PRIYASHA SHRESTHA
Landscape Architecture Portfolio
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Hello, I’m Priyasha, from Kathmandu, Nepal. Growing up and studying architecture in the culturally bustling city, I have known and lived the architecture and urban spaces of Kathmandu in all of its dynamics. In the two years that I worked as an architect there, I gained some first hand professional experience in building, landscape and interior design. Studying landscape architecture in Kansas State University has changed my scale of thinking and opened up varied interests in the field. I am still as passionate as ever about design, and I have new-found interests in green infrastructure design and technologies. I am seeking to be a part of a design firm where I can grow professionally in the field of landscape architecture, and learn and contribute innovative techniques and skill sets in real-world projects in the novel and enticing setting of the US.
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PRIYASHA SHRESTHA
Resume
Graduate Student of Landscape Architecture | Architect
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
ASSISTANTSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
EDUCATION
MASTER’S DEGREE
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA Master of Landscape Architecture 2016-current | GPA 4.0 (current)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nationality Nepali
Kansas State University Graduate Teaching Assistant 2018-current Design Implementation (Fall 2018) and Environmental Ethics and Dilemmas (Spring 2019) My responsibilities include leading assigned lectures, assisting with software, grading assignments and providing feedback to student work.
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Bachelor of Architecture 2010-2014 | Percentage 82.04% (equivalent to 4.0 GPA)
Kansas State University Graduate Research Assistant 2016-2018 Assoc Prof. Lee R. Skabelund My responsibilities included assisting with green infrastructure monitoring efforts on campus, particularly green roofs. I was involved in data collection and analysis, presentations, and outreach events such as the Green Roof Event and Discovery Days. Prajwal Hada N Associates Architect 2014-2016 While working as an architect in Kathmandu, Nepal, I was involved in the design, construction documentation, and supervision of several residential, commercial, and institutional projects. I gained experience in building and interior design, and touched on landscape design as well. This experience also enhanced my office management and client coordination skills.
Freelance work 2010-2016
I also have experience working on several freelance projects relating to interior design and construction, and landscape design.
INTERNSHIPS
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Building Designers and Engineering Consultancy Intern 2013 Building Design Authority Intern 2013 As an architecture intern, I was involved in building design, visualization, as well as drafting municipality and construction drawings.
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MUSICAL FOUNTAIN SELECTED WORK
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KS OPEN AIRManhattan, THEATRE GREEN ROOF
Manhattan, KS KANSAS RIVERFRONT Design
McCall, ID FIRST STREET Sustainable design
Manhattan, KS FCC COMMUNITY CENTER Design implementation
Miami, FL SEA LEVEL RISE Planning / visualization
Cairo, Egypt BLURRING BOUNDARIES Planning and Design
Kathmandu, Nepal ARCHITECTURE Professional work
Research
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DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
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Manhattan, Kansas
RIVERFRONT DESIGN
Individual work | Spring 2017 Design Studio Assistant Professor Alpa Nawre FAIRMONT PARK
INTRODUCTION People tend to have a natural affinity to water. Thus, riverfronts can be enormous economic assets to any city with access to them. The Kansas River welcomes visitors to Manhattan at its gateway, but is yet to realize its potential for the economic boost for the city. The river is separated from the rest of the city by a levee, due to which a majority of the city residents are unknown to the fact that the Manhattan river flows right next to Downtown Manhattan. Currently, there is a trail that runs alongside the river and is the only form of recreation at the riverfront. Various recreational and economic activities associated with riverfronts can boost the economy of the city. The Manhattan, Kansas Riverfront has been designed, in this design proposal, as a recreational mixed-use hub where people can gather and utilize the restaurants, shops, and amphitheater plaza, while interacting with the river. The intent here is to develop the riverfront as an economic engine, which has the capability to generate income for the city.
Google Earth | Adobe Photoshop
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Riverfront as an
ECONOMIC ENGINE MOST PROFITABLE DEVELOPMENTS / LAND USES PROFITABLE DEVELOPMENT Industrial real estate Residential Housing (Multifamily>single-family) Hotels Office commercial estate Retail commercial
The most profitable developments for any city or town were identified from various precedent studies and documents from the Urban Land Institute. It was found that industrial development had the greatest potential to gain revenue, with the housing sector trailing not too far behind.
PROFITABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR A RIVERFRONT Tourism-related land-use (Hospitality, entertainment/ recreation, retail) Office commercial real estate Industrial real estate
Riverfronts are places with great potential due to their scope of waterfront activities and desirable views. Thus, in these areas, tourismrelated activities were found to be profitable.
NEEDED FOR MANHATTAN, KS Residential Housing Commercial real estate Industrial real estate
Manhattan, Kansas has a demand for residential housing due to its increasing student population. Also, commercial and industrial real estate is also have great scope here.
MOST PROMISING FUNDING MECHANISMS Private funding STAR Bonds City of Manhattan Recreational Trails Grant Community Development Block Grant
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
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Such developments can be funded by private entities or governmental schemes such as STAR Bonds, and various local, state and federal grants.
Based on the above analysis, mixed-use and tourism-based development were found to be profitable for a riverfront in Manhattan, Kansas.
NATIVE PLANTING
Native riparian planting proposed which users can interact with.
PUBLIC SPACE
A series of connected public accessible platforms lead the users down to the river edge.
Public plaza space
ACCESSIBLE CONNECTIVITY ADA accessible spaces
A major design move includes opening up views and physical access to the Kansas River.
OPENING UP ACCESS
The design incorporates different types of profitable riverfront developments with a mixed-use riverfront plaza that opens up public access to the river.
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS
Mixed use development with retail units on the first floor and office rental spaces on the upper floors, as well as river-view apartments and a boutique hotel have been proposed.
Mixed-use buildings Boutique hotel Riverfront apartments
RIVERFRONT BARRIERS Riparian vegetation Lateral connections Barriers to the riverfront
CURRENT USE
The levee creates a barrier between the inner city and the riverfront. A cargo railway track also impedes connectivity. Accessible connections to the riverfront seem required.
Currently, the site houses a construction company, Midwest Concrete Materials on the riverfront. While industrial uses may generate revenue, better uses that facilitate tourism and public connectivity are needed.
Concept
AutoCAD | Google Sketchup | Adobe Illustrator
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Shops
Boutique Hotel
Restaurants
Plaza lvl +16’-0”
+15’-0”
Plaza lvl +0’-6”
Upper viewing deck Plaza lvl 0’-0”
Amphitheater
+1’-0” Lower viewing deck +8’-0”
Restaurants Shops
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Placemaking: Urban plaza / amphitheater inviting people up to the viewing deck and down to the river AutoCAD | Adobe Photoshop
Residential Residential Office Retail
Mixed-use building
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Lower plaza +0’-6”
Amphitheater
Extending the PUBLIC REALM The goal of this design is to identify and introduce types of development that are required and profitable the Manhattan Riverfront, while creating important connections for the people to the river. The uses have been incorporated into the current Midwest Concrete Materials site as mixed use development and apartment buildings, which are tied together by an urban plaza and amphitheater. Creating a niche destination for the people of Manhattan to gather while taking advantage of views and access to the river, the project aims to gain economic benefit for the people, the developers, and the city.
Elderly Perform
Retail/restaurants +15’-0”
The riverfront is designed to accommodate various activities such as concerts, shopping, playing, gathering, at the public plaza, and other more river-based activities such as fishing, canoeing, and wildlife watching at the river and at the trails that extend out along the river edge. The design also accommodates visitors and users from all age groups and all abilities. It is ADA accessible and hosts activities enjoyable by all age groups: children, elders, youth and families. Thus, the proposed design creates a window for the people of Manhattan to get to the river.
Families
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Shop
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Youth Eat
Viewing decks +16’-0”
Challenged Birdwatch
Boutique hotel
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AutoCAD | Adobe Photoshop
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The riverfront plaza at the levee level is designed with large public plazas, accessible through steps that double as an amphitheater. The spaces are connected to tallgrass prairie vegetation and views of the river. The plaza steps down to a series of smaller platforms that ultimately lead to the Manhattan River. Google Sketchup | Lumion | Adobe Photoshop (Images of people from skalgubbar.se)
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PAYETTE LAKE
MANCHESTER ICE RINK
EAST LAKE STREET
ALBERTSON’S DEPARTMENTAL STORE
1ST STREET
TREET LENORA S
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McCall, Idaho
FIRST STREET DESIGN Individual work | Fall 2017 Design Studio Assoc. Prof. Lee R Skabelund
INTRODUCTION McCall Idaho is a resort town in Western Idaho. It lies adjacent to Payette Lake, which provides the town with a number of recreational and tourism opportunities. Access to the lake is very important for the people of the town, and the lakefront can be developed as an interesting commercial and recreational hub in the downtown area. First Street is a street in Downtown McCall that leads directly to the lake. A vacant lot at the end of the street and adjacent to the lake has immense potential to be a window to the lake, and a destination for the town. A parking lot along the street, which is currently being used for snow storage in addition to public parking, has been proposed as a public plaza. A direct linkage between 1st Street and 2nd Street through Lenora is an important connection that has also been utilized.
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Vacant lot
Parking lot
1ST STREET, MC CALL
SCOPE OF DESIGN
BUILDING TYPES
Scope of design
Commercial buildings
Public service buildings
Residential buildings
Civic Buildings
Strategies for managing stormwater
ARTFUL RAINWATER DESIGN
RAIN GARDENS
Swale Runoff
Runoff
Rain garden
18� amended planting soil Infiltration
Rain gardens are vegetated depressions designed to effectively manage stormwater. Series of rain gardens are used in the design to manage stormwater runoff. Artful rainwater design measures have been implemented in such rain gardens and swales by surrounding them with turfgrass to intentionally demonstrate the difference between a normal lawn and the intentionally designed stormwater infrastructure.
Rain Garden Section AutoCAD | Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop The design extensifies the use of axes to draw people into the public park created in the vacant lot and the parking lot plaza. Runoff is directed to the rain gardens on the Plaza Park and the Parking lot Plaza. Street runoff is directed to curb extensions with vegetated retention areas.
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Concepts of artful rainwater design have been utilized to bring people closer to the stormwater infrastructure. Places of gathering have been introduced along 1st Street where people will be able to enjoy themselves, while being educated about stormwater management through interaction with green infrastructure.
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1st Street
STREETS
STORMWATER FLOW
Streets
VEGETATION AND VIEWS
Stormwater flow
Connections and views
Site Analysis Diagrams
AutoCAD | Google Sketchup | Adobe Illustrator Payette Lake is a major destination in McCall, Idaho. The design tries to utilize the attraction factor offered by the lake and takes advantages of the lakefront.
The proposed building acts as a gateway and directs views and movement towards the lake. The first floor comprises of mixed commercial uses whereas the upper floors comprise of hotel rooms with views directed towards the river.
Native rain garden plants and riparian vegetation create an interactive environment at the lakefront plaza.
The vacant lot has been designed as a public plaza with commercial retail spaces and vegetation intended for stormwater management. The plaza provides a direct linkage to the lake.
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Stormwater management amenities, such as rain gardens and swales have been designed along 1st Street to manage excess runoff, while enhancing opportunities for interaction for users. The 1st Street parking lot has been designed as an urban plaza, which responds with the surrounding buildings, and creates a destination along the street.
The design utilizes axes to direct movement and views. A major axis arising from Lenora Street connects the bustle of 2nd street towards the parking lot.
Concept
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A Boardwalk Deck Meadow Rain garden Mixed-use hotel building with retail and restaurants on first floor and rooms with a view of the lake on the upper floors Plaza Plaza Rain garden A
Stormwater retention along the street
Rain gardens for stormwater retention Parking lot
Plaza with art wall showcasing murals that display the McCall identity 0’
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First Street riverfront parcel and parking lot plan AutoCAD | Adobe Photoshop Page 20
Parking
Interaction with users Infiltration
18” amended planting soil Retention Overflow pipe Gravel
Street sectional perspective with Curb Extensions Google Earth | AutoCAD | Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop
CURB EXTENSIONS IN STREETS
Runoff on streets is directed to curb extensions where the rain garden plants rainwater design methods, and thus serve an educational purpose as well. Curb retain the water and reduce load on the stormwater infrastructure of the city. cuts direct water into curb extensions vegetated with water-resistant plants. The The green infrastructure also promote interaction with users through artful water from the parking lot is managed on site with rain gardens. Physiocarpus capitatus Echinacea purpurea Penstemon cyaneus Salix alba Betula papyrifera Panicum virgatum Cornus sericea PACIFIC NINEBARK PURPLE CONEFLOWER DARK BLUE PENSTEMON WHITE WILLOW WHITE BIRCH SWITCHGRASS REDOSIER DOGWOOD Aster laevis Monarda fistulosa Artemisia cana Betula occidentalis Deschamsia cespitosa Philadelphus lewisii SMOOTH BLUE ASTER WILD BERGAMOT SILVER SAGEBRUSH WATER BIRCH TUFTED HAIRGRASS LEWIS’ MOCKORANGE
Carex rostrata BEAKED SEDGE Juncus balticus BALTIC RUSH
Entry plaza Payette Lake
Wetland meadow
Deck
Upper Deck Steps
Plaza
Ramp
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First Street Plaza (vacant lot) section at A-A AutoCAD | Adobe Photoshop
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Payette Lake
Rain garden
Hotel/retail/restaurant
Public Plaza
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The render depicts the public lakefront plaza with the building acting as a gateway to the lake. Commercial retail and restaurant uses draw people in and help sustain the plaza. (People images from skalgubbar.se) (Tree png by andhikazanuar https://www.deviantart.com/ andhikazanuar/art/tree-png-593809407)
Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop
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GRAND CHAMPIONS APARTMENT HOMES
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Manhattan, Kansas
FCC COMMUNITY CENTER
Collaborative/Individual work| Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Design Implementation Professor Chip Winslow | Assoc. Prof. Howard Hahn | Assoc. Prof. Jessica Canfield | Assoc. Prof Lee R. Skabelund
COLBERT HILLS GOLF COURSE
Student team (design and preliminary grading) Allyssa Gray Ben Farmer Priyasha Shrestha
INTRODUCTION The First Christian Church Community Center is located in Grandmere, Manhattan, Kansas. The project required the steeply sloped site to be developed as a community center, with an events building, sufficient parking, and enjoyable places where visitors could rest, play, and interact with the landscape. The concept behind this building and landscape design is driven by the intent to define a communal space between the church building and the community center. A church has already been planned for the site. The design of the church compromises the existing natural swale; the pre-designed drainage swale has been morphed into a bio-swale in this proposal, to encompass vegetation and green space that would be a common amenity between the church and the community center.
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Community center Plaza Gazebo Playground
Seating
Prairie meadow
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION Vehicular circulation
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION ADA accessible pedestrian circulation ADA accessible pedestrian circulation
ACTIVITY ZONES Main activity areas
Swale Lawn Wooden deck Building Gazebo Prairie garden Dropoff Rain gardens Driveway Parking Rain gardens Seating area Vehicular entry Pedestrian entry
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Prairie meadow
VIEWS
STORMWATER FLOW
VEGETATION
Stormwater retention and flow
Vegetated areas
PERFORMANCE
Over 30% water is retained on site through rain gardens and swales.
Over 95% vegetation is native. Map inset: USDA
Over 83% of seating spaces are shaded.
15 miles
YEAR 2
MOWING 4” to 6”
MOWING
100% fill is obtained from site without having to source it from other locations.
SHADED SEATING
10 miles
100% materials are sourced from within 15 miles of the site. YEAR 1
EARTHWORK
5 miles
LOCAL MATERIALS
YEAR 3
BURNING
NATIVE VEGETATION
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STORMWATER RETENTION
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MAINTENANCE Watering, weeding, mulching, mowing, pruning, tree wrapping are carried out per schedule. Page 27
Sturdy adaptive planting:
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NATIVE VEGETATION
In the FCC Community Center site, all proposed vegetation is native to the Kansas region, and belong to the tallgrass prairie region that Manhattan, KS, is known for. Native species adapted to Prairie meadows have been proposed in areas with dry soil, and constitute species such as Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass), Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats Grama), and Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) among many others. The lower areas and
water retention areas such as rain gardens and swales have been vegetated with species such as Carex brevoir (Fescue Sedge), Liatris spicata (Prairie Blazing Star), and Eleocharis palustris (Long-stem Spikerush), among others. Native plant communities are desired in landscapes because they are naturally adapted to the soil, topography and macro/microclimatic variables of the site. These native plants create an aesthetic and functional landscape.
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Community Center Planting Plan AutoCAD | LandFX Page 29
LAYOUT AND DIMENSIONING AutoCAD Civil 3D
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GRADING
AutoCAD Civil 3D
WATERSHEDS
AutoCAD Civil 3D
LIGHTING
AutoCAD Civil 3D | Litepro
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
Wood Bridge Details AutoCAD Civil 3D
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RCC and Concrete Block Wall Details AutoCAD Civil 3D
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Recreational rain gardens provide both stormwater management functions and interaction opportunities. Alternate berms and rain garden depressions create dynamic seating environments for the visitors. (People images from skalgubbar.se)
AutoCAD|Google Sketchup| Adobe Photoshop
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MIAMI SOUTH FLORIDA
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Miami, Florida
PLANNING FOR SEA LEVEL RISE Group work | Spring 2018 Environmental Landscape Planning and Design Studio Assistant Prof. Brent Chamberlain Annie Reuther Priyasha Shrestha
Student design team: Morgan Dunay Rial Carver
INTRODUCTION Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at alarming rates. The rising water levels are already inviting problems in the coastal areas by causing flooding and storm surges. The residents are forced to either move inwards locally or migrate regionally to a different place. This Environmental Landscape Planning and Design Studio urged us to think about the causes and potential repercussions of sea level rise in the future years, and what mitigation strategies can be employed. The affected areas were visualized through diagrams and maps created in ArcMap, and the solutions in the form of eidetic photomontages illustrating the anticipated scenarios, and their potential strategies.
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VULNERABILITY of coastal areas MIAMI
MIAMI
MIAMI
2040
2070
Data: USGS. N.d. “National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Preliminary Results for the U.S. Atlantic Coast, USGS Open-File Report 99-593, Coastal Vulnerability Index.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https:// goo.gl/Lh6AAz “Geomorphology.” n.d. Accessed April 5, 2018. https://goo.gl/DbVzpE USDA/NRCS - National Geospatial Center of Excellence. n.d. “Geospatial Data Gateway: Order Data.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/pcismB University of Florida GeoPlan Center. N.d. “GIS Data.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://sls.geoplan.ufl.edu/download-data/. Kratzmann, Meredith G., Emily A. Himmelstoss, and E. Robert Thieler. 2017. “National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Southeast Atlantic Coast.” U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/F74X55X7. Pendleton, E.A., J.A. Barras, S.J. Williams, and D.C. Twichell. 2010. “Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of the Northern Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/teh6WR
Framework for analysis
2100
Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in Miami VULNERABILITY
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Through extensive literature reviews, we identified three major problems regarding sea level rise in Miami, based on the scale of the effects: disturbance, displacement, and migration. These three major problems were set in three different systems: the built environment, the social dimensions, and Ecological Built Social the ecological environment. The project looked at vulnerability of the coastal areas to sea level rise, and suitability of inland wetland migration through models and maps generated in ArcMap. The vulnerability maps were developed by running GIS modeling with the following data: Geomorphology, Shoreline, Slope, C5 Sea Level Projections for years 2040, 2070, and 2100, Tidal Height, and Wave Height. The results were then determined a score Disturbance Displacement Migration to determine vulnerability through a vulnerability Built, social and ecological systems reacting with disturbance, displacement, and migration index. The suitability map was based on slope, soil, due to sea level rise LULC, and distance from tidal wetland data, which in the model, were added, and the sum multiplied Adobe Illustrator with tidal wetlands, and impervious surfaces to get Icons by Morgan Dunay a suitability ranking.
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VISUALIZATION
ADAPTATION
SURVIVE+THRIVE
SUITABILITY of wetland migration MIAMI
Sea Level Rise Suitability for Wetland Migration in Miami 0
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Public or private golf courses Croplands and plant nurseries Vacant, non-protected land County operated parks
ArcMap | Adobe Illustrator Data: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. N.d. “Delaware Marsh Migration Suitability Analysis.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/yAfbB9 US Fish and Wildlife Service. N.d. “State Downloads.” n.d. Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/JFr8iv Multi Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. N.d. “MRLC NLCD 2011 Data.” n.d. Accessed April 17, 2018. hhttps://goo.gl/kugDr9 University of Florida GeoPlan Center. N.d. “GIS Data.” Accessed May 3, 2018. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Geographic Science Center (EGSC). N.d. “SOFIA - Data Exchange - Soils Maps for Collier and Miami-Dade County.” Accessed April 17, 2018. https://goo.gl/mPX5vJ USDA/NRCS - National Geospatial Center of Excellence. n.d. “Geospatial Data Gateway: Order Data.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/ETCW4q Miami Dade County GIS Hub. N.d. “Miami-Dade County GIS Open Data Site.” Accessed May 3, 2018. https://goo.gl/FXfYYC
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Problems
DISTURBANCE, DISPLACEMENT, MIGRATION Miami is already facing flooding problems due to sea level rise. This not only affects the day-to-day lives of the people, making it difficult to live there, it also affects the tourism economy, land and home values, and the ecology of the coastal areas. The problem has been depicted in the photomontage below, where Miami is being impacted by rising sea levels, and both people and wildlife are migrating inland to a “New Miami� where they will end up competing for
space. The large scale of the problem makes it difficult to counter it on a long run, so people resort to more immediate fixes such as elevating the walkways. Three potential scenarios have been envisioned for Miami: coastal protection through sea walls, and wetlands, adaptation through the use of strategies such as water transportation and elevated walkways, or migration, both by people and ecological habitats to inner, higher ground.
Sea level rise impacts
Inland migration of people
Inland migration of coastal habitats Competition for space
Sea Level Rise in Miami Eidetic Photomontage Adobe Photoshop Page 40
Strategies: Protect, adapt, retreat
PROTECT Coastal protection strategies are used for coastal hardening through physical barriers such as sea walls or beach nourishment. Restoration of coastal wetlands has also been identified as a means of protecting coastal development from sea level rise.
Flooding due to rising sea levels
Wetlands migrating inwards Sea walls for flood protection Tourism opportunities Wetlands as protection to development
Possible flooding and protection strategies Google Earth | Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop Page 41
ADAPT Adaptation strategies allow for the continued use of vulnerable land, employing uses that respond to the rising water levels. Uses should be inundationfriendly and may allow for possible relocation in the future.
Flooding due to sea level rise
Buildings on stilts
Water transportation
Floating gardens
Elevated walkways
Possible flooding and adaptation strategies Google Earth | Google Sketchup | Lumion | Adobe Photoshop Page 42
RETREAT Planned retreat strategies aim to move development away from harm coming from sea level rise by strategic relocation, abandonment and avoidance of coastal properties. Retreat strategies also need to account for the conservation of inland open spaces for habitat migration.
Canals
Vacant land / parks / golf courses
Retreat corridor
Canals
Retreat strategies along water corridors Google Earth | Adobe Photoshop Page 43
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Maadi, Cairo
BLURRING BOUNDARIES Group work + Individual work | Fall 2018 Advanced Studio Dr. Amir Gohar Student design team at masterplanning stage: Allyssa Gray Marcos Aleman Priyasha Shrestha
INTRODUCTION
Maadi is a suburb in Cairo located adjacent to the Nile river. It is an affluent place, with a mix of different people and cultures. It lies on the east bank of the Nile opposite the Giza Governorate. Along the riverfront, the inner city is separated from the riverfront by a multi-lane street, the Corniche. High rises and private buildings and properties along the riverfront deny public access to the river. A major objective of the design is to create important connections to the Nile riverfront.
MASTERPLAN GOALS PROBLEMS
STRATEGIES
Social Equity
Riverfront Improvement
• Maadi is an affluent district; social divide between Maadi and the surrounding areas. • Lack of public communal spaces
• Riverfront underutilized as public space. • Air and water pollution • Limited public space along the river
• Riverfront as communal area • Water-based transportation • Communal commercial and recreational spaces for public use
• Riverfront trail connecting places along the riverfront • Improvement of riverfront amenities (ferry stops, etc.) and pollution control
River Connections • Corniche: 6-lane road with heavy traffic congestion that prevents direct access to the riverfront • Riverfront buildings with commercial and military uses block riverfront access • River underutilized as a transportation corridor • Capping the Corniche to create a public park • Nodes and green corridors linked to the riverfront Icons from https://thenounproject.com
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CREATING CONNECTIONS
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GREEN CORRIDORS
RIVERFRONT TRAIL STRATEGIES
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Visitor center
Section of capped park over the Corniche AutoCAD Civil 3D | Adobe Photoshop
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Maadi Masterplan AutoCAD Civil 3D | Adobe Illustrator
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CAPPED PARK PLAN Urban riverfront park capping over the 6-laned Corniche to connect people to the river
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NILE TRAIL SEGMENT Riverfront trail segment designed to increase connectivity to the river
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Nile Riverfront
TRAIL DESIGN
The riverfront trail is based on the concept of enhancing connectivity to and this problem, the trail has been introduced on the river-side for longitudinal along the riverfront. Private restaurants limit connections to the riverfront connectivity and various lateral connections have been created to reach the by making access conditional for customers of the eating places. To tackle riverfront trail. Ferry station
Trail segment
Nile River
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ZONES AND CONNECTIONS Plant nurseries with vegetation and trees
Plant nurseries MAKE ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC Path to ferry station MAINTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS
Grand Cafe`
Trail segment
KEY Restaurant/cafe` Social club Ferry stop Plant nursery Existing connection and Possible connection and circulation
ACTIVITY ZONES
TGI Fridays
Barriers to create secluded recreational space at the riverfront
Large trees with enclosed open space leading to river
Terraced open space leading to the river
Possible (multiple) connections leading to the riverfront
Direct connection to the riverfront
KEY Active/passive transition Vegetated transition zone Longitudinal zones along Corniche Longitudinal riverfront zone Lateral connections
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Nile River
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Nile River
ACCESS TO THE RIVER
Tree canopies Low-lying vegetation
VEGETATION
Keep major cafe`s for public use
Remove cruise ship and maintain open
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Platform
Longitudinal
NILE RIVER
CONNECTIVITY
Propose crosswalks/pedestrian bridges to connect people across the Corniche
Maintain continuous tree-lined pedestrian sidewalk along the Corniche
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KEY Physical connections Visual connections Green space
Use vegetation as barriers to segregate chosen riverfront spaces visually and spatially from the road and buildings
FISH MARKET
TGI FRIDAYS Remove numerous private ferry stops and open up views and access to the river
GRAND CAFE`
Connect the Maadi entrance square to the river by opening up open restaurant seating to public use
Maintain continuous pedestrian riverwalk
Create connections between sidewalk and riverwalk at strategic locations Introduce active and passive recreational uses at the riverfront to activate the space
STRATEGIES
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AMPHITHEATER
BOSQUE & NET LOUNGE
PALM GROVE & VEGETATED EDGE
The first edge connection leads users down to the riverfront through a series of spaced out steps that doubles as an amphitheater hosting up to 1000 users. This space can be used for seating as well as concerts and gatherings.
A bosque seating area, acting as a spillout for the restaurants and cafe`s provides filtered shade to the riverfront and is separated from the road with a vertical height difference. A net lounge provides users with seating opportunities directly over the water.
A vegetated edge separated a boardwalk platform from the Corniche and acts as a barrier to the activity and bustle of the road, to create a serene environment to enjoy views of the river. A palm grove creates a unique experience for the users
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The riverfront trail creates a lively environment at the riverfront, accessible by all people. It can support a host of activities such as concerts, gatherings, playing, fishing, and is supported by eateries and cafe`s. Connections to the river are enhanced by extended boardwalks, net lounges, and decks at various points along the trail. (People images from skalgubbar.se) (Tree png by andhikazanuar https://www.deviantart.com/ andhikazanuar/art/tree-png-593809407)
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Maadi
PLAZA DESIGN Station Square
Metro line Proposed vehicular circulation
Metro line Existing vehicular circulation
EXISTING VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
PROPOSED VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
Station Square
Metro line Existing pedestrian circulation
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
Metro line Proposed pedestrian circulation
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
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1. Bosque plaza 2. Playground 3. Plaza
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Currently, the square, called Mahata Square, is fragmented and used for parking purposes. The strategy adopted unifies the fragmented green spaces and unifies them into a whole plaza, and works the vehicular flow to suit the design. Pedestrian bridges have also been proposed over the Metro line to enhance connectivity to and from the plaza. Open green spaces are valuable in Maadi, so the design proposes multi-functional lawns, as well as a tree lined bosque to provide seating in filtered shade in the hot climate of Cairo.
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The overall masterplan concept: blurring boundaries, has been utilized in this design. The designed plaza seeks to create connections across the metro line and tries to effectively activate a space that has been fragmented by an overhead vehicular bridge. The masterplan identifies the plaza as a node, so it has been designed as a place of convergence, where people can come together, despite the economic or social class. The adjacent streets have been visualized as green corridors with pedestrian walkability and bikeability.
4. Low deck 5. Water pool 6. Lawn
PROGRAMMING
Road 9
Road 9
Metro line
Metro line 7. Berm 8. Street Parking
Barrier Trees Water
RATIONALE
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Crosswalk with ADA ramps
Bosque with movable seating PCC with sand finish 0’-0”
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Continuous flagstone paving 0’-0”
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Plaza Plan COMMERCIAL HUB: The site is surrounded by residential and commercial mixeduse development. The buildings on the periphery of the square have residential uses on the upper floors, and commercial shops (retail, restaurants, etc.) on the ground floors. SPILLOUT OF ROAD 9: The site lies alongside Road 9, which is a primary commercial spine in the city. The square has the opportunity to be a lateral extension of Road 9, or a rest stop along the busy street, with places to sit, talk, and enjoy food from kiosks. ART TO REVITALIZE SPACES: The underpass is revitalized with murals and street art to activate the square, which is otherwise divided by the overhead road.
AutoCAD Civil 3D | Adobe Photoshop The concept behind the design is to limit parking to the edges away from Road 9 to open up the plaza to the commercial road. The plaza connection is lateral, and goes along the El-Nahda bridge. This presents opportunities for the underpass to be used for kiosk locations and art installations and murals. Accesses have been created at different points of the site to the plaza. The roadside edge is defined by a plaza with a bosque to provide filtered shade and opportunities for seating. Water has been introduced on the site as an attempt to enrich the space by bringing the Nile into inner Maadi. The underpass has been designed with a central interactive water body and a tree-lined plaza extension, with the intent that the trees will filter some of the noise coming from the road above. Berms engulf the plaza on both sides and act as a buffer from the adjoining parking spaces. Page 55
Perspective view: bosque Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop (People images from skalgubbar.se) (Tree png by andhikazanuar https://www.deviantart.com/ andhikazanuar/art/tree-png-593809407)
Road9 -0’-6”
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Perspective view: playground Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop (People images from skalgubbar.se) (Tree png by andhikazanuar https://www.deviantart.com/ andhikazanuar/art/tree-png-593809407)
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Water body underneath the vehicular bridge Google Sketchup | Adobe Photoshop (People images from skalgubbar.se) (Tree png by andhikazanuar https://www.deviantart.com/ andhikazanuar/art/tree-png-593809407)
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Music Hub | Undergraduate Thesis Assoc. Prof. Chand Rana | Tribhuvan University
Residence|Freelance Interior design Mr. Khageshwar Aryal | Kathmandu, Nepal
2014
2016
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Kathmandu, Nepal
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL WORK
PRECEDING
Landscape architecture My undergraduate education in architecture gave me an opportunity to design various types of buildings: educational, museum, performance venues, residences, restaurants, and building conservation. As an architect, I worked in Prajwal Hada N Associates, where I was involved in residential and commercial projects, where I was required to oversee the projects and produce construction drawings for building and interior designs. I also worked on a few freelance projects, primarily related to interior and landscape design. Office| Freelance Interior design Mr. Satish Pradhan | Kathmandu, Nepal
Office| Freelance Landscape design Nepal Academy of Science and Technology | Lalitpur, Nepal
2013
2015
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Manhattan, Kansas
GREEN ROOF RESEARCH Individual work | Master’s Thesis Committee members: Assoc. Prof. Lee R. Skabelund (major professor) Dr. Timothy Keane (LARCP); Dr. Timothy Todd (Plant Pathology) Associated research team: Lee R. Skabelund; Jialin Liu; Allyssa Decker
INTRODUCTION Native vegetation on green roofs is desired due to the ecosystem functions and benefits that indigenous plant communities provide. Plant selection on green roofs needs to account for the likelihood that specified species will be able to survive limited soil or substrate depths and potentially harsh rooftop conditions. Growing conditions are largely affected by substrate characteristics. This research on the Architecture, Planning and Design Experimental Green Roof (APD-EGR) at Kansas State University attempts to lay the groundwork for the appropriate selection of native graminoids for green roofs in the Flint Hills Eco-region, and substantiate the performance of two engineered substrate types used on the Experimental Green Roof (composed of three beds of different substrate depths).
Photograph by Tommy Theis
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Mix B: Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua dactyloides Bouteloua gracilis Schizachyrium scoparium Mix C: Carex brevoir Koeleria pyrammidata Schizachyrium scoparium Sporobolus heterolepis
SUBSTRATE TYPE
4-INCH DEEP GR BED
GREEN ROOF GRASSES/SEDGE PLANT SURVIVAL
Plant Performance PLANT GROWTH
Substrate Performance PLANT HEALTH
APD Experimental Green Roof (Skabelund 2017)
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Image J being used for coverage analysis
Visual assessments were used to quantify survival, and growth was determined quantify differences between substrate types in supporting plant health. The by measuring the biomass, height, and coverage of the plants. Plant health was study was planned for the first growing season and conducted for the 4-inch assessed visually using a wilt index, and stomatal resistance was measured to green roof bed.
Plant Height Measurement (Skabelund 2017)
Stomatal Resistance using Leaf Porometer
Biomass drying (Jialin Liu 2018)
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HAND RENDERS AND SKETCHES Examples
These are several examples of sketches and hand renders done in the course of my landscape architecture graduate studies. Usually, my design process starts off with hand diagrams of adjacencies, linkages, opportunities and constraints, which evolves into a concept diagram, which I then take into the computer for detailed designing. The sketches to the right were made in Portland, as an assignment in my second semester at K-State. They detail out a tree grate in the streets of Portland. The sketch below was made for a project in my first semester, in the Design of Southeast City Park in Manhattan, Kansas. All of these sketches use pencils as the medium.
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To the right is an initial conceptual design drawing done for the McCall Idaho project, using markers on trace. The concept explores axes, and adjacencies between the site, the lake, the different programmatic elements and the vegetation.
The drawing to the right is a hand-rendered plan of my design for the K-State Campus Quad, completed in my first semester. The media used was a mix of markers and color pencils. The drawing depicts hard and softscape designed to encompass different spatial configurations at varied degrees of enclosure.
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