Design Portfolio

Syracuse University School of Architecture / Harvard Graduate School of Design

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DESIGN PORTFOLIO Select academic work

L.WOODSON

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i Syracuse University School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture, B.Arch Cum Laude, 2013

Harvard Graduate School of Design Master of Design Studies, Risk and Resilience Academic Pro�ile: http://research.gsd.harvard.edu/riskandresilience/ woodsonlt@gmail.com

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LINDSAY WOODSON

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Architectural [ 05 - 12 ] Landscape [ 13 - 23 ] Graphics [ 24 - 33 ]

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1. WATERbourne. Conceptual section, undergraduate Thesis / 2013

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Katrina depth +19 (some locations) annual flooding +4 dry season water table -7

Persistent environmental stressors propogate systems of continuous risk. There exist systemic deficiencies that cause poorer communities to bear higher risks associated with natural disaster.

Though these systems are global in essence, the by-product of systems such as natural disasters, are not egalitarian in their effect.

Specifically, communities of color are at risk disproportionately to other populations.

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2. WATERbourne. Final presentation selections, undergraduate Thesis / 2013

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DILEMMA No access to water for recreation Surrounded by water on 3 sides Inhabitants are lower in elevation than water Floodwall failure - Pump Station failure Access to water for recreation Energy generation Wetland Restoration Storm water management

OPPORTUNITY

governmental proposal

Lake Pontchtrain

Orleans Parish

New Orleans

St. Bernard Parish

project proposal governmental proposal + existing

project proposal

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Lake Pontchtrain Orleans Parish

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St. Bernard Parish

Lake Borgne

Mississippi River

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By latching on to proposed areas of improvement, multiple lines of defense can be bolstered for resilient strategy. Architecture can transform contained spaces into larger reusable zones, by utilizing connections through wasted space, This can become a catalyst for resilient communities.

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planar flow - filtration

siphon spillway valves

sectional flow - movement ++++

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3. WATERbourne. Final presentation selections, undergraduate Thesis / 2013

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stormwater

WATERbourne

adaptable and multifunctiona

reuse

water space dimple

wetland

harvesters cisterns

dimples skin

people space

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+parks, plaza, waterways, channels

skin

dimples skin

cistern

contain rainwater

single function +agriculture, landfill, wetlands, transportation (land), dock, port, cemetery, pump station

harvesters

cisterns harvesters

circulation flow

wasted runoff

consummable and misused +industrial land, highways swamp, marsh, wetlands

constructed wetlands

New Orleans, Lousiana Architectural Thesis (5th year) WATERbourne, 2012

Lindsay Woodson

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1. Bridges of the Arno. Study Abroad, Italy / 2013.

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Ponte Giovanni da Verrazzano Ponte Santa Trinita

Ponte alla Carraia Ponte San Niccolo

Ponte Vespucci Ponte alle Grazie

Ponte della Vittoria

Ponte Vecchio

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2. Landscape Narratives. Topographic Construction / 2013.

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3. Working (Land)scape. Final presentation selection / 2014.

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Boat Launch

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Waterscape Canal

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Flood Lawn

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Traffic Calming

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Plaza

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Green Roofs and Urban Agriculture

flood mitigation

light industry

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LINDSAY T WOODSON harvard graduate school of design urban design for planners 2014 / spring

Room for the River

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4. Working (Land)scape. Final presentation selection / 2014.

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DRAIN

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resevoir terracing boardwalk

urban agriculture sustainable pond planters

trails catch basin swale

green roof rainwater harvesters cisterns

DETAIN

+ 6ft + 4ft + 2ft

levee elevate

LIGHT INDUSTRY + FLOOD MITIGATION

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1. WATERbourne. Final presentation selection / 2013.

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Can architecture utilize the very geography it restructures?

Can we design a living levee wall?

Can architecture become infrastructural?

Rethinking traditional flood protection....

During a hurricane, presents the contingency of a non-static groundplane. This confronts architecture at its foundation.

Architecturally, can drive notions of functional inhabitability.

Urbanistically, aims at creating an adaptable architectural model of serially produced modular point source institutions, within larger networks.

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2. Masters of Design Studies Pecha Kucha. Event Flyer / 2013.

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PECHA KUCHA

OCTOBER 24, 2013 PM 7:30 - 9:00 PM ROOM 124 Presentations by MDesS:

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Risk and Resilience Art, Design, and the Public Domain Urbanism, Landscape, Ecology

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3. Edge Condition. Final presentation selection / 2014.

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Introduction Discussion

Findings

Methodology

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References

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around, does it still make a sound?

This old proverb is a provocative one. It conjures up a relevant notion about ‘being’. Coupled with societal contructs, natural hazards form far dangerous entities, known as natural disasters. Natural disaster without ‘being’ is, merely, a natural hazard.

Wet Infrastructure / Cities and Environmental Change

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4. Edge Condition. Final presentation selection / 2014.

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Introduction

OBJECTIVE

Significance

coastal

INFRASTRUCTURE

Methodology

water

POLICY

DESIGN

CLIMATE CHANGE hurricane, slr, flooding

URBANIZATION

coastal population distribution

Discussion

Findings

FORCES

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“Designers involved in these efforts have complained that their hands were tied by politics and economics. But these forces always predominate in post-disaster scenarios. Are we to conclude that design is inherently emasculated just when it could have its greatest impact?”

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130101851

http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/LouisianaRiverControl.html

Dana Cuff, 2009

Wet Infrastructure / Cities and Environmental Change

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1. Combined Sewage Outfalls (CSO). Cornell Cooperative Extension urban forestry project / 2013.

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2. Coverage Calculations. Cornell Cooperative Extension urban forestry project / 2013.

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Other land cover variables: property (residential, commercial) and natural features (water, greenspace, previous surface).

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3. Value of Roof Space. Green roof opportunity in Cambridge, MA / 2013.

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Value of Roof Space Shown here are rooftop mechanical systems within the City of Cambridge.

ROOF MECHANICAL BUILDINGS OPEN SPACE MAJOR ROADS ZONING DISTRICTS CITY BOUNDARY

The City of Cambridge

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Important to note that a comprehensive strategy for green roof development, may further target major traffic corridors and commercial zones where rooftop systems are clustered. Roof space is a vital index for protection from flooding hazard. Adaptation measures may target building types with less mechanical system necessity, in order to leverage usable existing space.

Lindsay Woodson Date: 10/24/2013

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4. Flooding Risk. Suitability analysis in the Gulf Coast / 2014.

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Gulf Coast Counties at Risk for Climate Change Affects

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Moderate Climate Change Risk*

Suitability Analysis

Severe Climate Change Risk*

Extreme Low Climate Change Risk (score 0; suitability)

Optimal Suitability Analysis (Counties Most At Risk)

Low Climate Change Risk (score 2; suitability)

Moderate Climate Change Risk (score 6; optimal suitability)

Mild Climate Change Risk (score 3; suitability)

Severe Climate Change Risk (score 7; optimal suitability)

Moderate Climate Change Risk (score 4; suitability)

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* Optimal suitability analysis selected counties. Results will be used throughout study as “Moderate” and “Severe” Climate Change Risk.

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Moderate Climate Change Risk (score 5; suitability) Severe Climate Change Risk (score 6; suitability) Severe Climate Change Risk (score 7; suitability) Gulf Counties Study Area