Reclaiming the charm of a Sonoran pueblo 2 Delighting children through sculptural monumentation 3 Bringing barren drainages back to life through public activation 4 Story-telling and planning at a historic cultural crossroads 5 Analyzing and illustrating urban planning policy 6 Low Impact Development in urban plazas 7 Conceptual design and adaptive reuse at a Texas civic center 8 Framing perspective at a public lands visitor center 9 Illustrating a river’s energy in open space lands 10 CAD drafting and rendering of corridors 11 Ecological surveying and vegetation management of public lands 12 Design/build in the Front Range and beyond (continued) 13
landscape portfolio
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My design goal for the dilapidated pueblo of Fronteras, MX, was to break up the wall-like boundaries of the town’s axial main street, and create oases of commerce. Removal of select run-down buildings opens pedestrianscale, commercial plazas, perpendicular to the street. Within these, an intimate sense of place is formed by drawing in irrigation canal waters to the urban setting, and views are opened towards the town’s lush fields and rugged mountains. From these plazas, residents and visitors can follow a network of pathways paralleling the historic canals; these, in turn, connect to an equestrian center and eco-lodge along the Rio Fronteras. Utilizing GIS, CAD, Sketchup, PS, and IL, I modeled the terrain of the valley, laid out the town’s existing and proposed form in plan and in 3D, and rendered presentation graphics. This design was awarded the ASLA-AZ Student Group Award of Excellence (2009), and today serves as the pueblo’s master plan. Existing Treatment System
Proposed Treatment System
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“Noxious odors are abated using chemical treatment and a subsurface wetland, creating a lush habitat that invites visitors entering from the north.”
In the course of my MLA, two other students and I were awarded the University of Arizona Design Excellence Group Award for a master plan we prepared for a children’s hospital expansion. This design re-interpreted the grasslands of Southern AZ in a manner meant to sooth and delight child patients through responsive sculptural lighting design. I mocked up this concept on trace paper and with wire and beads; modeled it in Sketchup; rendered plans, sections, and scenes using Illustrator and Photoshop; and produced a fly-through sales video with Windows Movie Maker.
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Building upon my professional expertise in open space riverside planning, I focused my master’s thesis on the reclamation of urban stormwater systems as public open spaces. One product of this research was the creation of municipal design guidelines (Pima County, AZ) for multi-use Green Infrastructure detention and conveyance BMPs. Using AutoCAD, Google Earth, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, I created a methodical manual illustrating multidisciplinary concepts and a recommended design process. I also applied these principles to the conceptual design of a 17-acre open space park, which was constructed in 2011. This research and design gained the Desert Studies Award (Garden Club of America, 2009), as well as the University of Arizona’s Dept. of L.A.’s Outstanding Thesis Award (2010); in 2011, I presented this research to chapters of CO-ASLA, along with Axel Bishop, FASLA.
Planting, 2011
Grading, 2011
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As-Built, 2012
Mission growth and circulation patterns, 1771-1828
Vegetative change, 1853-2010
Garden design conceptual development, 1936-1938
Tumacacori National Historical Park’s 2005 acquisition of an adjacent ranch property necessitated a cultural landscape inventory. As lead researcher and author, I analyzed historic photos, land records, and site drawings; delineated changes to the building clusters and floodplain through different eras; interviewed stakeholders; and compared evidence to known technological and environmental changes. Organized both chronologically and thematically through prose, tables, maps, and illustrations, this document has been referred to as an “encyclopedia” of the park’s history by the park’s chief of resources. Since its completion, it has opened new opportunities for visitor interpretation and historic restoration at the park.
TumacacoriTubac spatial organization, Franciscan mission era
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I have worked as a planner for governments and three firms (Transcon; EPG; and Winter and Company). This work has included analytical GIS of visual impacts caused by a powerline proposal in Scottsdale, AZ (right, GIS); site-modeling design guidelines for office parks in Roswell, GA (bottom, Sketchup); and illustrating the electric grid in Kingman, AZ (below, Illustrator).
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As a student (left) and professional (Design Collaborations, Winter and Company), I have developed advanced Sketchup modeling skills for the conceptualization and graphic presentation of urban plazas, streetscapes, site plans, and design guidelines. Recently, with Winter and Company, I modeled typologies of positive open spaces and building massing strategies within suburban commercial centers for Goodyear, AZ (directly below), and prototyped Low-Impact Development infrastructure designs for office parks in Roswell, GA (furthest below).
Pedestrian entry plaza
Building articulation
Positive open space basin
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In 2014, I worked for Winter and Company to conceptually design, model, and render a civic plaza for Georgetown, TX. This design realizes stakeholder preferences through the use of vernacular forms, contemporary architectural materials, traditional plantings, and a circulatory framework that enhances buildings and outdoor places. The final design, rendered with Sketchup and Podium, includes an amphitheatre, axial promenade, tensile structures, plaza, reading gardens, sculpture garden, pick-up/dropoff, splash pad, and a destination bar and grill via adaptive reuse of a historic power plant.
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In collaboration with architecture student Youngsoo Kim, I designed a visitor center for Madera Canyon in the Coronado National Forest. Formal plantings along a shaded entry ramp lead to powerfully-framed views from an observation tower, and pensive and private places within a contour-hugging arboretum of locally and regionally native plants.
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My submittal for a design competition for the Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center was a conceptual master-plan celebrating the survival of the Rio Grande. Re-directed river flows and a procession of land-art installations interpret the “control” and “flow” of the riverine system. Utilizing on-site materials, including jetty-jacks, these sculptures and earthworks tell a story of both the harnessed and unrestrained power of this life-giving river. In order to keep the design of individual installations open to interpretation, I hand-sketched a master plan and installation vignettes, rendered these with marker, Photoshop, and InDesign to form a consistent visual language, and organized them in the form of a “walking tour” map.
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air-space flight backwater basin narrows
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Urban landscape cross-section detail (NTS)
STEEL-REINFORCED CONCRETE SEATWALL WITH 1 " CHAMFERED EDGES 2 6" AGGREGATE SUBBASE 2'-0"
5" AGGREGATE SUBBASE PREPARED SUBGRADE 5" CONCRETE BASE REINF. AS REQUIRED 1/2" MORTAR SETTING BED
1/8" CONTROL JOINT
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1" SAND BED
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SLOPE 4" THICK CONCRETE CAST IN PLACE (TYP.)
PLANT BED PLANTING SOIL MIX AS SPECIFIED
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CAST IRON GRATE & FRAME (SEE DETAIL 1)
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CONCRETE FOOTING, REINF. AS REQUIRED, DEPTH VARIES WITH FROSTLINE, 12" MIN.
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Office cross-section(NTS)
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Irrigation Zoning/Sidewalk Layout (NTS)
I am skilled at using AutoCAD (and Revit) for the production of CDs. Shown here are an urban landscape cross-section (top; student), public park irrigation and hardscape plan (above left; EPG, LLC), and office cross-section (above right; FRCC). I am particularly proficient using AutoCAD 3D and Civil 3D, in conjunction with 3ds Max and Photoshop, to create photorealistic simulations of transmission tower, power-line, building pad, road, and ROW clearance proposals (below, EPG, LLC; FRCC). Civil 3D: draping project features
Simulated Conditions
3ds Max: Matching the scene & rendering
Photoshop: stitching & blending
Roadway Corridor: Plan, Section, Profile
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I have worked in natural resource roles both as an intenal employee at Bandelier National Monument and as an imbedded consultant at Arizona field offices of the BLM. In these positions, I conducted ecological surveys, identified native and invasive plants, led the restoration of endangered species habitat and riparian/wetland areas, and developed Integrated Pest Management policy, frequently leading interdisciplinary teams. Products included GIS models and maps, statistical studies, NEPA documentation, standard operating procedures, and pesticide use proposals.
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The design/build environment, in my experience, is a realm in which to gain a mastery of materials and construction processes. While a student, I prepared planting designs and CDs for high-end residential and commercial projects for Design Collaborations, Ltd. (above). Working pro-bono for the community in which I resided, I designed and oversaw DOT permitting and construction of a community traffic circle featuring a gestural steel sculpture (next page, bottom). Recently, I have designed and supervised construction of residential landscapes in Boulder and Denver (Refuge Land Design, LLC; Ecoscape Environmental Design). This work has included: drainage and retention; walks, patios, and walls of flagstone, Pavestone, and concrete; retaining walls, firepits, and rock gardens; irrigation systems (drip and spray); path and accent lighting and wiring; and planting beds. I have drawn plans by hand and with CAD, produced construction estimates, purchased and delivered materials, overseen work crews, practiced many crafts, and translated plans to construction process.
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