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PORTFOLIO

r e m KIELMAN

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscape architecture is the balance of art and science. We have the ability to compose and reinforce the natural systems that prevail on our earth. The result is a narrative that tells a clear story. I have the ability to tell those stories, whether of the water that flows, rocks that wear or the people that live.â&#x20AC;? REM KIELMAN, ASLA UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Corredor Verde // Emergence of a New Public Space Typology

Intersecting Tracks // A Woven Narrative

Save The Bay // A Gateway to Galveston Bay

Seasonal Remembrance // Redefining the Contemporary Cemetery

Kielman Pergola // Restrained Design

Photography // Personal Collection

CORREDORVERDE The Emergence of a New Public Space Typology

Location: Saltillo, Mexico Advisor: Gabriel Diaz-Montemayor Design: Fall 2017

In 1577, Spanish colonists founded the city of Saltillo, a site that was rich with freshwater springs. Saltillo, meaning waterfall in Spanish, rests on the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, and has since grown into one of northern Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important cities. This project sought to create public space design guidelines for Saltillo, and apply these guidelines to a particular site. It explores the viability of public space expansion along the urban waterways of the city, creating a green corridor network.

111 kilometers of trail 265,300 people within 500m 1,285 hectares of potential public space The green corridor is broken down into three zones that are characterized by their urban form, geographic location and channel morphology. Utilizing these arteries, this project acts as a connective tissue that links the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique neighborhoods and diverse landscapes.

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GREEN CORRIDORS CORRIDOR PRIORITIES CITY SCALE ANALYSIS

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These diagrams represent the variables that were examined to determine the highest priority areas for implementing green corridors. AtCORRIDOR the most basicPRIORITIES level, we thought that the essential element of These diagrams represent the variables that were examined to Corridors howhighest they connect partsforofimplementing the city. So thegreen firstcorridors. questions determineisthe priority areas At the most basic level, we thought that the essential element of corridors iswhere how they connect parts of the and city. (2) So the firstare questions became: (1) are the public spaces where the became: where are the public spaces and where are the people? The resulting prioritized corridor map is shown on the left. Sections people? The resulting prioritized corridor map is shown on the left. represented with a thicker line are given the highest priority for implementation. Corridor reaches represented with a thicker line are given the highest priority for implementation.

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CHANNEL ANALYSIS

Saltillo is divided into two major watersheds that can each be further subdivided into three sub-watersheds. The central waterway identified in our analysis has the only watershed that is located mostly within the administrative boundary of the city

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Channel types CHANNEL TYPES the slope of the terrain changes, waterways change in their form and behavior. The AsAs the slope of the changes,ofwaterways change in their form and behavior.pattern The steeper slopes steeper slopes interrain the foothills Zapaliname create a distinct branching where smallin the waterways converge. The moderate slopes have deeply incised channels, especially where the foothills of Zapaliname create a distinct branching pattern where small waterways converge. The moderate urban area contrains channel dimensions. In the broad, flat valley bottom water slows and the channel braided where especially it can move sidethe tourban side. area constrains channel dimensions. In the slopes havebecomes depply incised channels, where broad, flat valley bottom water slows and the channel becomes braided and moves side to side.

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GREEN CORRIDORS

Design Proposal: A Varied Experience The Saltillo Green Corridor’s Three Character Zones:

CIÉNAGA DESERT WETLAND or “ciénaga” is characterized by freshwater, wet meadows found in the lower reaches of the green corridor. In this zone, we are prioritizing the infiltration and utilization of water. Widening the channel and installing in-stream structures induces meandering, slowing creek flow and accommodating flooding. Stormwater from the adjacent surfaces will be collected in acequias, a cultural reference to Saltillo’s history, cleansed and distributed into the fruit and nut groves growing on the shallow banks of the creek.

REFUGIO URBANO URBAN REFUGE or “refugio urbano”, provides separation between the urban environment and creek spaces. In this densely developed zone, terracing of the banks directs and captures stormwater runoff, stabilize banks, and provide occupiable space to visitors. Densely planted trees provide a comfortable experience along the banks with increased canopy cover providing shade in the hot summer months.

CABECERAS HEADWATERS or “cabeceras”, is a zone characterized by steep ZAPALINAMÉ

banks and fast moving water through unplanned residential neighborhoods along the urban fringe. In this reach of the creek this project seeks to slow water flow by encouraging small scale retention and the installation of check dams and other in-stream structures. The steep, erosion-prone banks will be planted with coniferous vegetation to stabilize banks and intercept precipitation. A series of small scale pedestrian bridges provide connectivity to previously fragmented neighborhoods.

The Corredor Verde is a connective artery weaving together the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse neighborhoods and ecosystems. The three distinct zones celebrate this diversity and structures a city-scale design approach.

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GREEN CORRIDORS OPERATIONS CATALOG

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These diagrams explore possible interventions along the identified green corridor in Saltillo. Each diagram is associated with a metric icon that shows how well each operation addresses the strategies identified in the guideline document. The graph below shows the operations that we prioritized for each of the character zones. Our goal was to select a range of operations that broadly addressed the systems while acknowledging the individual characteristics of each zone. DESIGN OPERATIONS

EXPAND FLOODPLAIN

REGRADE BANKS regrade banks

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TERRACE SLOPES

CREATE OVERFLOW CHANNELS

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These diagrams explore the possible interventions along the identified green corridor in STABILIZE Saltillo. Each diagram is associated with a metric icon that shows how well each operation BANKS addresses the strategies identified in the guideline document. The graph below shows the operations that INCREASE we prioritized for each of the characterRETAIN zones. Our goal was to select a PLANT WATER DENSITY range of operations that broadly addressed the systems while acknowledging the individual REINFORCE characteristics of each zone. BANKS

ALIGN CIRCULATION align circulation

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EXPAND FLOODPLAIN expand floodplain V

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DESIGN OPERATIONS These diagrams explore the possible interventions along the identified green corridor in Saltillo. Each diagram is associated with a metric icon that shows how well each operation addresses the strategies identified in the guideline document. The graph below shows the operations that we prioritized for each of the character zones. Our goal was to select a range of operations that broadly addressed the systems while acknowledging the individual characteristics of each zone.

preserve cultural PRESERVE CULTURAL use USE

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TERRACE SLOPES INCREASE PLANT DENSITY V C

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DIRECT WATER FLOW

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CABECERAS

DIRECT WATER FLOW

CREATE CREEK SPACES

PRESERVE CULTURAL USE

LAYER SPACES SPAN CREEK

ALIGN CIRCULATION

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CAPTURE WATER REGRADE BANKS C

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INCREASE PLANT DENSITY V CV

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orchard A productive landscape of walnut and pecan trees that was histroically common in Saltillo.

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stormwater acequia Slows and cleans runoff before it enters creek. References the historic water structure and collective management regime of the acequia system

deep rooted vegetation Increased vegetative cover improves infiltration and bioretention of stormwater. slow SPACES CREATEThe CREEK percolation of surface water also provides more consistent base flow outside of storm events. S

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RESTORING CREEK MORPHOLOGY For centuries, cities have channelized waterways to control flow. This design utilizes water strategies that restore a natural creek morphology to limit sedimentation and erosion. Adjacent strategies include the use of berms and swales to intercept and redirect stormwater runoff.

existing Existing straight waterway increases water velocity and volume during large storm events. This results in increased erosion and sedimentation, degrading the quality of biodiversity habitat and adjacent infrastructure

D E P O SITI O N

The diagrams to the left shows the process of induced meandering. By utilizing angled weirs and strategically placed baffles, the creek can restore its natural, meandering form.

baffles + weirs Baffles and weirs deflect water and capture organic material and sediment, inducing a change in the stream morphology

meanders The stream channel evolces with the weirs and baffles, developing a more natural and dynamic flow

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FEDERAL REGULATION ZONE

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existing Existing conditions diminish creek space, with infrastructure and structures encroaching on the federal regulation zone and orientated away from green corridors

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In this dense urban core, city development infringes upon the riparian zone, limiting space for trails and creating unsafe areas for recreating. By selectively relocating these elements, the city of Saltillo can work on densifying a setback edge that better reorients itself towards the creek. This urban form evolution accomodates further development along the green corridor, utilizing the creek as an asset to the city.

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EVOLVING CREEK DENSITY

FEDERAL ZONE FEDERALREGULATION REGULATION ZONE

Densify edge

Road relocation

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Densify edge

Reorientation

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Save The Bay

adapting The urban condition adapts to create creek space, Commercial and residential users densifying along the corridor and re-orient to face the creek space

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promenade + civic margin

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proposed The proposed condition provides for a safe and open green corridor with clear sight lines and ample and varied public space

INTERSECTINGTRACKS A Woven Narrative

The McDonald Observatory, located near Fort Davis in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, is currently one of the leading research observatories in the world and most popular tourist destinations in the area.

Location: Fort Davis, Texas Advisor: Jason Sowell Studio: Spring 2017

At the McDonald Observatory the researchers work together to answer two questions: (1) what is the story of the universe; and (2) is there life on other planets? While researching the contemporary theories regarding these questions, we identified four themes that are interwoven throughout: Sky, Water, Earth, and Life. We propose expanding programming to include additional “tracks” of research, such as rangeland and fire ecology. These tracks would contribute directly to enhancing ecosystem performance on-site. We also propose a multipurpose network of “tracks,” or trails, to function as a transportation network for research and management personnel as well as an interpretive experience for the general public. These four ‘tracks’ follow the theme (mentioned above) related to the site’s ecological, geological, or celestial significance. These tracks link nodes, places of special importance where tracks intersect, allowing for connections to be made between the themes at a range of scales.

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Mt Locke 6,790’ Salcido Canyon

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1. Arroyo 1. Arroyo 2. Cisterns Cisterns 3.2.Wildlife Pond 4.3.Creekbed Wildlife pond TNC

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ponderosa sunset sunrise 82” + 107” sky grove overlook overlook telescopes

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1. Earth Exhibits 1. Earth exhibits 2. Aspect Transition Aspect transition 3.2.Seismograph 4.3.Basin + Range Overlook Seismograph 5.4.Rock Outcrop Basin + range overlook 6. Caldera Overlook Rock outcrop 7.5.Fault Line

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1. Seed Far Seed farm 2.1.Wildlife Pond Wildlife 3.2.Bison Grazingpond 4.3.Aspect Transition Bison grazing 5. Fire Ecology Aspect transition 6.4.Prairie Ecosystem 5. Fire ecology 7. Full Moon Yucca Loop 8.6.Succulent Prairie Slope ecosystem

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LIFEWALK WALK LIFE

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INTERSECTING NODES // LIFE x EARTH The nodes of intersection between two trails, or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tracksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, allow for connections to be made between themes. This particular node marks an intersection between LIFE x EARTH. In the late Miocene epoch, rising levels of carbon dioxide warmed planet EARTH resulting in extensive wildfires. These wildfires suppressed tree growth, accomodating a global grassland expansion. Affected primates were forced from their natural tree habitats, venturing into these grasslands. This new grassland habitat forced primates to stand upright to watch for predators, ultimately selecting for bipedalism, the first step towards human LIFE.

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GRASSLAND EXPANSION

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GRASSLAND EXPANSION

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MIOCENE GRASSLAND EXPANSION

PRIMATE HABITAT PRIMATE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION FRAGMENTATION

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GRASSLAND HABITAT SELECTS FOR BIPEDALISM

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MIOCENE GRASSLAND EXPANSION MIOCENE GRASSLAND EXPANSION

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GRASSLAND TRANSECT

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SKY ISLANDS

PONDEROSA PINE PINE PONDEROSA SKY ISLAND ECOLOGY SKY ISLAND ECOLOGY

ELEVATION NICHE ELEVATION NICHE

PONDEROSA PINE SKY ISLAND ECOLOGY

CANOPY SKYWALK

PONDEROSA PINE SKY ISLAND ECOLOGY

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As a result of climate change, species such as the ponderosa pine have been forced onto higher elevations, isolating them in SKY island ecosystems. The Sky Walk highlights this important elevation niche by way of a flat, elevated catwalk that extends outward from the mountainside. As visitors walk further, they journey higher up into the canopy while learning about the narrow band of conditions that accomodate LIFE for the ponderosa pine.

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INTERSECTING NODES // LIFE x SKY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prairies need disturbance, like the disturbance created by fires and by bison. Both prevent the build-up of a litter layer beneath the grass that can shelter invasive, non-native species. Bison graze the grasses that contribute to the litter and also create open areas in their wallows or by trampling the ground that become good locations for the seeds of new prairie plants to germinate. ERIC ROSENQUIST THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

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This project combines strategies to protect against wildfires as well as increase the quality of habitat and biodiversity on site. Prescribed burning is used on the shallow slopes of the southwestern corner where the site is most1at risk.

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VISITOR CENTER

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STAR PARTY VISITOR ARRIVAL SEQUENCE

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VISITOR CENTER

The trail system, or “tracks”, all converge on an improved visitor center, which is designed to express each theme of Sky, Water, Earth, and Life in separate exhibition spaces. The enclosed design is influenced by historic military forts and presidios of the region, sheltering visitors from the elements and creating a sense of enclosure before releasing them into the expansive high desert grassland. Rhyolite rigid unit pavers

Painted steel catwalk

12” drain pipe

Save The Bay

Local rhyolite facade

PARKING LOT SWALES

Section F-F The white structures of the Visitor Center create a connection between the three prominent telescopes on site, all of which are visible from the central stargazing plaza. The structures themselves are deconstructed to optimize views skyward. The entry plaza has three demonstration wetlands that represent the dimension of the telescope aperatures on site, the second largest in the world.

Rhyolite rigid unit pavers

18” x 36” x 72” 2” x 6” Accoya deck Gabion

Precast reinforced concrete slab 2” x 6” Accoya deck 18” x 36” x 72” Gabion

GeoGrid Grass Pavers

5/8” limestone aggregate base

Painted steel catwalk

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WATER FLOW

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PROPOSED VISITOR CENTER

SAVETHEBAY A Gateway to Galveston Bay

Location: Houston, Texas Advisor: Hope Hasbrouck Design: Spring 2016

Save the Bay; a community based organization, has decided to develop an ‘Explore the Bay Center’ in Houston, Texas, overlooking Burnet Bay. The proposal involves the development of a shoreline Education Center, a satellite site somewhere on the bay, which will serve as departure and destination points for exploration of the Bay. Save the Bay proposes that every aspect of this project should explicitly model the best practices of development in the watershed, at the bay’s edge and in adaptive reuse of industrial land. Concepts conveyed in this project include: (1) the expression of natural processes of the remade landscape, (2) the relationship between the three scales of place making and (3) the critical environmental and aesthetic importance of water. This design proposal establishes the gateway between the Center’s visitors and the natural environment. This gateway is achieved by manipulating landforms to express the programming, facilitating diverse habitats and heightening the visitor’s educational and recreational experience. The campus for Save the Bay is a gateway to Galveston Bay and the unique wonders of this vibrant coastal ecosystem. A terraced landform made from the dredge spoils of the Houston Ship Channel supports the majority of the Save the Bay building program. The arrival gateway found at the highest point of the landform frames the campus and the extended view of the bay. Laid out below, is a spine that descends toward the coastline.

“In Houston, you’ve got rapid growth and development, along with that comes roadways, rooftops and parking lots. That compromises the natural infrastructure of this very flat low-lying landscape, making it difficult for that water to absorb, be held by the prairie and the wetlands and slowly release into Galveston Bay.” SAM BRODY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES + SHORES

Sources: Esri, USGS, NOAA

PROJECTED SEA LEVEL+STORM SURGE

HOUSTON-GALVESTON BAY AREA PROTECTION STRATEGIES (H-GAPS) 1. Upper Bay Barriers (6’ Storm Surge) 2. Mid Bay Barriers (7’ Storm Surge) 3. Lower Bay Barriers (8’ Storm Surge)

SAN JACINTO MONUMENT (not to scale) 50.00’

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Houston-galveston Bay Area Subsidence Zones 1906-2016 (Feet)

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SITE PLAN 1 Parking Lot 2 Entry Grove 3 Exhibition Hall 4 Classroom - Elementary 5 Classroom - Middle School 6 Classroom - High School 7 Conference Center 8 Library + Administration 9 Greenhouses 10 Demonstration Wetland 11 Viewing Deck + Amphitheater 12 Boatdock 13 Elevated Boardwalk 14 Research Facility

5. Elevated Boardwalk The posts and islands serve as the foundation for an extensive elevated boardwalk network that facilitates visitor exploration of the s

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4. storm surge protection During large storm surge events, the habitat islands serve as barriers against the destructive forces. Depressions on the islands collect water, creating temporary aquatic habitats

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3. habitat island formation Sediment accumulates around the posts creating habitat islands. Varying slope , aspect and moisture regimes create a high diversity of wildlife habitats

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2. Sediment collection Posts intercept sediment being carried by the currents of the interior bay.

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1. Post installation Installation of posts begin the process of inducing meandering within the interior bay and create habitat islands.

REUSE FOR RESILIENCE Located at the confluence of the Trinity River, Buffalo Bayou and the Gulf of Mexico, the Houston Shipping Channel experiences high amounts of sedimentation, requiring frequent dredging. This dredge material can be reused over time to selectively reinforce edges around the Save The Bay campus to protect against sea level rise and devestating storm surge events. By maintaining certain levels of porousity, the interior bay acts a lung, supporting the fragile ecosystems without compromising the resilience of the site.

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SAVE THE BAY HABITAT DEVELOPMENT PHASES

development: 3-15 years Early successional growth begins to STAGE 2 establish habitats 1-5 YEARS Early successional growth begins to establish habitats

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ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION After the establishment of dredge islands in the bay, the process of ecological change can begin. In its infancy, the landscape begins to recover from construction activities, allowing an herbaceous layer to be established. Over the next decade, successional growth begins, creating a vertically layered riparian edge, eventuallyproviding wildlife habitat. It will take nearly a half century for these dredge islands to reach maturity. When they do, a harmoneous relationship between the soil, water, flora and fauna will result in a balanced, resilient ecosystem.

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This project sought to develop strategies to redefine the contemporary American cemetery. Working from diagram to experience, each section of this project proposed new practices for burying and remembering the deceased. It also developed new management techniques that integrate decomposition with current reclamation efforts.

Location: Bastrop, Texas Advisor: Jason Sowell Design: Fall 2015

Located along the extents of Bastrop State Park, the site of this cemetery occupies a space that suffered the one of the state’s most severe wildfires in history. The 2011 September wildfire consumed large swaths of the site’s wooded vegetation, nearly decimating the “Lost Pines” habitat and stands of Loblolly Pine.

Redefining the Contemporary Cemetery

After researching the consequences of traditional burial methods, this project pivoted to embrace the resurgence of the natural burial process. The vision for this project was to utilize seasonal changes in the landscape to evoke vivid memories of lost ones. Rather than considering memory as a reservoir for events and feelings to be stored, it is seen as a layering experience that is hightened by the seasonal changes in the landscape. By emphasizing the seasonal changes on site, its visitors better celebrate the life of loved ones through the layering of remembrance and reminiscence. With every wildflower bloom or smell of the spring floods, their loved one lives on...

“Taking steps to appropriately remember loved ones is actually essential for healing. Individuals who keep the memory of loved ones alive almost always fare better emotionally than those who don’t.” ALISON GILBERT AUTHOR OF KEEPING MEMORIES OF LOVED ONES ALIVE

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KIELMANPERGOLA Restrained Design

Location: Hinesburg, Vermont Awards: AIAVT Design Excellence Award Design: Summer 2014

This personal project was designed and built by my father, Rolf Kielman, and I during the summer of 2014. Inspired by our trip to Croatia, this pergola was built with durable materials to express a simple form that is complimented by sophisticated details. This project was submitted to the AIAVT Design Excellence Awards and won the Merit Award in 2014.

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“The purity of idea and execution is beautiful. At first this seemed too simple, but upon further inspection, there was a sophistication of restrained detail that was compelling— particularly the use of cables along with the perforated steel tubes that created the framework for the future growth of vines. We want to see this again in a few years when the vines have taken hold of the structure—to see the quality of light within it.” JUROR AIAVT EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AWARDS

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PHOTOGRAPHY Personal Collection

The following photographs are a select few from my personal collection as an amateur photographer. I have always used photography as a mechanism for exploration, teaching myself how to frame moments and see a landscape through a new lens.

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“One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and on. It’s on all the time.” ANNIE LEIBOVITZ PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

REFERENCES

Jason Sowell

Program Director, Landscape Architecture University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas jsowell@utexas.edu 512.965.5696

Keith Wagner

Founding Principal WagnerHodgson Landscape Architecture Burlington, Vermont hkwagner@wagnerhodgson.com 802.578.6931

Adam Barbe

Environmental Designer Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Founding Principal coLAB Austin, Texas abarbe@wildflower.org 256.312.4809

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