Margaret Plumb Landscape Architecture Portfolio

MARGARET PLUMB PORTFOLIO

University of Virginia | Master of Landscape Architecture, 2015 Dickinson College | Bachelor of Art, Sociology, 2008 meg3fz@virginia.edu | 443-254-4135

My name is Margaret Plumb. I grew up in Annapolis, MD, a city rich in history with deep connections to the Chesapeake Bay. After graduating with a degree in Sociology, I spent four years in the land of enchantment, New Mexico, facilitating a deep connection between people and place while working at Philmont Scout Ranch and Red River Ski Area.

Landscape architecture marries my passion for understanding the dynamic ways people appropriate the world around them and my deep appreciation for nature and its many beauties. My studies in urban and environmental sociology are weaved into my design work, always considering how changes in our built environment can shape the human experience of space.

I am eager to apply my skills and experience to the field of landscape architecture and contribute to a firm’s body of work. Through leadership roles as a program administrator, camp director, and team trainer, I have honed my skills in time management, interpersonal communication, and balancing short and long term planning. My leadership style relies on optimism, collaboration and passion for a collective goal.

CONTENTS SNOWY LANDSCAPE

design projects

C HA R L OT T ESVIL L E, VA C L IM AT E DATA

PRECIPITATION (mm)

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MANIFESTO STUDIO

100

40

80

AVG TEMPERATURE (ยบC)

60

120

17

LAKE AS60 GATHERING SPACE

20

40

RECLAIMING THE WESTPORT WATERFRONT

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A FOREST WITH TWO FACES

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FALLOW FORESTER

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20

0

0

jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

evergreen tree

skills deciduous tree

CASE STUDY | PATH CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD | PARASITE PLANTING DESIGN | YIN-YANG PARK Holly Hydrangea Katsura Spruce

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evergreen shrub

50

deciduous shrub evergreen groundcover

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deciduous groundcover

MODELS

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SITE SKETCHES

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February 13, 2014 temperature: 20-30 degrees F snow fall: 10+ inches

HAND DRAWING

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RESEARCH

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resume

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This landscape is designed to highlight the different characteristics of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs in winter time snowy landscapes. The evergreen plants collect more snow and occupy a full space within the landscape whereas the deciduous plants are more minimal in occupying space.

NURTURING A SENSE OF BELONGING WITH

A NEW VISION FOR THE OLD DORMS : INTIMATE GARDENS AND PULBIC COMMONS MANIFESTO STUDIO | SPRING 2015 | CRITIC: ELIZABETH MEYER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA MCCORMICK RD UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALDERMAN LIBRARY CEMETERY

DELL NEWCOMB

THE ROTUNDA

ADMISSIONS

ICK R

D

OLD DORMS

CO

RM

O HILL DINING HALL

MC

The Manifesto Studio is an opportunity to take a stand as a young designer and direct a design project according to a written manifesto on public space. Here, the manifesto is applied to the Old Dorms on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Chosen because thousands of impressionable first year students call the Old Dorms home each year, they provide a unique opportunity to create ‘a web of public respect and trust’.

MC

CO

RM

ICK

RD

THE LAWN

AMPHITHEATER

SCOTT STADIUM

0’

1

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100’

200’

400’

IDEOGRAM SHOWING MOVEMENT ALONG MCCORMICK RD IN CONTRAST TO PLACES OF EXCHANGE AND GATHERING SUCH AS THE ACADEMICAL VILLAGE LAWN AND THE AMPHITHEATER

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2

IDEOGRAM SHOWING OPPORTUNITY TO HYBRIDIZE LANDSCAPE TYPES TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING IN A DORM LANDSCAPE 3

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MANIFESTO:

Public spaces nurture EXCHANGE across the multiple publics that appropriate them, generating a ‘web of public RESPECT and trust’. They exist within the intersection of everyday activities and social action; along the spectrum of the development of social identities and the expression of collective discourse.

Public spaces have the power to foster a sense of BELONGING within the public sphere.

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DIMENSION OF INTERACTION intimate

0”-18”

personal

18”- 4’

social

4’ - 12’

public

12’ +

0’

2’

8’

eat

talk on the phone

walk

4’

work smoke break

attend event

walk the dog

run

stroll sit in the sun

play sit alone

congregate

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

NECESSARY ACTIVITY

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY

SOCIAL ACTIVITY encounter

read sit in the shade attend concert sunbathe

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stroll

hangout converse/talk

LAYERS OF DESIGN

3 RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES

GARDEN + QUAD

PUBLIC SPACES

THE DELL GARDEN THE CASTLE

THE COURTYARD

THE COMMONS THE WEST GARDEN

THE EAST GARDEN THE NOTCH

To create a sense of place in this vast quad, spatial parameters adopted from Jan Gehl’s dimension of interaction and types of outdoor activities provide the basis for creating a range of spaces. The proposed design pulls three layers of thought together to create a series of gardens and public commons within three new residential colleges.

EXISTING CONDITIONS OF OLD DORMS QUAD

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CONCEPT EXPLORATIONS

GARDEN MENU

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GARDEN STUDY MODEL

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red twig dogwood

PATH crushed stone

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virginia sweetspire

soapstone

bluestone

brick herringbone

GROUND

lilac

BENCH

serviceberry

PLAZA

sweetbay magnolia

PLACE

SHRUB MASS

red maple

UNDERSTORY SCREEN

black locust

black gum

DAPPLED LIGHT GROVE

CANOPY ALLEE

MATERIAL PALETTE

turf

DELL

MCCORMICK RD RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES SITEPLAN

STUDY ROOM

nge LOUNGE lou

DELL hall DINING ing din HALL

STUDY ROOM

CURRY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY CEMETERY AND COLUMBARIUM

BAVARO HALL

STUDY ROOM

WEST DINING HALL

STUDY ROOM

LOUNGE

PHYSICS BUILDING

LOUNGE

EAST DINING HALL

MCCORMICK RD

ENGINEERING SCHOOL

PLUMB 10 GILMER HALL

CHEMISTRY BUILDING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

EVENT DIAGRAMS

AUGUST | MOVE-IN DAY

student

350

staff

faculty

parents

700

townspeople OCTOBER | GAME DAY

FEBRUARY | SNOWY DAY 675

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125

student

student

staff

staff

faculty 200

faculty

alumni

visitors 50

townspeople

townspeople

APRIL | ADMISSIONS TOURS

student

125

staff

faculty

visitors

250

townspeople JULY | SUMMER DAY

MAY | FINALS WEEK 250

student

student 50

staff

staff 50

faculty

faculty

parents 50

alumni

townspeople

townspeople

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THE COMMONS

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THE WEST GARDEN QUAD

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LAKE AS GATHERING SPACE : AN URBAN RESERVOIR IN CHARLOTTESVILLE FOUNDATION STUDIO II | SPRING 2013 | CRITIC: TERESA GALI-IZARD | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA A deep reading of the Rivanna River fostered a new understanding of this urban water system. It revealed the vast variation in water depth, speed, sound, and movement. Hours of observation and on-site sketching over the course of many weeks allowed for an intimate awareness of how the river responds to increased rainfall, temperature variations and an urbanized edge. proposed lake

proposed dam

Rivanna River

STRIP SECTION MODEL 17

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SITTING -- WATER -- STREAM

I AM THE RIVER | RESEARCH OF RIVER TRIBUTARIES

RIVANNA RIVER: EAST BANK STREAM TRIBUTARY SECTION SKETCHES february 8, 2013 Margaret Graham

RIVANNA RIVER: EAST BANK CULVERT TRIBUTARY SECTION SKETCHES february 8, 2013 Margaret Graham

Rivanna River east bank stream tributary section sketches

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I AM THE RIVER | collaborative studio drawing of the Rivanna River

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CHARLOTTESVILLE WATER MAP rivanna river

sugar hollow reservoir

south fork rivanna reservoir

EXPLORATIONS IN ACCESSIBILITY meadow creek watershed area: 9.12 sq. miles

beaver creek reservoir

proposed reservoir ragged mountain reservoir exploration in connectivity across the lake

UNIVERSAL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

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NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY

UNIVERSAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD BEACH ACCESS

exploration in pennisula placement for increased access

exploration in access points along the lake’s edge

PRIVATE INSTITUTION ACCESS NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY SHALLOW WATER

GRADIENTS OF ACCESSIBILITY PROPOSED RESERVOIR water level: 372’ surface area: 166 acres volume: 421,680,025 gallons deepest water: 24’

PENN PARK

TRAIL NETWORK

MCINTIRE PARK

resident access neighborhood access private institution access

NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET

universal access for limited activities universal access for all activities

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NETWORK OF RIVER + LAKE VEGETATION forest The neighborhood carpet is a place of lush vegetation that reveals the overlap of ephemeral water flow and a gathering space for residents. Established neighborhood trees serve as the demarcation between residents’ private access to the site and the low points that collect stormwater for the neighborhood, delivering it to the lake. The sense of ephemeral water flow becomes more apparent to residents with a path that crosses between the lake’s edge and the carpet. In stormwater events the path becomes a spectacle of high water flow, whereas in drier conditions the path provides a desired pedestrian link along the lake’s edge.

trail network

carpet forest & carpet

NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET forest & carpet

carpet EXISTING CONDITIONS

CARPET LEGEND STORM WATER CHANNEL

forest

WATER LOVING PLANTS MOWED GRASS PATH

riverview park

UNMANAGED GRASS

372’ continues past culvert across north ave

WILD GROWTH OF COLORFUL FLOWERS GRAVEL DRAINAGE TREES

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0’

1000’

2000’

4000’

NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET: CREATING A LUSH LANDSCAPE FOR WATER FLOW AND RESIDENT OCCUPATION

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PLAN OF PATH BETWEEN LAKE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET

INTERSECTION OF WATER FLOW WITH LOW ELEVATION PATHS CREATING EPHEMERAL CROSSINGS lake peninsula park lake level proposed path linking neighborhood to peninsula park

water fill of occasional flood

A 4%

372’

B

4%

37 378’ 379’ 373’ 374’ 375’ 376’ 7’

A1

4%

C 2%

4%

B1 C1

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SECTION OF PATH BETWEEN LAKE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CARPET

INTERSECTION OF WATER FLOW WITH LOW ELEVATION PATHS CREATING EPHEMERAL CROSSINGS

occasional flood water level common storm event water level 372’: lake level

A

A1 repurposed concrete pavers recycled asphalt gravel 372’: lake level

B1

B path for traversing above flood level 372’: lake level

C

C1

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RECLAIMING THE WESTPORT WATERFRONT :

AN ALTERNATIVE TO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IN BALTIMORE’S MIDDLE BRANCH

FOUNDATION STUDIO III | SPRING 2014 | CRITIC: JORGE SIEWEKE | BALTIMORE, MD A vast vacant waterfront site is made amenable to neighbors through creation of occupiable parcels that mimic the historic city pattern.

The site also reclaims a relationship with the Middle Branch through introduction of inlets that encourage vegetation growth and additional shoreline amenities.

With this project, I explore alternatives to the existing condition of leaving this vast site vacant and the proposed condition of large scale waterfront development. The site has an industrial past, which was the driver of the Westport neighborhood in the late 1800s.

With a socio-ecological approach, this proposal serves both the ecological needs of the Middle Branch and functions as an asset to the neighborhood. Bringing the historical linkages between the waterfront site and Westport to the forefront, this proposal offers an alternative solution for this vacant site that would allow it to be occupied NOW through strategic investment and local resident participation. Large scale, high investment changes include inlet creation, earthwork and access infrastructure. Strategic, minimal changes include planting to create the parcel grid, installation of remediation monitors, and ground material adjustments.

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THICK 2D MODELS: WESTPORT PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

walk dog park picnic area

SITEPLAN

lightrail towards sports stadiums carnival walk dog park picnic area art installations

environmental education walk dog park picnic area

I-95

performances farm events

carnival walk dog park picnic area

performances festivals walk art installations events sports

art installations baptism performances walk farm dog park events art installations

295 towards Inner Harbor

of Baltimore Annapolis rd abandoned rail bridge

boating fishing swimming environmental education environmental education performances walk festivals dog park

baptism

walk dog park

walkarea picnic art installations

art installat boating

events

fishing

sports

swimming

environmental ed

carnival walk dog park picnic area art installations performances farm events environmental education walk dog park picnic area performances

baptism

295 towards Annapolis

walk dog park

festivals walk

art installat

art installations carnival events walk

boating fishing

sports dog park

swimming

picnic area art installations performances

environmental ed

lightrail towards Cherry Hill

farm events

Waterview ave

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baptism walk

EXISTING SHORELINE

INLET CONSTRUCTION

INLET CREATION

OCCUPYING THE BUFFER

OCCUPYING THE BUFFER OCCUPYING THE BUFFER

EMERGING VEGETATION

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EMERGING VEGETATION

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OCCUPYING THE BUFFER OCCUPYING THE BUFFER

OCCUPY ING THE BUFFER

100’ critical buffer after

100’ critical buffer before

E XPA ND I N G T HE MI D D LE BRA N C H IN TO T HE SIT E

remediation strategies

contamination & risk

grid plots

I NT RO DU C T I O N OF PA RC EL PROTOTY PE S

cap & cover: asphalt

cap & cover: asphalt

monitored natural attenuation

monitored natural attenuation

cap & cover: vegetation

cap & cover: vegetation

cap & cover: vegetation

cap & cover: vegetation

monitored natural attenuation

monitored natural attenuation

cap & cover asphalt monitored natural attenuation cap & cover vegetation

monitored natural attenuation

EX ISTING SURFAC E M ATER IA L

EARTHWOR K

GRID R U LES A P P LIED

VEGETATIO N PLANTIN G

PROPO S ED SURFAC E M ATER IA L

OCCUP YIN G THE PA R C EL

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A SO C I O - E CO LOGI C A L A PPROAC H TO R E C L A I M I N G A VAC A N T WATERFRON T SIT E OVERLAP OF 100’ SHORELINE VEGETATED BUFFER AND OCCUPATION PARCEL 100’ SHORELINE VEGETATED BUFFER

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vegetation

public/private

maintenance gradient

SITE MODEL

Robinia pseudoacacia Salix sp.

Ailanthus altissima Rhus glabra Morus rubra Fallopia japonica Betula nigra Phragmites australis Panicum vergatum Elymus virginicus Solidago sempervirens Carex Spartina alterniflora

PARCEL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD OCCUPATION

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A FOREST WITH TWO FACES :

A STRATEGY FOR REIMAGINING BARCELONA’S URBAN CANOPY

RESEARCH STUDIO | FALL 2013 | CRITIC: TERESA GALI-IZARD | BARCELONA, SPAIN Crafting a new tree language for the plant palette of the urban forest served as a lens for understanding the culture of tree maintenance in Barcelona. This language expresses the intelligent and predictable behavior of trees that receive regular maintenance, occasional maintenance or no maintenance. This language abstracts the sometimes sculptural and sometimes wild growth of species that live in this urban context.

species diversity by conditions no light + no water

low density

DENSITY

HYPERNATURE

high density

intensive growth around existing forest

light + no water

edge of forest forest interior

DISCONTINUITY

managed tree wild tree

MANAGED/WILD

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water + light

REGENERATION

clumps

PAT T E R N

E X P LORATION S I N FOREST VARIAT IONS

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existing forest no light + water water + light

no light + water

DIVERSITY

rows

PHASING

existing forest phase 1 planting phase 2 planting phase 3 planting

DENSITY

low density high density

uniform age of trees nonuniform age of trees

REGULAR/IRREGULAR

young growth old age

youth growth youth age

old growth young age

EVERGREEN TREES

plan

elevation

Taxus baccata

Schinus molle

Pistacea lentiscus

Pinus pinea

Pinus halepensis

Phytolacca dioica

Laurus nobilis

Ficus nitida

Cupressus sempervirens

Casuarina equisetifolia

TREE: natural growth

Tipuana tipu

Styphnolobium japonicum

Robinia pseudoacacia

Prunus cerasifera

Platanus occidentalis

Parkinsonia

Melia azedarach

Liquidambar styraciflua

Koelreuteria panikulata

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Eucalyptus globulus

Cercis siliquastrum

Celtis australis

DEC ID U OU S TREES

Brachichiton populneus

SPECIES PALE T T E FOR BAR CL E O NA’S UR BAN F O R E S T

LEGEND

young mature

4th reiteration

5th reiteration FOREST: managed growth

2nd reiteration

3rd reiteration

1st reiteration

TREE LANGUAGE PROGRESSION

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F O R E S T P HA S I NG pl aza

s tr e e t

ye a r 1 0

12 m

This forest is about the dynamic transition between two forest patterns over time. The organizational strategy of a regular grid and irregular density creates a variation over generations of the forest.

The pattern radiates out from dense forest nodes in the street intersections into the transitional space between the historic core of Barcelona and the modern grid. The forest composition is determined by the light qualities, and moisture availability within the urban context. Each generation of the forest is phased in through an additive and subtractive process. To create each forest, trees are added according to the new planting strategy, while mature trees are being phased out. This transitional forest allows for irregularity in the experiential quality of the forest, while maintaining a regular logic.

LAYE R S OF LI GH T & WATER 12 m

10 m

8m

6m

ye a r 5 0

12 m

4m

10 m

4m

10 m

4m

8m

4m

6m

4m

8m

4m

6m

ye a r 1

in tersecti on

CANOPY

WI L D

L I G H T +NO WAT ER

S U B CA N O P Y

MANAGED

WI L D

CANOPY

MANAGED

WI L D

MANAGED

La urus no bi l i s

YE A R 10

Ca sua ri na equi sti fo l i a

Cerci s si l i qua strum Pi sta cea l enti scus Ta xus ba cca ta

Cel ti s a ustra l i s Ro bi ni a pseudo a ca ci a Cupressus sempervi rens Phyto l a cca di o i ca Pi nus ha l epensi s

FOREST DENSITY NODES

FOREST MANAGEMENT YEAR 60

12 m

4m

4m

10 m

8m

6m

ye a r 1 0 0

12 m

4m

4m

10 m

8m

6m

ye a r 6 0

NO L I G H T +NO WAT ER

SUBCANOPY

WI L D

MANAGED Pa rki nso ni a

Bra chychi to n po pul neus Ko el reuteri a pa ni kul a ta M el i a a zeda ra ch S chi nus mo l l e

NO L IG H T + WAT E R

CANOPY

WI L D

SUBCANOPY

MANAG ED

WILD

MANAG ED

L IG H T + WAT E R

CANOPY

WILD

SUBCANOPY

MANAG ED WILD

MANAG ED

P l at an u s oc c i d en t al i s Ti pua na ti p u

Fi c u s n i t i d a

E u c al y p t u s gl ob u l u s L i q u i d amb ar s t y r ac i f l u a St y p h n ol ob i u m j ap on i c u m P i n u s p i n ea J ac ar an d a mi mos i f ol i a P r u n u s c er as i f er a

FOREST SPECIES DIVERSITY

least dense

most dense

least diverse

2 species least dense

5 species 7 species most diverse

most dense

10 species

canopy subcanopy

least diverse

2 species 5 species

least dense

7 species wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

most diverse

most dense

10 species

canopy subcanopy

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least diverse

2 species 5 species 7 species

most diverse

10 species

wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

S I T E PLA N FOR A N U RBA N FORE ST IN BARCE LONA TH E FO R ES T AT Y EA R 6 0

T H E F OR E S T AT Y E A R 1 0

canopy tree subcanopy tree

CANOPY Casuarina equistifolia Casuarina equistifolia Celtis australis Celtis australis Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus globulus Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua Phytolacca dioica Phytolacca dioica Pinus halepensis Pinus halepensis Pinus pinea Pinus pinea Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia Tipuana tipu Tipuana tipu SUBCANOPY Brachychiton populneus Brachychiton populneus Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Ficus nitida Ficus nitida Jacaranda mimosifolia Jacaranda mimosifolia Koelreuteria panikulata Koelreuteria panikulata Laurus nobilis Laurus nobilis Melia azedarach Melia azedarach Parkinsonia Parkinsonia Pistacea lentiscus Pistacea lentiscus Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasifera Schinus molle Schinus molle Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Taxus baccata Taxus baccata

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canopy subcanopy

PLAÇA DE LA UNIVERSITAT SECTION least dense

SCALE 1m : 10000m most dense

200 m

0m

wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

SECTI ON KEY 400 m

1

A

F O REST SP ECIES D IV ERSIT Y

PLAÇA UNIVERSITAT FO REST least diverse

5 species

YEAR 1 0

C

C1 SCALE 1m : 4000m

A

2 species

B1

B

7 species most diverse

10 species least dense

most dense

canopy subcanopy

least diverse

2 species

SCALE 1m : 10000m

5 species

wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

7 species most diverse

10 species

0m

200 m

400 m

canopy subcanopy

PLAZA

A

IN TERSEC TION

A1 B

B1 C

L AYERS OF L I GH T & WATER

NO LIGHT+ NO WATE R wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

C A N OP Y

YEAR 6 0 least dense

W I LD

LIGHT+ NO WATE R

S UBC A N OP Y

MANAGED

W I LD

C A N OP Y

MANAGED

W I LD

S UBC A N OP Y

MANAGED

W I LD

Lau ru s n obi l i s most dense

Cas u ari n a equ i s ti fol i a

least diverse

Cel ti s au s tral i s R obi n i a ps eu doacaci a Cu pres s u s s empervi ren s Ph ytol acca di oi ca Pi n u s h al epen s i s

L I GHT+WATER

MANAGED Parki n s on i a

CANO P Y

WILD

SU B CANO P Y

M ANAG E D

WI L D

SU B CANO P Y

CANO P Y

M ANAG E D

WI L D

C1

M ANAG E D WI L D

M ANAG E D

P l at anus o c c i d e nt al i s Ti puana t i pu

Fi c us ni t i d a

Brach ych i ton popu l n eu s Koel reu teri a pan i ku l ata Mel i a azedarach Sch i n u s mol l e

Euc al ypt us gl o bul us L i qui d am bar s t yrac i f l ua S t yphno l o bi um j apo ni c um P i nus pi ne a Jac arand a m i m o s i f o l i a P runus c e ras i f e ra

2 species

SCALE 1m : 10000m

5 species

FORES T PLANTING PATTERN + CANOPY LAYERING

7 species most diverse

Cerci s s i l i qu as tru m Pi s tacea l en ti s cu s Taxu s baccata

NO L I GHT+WATER

ST REET

10 species

200 m

0m

400 m

canopy subcanopy

LAY E RS OF LIGHT & WAT E R

NO LIGHT+NO WATER wild

80% of species

managed

20% of species

LIGHT+NO WATER

NO LIGHT+WATE R

PLAZA

A CANOPY

SUBC A N OPY

A1 B C A N OPY

SUBC A N OPY

C A N OPY

LIGHT+ WATE R

IN TERSEC TION

SUBC A N OP Y

C A N OP Y

B1 C

y e ar 1 0

ST REET

C1

SCALE 1m : 500m

S UBC A N OP Y

The forest pattern, using the same grid logic, transitions over time. The forest originates with the random placement in the nodes and the grid point placement in the connectors; to the random placement in the connectors; and the grid point placement in the nodes. The vertical structure of the forest is a layering of canopy and subcanopy trees, which is amplified by the density. A balance of canopy and subcanopy in the nodes of density give each tree more space than if the densest zones were planted uniformly as canopy or subcanopy.

0m

WI L D

MANAG ED

W IL D

M A N A G ED

W IL D

M A N A G ED

L aur us nob ilis

Ca s ua r in a e q uis t if olia

Ce r c is siliq uastr um Pistac e a le ntisc us T axus b ac c ata

Ce ltis austr alis Rob inia p se udoac ac ia Cup r e ssus se mp e r v ir e ns Phy tolac c a dioic a Pinus hale p e nsis

W IL D

M A N A G ED Par kinsonia

W IL D

M A N A G ED

W I LD

MANAGED

W I LD

M A N A G E D W I LD

MANAGED

Pl atan u s occi den tal i s

T ip uana tip u

Br ac hy c hiton p op ulne us Koe lr e ute r ia p anikulata Me lia aze dar ac h Sc hinus molle

F i cu s n i ti da

Eu cal yptu s g l obu l u s Li qu i dambar s tyraci fl u a Styph n ol obi u m j apon i cu m Pi n u s pi n ea J acaran da mi mos i fol i a

N O D ES= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED R A N DOM PLANT ING 1/3 CANOPY 2 / 3 SU B C A N O P Y STR EETS= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED GR I DED PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y

Pru n u s ceras i fera

F O REST P LAN T ING PAT T ERN + CANOPY LAYERING

year 10

y e least ar dense 60 most dense

N ODE S = E V E N LY DI S T RI B UT E D RA N DOM P L A N T I N G 1/ 3 C A N OP Y 2/ 3 S UB C A N OP Y S T RE E T S = E V E N LY DI S T RI B UT E D G RI DE D P L A N T I N G 1/ 2 C A N OP Y 1/ 2 S UB C A N OP Y

least diverse

2 species 5 species 7 species

most diverse

N O D ES= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED GR I D E D PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y STR EETS= EV EN LY D I STR I B U TED R A N DOM PLANT ING 1/2 CANOPY 1 / 2 SU B C A N O P Y

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80% of species

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PLAÇA UNIVERSITAT SI TEPL AN T H E F O RE ST AT YE A R 10

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U RBA N F O R E S T C OMPOSITION MOD EL

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FALLOW FORESTER : A STRATEGY FOR REFORESTING NEW ORLEAN’S FALLOW LAND RESEARCH STUDIO | FALL 2014 | CRITIC: JULIE BARGMANN | NEW ORLEANS, LA The trees of New Orleans are a valuable cultural and ecological amenity that were devastated in Hurricane Katrina. Strategically focusing efforts on editing existing woodlands and adding canopy to NORA lots will jump start the re-imagining of fallow land.

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PROTOTYPING THE REBUILDING OF THE URBAN CANOPY AND CARVING OUT A PLACE TO OCCUPY

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SECTION EXPLORATIONS OF THE SEAM BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOD AND THE WOODS Canal

Van Ave Portal

NORA lots across from large fenced fallow land in front of Pride Academy

Pride Academy Portal

NORA site portal on south side of curated WOODLAND

Rayne Ave Portal

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SITE READING

GENTILLY WOODS: EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

GENTILLY NEIGHBORHOOD: PROTOTYPE APPLICATION AND ADAPTATIONS

GENTILLY WOODS: PROPOSED

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VIRGIL BLVD PORTAL EXISTING VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT

VIRGIL BLVD PORTAL YEAR 10

To strategically rebuild the urban canopy on a residential fallow lot, owned by the New Orleand Redevelopment Authority (NORA), careful consideration must be taken to introducing the most storm-resistant species that will also provide shade, a windbreak, and a desirable destination for neighbors. This particular NORA lot along Virgil Blvd in Gentilly connects to an existing wild woodland. Adding an allée of Sweetgum trees, a fast growing and sturdy species, creates a portal into a woodland. Editing the scrub layer and invasive species from the woodland will warm New Orleanians to the beauty of the wild.

FAST-GROWING SWEETGUMS CREATE SHADED ALLéE

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WOODLAND GROVE

PRIDE ACADEMY CLEARING EXISTING: SCHOOL AND WOODLAND SEPARATED BY FENCE

PRIDE ACADEMY CLEARING YEAR 10

Partnerships between city agencies and community institutions to rebuild the canopy will create a resilient urban forest in addition to opportunities for education and recreation. Pride Academy is located on the northern edge of the existing wild woodland, but is separated by a chain-link fence. By creating a simple opening in the fence and removing selected trees from the young, thin forest, the inaccessible woods become an outdoor classroom that pulls students into the site and facilitates Gentilly Woods becoming fully integrated into the metabolism of the community.

A CLASSROOM WITHIN A WOODLAND

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CLEARING

SEATING AREA

CASE STUDY: PATH CONSTRUCTION This exercise from a Site Assembly course is about the materials and assembly of a built work. This set of drawings and model represent a joint on the TriBeCa section of the Hudson River Park in New York City. This path was constructed with IPE boards supported by wood beams connected to concrete walls.

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DESIGN/BUILD: paraSITE This is a design/build project from Foundation Studio I. The objective of paraSITE is to induce an experiential change of the user by shaping a new path at the top of the stairs with an extension of the brick wall. By layering the material to create a gradient of density the material obscures the viewer’s sight of the destination, just as the brick wall limits the view at the base of the stairs.

change in density no gap 1/2 ” gap 1” gap

1 1/2” gap

2” gap 2 1/2” gap

East Wall sample eye height = 5’3”

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PLANTING DESIGN

YIN-YANG PARK: THE NATURE OF CHANGE SITEPLAN

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Yin-Yang, in Chinese philosophy, is the concept that complementary, rather than opposing, forces interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts (Wikipedia). Yin means “the shady place” and Yang, “the sunny place”; they can also represent the balanced halves of a whole that are part of a continuous cycle from one to another. A path moves through the “dark”room in the bright open field, through a transitional room within the wet meadow then into a “light” room in the woodland.

CIRCULATION

sidewalk moss carpet paver tiptoe path stone mown grass path meandering mulch path

GROUND PLANE bugbane liverleaf cardinal flower bog bean lizard’s tail alcea rose twilite prairieblues

SHRUBS rhododendron ‘delaware white valley’ wintergerry holly purple ninebark

UNDERSTORY sourwood smoke tree

The concept for the plant palette is to introduce distinctive tonal contrasts to create a dynamic composition experienced by following the main path through each garden room. Additionally, embracing the yin-yang concept of harmonious transitions, the goal is to introduce vegetation that creates interest year-round so that the “yang” moments of blooms are balanced across the site to create an overall site balance.

The garden room within the bright open field is filled with contrasting tones: deep purples and maroons; the wet meadow plantings register the stark moisture difference resulting from the topographic change and transition from a low shrub layer to a thicket of understory trees that both shine with winter-interest; the woodland has a seasonal contrast of light and shadow: as the full canopy casts shadow in the summer bright white blooms emerge, and sunbeams brighten the dark forest floor in the winter.

dragon’s claw willow pawpaw

CANOPY yellowwood

sweetgum

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MODELS

DIGITAL METHODS: laser cutter; cnc router; 3d printer ANALOGUE METHODS: pancake, rib, sculpt, weave

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SITE SKETCHES

FOUNTAIN PLAZA |DALLAS, TX

PASSEIG DE SANT JOAN | BARCELONA, SPAIN

PLAÇA PEDRO | BARCELONA, SPAIN

PLAÇA DEL DUBTE BARCELONA, SPAIN

ACADEMICAL VILLAGE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

DOWNTOWN MALL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

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HAND DRAWING

An overlay of a streetscape of West Main St in Charlottesville on top of a charcoal study of a reclined figure.

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A woman’s figure is drawn both as a stationary figure as well as a figure in motion.

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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | Charlottesville, VA Master of Landscape Architecture • Spring 2015 Reuben M. Rainey Endowed Scholarship Summer Design Institute • Summer 2012 Public Interest Design Institute • January 2014 DICKINSON COLLEGE | Carlisle, PA

Bachelor of Art in Sociology • May 2008 Environment & Society concentration • magna cum laude Honors | Benjamin Rush Scholar; Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshmen Honors Society; Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honors Society UNIVERSITY OF COLLEGE CORK | Ireland | Fall 2006

LEADERSHIP

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | Scotland | Spring 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT AND PRACTICE PROGRAM

RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS

EDUCATION

M: 443-254-4135

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION Case Study Investigation research assistant | Summer 2014 Collected data, conducted site observations with lecturer Leena Cho, communicated with design firms and synthesized information into reports of the performative features of three built projects.

RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROJECT Research Assistant | Summer 2013 Assisted Associate Professor Ellen Bassett with mapping of Casablanca and Rabat and helped facilitate on-site Semester at Sea visit in Morocco.

LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES (LPS) CASE STUDIES: MONTICELLO: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-studybriefs/monticello-visitor-center MEADOW CREEK: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-

Administrator | Feb 2013-May 2015

study-briefs/meadow-creek-restoration

Assist Associate Professor Vivian Thomson in all aspects of program administration,

JMU BIOSCIENCES: http://landscapeperformance.org/case-

including email correspondence, graduation coordination, and website updates.

study-briefs/jmu-bioscience-building-landscape

HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN II

COUNCIL OF EDUCATORS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Teaching Assistant | Spring 2013

Conference presenter • March 2015

Assisted Associate Professor Michael Lee with administrative needs, organized

Presented Monticello & Meadow Creek LPS Case Studies Posters

LANDSCAPE & ARBORETUM COMMITTEE | graduate student representative LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE | student representative STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS | co-president GRADUATE ARCH & LAR SOCIAL COMMITTEE | first-year representative

SKILLS

workshops and attended lectures.

PROFICIENCY: Adobe Creative Suite | AutoCAD | Rhino | Microsoft Office | iMovie | Digital fabrication

Analogue modeling and drawing

WORKING KNOWLEDGE : ArcGIS | Grasshopper CERTIFICATION: SEED certified

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WORK EXPERIENCE

MARGARET PLUMB | RESUME SURROUNDINGS | Santa Fe, NM | January 2015 Extern, Developed an existing conditions permeable surface plan for a potential project.

THOMAS JEFFERSON DEMONSTRATION GARDEN | Charlottesville, VA | Summer 2013 Intern, Maintained the planting beds, including weeding and harvesting; updated the blog.

SITEWORKS | Charlottesville, VA | January 2013 Extern, Assisted with planting plan, site analysis, diagrams, and construction documentation on a variety of local projects.

GRAHAM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Annapolis, MD | Oct 2011-Dec 2011, Summer 2012 Intern, Assisted Landscape Architects in design development, organization of plans, implementation process, and marketing of projects; responsible for administrative support, and photo organization.

KEEP KANSAS CITY BEAUTIFUL | Kansas City, MO | February 2010-August 2010 Green & Litter-Free Events Intern, Promoted the event-recycling program, organized recycling efforts by communicating with local event coordinators, and evaluated the program for improvement.

PENNSYLVANIA DOWNTOWN CENTER | Harrisburg, PA | Spring 2008 Intern, Assisted with downtown revitalization efforts by facilitating stakeholder meetings then collecting and analyzing survey results.

PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH | Cimarron, NM | Summer 2008, 2009, 2011 Camp Director, Managed a team ranging from 5-15, enforcing a flexible, passionate, and cooperative work environment. Responsible for facilitating a fun, safe, and educational program to over 200 participants each day. Implemented staff training, development and

REFERENCES

evaluations; large scale environmental stewardship projects; and effective inter-departmental communications.

TERESA GALI-IZARD, Associate Professor, University of Virginia | teg2q@virginia.edu ELIZABETH MEYER, Dean and Professor, University of Virginia | bmeyer@virginia.edu LEENA CHO, Visiting Lecturer, University of Virginia | lsc7t@virginia.edu VIVIAN THOMSON, Director of Environmental Thought and Practice major, University of Virginia | vet4y@virginia.edu

ONLINE PORTFOLIO: http://issuu.com/margaretplumb/docs/mplumb_portfolio

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