PORTFOLIO.katee.stone
EDUCATION Ball State University | Class of 2017 | GPA: 3.96 | Dean’s List all semesters | College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) Dean’s list Landscape Architecture major Anthropology minor Honors College student EXPERIENCE Landscape Architecture Intern | SEH of Indiana | Munster, IN | Summer ‘16 Responsible for making project reports Site inventory and analysis Project graphics Gardening + Yard Maintenance | Cathy Caliendo | Western Springs, IL | Summer ‘15 Yard maintenance including plant and weed removal and trimming Planted and tended to a variety of vegetables, herbs, and perennials Worked independently and under supervision Manual labor INVOLVEMENT The Butterfly Project | Immersive Learning Project | Ball State University | Spring 2016 Interdisciplinary group of Ball State students Develop design concepts for the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Garden in Fort Wayne, IN
KATEE STONE kjstone54@gmail.com https://issuu.com/kateestone
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Autodesk CAD Esri ArcGIS
Honors Peer Mentor | Honors College | Ball State University | Fall 2015 + 2016 Lead freshman honors introductory course to a group of freshman honors students Developed syllabus and course schedule Assist freshman with acclimating to campus and college life Vice President (‘16-’17) + Secretary (‘15-’16) | Sigma Lambda Alpha (SLA) | Landscape Architecture Honors Society | Tau Chapter | 2014-2017 Secretary (‘16-’17) | Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture (SC ASLA) | Ball State | 2013-2017 SCHOLARSHIPS + AWARDS
Microsoft Word + Excel + Powerpoint
Jennifer Nicole Pokorny Memorial Scholarship Recipient | 2014-2015
SKILLS
ASLA Student Honor Award Recipient | 2017
Creativity
Indiana ASLA Student Design Merit Award | Planning and Analysis Award | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkway Project | 2016
Collaboration + Team Work
G.I.S. Day Poster Competition | 2nd Place | Ball State University | 2015 Plant Knowledge
COMMUNITY Involvement Research Board + Presentation Layout | Model Making | Laser Cutting | Graphic Design Hand Rendering | Critical Thinking Sketching | Communication
INTERESTS String Bass + Music Science Fiction + Fantasy Anthropology + Ethnobotany Sewing + Knitting
Volunteer | Living Lightly Fair | Muncie, IN | 2012-2016 | CAP Admitted Students Day | 2013 + 2015 Past Honored Queen | Job’s Daughter’s International | Bethel 63, Western Springs, IL | 2006- present | President position of youth leadership organization | Most Outstanding Job’s Daughter (Illinois) 2011-2012
HOBBIT GARDEN. spring.2015
For this project the studio were given a 120’ square each that would fit together to form a patchwork quilt of themed gardens. These gardens are part of the proposed White River Gardens in Indianapolis, IN. The gardens are more specifically located in the small community of Moonville, located near Muncie, IN. I chose to design a Hobbit Garden because of my interest in Middle Earth and also because Hobbits, and by extension their gardens, provide a place that encourages rest and a return to nature.
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SITE PLAN 1_Boardwalks 2_Pond 3_Hobbit Smial Rest Area 4_Big Hill (Hobbit Smial) 5_Party Tree 6_Chimney 7_Rest Areas 8_Birch Grove
Life for Hobbits might be considered simplequaint, even. They enjoy good food and ale, working the land, and have a deep connection and devotion to all growing things. They live quiet lives in their corner of the world but are adverse to adventuring and the affairs of “the big folk.� Hobbit Garden functions as a kind of sanctuary or restorative garden. Because it is purposefully the opposite of industrialization and the hustle and bustle of urban life that surrounds people today. Hobbits like things that tend to provide respite and stress relief when people have a day off. A Hobbit Garden serves several purposes: it is aesthetically appealing, rich in life and diversity, provides for its keepers, and is a source of joy and pride that Hobbits take very seriously.
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1_Betula nigra (River Birch) 2_Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) 3_Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed) 4_Quercus macrocarpa (Burr Oak) 5_Cercis canadendsis (Redbud) 6_Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster) 7_Lilium philadelpicum (Prairie Lily) 8_Ratbida pinnata (Yellow Cornflower) 9_Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) 10_Fagus sylvatica (European Beech)
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PILLARS OF THE EARTH.spring.2015 For this project each person selected a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for which to design the landscape for. We were also to design as if we were the owner and client which brought a personal and creative element to the project. Pillars of the Earth is a residential design for the Isabel Roberts house in River Forest, Illinois. Design inspiration came from Gothic cathedrals, as well as the cruciform design of the house itself.
Brick Driveway
Prairie Style Planters Each of the front walks is flanked by a Prairie Style planter full of annuals
Open Lawn House
Redbud Allee Vegetable Garden
Side Yard + ‘Pew’ Planters
Entertainment Patio
Aisle Pergola Fern Garden + Allee
This diagram shows how the various spaces relate to each other. The garden serves as an extension of the cruciform shaped house. The Redbud Allee and open court extend out from the back section of the house, and serve as the ‘nave’ of the garden. A pergola ‘aisle’ provides access to adjacent areas and structures. Allees, pew shaped planters, and a pergola help reinforce the cathedral inspired design.
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Parking + Basketball
SITE PLAN + CONCEPT DIAGRAM
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Strawberries! In addition to the food in the garden, strawberries are grown in the talled of the two front planters
Side Yard with Cat Enrichment Cats enjoy looking out windows, thus the veranda is perfect for them; several birdhouses in the side yard give the cats something to look at
Magnolia Court In addition to the A patio near the kitchen entrance provides a space for outdoor dining
Driveway Brick driveway with concrete pad for basketball, doubling as additional parking
Garage + Storage
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English Elm Tree A tree growing through the house is an intriguing feature of the house
Pergola + Water Feature Wooden pergola with water feature
Kitchen Master Bedroom (2nd Floor) Balcony provides a great view down the allee and backyard ‘nave’
Redbud Allee
Vegetable + Herb Garden
Enclosed Veranda Allows for year round entertainment
Open Lawn For activities
Stone Blocks Inset white stones continue line of ‘nave’
Patio + Pool Central entertaining are of the landscape: includes a small pool and firepit Fern Garden
Planter ‘Pews’ Planters meant to mimic pews
PLANTING PLAN + SCHEDULE
ALL FAITHS CHAPEL.spring.2015 This project involved redesigning a section of Ball State University’s Campus. An all-faiths chapel was to be located on an already existing area referred to as the ‘Duck Pond.’ This project was a woodland design and so included spring ephemerals, canopy, understory, and forest floor plant communities. Additionally, wetland plants were to be used due to the duck pond. Only native plants were permitted.
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As an all faiths chapel, the design incorporates aspects of several world religions and spirituality. Elements of ‘Pagan’, Christian, and various earth-based religions were the inspiration for many of the outdoor elements. The landscape is designed to provide places to relax in and provide for peace and clarity. A mix of areas encourages connection to the natural environment as a way to connect with spirituality.
CANOPY PLANTING PLAN + SCHEDULE 3 1+3_Fagus grandiflora (American Beech) 2_Cercis canadendsis (Redbud) 4_Hamemelis virginiana (Witch Hazel)
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DELAWARE TRIBE COMMUNITY CENTER GARDEN. spring.2015
This project was competed as part of a therapeutic landscapes course and is a therapeutic garden design for the Delaware Tribe of Indians’ Bartlesville, Oklahoma community center. Therapeutic goals of the design were to create a design that references Delaware (or Lenape) cultural heritage. Plant and material selection reference the timeline of the tribe’s geographic displacement over several hundred years. Design elements reference aspects of their culture, including the clans (wolf, turtle, and turkey), and the importance of dance in cultural practices.
The Lenape lived in what is now New Jersey, and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland
Treaty with William Penn, exit New Jersey state by 1670's
Live on West side of the Alleghany Mountains in Western Pennsylvania
By this time they are in North East Ohio, 1782 Gnadenhutten Massacre92 people killed
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TIMELINE of important events in Delaware history as shown through pavement Delaware Valley Sandstone
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Treaty of Greenville Opens up Ohio to settlement, Delaware moved to Indiana
Indiana- White River Tenuous and tortured years, Chief Anderson, Time of Tecumseh
Treaty of St Mary's Opens Indiana for white settlers. Delaware given 3 years to leave
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1_Community Center 2_Assembly Room 3_Clinic Wing 4_Memorial Redbud Tree 5_Main Entrance 6_Parking 7_Drive 8_Turkey Clan Plaza 9_Stage 10_Pergola Nook 11_Turtle Clan Plaza 12_Clinic + Offices 13_Cascade Water Feature 14_Traditional Plant Garden 15_Grandfather Stone (typ.) 16_Fire Pit 17_Dance + Central Gathering Space 18_Wolf Clan Plaza 19_Timeline River Path A central gathering area that can be used for powwows, gatherings, and recreation is the center point of the garden. Three zones coming out from the center are named for the three clans of the modern tribe. The winding path begins and ends in the community center, to demonstrate the strength and persistence of the community, its people, and its culture. The pavement for this path is described on the previous spread and is meant to show a geographic displacement history of the Lenape through the use of the native stone of the places they lived as they were displaced further west. The length of each section correlates to the time spent in each locale.
SITE PLAN + CONCEPT DIAGRAM + PLANT LIST
SITE PLAN
PLANT LIST Trees Yellow Birch (Betula lutea) Pecan (Carya illioinensis) Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) Ornamental Trees Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Evergreen Trees Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) Deciduous Shrubs Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pensylvanicum)
Perennials Yarrow (Achillea spp.) Wild Onion (Allium canadense) Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa) Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cadinalis) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Other Corn (Zea mays) Wild Grape (Vitis spp.) Buffalo Grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
NATURE CONSERVANCY OF INDIANA INTERPRETIVE CENTER. fall.2015
This project was completed for an engineering course that focused on drainage. A mock set of construction documents was created as part of completion of this project. Included in this portfolio are a road alignment, rendered plan, grading plan, drainage plan + details, and site details pages.
INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE PARKWAY.fall.2015 This project was completed for a regional design studio course along with two other classmates. This project won an Indiana ASLA Merit Award in the Planning and Analysis category of INASLA’s student awards in 2016. The purpose of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkway is to showcase the various ecosystems and plant communities that make up the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and educate visitors about them.
Image created by group member Anna Hooker
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is home to a wide variety of ecosystems. The purpose of the Indiana Dunes National Parkway is to draw attention to and highlight specific ecosystems found in the Lakeshore area. These ecosystems, like most ecosystems, are subject
>> To the right, are images of some of the various Indiana Dunes ecosystems. Images taken while visiting as a studio in October of 2015. Clockwise starting in top left corner: oak savanna, dunes trail, oak savanna/forest, dune ridge, meadow on dune trail, lake Michigan beach at sunset, pine tree at Pinhook bog, stream cutting through beach as it meets lake Michigan, dune grass at Portage Lakefront, dune blow out.
to intense pressure by human activity. It is important, therefore, that these unique and special ecosystems should be protected. The National Park Service believes that education and exposure to natural ecosystems promotes protection and consideration of these habitats. Thus, the Indiana Dunes National Parkway highlights the ecosystems found throughout the Lakeshore, subsequently increasing public awareness of these natural ecosystems while providing protection and opportunities for research. This Parkway will also resolve logistical concerns related to the parkway including problem intersections and the rerouting of commercial and commuter traffic.
Image created by group member Anna Hooker
The above image shows the location of pulloffs along the parkway. This plan represents one of the six pull-offs. This particular pulloff has small-scale demonstration areas showcasing woodland, grassland, and wetland ecosystems found in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkway. Connection to existing bike paths and overpass are included. To the right, are thumbnail sketches of what each demonstration area would look like, along with a small sample of plant choices for the area.
DEMONSTRATION GARDEN PULL-OFF
WOODLAND PLANT PALETTE Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) Fagus grandifolia (Beech) Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) Podophyllum peltatum (May-Apple) Quercus velutina (Black Oak) Quercus alba (White Oak) Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) Vaccinium pennsylvanicum (Lowbush Blueberry)
GRASSLAND PLANT PALETTE Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Helianthus spp. (Sunflowers) Lupinus perennis (Lupine) Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) Rudbeckia spp. (Black-Eyes Susan) Silphium perfoliatum (Cup Plant) Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)
WETLAND PLANT PALETTE Alisma subcordatum (Water Plantain) Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold) Carex spp. (Sedges) Decodon verticillatus (Swamp Loosestrife) Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail) Nuphar lutea (Yellow Pond-lily) Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) Sagittaria latifolia (Wapato)
Mile marker signage uses similar colors and symbols to the general Parkway symbology.
Informational signs are located along the Bike + Pedestrian trail. These signs alert visitors to upcoming attractions. In the example to the right, visitors are alerted to a pull-off approaching, are told what is at each of these areas. These signs are used to inform visitors of other attractions separate from pull-offs
Like most parkway signage, map and educational display signs will have silver-colored steel as accents an other secondary aspects. The base map shown in this area will display maps or information about the Parkway ecosystems. Educational signage along trails will also be implemented.
QR code technology integrated into informational signage would allow visitors to use their smartphones to scan the codes, bringing them to websites with more information.
As with a majority of parkway signage, corten steel is the principle material of all educational parkway signage. Corten steel was chosen because of the connection to the steel industry in this region.
While configuration may very among individual signs, and displays using maps will use the same symbols common throughout the parkway.
Stone will also be used in parkway signage, often in the bases of structures and signage.
SITE SIGNAGE + SECTIONS
Mile markers are used to inform Bike + Pedestrian Trail users of how for along the Parkway they are. They are constructed from the same core group of materials the rest of the Parkway Signage is, principally corten steel
Upper portion of Informational signs will have relevant icons to alert visitors to what is ahead. These symbols are further illustrated elsewhere in this project.
SUCCESSIONAL DUNES ART SIGNAGE
bike + pedestrian trail 8’-12’ width (varies)
MULTI-MODAL PARKWAY SECTION
Shelters with Restrooms
GARDEN PULL-OFF SECTION
vegetated swale (width varies)
two-lane Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkway (US-12) 12’ lane width
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vegetated swale + buffer
Parking with sidewalk providing access to trails and other amenities
BUTTERFLY GARDEN.spring.2016 This project was a multidisciplinary immersive learning project to design a butterfly exhibit at the Foellinger Friemann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The group was composed of eleven students from a broad range of disciplines including landscape architecture, architecture, biology, natural resources and environmental management, advertising, graphic design, and even more diverse range of minors. The end project of the spring 2016 semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work will be constructed for the 2017 springsummer season at the Botanical Conservatory. Design of the exhibit included plant selection, overall theme, as well as educational materials to supplement the design. I was involved in the designing process as well as developing the educational materials. However, my main task was to develop the planting plan and plant schedule. << images to the left drawn by other group members
Above image is of my initial design for a large scale puzzle, part of the educational aspect of the site. The sections of the butterfly make reference to a Tohono Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Odham story about the origin of butterflies. Top most images represent the three principle areas and scales in the design: micro, backyard, and world. >> Top, an image of the team and faculty advisors in the project space. Below, team design review in process.
PLANTING PLAN + SCHEDULE
MICRO SCALE >> This section is defined by fine texture and interesting details. The pod in this section allows visitors to view various wing patterns up close to see the intricate designs of butterfly wings.
All images drawn by other group members.
WORLD SCALE >> This section is the large scale of butterflies. A tactile activity is available for visitors to create their own butterfly using various colored pieces. This butterfly puzzle is meant to communicate the Tohono O’Odham story of the origin of butterflies. The Tohono O’Odham people of the Sonora desert were chosen in part because of existing reference to them in other sections of the conservatory.
DESIGN IMAGERY
BACKYARD SCALE >> This section has an emphasis on local butterflies. What they like, what they don’t like, and how to protect them. The plant palette consists of plants common to backyards and gardens. The pods in this section allow for a fun game of plinko (visitors will drop a token and it will bounce around pegs and eventually land in one of several ends. Where it ends up provides information on the hazards and needs of butterflies in our backyards.
ETHNOBOTANY RESEARCH.spring.2016 Not a design project, but a research poster investigating the use of plants by the Gosiute people of the Great Basin. Interest in plants and culture are one of my chief passions. How people interact with plants and their surrounding environment I find truly interesting.
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Courtyard + Activity Nodes
Roof Top Patio + Garden
Arched Entry + Walkway Above
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WASHINGTON STREET ART COLONY.fall.2016 Tasked with the development of a ‘great street’ for Muncie, Indiana, the Washington Street Art Colony in the result of the development on a framework plan for an urban redevelopment on East Washington Street. This revised street needed to provide for commercial, art, entertainment, residential, civic and open, and wellness spaces. The proposed framework plan calls for the designation of a Muncie Arts district. Art is an important part of human existence; being just another part of human expression. Art, in all forms, serves as methods of communication, establishes identity, affirms and contradicts, and is a very ancient practice
Images of some of the alleys (lower two), as well as Monroe Street, which becomes part of the alley network in the design.
of humans. Humans like ornament and décor: furniture is decorated and has endless variety. The things we wear are full of “art.” Muncie is not immune to the irresistible pull of expression and beauty. Muncie has a Symphony Orchestra, a public University that teaches a variety of art forms, local artists, commercial venues devoted to art, just to name some of the city’s artful places and things. The Washington Street Art Colony provides Muncie with a place to celebrate its art and those who make it. Multiple art forms are catered too, and the colony provides a place Munsonians can live, work, and have art, or any combination of the three.
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Offices Washington Street Park Moore-Youse Historical House Museum Visitor Center + Event Space Garden Shop Art Store General Store Bank Bead + Jewelry Shop Yarn Shop Art Studio Fabric Shop Woodshop Café + Coffee Shop Comic Shop Scrapbook Shop Pub Shops Restaurant Muncie Civic Theatre Custom Frame Shop Glass Shop Apartments Gelato Shop Dance Studio Health Clinic Parking Garage Single Family House Boutique Hotel Antiques + Industrial Salvage Distillery Tea Shop Bar Café + Bakery Bookstore Hobby Store Community Garden Textile Studio Gallery Memorial Park Inn Swanson Furniture Factory Yoga Mixed Martial Arts Rovia Gym Flats Florist Cornerstone Center for the Arts Music Building Cat Café Newspaper + Print Studio Food Truck + Event Space Pedestrian Only Street
Building and street functions and programming were carefully selected to provide for a variety of activity and art centered on Washington Street. Artists and visitors alike are able to create... perform....eat...stay....practice....
Imagery of Alley Passageway
IMAGERY + CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Imagery of Food Truck Style Alleyfront Food Vendors
To give the Washington Street Art Colony (and Artist Alley) a strong sense of artistry and sense of place unique to the design, five creatures from North American folklore and legend were selected to serve as mascots or motifs for the street. Each block (West-East) has its own creature. The blocks bonded by Walnut and Mulberry Streets has Bigfoot as a motif. Bigfoot is perhaps the most famous of modern North American folklore. Bigfoot sightings and stories come from a variety of places in North America and has a variety of names, including: bigfoot and sasquatch. Bigfoot is described as being a large, hairy, bipedal creature. Similar creatures exist in other parts of North America and even other parts of the world: yeti, skunk ape, and Am Fear Liath Mòr. The Mulberry-Jefferson blocks are inhabited by the chupacabra. The chupacabra is a creature in the folklore of the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the southern parts of the United States. Descriptions vary, but it is often described as a large, reptilian-looking creature somewhat like a kangaroo; or occasionally as a sort of wild canid, hairless and skeletal, with prominent ridges on its spine. The name chupacabra literally means “goat-sucker,” which it is reported to do, draining livestock of
This diagram shows a conceptual explanation of the site design. Activity is centered on a series of nodes, all oriented off of the southern west-east alley. Intersections, including the intersections in parts of the alley are indicated to show emphasis of these areas. The dotted lines along some of the streets show the green loop that then goes up north along Madison Street where it meets the White River Greenway Trail and Cardinal Greenway at the White River.
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The jackalope is a mythical creature from the folklore of Western United States. It is described as being a jackrabbit with the antlers of an antelope. In the Bavarian forests of Germany, a similar creature is described, called a wolpertinger, and often possessing wings in addition to its antlers. It can be found hopping about the Elm-Madison blocks. In the Madison-Monroe blocks, a six-legged feline can be seen slinking about through the shadows. The wampus cat is a large feline, similar to a cougar, and is as just as ferocious as one. The wampus cat is the emblem of one of the houses at the American Wizarding School, Ilvermorny. Whether or not any of these creatures are living breathing creatures, in the Washington Street Art Colony, they do exist.
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The light purple color indicates where the alley network is. The main alley splits off to form nodes, five of which of which are explicitly themed (see the framework plan previously shown).
ALLEY NODE SECTION + ALLEY FIGURE GROUND + TYPICAL STREET PLAN
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OUT OF THE SHADOW.spring.2016 This project is the design for a womens memorial on the grounds of the Indianapolis City and County Building. Indianapolis is the city of monuments. Monument circle is the center of the downtown and appears on the city flag. Yet despite having nearly as many monuments and memorials as the nations; capital, there is a startling lack of women memorialized. The 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment is rapidly approaching and the redesign of the Indianapolis City and County Building plaza is the opportune time to remember the women who fought for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to vote as well as all the other Indiana women who have made valuable contributions to society. The plaza design celebrates the Indiana women who contributed to the passing of the 19th Amendment, public service, athletics, arts, sciences, and the armed forces. The plaza references some of the ideals of
Armed Forces Sciences 19th Amendment Public Service Athletics Arts
Mounds on the site indicate the angle of the sun as it rises and sets on the solstices and equinoxes. Focus on the cycle of the seasons provides connection to the natural systems of the site as well as providing some winter interest. ecofeminism through the use of tree motifs and the natural materials of wood, rough cut stone, and vegetation. The materials are not meant to refer to the negative association between women and nature, but rather because of the ecofeminist notion of the connection between environmental degradation and the subjugation of women being related to the arrogance of a male dominated society. This memorial plaza does not attempt to elevate women above men, but rather, allows the great women of Indiana to come out of the shadows and have their accomplishments rightfully honored.
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Rain collectors Reflecting pools Athletics section Public service section CCB entrance plaza Armed forces section Arts section Summer sunrise Spring + fall sunrise Stair access Air vents (tree sculpture) Art installation Summer sunset Winter sunset Starbucks + stair access Starbucks plaza Hill 19th Amendment memorial Winter sunrise Cultural Trail (CT) Athletics marker (CT) Arts marker (CT) Sciences marker (CT) Armed forces marker (CT) Public service marker (CT) 19th Amendment marker (CT) Winter sunset Sciences section
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STAIR ACCESS
THREE SISTERS ECOVILLAGE. spring.2017
This project investigated the role to which native plants might play in food production through the design of an ecovillage focusing on use of native plants. The following research questions were addressed: 1. How can permaculture address unsustainable agricultural practices? 2. How are native plants well suited for food production? 3. How does the production of food and the relationship humans have to other Earth organisms relate to sustainability? 4. Why are ecovillages solutions of achieving sustainability? 5. What are other methods, besides industrial agriculture, in which people obtain their food?
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of native plants in a permaculture design addressing issues of monoculture and unsustainable resource usage of fossil fuels, pesticides, and water. The study will focus on food production and regenerative natural systems in a design for an ecovillageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;located in the Northeast corner of Orange County, Indiana, and just under 450 acres in sizeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; using ethnobotanical research to incorporate native plants. The goal of the ecovillage is to grow or obtain all food on-site, using a diverse range of edible plants native to Indiana and seeks to explore the connection between food production and the ecological system and how these further connect to what it means to be human.
THREE SISTERS
POND CREEK
HORSE PASTURE
1
TRAILS (TYP.)
5
2
STABLE
6
3
STORY CIRCLE
4
RESEARCH CENTER
RESEARCH GARDEN
9
GOATS
LAWN
10
CHICKEN
7
FOOD FOREST
11
ORCHAR
8
BARN
12
HOME UN
WET WOODS FOOD FOREST (TYP.)
1
18
16
19
17 15 CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
14
SKEETER CREEK
HORSE PASTURE
2
12
3 4
6 5
8 7
10 9
14
13
VEGETABLE GARDENS
11 WET MEADOW
20
WET WOODS
SHEEP PASTURE
S ECOVILLAGE
MASTER PLAN
0’
100’
200’
300’
MULTI-SPECIES PASTURE
400’
NS
RD
NITS
13
17
FUELWOOD
PLAYGROUND
18
GWENNAP PIT
15
GREENHOUSE
19
TREE CIRCLE
16
SHEEP BARN
20
MAIN HOUSE/GUESTS
14
AQUACULTURE PONDS
VEGGIES
GOATS
POND
DRAFT HORSE LABOR
MEADOW
LEIPSIC RD
FOOD FOREST
DEMONSTRATION FOOD FOREST
1
PAW PAW
2
AMERICAN GINSENG
3
SPICEBUSH
4
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
URBANITE CONCRETE PATHS
24 3
1
STORAGE BUILDING
GRAIN BIN
23
2 27 4
26
BARN
22
18
21
17 20
5
11 7
8
9
10
12
19 10
15 18 13 14
5’ 10’ 15’ 20’
5
CRINCKLEROOT
6
WHITE PINE
7 8
9
16
25
6
0’
23
23
WILD GRAPE
13
BLUE VERVAIN
17
SHELLBARK HICKORY
21
WILD BERGAMOT
25
COMMON SELFHEAL
10
INDIAN POTATO
14
EASTERN RED CEDAR
18
WILD LEEK
22
AMERICAN HAZELNUT
26
VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT
WILD GINGER
11
PERSIMMON
15
BLOODROOT
19
BLACK COHOSH
23
OSTRICH FERN
27
ALLEGHENY BLACKBERRY
BONESET
12
BLACKHAW
16
WITCH HAZEL
20
SWEET CRABAPPLE
24
NEW JERSEY TEA
TREE CIRCLE 1
2
Cercis canadensis Redbud
3 Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel
4
5
6
7
8 1_canopy layer 2_small tree layer 3_shrub layer 4_herbaceous layer 5_root layer 6_soil surface layer 7_vertical layer
AQUACULTURE PONDS
TYPHA LATIFOLIA (CATTAIL) FENCE TO KEEP OUT PESKS
SHALLOW PONDS (12â&#x20AC;? DEPTH)
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Left to right: string bass mug gift (painted pottery); personalized bowl gift (painted pottery); starry tree themed plate gift (painted pottery). Middle: close up of afghan gift (knitted)
BEYOND THE LANDSCAPE. The following are crafts, art, and other creative endeavors of mine. Things I spend my free time doing and that provide inspiration and recharge.
Left to right: nerdy crossover bowl mug gift (painted pottery); tall personalized mug gift (painted pottery); Star Wars and Harry Potter mash up plate gift (painted pottery)
Left to right: selection of pillowcases (machine sewn); handmade necklace/hair ornamentation (beads, wire, etc.); Hobbit cosplay (handmade costume).
Middle: my school bass decorated for the winter season.
Left to right: Star Wars Lego just prior to construction; image of one of my ancestors, I have been doing extensive family history research since 2013 and my Honors Thesis (requirement for Honors degree at Ball State University) was about the movement of my ancestors; myself (on the left) with a fellow bass player, I have been playing bass since 2010 and have played an instrument since 2006.