JACK PETERS Landscape Architecture Portfolio
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JACK PETERS Education
B.S. in Landscape Architecture | SEBS Rutgers University
9.09-5.14
Minors: Anthropology and Evolutionary Anthropology Member: Student Chapter of the NJASLA Club
Experience
Landscape Designer | Rutgers University Laura Lawson | Department Chair
1.14-9.14
Enabling Garden | Client: Raritan Valley Community College & Rotary Club| Branchburg, NJ
Research Assistant & Landscape Designer | Rutgers University Kathleen John-Alder | ASLA
1.14-8.14
Landscape of New Jersey Research | Historical Analysis Roebling, NJ | Northeast Corridor Line | Roosevelt, NJ Info-graphic Design Northeast Corridor Line | Roosevelt, NJ
Intern | Nelson-Weiss Inc Holly Grace Nelson | Landscape Architect
5.14-7.14
Playhouse Inn | Waterfront Landscape Design | New Hope, PA Inventory | Analysis | Design asisstance | Professional meetings
2013 NJASLA Student Design Award Entry | Praxis Studio Laura Lawson, Holly Nelson | Instructors
1.13-5.13
Group project submission | Team: Ben Granovsky, Angela Johnson, Gwen Heerschap
Battery Park Chair Competition | Design Communication Kate Higgins | Instructor
10.12-11.12
Furniture Design | Professional competition
Radar Technician (MOS 5953) / Marksmanship Coach (MOS 8530) | USMC | Sergeant
1.04-1.09
Secret clearance | 2 Deployments to Iraq (OIF/OEF) | Honorable Discharge Platoon Sergeant | Barracks manager | Squad Leader | Physical fitness Sergeant
Scholarships
Roy DeBoer Travel Prize Recipient SEBS Science Abroad Scholarship Recipient
6.13-8.13
Proposed and planned independent summer abroad | Water related issues in Peru Traversed the diverse landscape of Peru, studying various water related issues, concerns, and innovation. Studied the application and uses of fog nets in the Atacama Desert. Sat as guest crit for a water filtration presentation at Universidad de Ingenieria y Technologia (UTEC). Hiked the Andes mountain range, studying ancient, pre-Incan systems of irrigation. Spent 2 weeks living in the Peruvian Amazon, along the Rio Madre de Dios with an indigenous tribe. http://scienceabroad2013.blogspot.com/p/j.html
Proficiencies
Software AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator ArcMap
Skills Rhino Google SketchUp Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Powerpoint
Diagramming Conceptual Design Travel Planning Sketching Photography
Blogging Graphic Communication Leadership Project Management Mentoring
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US Population
Farm Population
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BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY
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PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT
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MEAT INSPECTION ACT
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Roosevelt. US Population vs Farm Population
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Spring 2014 | Praxis Studio Instructor | Kathleen John-Alder Historical Analysis | Community Design
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Kastner & Kahn
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Clarion, Utah 6,085 Acres
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William J. Simmons
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Following the completion of the timeline, students were charged with analyzing each timeline and determining connections that may not have otherwise been seen. The images to the right express the juxtaposition between the idealized planning of a Utopian society against the realities and challenges faced by the community. As you open each door/photo, the images below represent an event, concept, or idea that was impacted by the image above. 1881
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FSA Pho
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Louis Kahn
The class created a timeline, of which I was responsible for the economy and immigration portions. It was during this process that I became interested in how the Great Depression effected national policy, and how the New Deal policies directly influenced and assisted in funding of the Jersey Homesteads project.
Leo Frank
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Kastner &Stonorov
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Kastner &Stonorov
Alfred Kastner
LETCHWORTH ENGLAND
CATHERINE BAUER
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Kastner &Stonorov
Kastner &Stonorov
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LOUIS KAHN
1914 1892
Woodbine, New Jersey 5,300 Acres
1892 1891
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ALFRED KASTNER
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1933 Louis Kahn
Oscar Stonorov
Responsible for creating a photographic catalog, I found myself in the basement of the Alexander Library, where the Roosevelt archives are held. While the library held a large selection of information and photographs, we supplemented the information gathered by searching the Library of Congress website. Here we were able to locate historic imagery of the Great Depression, the Jersey Homesteads, and the programs created by FDR’s New Deal policies.
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Louis Kahn
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astner
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Social Realism
Mexican Muralism
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The Roosevelt Praxis was a studio which studied and analyzed the rich culture and history of, what was once, the Jersey Homesteads. To begin understanding the past of the people of the town, each class member chose a topic that impacted the development and Diego Rivera Ben Shahn progression of the community.
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% of tractors with rubber wheels
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LAURIE ALTMAN
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Andrew Goodman
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Heightstown, New Jersey “Brown Farm” purchased
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Michael Schwerner
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1936 1936 1937 1936 Jersey Homesteads, New Jersey 1,200 Acres
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Heightstown, New Jersey “Brown Farm” leased
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L. Rosskam
Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn
ANITA CERVANTES DAVID
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Jersey Homesteads Mural
R.I.P. BENJAMIN APPEL
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EDWIN AND LOUISE ROSSKAM
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otographers
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BEGINS
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- Woodie Gutherie
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. NJ 14%
So long, it’s been good to know yuh. This dusty old dust is a-gettin’ my home, And I got to be driftin’ along.
A dust storm hit, an’ it hit like thunder; It dusted us over, an’ it covered us under; Blocked out the traffic an’ blocked out the sun, Straight for home all the people did run.
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In developing the town of Roosevelt, planners referred to case studies of various communities which embodied the principles and attributes they seeked to achieve for this cooperative. Radburn, NJ and other new towns which were designed in a time to accommodate the increased use of vehicles, was used as a model when creating the smooth curving roads and adopting a town core in lieu of a traditional “Main Street�. Based on the trajectory of my interests, I focused my attention on redeveloping the highly social core of the town. The town center includes the elementary school, post office, and deli. The deli, once the main gathering space for the 21 and over community, closed in the mid-90’s. Its closing created a void among the town, and my proposal seeks to recreate a lively social downtown area.
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Roosevelt’s iconic slab roof homes were designed by Alfred Kastner and his apprentice, a young Louis Kahn. The simplistic yet incredibly thoughtful designs of Kahn became my inspiration when designing the new social plaza “Roosevelt 3”. Inspired by the symmetrical and experiential phasing of the Salk Institute, the site is divided into three sections. Visitors begin their experience by parking among a bosque of shade trees. Following the path that runs along the site’s main axis, guests come face to
face with two buildings which frame the class 1 wetlands at the bottom of the hill. Borrowing Kahn’s affinity for basic shapes and the characteristic aesthetics of the town’s houses, the complex is composed of two concrete cube buildings which house a new CSA market, farm-to-table restaurant, bar, and post office. Large circular windows apply a lightness to what would be an otherwise heavily constructed site. Channels on the top and side of the buildings collect rainwater and direct it through runnels
which run along a wooden boardwalk, eventually emptying into the class 1 wetlands. The experience culminates at the end of the boardwalk, in the wetlands, where visitors discover an art installation developed by Sara Yildrim. Inside the glass cube, visitors may relax in hanging chairs while they listen to Franklin D. Roosevelt deliver the “Fireside Chats”. This complex creates an inviting space that promotes community gathering while respecting the history and character of this town.
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STX. USV Spring 2013 | Praxis Studio Instructors | Laura Lawson, Holly Nelson National Park Design | Cultural Design
Columbus Landing Salt River Bay, a culturally rich and historically significant site, is maintained by the National Park Service. Once a stepping stone of Native Americans as they ventured north from South America, is now a tropical destination. Becoming a major European trade port and ruled by 7 flags since it’s discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493, this is the site of the first recorded interaction between the old and new worlds. The story of this fascinating island demands to be told. Coral reef lining the walls of a world famous submarine canyon, and a boo-luminescent bay create a species rich and diverse underwater world. This biologically significant site is a destination for scientist, adventurers, deep sea divers, and researchers. With so much to see and do, the water surrounding this site demands to be explored. 6
VI ZONING DIAGRAM
VEGETATION DIAGRAM
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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Visitor Center Beach
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Wind Turbine
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Solar Awning
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Submarine Canyon
PLANT LIST Medicinal Garden (MG): - Lemon grass - Green papaya - Wild eggplant - Castor bush - Cassytha
Provision Garden (PG): - Breadfruit tree - Sweet potato - Cassava - Arrow root - Corn - Peppers - Squash - Beans
Story Circle (SC): - Baobab tree - Sugar cane ring - Mango - Papaya - Jackfruit
Mangrove Reforestation (MR):
Excavation/ Display Garden
- Red mangrove - Black mangrove - White mangrove - Sea-side mahoe - Sea grape
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Native Reforestation (NR): Fort Sale IC
Parking
- Sea-side mahoe - Sea grape - Mahogany - White manjack - Papaya - Soursop - Manee
Native Crops (NC)-Phase II:
Boat Ramp
- Maize - Cassava - Potato - Bell pepper - Beans - Tomato - Cacao - Squash
Imported Crops (IC): - Jackfruit - Star apple - Okra - Sorrel - Mango - Plantain - Coconut
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Enabling g Summer 2014 | Research Assistant, Landscape Designer Kathleen John-Alder | ASLA Info Graphic Design | Information Analysis
Meadow Gabion basket PLanter 3’ x 3’ x 1.5’ Ground LeveL Garden bench seatinG tree stumP seats Red Oak Geo-ceLL Pathway Gabion basket PLanter 3’ x 3’ x 3’
WheeLchair accessibLe Garden
New Crosswalk
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garden
Located at the main entrance of Raritan Valley Community College, this garden guides visitors through a sensory experience. Designed to highlight the river friendly identity of the campus, a new pathway meanders like a river, through a valley of river rock filled gabion planters. Users entering from the parking lot are greeted by an aromatic and visually striking entrance, transporting them from a large parking lot into a garden of experience. Once the visitors take a moment to “smell the roses� and take in the sights, they enter an interactive tactile garden that houses fuzzy leafed, sticky stemmed, and touch responsive plants. Groups will find the tree stump seating eddy beneath the shade of a Red Oak inviting, allowing them to rest, converse, and find refuge along the banks of tall meadow grasses that surround them on three sides. As visitors continue upstream, they will be working up quite an appetite. A large garden, lush with edible plants is waiting for them. Bunches of mints and herbs also provide this area with a delicious cloud of scents that are sure to satisfy. The top of the path is the climax of the experience, where the river metaphor becomes literal and the sounds of a babbling brook calm students on their way to exams. Overflow from the cisterns is rerouted to run along a textured trough atop the gabions, creating a waterfall as the elevation of the gabions change. The water then empties through the wetland meadows, before it reaches its final destination, the RARITAN RIVER!
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PHASE 4
Planting of the meadow grasses and flowers.
PHASE 3
PHASE 2
PHASE 1 Excavation and leveling of the soil to accommodate the proposed path and gabion structures
Construction of a wheelPlanting of gardens, gabion chair accessible pathway and wheelchair accessible and planter boxes, gabion planter boxes. planter boxes, and benches.
DIRECTIONS FOR GABION ASSEMBLY 1) Cut 24”x24” square from one 3’x3’ mesh; save both pieces 2) Cut 4 - 28”x16” rectangles 3) Attach 2 - 28”x16” rectangles at 16” side 4) Attach third 28”x16” rectangle 5) Attach fourth 28”x16” rectangle; completing the square 6) Attach 24”x24” square to bottom of frame 7) Retain 4” frame for later use 8) Attach 4 3’x3’ mesh squares together as pictured 9) Lift one panel to a right angle 10) Lift adjacent panel and attach
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11) Lift third panel and attach 12) Lift final panel and attach 13) Fill large basket with river rock to depth of 20” 14) Place smaller basket inside large basket, resting on rocks 15) Secure small basket within larger basket with 4” fasteners 16) Fill void between baskets with river rock 17) Attach 4” frame to top of both baskets; securing the planter box 18) Place geo-textile within smaller basket 19) Fill geo-textile basket with top soil 20) Add plants to planter box
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nJ landsc Summer 2014 | Research Assistant, Landscape Designer Kathleen John-Alder | ASLA Info Graphic Design | Information Analysis
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playhouse Summer 2014 | Internship Holly Nelson | Landscape Architect Site Analysis | Landscape Design
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sketch|pa Fall 2011 | Landscape Drawing Instructors | Holly Nelson Conte on Newspaper | Watercolor | White Pastel on Blue Cardstock
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Summer 2013 | Independent Research Abroad Fog Harvesting | Water Purification | Irrigation | Culture Atacama Desert | Andean Mountains | Amazon Jungle
In the Spring of 2014, I applied for the Roy DeBoer Travel Prize and SEBS’s Science Abroad Scholarship. I proposed to travel the diverse landscape of Peru, focusing on various water related issues in each region. My trip began in Lima, Peru’s national capital, a highly populated city located along the Pacific coast of South America. While in Lima, part of the Atacama desert, I studied the construction and application of fog harvesting nets. Here, I also met with students and professors of UTEC, an engineering school, and sat as a guest critic for water filtration design presentations. Hiking through the Andes mountain range, I followed mile after mile of preIncan irrigation channels and climbed through hundreds of terraced farms. Following an epic, 10 day hike through the ruins of Choquequirao (among many other unnamed ruins) to Machu Picchu, I made my way into Manu National Park. It was here that I met and lived with an indigenous population of the Amazon jungle. 22
BLOG: scienceabroad2013.blogspot.com/p/j.html
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samples
Graphic Design | Furniture Design | Renderings | Model Making
D.I.R.T. MaRgaReT O. CekaDa MeMORIal leCTuRe
Julie Bargmann
6PM 4/4/12
Alampi Auditorium - Marine Science Building 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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856.761.8700 petersjohnj@gmail.com 15 Woodlawn Ave. South River, NJ 08882 http://issuu.com/jackpeters6/docs/portfolio_9-10_completed/0
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