PORTFOLIO2022 REEDPETERS
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MynameisReedPetersandIamalandscapearchitecture studentwho’spassionforcreatingpubliclyaccessible designdrivesmetoproduceworkthatarangeofuserscan enjoyandtraversewithease.
Myworkisheavilyinfluencedbythebeliefthathumanand non-humansystemscanco-existandcreateanenvironment thatisofbenefittoboth.
ItisfromthisthoughtthatIhopetoprogressbothmyown thinkingandthethinkingofotherstoshowcasedesigns thatarebothpracticalandecologicalmindedworks.
internationalexperience
IwasborninSurrey,EnglandandlivedthereuntilIwasage 11.SincethenIhavelivedinBrisbanecompletinghigh schoolandcurrentlyattendingQUT.IspentSemester1of 2019onexchangelivinginSwedenbetweenJanuaryand JuneandusedthistimetolearnaboutScandinaviandesign andlivingwhilstvisitingotherEuropeancountriesand minglingwithotherinternationalstudents.
I’mastrongbelieverthattravellinghasmademeabetter designerandwillcontinuetodoso.Whendesigninga landscapethatisusedbysomanyindividuals,Ithinkbeing abletoempathisewithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsis criticaltoproducingastrongdesign.
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01 CURLEWKEYS
2020 year3semester2
LikemanyoftheBrisbane’sseasidesuburbsShorncliffe isalreadyexperiencingtheeffectsof sealevelrise(SLR) andwillcontinuetodosointothefuture.Thisnotisnot onlyputspressureonthehumanpopulation,buthas significantramificationsforanalreadyendangeredsea bird: theEasternCurlew.
Australia’slargestshorebirdhasseenan80%decrease init’spopulationsincethe1980sprimarilyduetohuman intervention,butnowitisalsofacingthechallengeof SLR.Asthewaterrises,criticalfeedingandroosting habitatofthebirdswillbedestroyedrequiringan intervention.
EasternCurlewsrelyontheirfarsightednesstopreempt theapproachofpotentialthreatsandflyaway. Unfortunatelytraditionalinter-tidalroostinghabitatsno longersufficeashumansanddogswilloftenspookthe birdscausingthemtofly.
Thisseemsminor,butasamigratorybird,thisuseof energyspellsdisasterastheycommutebacktotheir nestinggroundsinSiberia.Tragically,manywillsimply runoutofenergyanddie.
Assuchacollectionofnewhabitatswasproposed,one safeandseparatefromhumans: CURLEWKEYS.
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TWOBIRDSONESTONE
Thecreationofagroupofislandsforthebirdsalso presentsanopportunitytocurberosiononthemainland byreducingincomingwaveaction.Overanextended periodoftime,thiswillallowmoresedimenttosettle, increasingtheforeshoreinresponsetoSLR.
Aseriesofislandsorkeyswoulddothisbestandalso allowsforadditional,uniquehabitatcreation,muchof whichhadbeenlostsincesettlerinterventioninthe Shorncliffearea.
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Changingwaterturbidity
moresettlingofsediment
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SHORNCLIFFE HEADLAND
waveaction
Cabbage tree creek
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CAISSONISLANDS
Concretecaissonswereselectedasthemostviable optionforcreatingman-madeislandforseveral reasons.Theirverticalstructureimpactstheexisting seabedfarlessthantraditionalislands,theycanbefilled withselectsediment,suitablefordifferentvegetation types,allowingforvariablehabitatsonmultipleislands.
Theirmodularformlendsitselftoeasierplanningand construction,withtheabilitytohavethemfloatedinto placebeingvastlymoreefficientthanthenaturalisland buildingprocess.
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1.CURLEWISLAND
Situatedinanexposedpositiontodiscouragethe establishmentofdensevegetation.Keptwellclearofthe constructedchannelcomingoutofCabbage-TreeCreek toavoidanthropologicaldisturbance.
2.EUCALYPTISLAND Closesttothemainlandandthebestprotectedfromwind andlargewaveaction.Allowsfortheestablishmentof moredenseEucalyptforest. 3.CALLITRISISLAND Moreexposedandvegetatedwiththemorecommon coastalspecies,knowntodowellinsimilarconditions.
4.MANGROVEISLAND Attemptatsimulatingthenaturalenvironmentof Avicenniamarina.Thelocationjustbehindthebreakwater willspeedupthenaturalsedimentdepositionthat providesthebaseforwhichtheycangrow.
5.BREAKWATER Crucialtothesuccessofthe MANGROVE and CURLEW ISLAND.Reduceswaveaction,especiallyinstorm situations,allowingnaturalsedimentdepositiononthe islandsaswelltheShorncliffeHeadland.
DevelopingHabitats
Theeucalyptislandisperhapsthemostchallengingof theislandstoestablish.Itiscriticalthatsoilismaintained andincreasedinordertoprovidethebaseneededtofor Eucalyptuspillularis tosurvive. Casuarinaequisetifolia and Acacialongifolia areinitiallyplantedintheyear2050as pioneerspecies.Thesewillbegintolayerorganicmatter creatingnewsoilandholdexistingsoilwiththeirfast growth
By2070thesoilwillbesuitableenoughtoplant
Eucalyptuspilluaris,mirroringahabitatthatoncewas commonplaceonthemainland.
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curlewisland
eucalypt island mangroveisland
callitrisisland
02 FLORALRESOURCESINTHESUBURBS
2021 year4semester1
TheVarroamitehascauseddevastatingdistructionto theworld’spopulationoftheEuropeanHoneybee(Apis mellifera). Australiaistheonlycountryintheworldthat isfreeoftheVarroamite,butAustraliaisalsorareinthe factthatourcropsrelyentirelyonpollinationbyferal populationsonApismellifera.Thismakesforan extremelyfragilerelationshipbetweenourpremiumcrop pollinatorandourfoodsecurity.
ThesuburbsofBrisbanepresentanopportunityto diversifyandincreasethepopulationofinsect pollinators,suchthatinthelikelyeventthattheVarroa mitemakesittoourshores,wemightalleviatewhat wouldotherwisecatastrophicloses.
Currently,suburbiaislinedwithgreenspacethat provideslittletonobenefittoanyinsectsthatmayseek tolivethere.Achangeinattitudeisneeded;onethat mighttransformtheabundanceofunusedlawns,tonew, self-plantedandmanagedgardens.
Suchafeatrequiresstrategicplanningthathasthe publicattheforefront,bututilisesgovernmentled initiativesthateventuallypermeateintotheprivate sector.
Theoverallincreasingfloralresourcesforournative insects,willprovideaddedresilienceintheeventof massexterminationofAustralianagriculture’sprimary pollinator.
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Alessresilientlandscape
Landclearinghasalreadydramaticallyreducedthefloral resources.TheproliferationoftheintroducedApis melliferahasresultedinmorecompetitionforanalready depletedfoodsource.
TheVarroamiteisposesasubstantialrisktotheApis melliferapopulation,andbyextensionourhumanfood security.
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Varroadestructordistribution
Councilmaintenance
Community involvement
Business involvement
PHASE1 EDUCATE PHASE2 INVOLVE PHASE3 EXPAND PHASE4 INTEGRATE
Aninclusivestrategy
Afouryear,fourphasestrategicplanwillbeimplemented inordertosupplyinsectpollinatorswiththefloral resourcestheyrequiretothriveinthesuburban environment.
PhasingwillbeginwithafloodofinformationtotheLocal GovernmentArea(LGA)sector,educatingthelocal community.Thestrategywillclosewiththatsamelocal communitybecomingalmostentirelyresponsibleforthe ongoingsuccessandmaintenanceofthestrategy.Here aresixkeyactionsintrinsictothestrategy:
1.Engagethecommunity: educationofthecommunity withintheLGAsectorregardinghowtheycancreate gardensfitforinsectpollinators.Thelearnedinformation isthenappliedattheirprivateresidences.
2.Schoolprograms: introduceschoolagedchildrentothe processofcreatingandmaintaininginsectpollinator gardens.
3.Councilassistance: BrisbaneCityCounciltoassistin transformationsofkeyareasindistinctlyvisiblelocations.
4.Mobilisethewidercommunity: localscreatingand maintainingtheirowngardensandverges,replacingthe currenttrendofmowingandmaintaininglawns.
5.Promotecompetition: asenseofprideinthegardens localsmaintain,especiallythatofthevergegarden, throughtheapplicationofcompetitionsbothbetween individualsandcommunities.
6.Adherencetostate,regionalandlocalpolicies: usedas guidelinesforeachstrategy,ensuringtheyandtheir respectivetacticsholdmeritatallthreelevels
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Schools+streets+businesses
Asaphase1strategy,theschoolswillbecriticalin progressingtheplantingofvergesdeeperinsuburbia. Withyoungchildren,lackingthepreconceivednotionof howvergesshouldbeused,theywillbeabletotakethese ideashomeandbeginthetransitiontoamoreflorallyrich LGAsector.
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Differentvergeconditionswillcallfordifferent applicationsofthetactics.Someborderingmainroads willrequiresomeinfrastructure,whileotherswillsimply offerachangefromgrasstoamorebio-diversemixof
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04 DRAWING
Ihavedevelopedmyhanddrawingskillsentirelysince startingmydegree.Mydrawingsarenotallcompletely relevanttolandscapearchitecturebutshowmyown progressionandartisticexperimentationoutsideof structuredassignments.Ifindsketchestobeoneofmy bestskillsforcommunicatingmydesignsandthoughts.I continuetodrawdailyandimprove.
Mypreferredmediumisinkpens,butIalsolike experimentingwithpencilandmorerecently,watercolour.
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03 PHOTOGRAPHY
Sincepickingmyselfupafilmcamerain2018,Ihave continuedtostepoutsidemycomfortzoneandhonemy skillsbehindthecamera.Ioftenusephotographyasan excusetoexplorewhereIotherwisewouldn’tandgain newperspectivesonlandscapes.Mysubjectsvary greatly,butmostrecently,Ihavebeenseekingoutnative Australianplantshelpingbroadenmyplantknowledge especiallywithregardtohowindividualspecimenscome toexistintheirnaturalrange.
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