Master Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2020

jordan hedlund landscape architecture portfolio minneapolis, 2020

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Flood research

AUSTIN

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Flood mitigation Happy Little Plant

4 Megwayaak Project 5 4th Street Revitalization 6 Artist designed mini-golf 7 The Eternal City 8 Sketching

cover: schematic design for 4th Street revitalization, 2019

FLOOD RESEARCH: AUSTIN, MN

The story of Austin is defined by water, and its location within the Cedar River Watershed. The Cedar River Watershed starts in Minnesota before its long meandering journey through Iowa, in search of the Mississippi River. Austin serves as a classic example of what we in the midwest have grown to know as “rural”. The city began in the mid 19th century after the creation of dams along the Cedar River. The success of milling industry and the control of the waterway eventually leads to a significant population and boom into the 20th century.

Industry and people lived symbiotically for generations, but not without consequences. Austin’s location at the headwaters of the Cedar River, and along 2 major sub-watersheds, Turtle Creek and Dobbins Creek, tell a daunting story. The 3 rivers and watersheds come to a confluence in downtown Austin. As history will show, only 3 dams would show the test of time.

Many were wiped away from historic storms and flooding, and some removed in hopes to reduce the impact of the river on the city.

RAMSEY MILL DAM

CEDAR RIVER DAM

Ramsey Mill Pond Dam was completed in 1872 just 2 miles north of the Mill Pond on the Cedar River. Like the Mill Pond and its dam, this too was owned by Hormel. Likely motivation for ownership of 2 dams in such close proximity was control of the waterway and ice harvesting in the winter. Today the dam is owned by the adjacent restaurant that overlooks it. Similar to the Mill Pond, the water backs up creating the Ramsey Pond.

This pond is 37 hectares in size and is fed by a 50,000 hectare watershed.

Cedar River Dam was first constructed out of logs and boulders in 1853, before the city of Austin was officially founded. Originally owned by Hormel, this dam served to power the local flour mill. Damming of the Cedar River in turn backed up the river to the north creating the Mill Pond area. Over the years the Mill Pond was dredged multiple times to create a shallow “lake” that is 5 meters deep at its deepest, and has had 1 to 2 man-made islands depending on river crest. In the 1960’s a new route for the Cedar River was cut, eliminating a ecologically rich corridor of land. On this land now sits impervious buildings and parking, only exacerbating the flooding issue in the city. Today the river averages about 16 hectares in size with a watershed of just over 50,000 hectares.

STREAM TYPE ”E”: <2% SLOPE LOW GRADIENT, LOW WIDTH/ DEPTH RATIO

RIVER TYPOLOGY AND FLOODPLAINS TODAY FLOODPLAIN 100YR FLOOD 500YR FLOOD STREAM TYPE ”DA”: <0.5% SLOPE MULTIPLE CHANNELS WELL VEGETATED FLOODPLAINS, WETLANDS Over the last 30 years the storms to hit the region have become larger and more frequent. Flood mitigation over the last decade has reduced the impact on the community and private property.

Zoning along the floodplain and 100 year marks has moved from housing and commercial to parkland. This step has paved the way to changing Austin from a city built on the river to a city built with the river.

STREAM TYPE ”A”: 4% - 10% SLOPE, MEDIUM WIDTH/ DEPTH RATIO STREAM TYPE ”E”: <2% SLOPE LOW GRADIENT, LOW WIDTH/ DEPTH RATIO

MILL POND 2015

STREAM TYPE ”A”: 4% - 10% SLOPE, MEDIUM WIDTH/ DEPTH RATIO

MILL POND 1954

MILL POND 1938

STREAM TYPE ”A”: 4% - 10% SLOPE, MEDIUM WIDTH/ DEPTH RATIO

FEMA FLOODPLAIN DATA, GIS, MNGEOSPATIAL COMMONS RIVER TYPOLOGY REDRAWN FROM (ROSGEN, 1996, WILDLAND HYDROLOGY)

LEFT: this series shows the degradation of wild native land to impervious surfaces around the Mill Pond and dam. The third map shows the current state of the Mill Pond and location of the Cedar River after it was rerouted in the 1960’s to create Austin’s first mall. This mall sits in the flood plain and would continue to flood regularly.

HISTORICAL MAPS STITCHED TOGETHER FROM MHAPO MINNESOTA HISTORICAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS ONLINE

HABITAT AND HISTORY SOUTHERN TERRACE FOREST SOUTHERN MESIC MAPLE-BASSWOOD FOREST SOUTHERN WET ASH SWAMP MESIC PRAIRIE

SOUTHERN V OAK FOREST (MAPLE WOODLAND)

DOBBINS CREEK DAM

MCAFEE DAM In 1867 the McAfee dam was constructed, originally named the Red Cedar Mills Dam. The dam was damaged in the early 1900’s and rebuilt, but unfortunately shortly lived. In the winter of 1936 the damn was blown up in hopes that returning the natural flow of the river would reduce flooding upstream.

The mill building has survived to this day.

The Dobbins Creek Dam was completed in 1934. Similar to the Cedar River Dam, a “lake” was created immediately upstream from it. The size of the lake varies depending on river flow, but today it averages 16 hectares large that is fed by a 10,000 hectare watershed.

The ecological history of Austin is startling and enlightening.

Since the early 1900’s, Austin has lost nearly 90% of its natural wetlands and drained over 21,000 acres along the cedar river. Motivation to remove natural habitat was many fold; one reason was to create parkland like Horace Austin State Park in 1915; another was to get rid of what was a “smelly” area of the city. Either way, it is easy to see that today there is a ecological void across the majority of the city, though the river still exists.

DNR HABITAT CLASSIFICATION, GIS, MNGEOSPATIAL COMMONS

FLOOD RESEARCH: AUSTIN, MN 1978 FLOODING OF AUSTIN

The summer of 1978 would turn out to be the 4th highest crest of the Cedar River. This was in part due to multiple sever thunderstorms occurring back to back. Over the course of 3 months, 3 record setting storms dumped enormous amounts of rain on the Cedar River Watershed. The July 5th flood dropped upwards of 6” across the northern parts of the watershed in 24 hours. July 16th set the record that year of delivering 9” of rain in 24 hours along the Cedar River and Turtle Creek Watersheds. Turtle Creek would eventually flow into the Cedar River and flood Austin. In September the third storm hit, the largest in area by far, dropping 7” of rain across the watershed. The July 16th storm would crest the Cedar River at 21.9’ In less than 24 hours.

TOP 5 CEDAR RIVER HISTORIC CRESTS TOP 5 TEMPERATURE HIGHS FOR AUSTIN

After looking at the historical spread of record temperatures and river crests, it is difficult to deny any correlation of peaks in the last 30 years.

Though there is likely little to no correlation between temperature and flooding in Austin, this does shed light on a drastically changing climate in most recent history. 8 Out of the last 10 highest recorded temperatures and cedar river crests have happened in the last 30 years. From 1998 - 2013 mower county has been part of the fema federal disaster declaration 6 times between 1998-2013, all due to flooding and/or sever storms. 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010 The challenge today is how do we adapt.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING COUNTS IN MOWER COUNTY 2003 - 2013

In A 10 Year Period, There Were 22 Official Flash Flood Warnings. This Period Contains The Historical 2004 Flood, That Also Contained The 2nd Highest Frequency Of Warnings In The Decade Recorded.

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NUMBER OF FEMA FLOOD DECLARATION

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YEAR FLOOD DATA REDRAWN FROM NOAA NATURAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF MOWER COUNTY, MN

FLOOD DATA REDRAWN FROM NOAA NATURAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF MOWER COUNTY, MN

AUSTIN 2004 FLOOD - HIGHEST ON RECORDED HISTORY In September of 2004, a record rainfall of 12” was recorded just north of Austin in blooming prairie. The combined watersheds of dobbins creek and turtle creek bottle necked into the cedar river in downtown Austin. From this, the cedar river reached a historical peak of nearly 25’, raising almost 20’ in just under 24 hours. The city sandbagged to the best of their abilities but much was lost. A 20-year old Austin man lost his life trying to cross the waters to safety. From 1995 - 2013 there were 18 flood related fatalities in Minnesota

AUSTIN - 2016 FLOOD In 2016 the cedar river watershed flooded again, inundating the city of Austin. Thanks to flood mitigation action over the past decade, damage to private and public property was minimal and no lives were lost. From the minimal cost to property and lives emerges what Tim Ruzek from the cedar river watershed district calls “flood amnesia”, and difficulty gaining support for future projects due to lack of negative impact on the community.

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RIVER CREST IN FEET

RIVER CREST IN FEET

DOBBINS CREEK

CEDAR RIVER TURTLE CREEK

YEAR FLOOD DATA REDRAWN FROM NOAA HISTORICAL FLOOD ARCHIVE

CEDAR RIVER TURTLE CREEK

YEAR FLOOD DATA REDRAWN FROM NOAA HISTORICAL FLOOD ARCHIVE

FLOOD DATA REDRAWN FROM NOAA HISTORICAL FLOOD ARCHIVE

FLOOD MITIGATION: AUSTIN, MN

Flooding in Austin, MN from the Cedar River Watershed has become a crisis for the city. Due to global climate change, flooding in the downtown area has become more frequent and more damaging. The City of Austin realizes that in order to protect its self from continued destruction, it needs a proactive plan. The City of Austin asked the University of Minnesota to research a zoning buy-back strategy. They would like an investigation on the City’s parcel data as it relates to the floodplains, critical habitat, vacant land, and soil types. Moreover, they are asking the University to also critically analyze this data to present a prioritized list of parcels for the City of Austin to buy. The hope is to create a future buy-back strategy that the city can implement over the coming years.

500 year floodplain Major roads Austin City boundary Waterways

Analysis was conducted comparing parcels that fall within the 500 year and 100 year floodplains.

Since flooding from more extreme rain events has become more common, and 100 year floods are happening every few years, parcels that fall within both floodplains will be critical to deciding which parcels should be purchased.

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Major roads Austin City boundary Waterways

The soils matrix of Austin contains 54 defining classifications, mostly sandy loams commonly found in floodplains. Since clay soil types are not preferable for development, parcels that fall within them are selected and pulled aside for continued investigation.

503 parcels

FDs37 S. Dry-Mesic Woodland FFs68 S. Floodplain Forest MHs39 S. Mesic Maple/Basswood UPs23 S. Mesic Prairie WFs57 S Wet Ash Swamp

Major roads Austin City boundary Waterways

Vacant land parcels Parkland Major roads Austin City boundary Waterways

In Austin, there are 3 areas that the Minnesota DNR has classified as “Critical Habitat”. They have classified it based on rare animal and plant species.

These areas are on the outskirts of the city due to development closer to downtown, creating a ecological void and broken native connections.

Preservation of these areas by the city would ensure that future sprawl of the city does not reach it.

110 parcels

VACANT PARCELS

Soils containing clay

CITY SOILS

Land parcels contains clay soil types

Land parcels in Ecologically Critical Habitat

LANDCOVER

100 year floodplain

FLOODPLAINS

Land parcels in the 500 year floodplain

Purchasing vacant parcels can be an easy way for the city to obtain large amounts of land at a low cost. By doing this they can control future development, if any. For the case of a final buyback proposal, indicating vacant land parcels for purchase could greatly help guide the future of the city while also reducing devastating impacts of the annual floods. Vacant land parcels represent about 2% of all the City of Austin’s parcels 212 parcels

FLOOD MITIGATION: AUSTIN, MN

Based on the initially gathered GIS data on floodplains, vacant land parcels, ecologically critical habitat, and clay soil types, an assumption was made: land parcels that fall within the 500 year floodplain shall be a foundational element of the prioritized buy-back master plan. Since it is private properties that are being flooded, and damage to those properties exacerbate the flooding devastation, it would only benefit the City of Austin and its inhabitants to at a minimum, purchase properties that fall within this floodplain. Further, by overlaying the aggregates of these maps, the daunting 22,000 land parcel map of Austin becomes significantly smaller and can be directed to those areas of the city that are effected the most.

Parkland City parcel

PRIORITY 1

Land parcels in the 500 year floodplain and in critical habitat

Annual flooding is key to many types of habitats and their processes, especially ones that fall within naturally occurring floodplains. These parcels shall be recognized as a priority to the City of Austin in order to maintain these critical habitats.

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Parkland City parcel

Parkland City parcel

PRIORITY 2

Land parcels in the 500 year floodplain and are vacant

Vacant land parcels in the 500 year floodplain, critical habitat, & clay soils

City parcels that are within the 500 year floodplain and also vacant are likely to have a lower land value than parcels that are populated. Because of this, these specific vacant lots could reasonably be purchased by the City of Austin and are recognized as a priority.

168 parcels

Parkland City parcel

PRIORITY 3

Land parcels in the 500 year floodplain and clay soils

Due to the additional moisture from flooding and the nature of already saturated clay soils, parcels that fall within both the 500 year floodplain and clay soil types shall be prioritized and purchased by the City of Austin to hinder continued development.

356 parcels

MASTER BUY-BACK

After analysis of all the data gathered, the final buy-back strategy indicates that of the nearly 22,000 total parcels in the city of Austin, MN, there are 9 parcels within the 500 year floodplain that are also currently vacant, within critical ecological habitat, and contain clay soils not suitable for development. From this report, it is urged that these 9 parcels are the most financially reasonable to purchase, and should be placed as a top priority for a buy-back when funds become available. The next step would be an in depth analysis of the exact land value of these parcels.

HAPPY LITTLE PLANT: AUSTIN, MN

The Minnesota Rural Design Lab is a joint venture between the Landscape Architecture and Architecture Masters programs at the University of Minnesota. The motivation behind the program is to work interdisciplinarily to create a design that not only works for the City of Austin, but with the city’s residents as well. The Happy Little Plant project aims to redefine the meat and alternative meat industry in the city that Hormel Corporation was born. On top of that, the overall master plan for the nearly 16 acre vacant lot, once Bellisio Foods, along side the Cedar River will reconnect the residents to the river, as well as maintain the critical engineered levee system that was put in place over the last decade and half. Since water has defined this city’s history, it was a foundational interest in the planning for the future.

HYDROLOGY PROGRAM

EXISTING LEVEE SYSTEM

SITE HISTORY

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Stormwater catchment area = 7.6 acres 49% of site runoff detained

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1 The old Bellisio foods site is nestled in a bend of the Cedar River just north of the Downtown Austin Mill Pond. The current building sits on a 16 acre plot that is about 75% impervious parking and building structure. The other 25% is scrubbish swampland that has remained essentially untouched and floods regularly.

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RIVER ACCESS LEVEE WALL

CANOE RENTAL BOARDWALK

CANOE RENTAL INVISIBLE LEVEE

The above plan lays out many way that the residents of Austin can engage and think differently about the water and the Cedar River. Nearly half of all water that falls on the site will be captured in a cascading rain-garden system, eventually making its way to the detention pond. Access to the river for canoing and water rentals and fishing equipment will be available at either end of the new Happy Little Plant facility. Finally, a key element of the design is to maintain the engineered earthen levee, but intersect it with the building creating a boardwalk overlook and sliding door “Invisible Levee” during high flood crests.

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Since the 2004 record flood, when the Cedar River rose nearly 20 feet in 24 hours, Austin has taken many precautions to protect the city. Over the last 15 years levees of many types have been constructed including retaining walls, earthen levees, and the recently finished “Invisible levee” that hides within the Main Street bridge. Though these levees are protecting the city, there is still opportunity to unify their types and possibly make them multi-use and a community asset.

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RIVER ACCESS

HAPPY LITTLE PLANT: AUSTIN, MN

The Happy Little Plant on the River project has set its sights on ensuring Austin, Minnesota is a city for future diverse generations. By looking at demographic changes, trail access, and recreation opportunity, the former Bellisio Food’s site will not only act as a building for Happy Little Plants alternative protein production. It will be an instigator for culinary innovation, community outreach, and cross cultural appreciation. By creating a trailhead with all season recreational appeal, the sense of community in Austin will grow. The Happy Little Plant site is the final step to filling the pedestrian and bike system void in the heart of the city. The earthen levee will act as a multi-use bike trail and balcony, as well as a seating area to watch sports like soccer, bocce ball, bag toss and frisbee golf. In the winter it will act as a sledding hill and a space for cross country skiing and fat-tire biking.

HISPANIC DEMOGRAPHICS

COMMUNITY PROGRAM

TRAIL SYSTEM CONNECTEDNESS

5 RECREATION PICKUP-STYLE SPORTS OBSERVATION TERRACING TAKE A PICTURE OF

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GRAND ENTRANCE

THE VR LINK! (ABOVE) COURTYARD! (BELOW)

TERRACE SEATING

BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH CONNECTION

LEVEE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH HORSESHOE BOCCE BALL

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3V3 SOCCER HOCKEY

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9 HOLE FRISBEE GOLF

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MEGWAYAAK PROJECT: CASS LAKE, MN

“Megwayaak” translated from Native Ojibwe roughly means “in the woods”. This project was a collaboration between the Leech Lake Early Childhood Development (LLECD), Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA-UMN), and the Central Regional Sustainability Development Partnership Extension of the University of Minnesota (RSDP-UMN). My appointment for the Fall 2019 Semester was awarded from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The scope of this project was to develop a nature-based play design and master plan for infant to 5 year olds, within the 3 acres of native forest behind the LLECD. A research project completed in the Spring of 2019 that supports and promotes nature based play in the context of the LLECD by the same parties, was to act as the foundation for my designs. Images were provided from the Leech Lake Tribe so all people featured in renderings are native to the community and reflect them accurately.

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EXISTING “PRAIRIE”

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Red Pine Pinus resinosa

Smooth Sumac Grove Rhus glabra Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans

The 3 acres of mainly Red Pines are quickly being lost due to development. This development is both by the LLECD Center and by an Enbridge utility line.

The ultimate mast plan would hope to create a sense of occupancy throughout the entire space in hopes of halting further development.

Horsetail Grass Equisetum sp.

Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra

Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scopatium Red Oak Sapling Quercus rudbra

The “prairie” is really a forest clear-cut from Enbridge Gas in order to construct a utility line that runs through the property. Since the construction of the gas line, a prairie has began to emerge and establish.

The LLECD would like to utilize this area as a place to teach native wild rice gathering and cooking techniques.

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The main direction of the design would be to create 3 demonstration areas throughout the forest.

These areas would focus on traditional and native celebrations, medicinal plant education, and naturebased play. The locations of the demonstration areas Due to the dense forest meeting the open prairie at an were decided upon based on proximity to the existing exact edge, an emergent plant community has started buildings, as well as areas that had already been being to establish. This edge consists of young Oaks and used as impromptu shows. Finally, the LLECD wanted Pines, as well as an Aspen grove. The LLECD has been to ensure that the entire forest was occupied by some using this edge to walk along and would like to install sort of design. Area that had been previously unused a permanent fence to keep further development off of were collecting garbage and were at risk of being their land developed.

Jack Pine Pinus banksiana Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides

White Pine Pinus strobus Red Oak Quercus rudbra

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Proposed Design - Master Plan

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The master plan is an aggregate of not only the Demonstration Areas, but is a woven experience of tradition and culture. When walking in the woods you will become fully immersed in the Native Ojibwe way of life. The paths that have been designed wind through and connect the buildings to the demonstration areas, as well as a Sumac grove in the forest opening. A new fence line will follow the emergent forest edge and a formal natural wood mulch path demonstrate that the land is currently being occupied and used. Planter beds and rain barrels will be located throughout in canopy openings to teach children about native medicinal plants and how they are grown and used. The final step in the ultimate design of the Megwayaak Project was to walk and mark the new path with the teachers and the local community.

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PLANTER RELOCATIONS

DEMONSTRATION AREA #2

the Megwayaak project is an aggregate of all the opportunities, considerations, and context of the Leech Lake Early Childhood Development.

From this plan, the teachers will be able to bring the children into the woods, leveraging the benefits of nature based play. The design takes what is currently a vacant native Red Pine forest, and creates 3 separate demonstration areas, nature based play opportunities, birds and animal education spaces, plant educations areas, and weaves them together with a newly created trail network.

The new spaces are spread across the entirety of the land to maintain its current boundary in hopes of halting further development.

DEMONSTRATION AREA #3 The final and most northern Demonstration Area will be the main location for the naturebased play. Along with the fire pit and log steppers, downed trees will be pulled into place for advanced balance-play. This will also act as the location for the Wigwam building station.

Foundational posts will be set so that classes can some and teach children traditional wigwam building techniques throughout the year.

DEMONSTRATION AREA #2 The second Demonstration Area is the least programmed.

It has been located adjacent to the Childcare Services Building, but still immersed in the woods.

This is also the confluence of multiple inner woods paths and is next to their sledding hill. The design here is simple, allow fluid movement as well as log steppers and a fire pit for cooking and traditional demonstration. Due to the natural opening of the Pine forest canopy, this will also be the location for planter beds and rain barrels.

ABOVE: A series of laser cut stencils and identifications tiles were created. These tiles will be used while walking in the woods and have translations of both English and Ojibwe.

The 10 most common plants and animals were chosen by the LLECD team.

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DEMONSTRATION AREA #1 The first Demonstration Area would be the most highly programmed. It would close its self off from the neighboring police station with a fence, have a small wooden shelter for dry fire wood, and concrete pads to set up for larger gatherings.

During normal class times log seating would act as a balance and play feature for the children.

During demonstration gatherings, custom wooden benches were designed to be able to be placed on log steppers to create benches.

4TH STREET REVITALIZATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN

The 4th Street Revitalization Project was developed to beautify a two block street-scape in the up and coming Prospect Park Neighborhood of Minneapolis. The boulevard, owned by the City of Minneapolis, was asking for a design scheme that was not only low maintenance, but also captured water from rain events, provided important pollinator habitat, and took into consideration pedestrian and driver movements. The city asked for a finalized set of scaled construction documents that could be sent out to bid. The full CD set can be presented upon request.

4TH STREET REVITALIZATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN

ARTIST DESIGNED MINI-GOLF: MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Grab a friend and challenge them to this subtly constructed MN putt-putt hole! Chose 21’-7” InMinneapolis 2016 an RFP was sent or St. Paul, butout be to Minnesota’s artist community for 5 new Artist Designed Mini-golf holes at the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden. The Walker wanted to bring in 5 new holes and keep 13 of the existing, toMIssissippi create a new 18-hole mini-golf course for the grand re-opening of the Sculpture Gardens and Walker Art Exhibits. Many applied, but only 5 were chosen and the “Tale of 2 Cities” mini-golf aware, the Great hole was selected.

Below could swallow you up and is what was part of the 2016 submittal. return your ball! Your goal? Get the ball up to the Iron Range The overall design was simple, create a hole that not only and sink it! reflected some of the defining factors of Minnesota, but also

Artist Designed Mini-golf : Walke

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force players to make a decision, Minneapolis or St. Paul. The full submittal included a material palette, material quantities, and overall budget for my design. Also included was a narrative that would be put on a plaque before the hole. The Walker would chose the 5 designs, assuming the proposed budget was under $4,500, and they would be built them on site.

Total sq. ft Artificial Turf 2”x4” boarder Pool vinyl Painted mortar

277 sf 235 sf 90’ linear 25 sf 18 sf

2017: Opening day of the newly designed Walker Art Center Sculpture Gardens. The hole “Tale of Two Cities” was featured as the first hole for the inaugural season.

Photo: Jordan Hedlund, 2017

NorthWoods/ Woods/ Eagle North Eagle Mountain Mountain (mortar)

Lake of the Woods trap

Lake of the Woods (Trap) North (Trap) NorthShore Shore trap

FINAL HOLE, Iron Range! (mortar) Artificial turf Artificial turf surface Saint route STPPaul route

FINAL HOLE: Iron Range!

Photographed above is the installation of the Artist Designed Mini-golf at the Wa Gardens debuted summer of 2017 during their grand re-opening. An RFP was se from local designers.

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Right: Image of the RFP that I submitted for one of the five new holes to be debu

Mississippi River Mississippi River ballreturn return ball Standard 2”x4” Standard 2”x4” edge edge 4’x4’starting starting pad 4’x4’ pad

2019: The “Tale of Two Cities” hole is featured in the July 2019 issue of Cities pages

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THE ETERNAL CITY

The below drawings were created as a hand mapping exercise in Rome, Italy. During a 5 week intensive drawing course, we were put into pairs and given locations around the city to catalog, draft, and render in the spirit of the famous Italian map maker Giambattista Noli. In total, the class created an 80 page map that filled a classroom. Our groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work accounted for 8 of those pages.

SKETCHING

The compilation of sketches below are an aggregate from my travels abroad, for both study and leisure.

THANK YOU!

All work shown in this portfolio are samples from larger projects that can be presented upon request.

Experimentation with Photography: Newport, MN

Newport , MN 2016 Photographed above is a series from an on-site visit to the Spring 2016 studio project Alluvial Restitch.