the United States. I have also had the opportunity to be employed in various industries performing numerous types of work throughout my life, pre and post college.

Educational: Master of Landscape Architecture - Texas A&M University - May 2013 Sustainable Urbanism Certificate BS in Landscape Management - Brigham Young University - April 2009

Experience: Intern - EDSA, Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL - May 2012 - Aug. 2012 Design Consultant - Texas A&M University - College Station, TX - Sept. 2012 - Present Student Researcher - Texas A&M University - Dept.of LAUP - Dec.2011 Dec. 2012 Estimator - Gardeners Guild., Inc. - Richmond, CA - March 2010 - July 2010 Crew Leader - Gardeners Guild, Inc. - Richmond, CA - July 2009 - March 2010

Awards: Texas ASLA Student Merit Award Winner City-Beat Signage Competition Landscape Architecture Development Scholorship CELA Acceptance for Presentation of Research

Extracircular: Student member of ASLA Participated in Mike Lin one week Design Workshop August 2011 Participated in Aggie Design Workshop (2011, 2012, 2013) Participated in Real Projects one week Design Charrette Certified Landscape Professional (CLP) Served two year proselyting mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Enjoy biking, snowboarding, swimming, and hiking

Tianren Tianren is a master planned community in the Yunnan Province in South China. Located on an existing middle-high school site, the goal was to add residential living to the currently undeveloped area. Situated on a steep hill side, solutions were created to deal with these changes in elevation, to provide competent circulation, appropritately placed buildings, and to invoke a greenway system spread through the site to help connect the people with nature. Working on a team of 6 students, we created this plan which was then presented to the client.

Designed and rendered by team

Master Plan

DiagramaticFramework

Designed and rendered by self

High-Rise Residential Community

A mix of high rise , medium and low rise apartments along with town homes and an educational center creates a vibrant mix of land uses. Maximizing density while being considerate of views was the ultimate directive when planning for the site.

Structural Height Model

Keeping with the goals of Modern China, higher density housing and development were utilized to preserve natural areas. Connecting a senior educational center to the existing school system was another priority in the site programming.

Built by self

Mission Statement: Create a model healthy community which provides life-long learning opportunities and emphasizes the holistic health concept of spirit, mind, and body. Designed and rendered by self

High-Rise Residential Community Garden

Zachry Plaza SITE ANALYSIS SCALE 1 = 500

2nd, 3rd and 4th story views Pedestrian Way Small Pedestrian Access

Pedestrian conflicts Contention Areas

Vehicle Access Positive Views

Negative Views

Crowded Bike Area Declining Vegetation

Major Disconnect between Bikes Central Point area and Plaza Area

Vehicular Conflict

Wall For Building Facilities to Screen Vehicles Must back out from here

Bike Racks Up to 10th Story Views

2nd story Views

Vegetative Problems Outdoor Eating Disconnect Area

Site Analysis

A shade analysis for the site was conducted to determine shade needs as well as water requirements for plantings.

March 21

Concept Iterations

June 21

September 21

December 20

Rendered by other

West-to-East Section

Site Plan

Rendered by self

View From 8th Floor of TTI Building The Zachry Plaza is a project for Texas A&M Facilities funded through the Aggie Green Fund. With the demolition of the Hydromechanical Lab building, the Engineering Department determined they wanted to use the vacant land for open space. The original plan called for an open lawn bordered by a 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sidewalk.

To facilitate the land for better use, myself and another student were paid consultants to replan the site as an iconic gathering place. The proposal we generated for the department and the Univeristy would give the area three separate uses; orchard eating area, interactive outdoor classroom area and showcase, plus an open event lawn with terraced seating.

Rendered by self

Orchard View

Currently the plan is awaiting approval to move forward with CDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and to begin construction in early April.

Fort Worth Stitch My final project was a masterplan community that was a model for the reutilization of underutilized landscapes. The site, just to the NW of Fort Worth, with over 250 acres, took an area that was generally vacant and indsutrial and converted the site into a mixed-use, residential, and commercial area to encourages pedestrian travel based on the 1/8 and 1/4 mile walking radius. The four major focus points in creating the master plan were greenways, people, nodes and water. This was an individual project.

Vacant Land Study

GREEN SPACE

WATER

PEOPLE

Underutilized Land Cross Section Study

NODES

Model

Conceptual

Master Plan

Fort Worth Stitch

Intra-Block Stitch:

Elevated Waterway Stitch:

Greenway Stitch:

Nodal Stitch:

Numerous areas were setup to accommodate several land use types such as mixeduse, open spaces, mid-town mall, civic center, and several residential areas with a farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market for local food sales. This project would be phased over 15 years.

Site Plan

Art District

Canal Living

Civic Center

Mid-Town Mall Entrance

Downtown Core History of the site from 1940- 2011 showcasing development and creek piping.

Retrofit Master Plan

Before and after shots detailing green LID enchacments.

Green Walls Designed by team, rendered by team

Bio-Retention

UHI Reduction

College Station is currently lacking a downtown section. This student team project was to redevelop the Khols strip shopping mall into a mixed-use downtown to create an identity for the town. A grid pattern was utilized to maximize connections and to facilitate human interactions. Drawn and endered by self

Master Plan

Following a framework developed in Seattle, we were commissioned to design the site using sustainable practices, including; LID, wildlife mitigation, social interactions, stormwater management, minmal vehicular travel, andâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;structures such as green walls, bio-swales, and green roofs. A two block pedestrian only corridor was utilized in the center of the site that will add connections to the local creek, access to shopping and living, and will spur more walking and interactions among locals and visitors.

Green Factor

Transportation

Site Drainage

Pedestrian Corridor

Designed and rendered by self

Drawn and rendered by self

Welfare Gardens

Central Village

Analytical

Diagramatic

Welfare Gardens is a farmsted development converting what was one of the original German settlement towns outside San Antonio into an historical destination. The client wanted to increase revenue to his project while educating visitors to the history of the site. Our team of 3 students proposed a central gathering space that opened up to the rest of the site with an event hall, country store, outdoor cafe, cooking classes, and a bed and breakfast.The client also desired to rid the site of invasive species and restore the landscape to what it was when the original settlers were there.

Transportation

Vegetation

Site Entrance

Bed & Breakfast

Master Plan

Rendered by Self

Cafe & Bar

Building Function

Sustainability

All perspectives rendered by self

Restaurant Entrance

EDSA Internship The summer of 2012 was spent interning at EDSA, Inc., an international planning and design firm in Fort Lauderdale, FL. While there I participated in numerous large scale planning proposals and projects. The first week the six interns completed a one week charrette where we designed a resort for a Miami South Beach hotel which is currently undergoing renovations. The experience gave us an opportunity to work in a team while providing design solutions in a short time span.

Site Plan

Designed and rendered by self

Rooftop Social Space

Explatory Sketches

Doha, Qatar During the course of my internship I worked in two separate studios. The first mainly participated in projects in China, while the second completed a proposal in Qatar and wrapped up a ten year project in Kentucky. Generally my roles were in packaging of materials for presentations, digitization of inventory, analysis and conceptual diagrams, some construction document work, a little design and rendering work, conference calls, and extra help when needed by the principles and associates. Myself and Team

Street Scape Example

Made by Team Member

Assembled by Self

Street Network

Existing Land Use

Doha, Member Qatar was a project that collobrated our studio with two other studios within EDSA to come up with street improvements, water front development, and expansion potential for the city. This was a paid competition between our firm and several others with the possibilities of several millions of dollars in design fees at stake. The studio I was in worked on street improvements for one section of the city. We looked at the connection between the roadway and the development and the interactions the people have within this environment. I was mainly responsible for digitization of maps as well as putting together our portion of the design packet. I also put together some sketchup models to be used for diagramatic showcases for our designs.

Intersection Study

Lyntech Cafe As part of a larger master plan for a mixed use community, our class was commissioned to design an outdoor cafe and central entrance for a large industrial building. Taking into consideration the community in which it would be built, the area was divided into four parts;entrance, cafe, organic garden, and a public pond. This project began as group work during the initiial stages of data gathering and analysis, yet became individual projects during the rest of the design phase. All work therefore is completed by myself.

Existing Conditions

Site Inventory

Site Analysis drop off

MAIN ENTRANCE office complex

Birds Eye View screen OUTDOOR CAFE

access to cafe

RESTAURANT GARDEN

OPEN GREEN SPACE

screen screen secondary access

access

Conceptual Map

Site Plan

Graphical/Technical

All work on the following pages are individual work

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Sign

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Planting Bed

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2% SWALE

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Dumpsters Screened by 6' x 8" Wall

HP 91.28

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT 3 1/2"

Portland Cement Concrete

1'-6" Diameter

Modular Brick

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Unwrap Burlap from top 1/3 of Rootball

1 2"

Ground Line

7" 4" 6"

1'-8"

8" 2'-4"

3/4" Lateral Line

Undisturbed Earth

3/4" Drain Rock

4" 6"

Asphalt

Concrete Gutter #57 Aggregrate Compacted to 95%

212" 2"

1' 714"

6" 1"

Parking Lot

Concrete Curb and Gutter with Brick on Sand

BOT SAC 772 sf seed SCH LIT 47 flat

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT TRA ESP 18 5 gal

ROS AL2 20 5 gal

X C LEY 3 24"box

Running Bond

2 7/16" 2 1/16" 7 3/4"

1/2"

Aggregate Subbase

Drawn By: Optigreen Capillary Mat 16"Protection Pier Optigreen Heavy Duty Protection MatJEFFREY SLATER 1' (Root Barrier) 3" EnergyCap SBS 30 FR membrane 2'-5" Roof 1'-5"

6'-6"

Plant MaterialScale 6.2 lbs 1/2"=1'-0" s.f. + Mixed Use • •••• • •••• • ••• ••• •••• •••• •• •• •• ••••••••• ••• ••• •• •• • • • ••• ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Center TrufGRO 4.2 oz. woven needle punched fabric .26 lb. s.f. + • •••• •• • • • • • •• •••• •• ••• •••• •• ••• •••••••••• •••• ••• •• •• • • •• ••• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Texas • • • •A&M • • • •University ••••••••• Landscape Architecture Optigreen Capillary Protection Mat .18 lbs. s.f. + Bioretention 5/3/2011 LAND 331/614 OptigreenL6.5 Heavy-Duty Protection MatLine .18 lbs s.f. + Ground 1/2"=1'-0" Spring 2011 EnergyCap SBS 30 FR membranes 2.2 lbs. s.f. + 1/16" Aluminum Flashing Drip irrigation .5 lbs. per s.f.

FOR KAR 19 15 gal

Structural beam Roof Garden Drain Subgrade

Scarify Edge

13Saturated Water Level

Shredded Cedar Mulch

Hardscape

Engineered Drainage Soil 20% 3/4" Aggregrate 20% Walt Whitman Amended Soil 60% Coarse Sand

3/4" Drain Rock Scale

Elevation of Brick Veneer Wall Pier

5/3/11 1/2"=1'-0"

Hot air welds PVC drain insert w/ adjustable weir

Roof Garden Drain Drawn By:

L6.4

Hanover Elevator Pedestial 4" base @ 10"

Structrual Compressed Foam @ 300 psi

Mix C

1"=20'-0

BOU BAD 612 flat

Drain access box with extension Exercise 4 Veneer Wall Perforation for OptigruenBrick • •triangle conduit Hanover Prest Paver 11-5/16" x 11-5/16" 3/4" Lava Drain Rock Limestone Gray and Quarry Red alternating Scale 1/2"=1'-0"

Insulation (varies)

Texas A& Landscape LAND Spri

5/3/11

CEA AME 17 15 gal

Modular Bricks: 312" x 214" x 8"

Crushed Stone Asphalt Aggregrate Base

ECH CO2 229 sf 4"pot

PIT WHE 14 5 gal

TruGRO 4.2 oz. W.N.P. Fabric Sub Base

Roof Deck

Compacted subgrade @ 98%

PIT WHE 50 5 gal

SirexCap 3RD50G Drainage Mat Stone: 17"x17"x4"

Detail 13 B

Texas A&M University Landscape Architecture LAND 331/614 Spring 2011

ARI VAR 637 sf seed

COR DRU 3 15 gal

Porous Concrete Parking Lot

Gaia Soil Extensive Mix

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Concrete Curb #2 Aggregrate Compacted to 95%

SCH LIT 73 flat CAL BEA 10 15 gal

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Expansion Joint Eco-Venetian Stone= Total Paver of 30.72 lbs. per s.f. Tan BL/Antique Tan #9 Aggregrate Bedding 1" Sand 4 9 3/16" 283" See Rooftop Garden 1" Detail (13 B) #3 Stirrup @ 2" 4" minimum clearance

#4 Rebar @ 3" minimum clearance

21"

16Continuous 2 #4 Rebar

Draw

JEFFREY

BOT SAC 278 sf seed

COR WH2 HED GOL 2 15 gal 213 flat KOE PAN 2 36"box

ROS AL2 40 5 gal

Vegetative Mix

Expansion Joint with Silicon Filler Drawn By: WWM 6x6x10x10 2" 6" 1' 1 1" Portland Cement 9 " 4" Concrete JEFFREY SLATER

Metal Grate @ 2" Thick with 2" Spacing for Gaps

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Concrete Walk #4 Rebar Expansion Joint

#57 Aggregrate Compacted @ 95% 11"

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Jag RB377 Root Barrier Wrap Around Tree Well

3/4" Galvanized Bolt @ 8" Depth w/ Threaded Sleeve 2"

4" Perforated Drain Pipe

Motar Joints typ.

Shredded Cedar Mulch @ 2" Depth Standard Concrete

Engineered Soil Compacted @ 50% 12' out from Diameter of Roootball

2" earance

#4 Rebar 8" 36" OC

6'-6"

BUC LEG 244 sf sod FES BLU 48 1 gal ZIN ANG 69 flat TAG ERE 8 flat

EUO AME 15 5 gal

ROS AL2 22 5 gal

BOU BAD 353 flat

COR DRU 3 15 gal ECH CO2 382 sf 4"pot

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Guy and Stake w/ 1" Pine Poles @ 8' Length and Rubber Straps

1/4" Poly Tubing w/ Emittes @ 12" Spacing

1/2"

DETAILS

1/2" 7'

DRY BRI 10 1 gal

ZEP CAN 15 1 gal

Brick Cap Slopes 1.5% from center ridge to edge

1'-5" 1'-4"

SCH LIT 62 flat

Rain Garden

See Rooftop Garden Planting Plan

TC 95.02 BC 94.52

Texas A&M University Landscape Architecture LAND 331/614 Spring 2009

BUC LEG 192 sf sod

REQUIRED: Complete the plan (on planting PIT WHE SAN ROSdetail.PIT WHE SAN ROS plan) and Bioretention cross section 16 5 gal 226 flat 15 5 gal 219 flat Mixed Use DesignCenter should correspond with planting plan and grading plan. Include all appropriate materials (soil mix, plants, drainage), dimensions, labels 5/3.11 and notes. Provide (on this sheet). Add proposed 93 92 92 L2 ACEquantities, LEU 1"=20'-0" plant species, PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT and spacing to the 6 15 gal project plant schedule.

TC 99.24 BC 98.74 TC 95.47 BC 94.97

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TC 99.16 BC 98.66

Drawn By:

JEFFREY SLATER

DETAILS

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97.15 98.86

98.96

95.29 95.21

Lower FF 96.70

Upper FF 99.55

ACE LEU 1 15 gal

BOT SAC 236 sf seed

Detail 13

Roof drain

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CAL BEA 8 15 gal

COR DRU 3 15 gal

WIS CAR 3 5 gal

VIT CHA 4 15 gal

PIT WHE 23 5 gal

SAN ROS 56 flat

ZIN ANG 19 flat

DETAILS

95.85

Inverse 92.85

Mixed-Use Center Living Wall

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Water Art

Bioswale Drain

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Rain Garden

Lower FF 96.70

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95.85

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96.51 3%

TC 93.56 BC 93.06

Mixed-Use Center Living Wall

Handrail

Drain to Earth (DO NOT COMPACT) DUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Sign 95

GRADING PLAN

95.65

Covered Patio

TC 93.83 BC 93.33 TC 93.70 BC 93.20

TC 94.81 BC 94.31 TC 94.94 TC 94.68 BC 94.44 BC 94.18

96.00

CER CAN 8 15 gal

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96.50

FES BLU 64 1 gal

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Underutilized Land In colaboration with a class and part-time work completing research for a professor, a study was taken to understand underutilized land in America, and the amount of underutilized land within the city of Fort Worth, TX. The data was compiled from research conducted by Pagano and Bowman in the late 1990â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and then graphically displayed to show the amount of vacant land, abandoned structures, number of vacant parcels, and percentage of land by city over 100,000 people. Data gathered from GIS was then compiled for Fort Worth to look at the change in vacant land within the city. We found that the amount of vacant land decreased over 20 years, but the number of parcels incrased dramatically.

20 year history of vacant land in Fort Worth

Diagramatic understanding of inner city decline.

Vacant land by city across the U.S. Farm Land Residential Commercial Non-Produ ctive

Agriculture cities

Streetcar cities

Railroad cities

Motorized Cities

Railroad cities

Contact Information Jeffrey D. Slater MLA Candidate - 2013 Texas A&M University 1700 Southwest Pkwy. Apt. 175 College Station, TX 77840 P: 979.595.3014 E: sklater@neo.tamu.edu