RENAUD HABERT - LANDSCAPE
HELLO, I’M RENAUD. -I recently moved to Michigan from France to join my American wife. -Due to the particularities of the French education system, I’ve been training in and studying landscape and urban planning more or less since age 14. -A speciality of mine is sustainable landscape design and maintenance. I transform green spaces in order to implement more ecological management practices. -Most recently, I worked in the Parks Department of a suburb of Paris. There I was a jack-of-all-trades for the city’s green spaces: I designed, I managed, I strategized, I administered.
Renaud Habert Contact 330 West Davis Avenue, Apt 3, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
Urban Planning Competition Candidate
Phone (734) 773-6676
- Participated in a contest organized by the city of Paris to rethink and renovate a neighborhood - Developed an exhaustive assessment of the neighborhood, including its history, functioning, and challenges, using current urban policy documents, interviews with residents, and on site - Created a project proposal, website, plans, 3D model, landscape cross-sections, and sketches - Collaborated efficiently with a multidisciplinary team, including two architects and three landscape architects
Email habertrenaud@gmail.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaud-haberta46a77104/ Authorized to work in the USA
EXPERIENCE Landscape Planner and Parks Manager Department of Parks and Recreation City of Ermont (Suburb of Paris, France) December 2016 - December 2018
-Planned, designed, and supervised all the public green spaces in the city of Ermont (parks, streets and sidewalks, playgrounds...) -Managed 21 landscape workers; including recruitment, supervision, and organization of work -Administered a budget of 750k euros per year -Launched and facilitated public planning project consultations with city residents and official city representatives -Partnered with the urban planning division to collaborate on urban green space projects Landscape Project Researcher
City of Marrakesh, Morocco Parks and Recreation Department February 2016 - August 2016
-Executed an urban study on the ecological, social, and economic benefits of Marrakesh’s vegetation -Reconstituted the urban and landscape history of the city since its creation, resulting in a historical cartography -Inventoried current vegetation and analyzed its role in and effects on the urban space
City of Paris, France September 2015 - February 2016
EDUCATION Master’s Degree in Landscape Planning University of Angers - Agrocampus Ouest 2014 - 2016
Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Design and Urban Planning University of Nantes 2011 - 2014
Vocational baccalaureate in landscaping Brettes-les-Pins high school 2007-2011
SKILLS Language
English, fluent French, native Spanish, beginner
Technical
Adobe Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign AutoCAD SketchUp QGIS, ArcGIS
PROJECTS in this portfolio Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning
Pedestrian-friendly walkway: Connecting a residential area to a new train station
Evolution of green spaces in Marrakesh, Morocco
City of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, 2012 - 2013 Following the construction of a new train station in a commuter suburb, I proposed landscaping solutions to create a beautiful and walkable path from a nearby neighborhood in order to promote travel to the station on foot, rather than by car.
City of Marrakesh, 2015 - 2016 Using historical and observational data, I mapped the evolution of green spaces in Marrakesh since its creation. Based on this analysis, I developed a typology to measure the impact and utility of all present-day green spaces in the city.
Construction of a public vegetable garden for city residents
Optimized urban space in Paris, France
City of Ermont, 2018 - 2019 I designed and supervised the construction of a 2.5 acre pedagogical farm and garden. It produces organic food throughout all four seasons.
Public park redesign
City of Ermont, 2017 - 2019 I took a small city park in poor condition located in a densely-populated area and redesigned it into a central point and attractive gathering space for the neighborhood.
Tree-planting program
City of Ermont, 2018 At the request of the mayor to ‘greenify’ the city, I spearheaded a tree-planting initiative. I analyzed the city for ideal planting sites and then made recommendations to purchase over 70 trees of different species planted at specific locations.
Reading a regional landscape
Region of Authion, 2016 One territory shared by two very different populations is turning from a natural habitat, classified as World Natural Heritage Site into a sleepy city. I helped the local government understand the future potential and challenges for their region.
City of Paris, 2016 The city of Paris organized a competition aiming to collect new ideas on how best to share crowded urban space in a cultural downtown neighborhood. My project, based on principles of participative democracy, optimized the space by making it more walkable and greener.
Urban revitalization in an industrial city
City of Nantes, 2016 The city of Nantes, France has a proud industrial heritage that hasn’t always been capitalized in the broader urban fabric. I analyzed the city’s past in order to develop a set of recommendations intended to merge the industrial to the traditionally urban space.
Evolution of green spaces in Marrakesh Place | Marrakesh, Morocco Year | 2016 Project sponsor | City of Marrakesh Description | Using historical and observational data, I mapped the evolution of green spaces in Marrakesh since its creation. Based on this analysis, I developed a typology to measure the impact and utility of all present-day green spaces in the city.
Since the French colonial era, the urban landscape of Marrakesh has transformed quickly and seemingly overnight, responding to the combined pressures of demographic growth, urbanization, and an economic development plan designed to promote tourism. The once-isolated town in the Atlas Mountains has opted for expansion and sprawl, and has also adopted a European model of land use, urban planning, and management of green spaces. In less than 50 years, Marrkesh has become one of the biggest tourist destinations for Europeans. In this project, I explored how the colonial neighborhood of Gueliz has dealt with tourism, from the perspective of land use and more specifically its green spaces. Through this study, I brought to light the key role of the green spaces in propaganda for tourism in Marrakesh and the variance in public investment in the different parks and vegetation in the city. I also found that the development of tourist infrastructure has generated a rise of land value, especially in the suburbs. The role of local agriculture has diminished, and the world heritage UNESCO site of the Palmeraie is becoming a land reserve for foreign buisness.
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2004 Olive and orange trees
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How healthy is the vegetation?
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How many different species are there? There are between one and fifty species per street. Palm trees, orange trees, and olive trees are the three most common types, representing over 65% of all plants. Among all vegetation, trees are the most common, mainly dating back to the French protectorate, in which thousands of trees were planted to line the streets. As we can see on the map it also appears that the southern part of Gueliz and the Hivernage have a wider diversity than the northern parts of the neighborhoods.
How old is the vegetation? This map classifies the green spaces by their age. Before the French protectorate, green spaces were not considered part of the public space, with the exception of the old Royal Gardens. Indeed, in the Medina, the most ancient urban core, streets are so narrow that there is no space for trees lining the streets. The colonial districts, on the other hand, have wider streets that allowed tree planting. Now the vegetation in the streets is planted and maintained by tourist businesses who want to beautify the surroundings of their hotels and riads.
Is the vegetation providing shade? Marrakesh is one of the sunniest places in the world. Temperatures can reach 120 degrees. In the narrow and winding streets of the Medina, the sun is blocked by the buildings. However, when the French decided to create wide boulevards, there was no shade and protection from the punishing heat. Adding vegetation to their wide streets was the only way to provide shade and make the streets walkable. This map shows where shade is provided by vegetation and which streets are walkable during the daytime.
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10. Street furniture designed by locals
11. Collaboration with Le Carreau
12. Bike repair station
13. New bike racks
14. Motorbikes banned
Urban revitalization in an industrial city Place | Nantes, France Year | 2016 Project sponsor | City of Nantes Description | The city of Nantes has a proud industrial heritage that hasn’t always been capitalized in the broader urban fabric. I analyzed the city’s past in order to develop a set of recommendations intended to merge the industrial and traditionally urban space.
Pedestrian-friendly walkway: connecting a residential area to a new train station Place | La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France Year | 2012 - 2013 Project sponsor | City of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Description | Following the construction of a new train station in a commuter suburb, I proposed landscaping solutions to create a beautiful and walkable path from a nearby neighborhood in order to promote travel to the station on foot, rather than by car.
A MATTER OF CONNECTION
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Tree-planting program Place | Ermont, France Year | 2018 Project sponsor | City of Ermont Description | At the request of the mayor to ‘greenify’ the city, I spearheaded a tree-planting initiative. I analysed the city for ideal planting sites and then made recommendations to purchase over 70 trees of different species planted at specific locations.
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not all the trees are great for the environment Many cities have launched tree-planting programs in order to tackle global warming and provide green spaces for their citizens. In Ermont, I was in charge of this local initiative. To start, I executed an exhaustive inventory and analysis of the current trees in the city. My final proposal prioritized the most concrete parts of Ermont. It emphasized planting endogenous plants, but also planting as many different and new species as possible in order to increase biodiversity. Based on recent ecological studies, I selected trees that emitted low amounts of volatile organic compounds to improve air quality.
Visuals for the tree-planting program
Construction of a public vegetable garden for city residents Place | Ermont, France Year | 2018 - 2019 Project sponsor | City of Ermont Description | I designed and supervised the construction of a 2.5 acre pedagogical farm and garden. It will produce organic food throughout all four seasons.
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Pots Green house Turf restoration Roof to recover rainwater Shrubs and perennials Hard landscape Hedge Crops
HISTORIQUE DU PRESENT DOCUMENT Création du document
DATE 27/07/2018
INDICE 1
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In a concrete and growing city, the goal was to expose citizens to wildlife and gardening.
Reconnect urban dwellers living in houses without backyards to nature.
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Produce and provide free organic vegetable and fruits for the local community in order to promote healthy nutritional practices.
Create a new meeting place for inhabitants to gather and exchange with each other.
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Offer a new biodiversity reservoir Teach schoolchildren how for local flora and fauna, while to garden sustainably and developing organic urban organically. agriculture.
Orchard Organic Cooperative wildlife Housing without yards
public meeting space birds community involvement
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Public park redesign Place | Ermont, France Year | 2017 - 2019 Project sponsor | City of Ermont Description | I took a small city park in poor condition located in a denslypopulated area and redesigned it into a central point and attractive gathering space for the neighborhood.
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Shade for hot summers
reading a regional landscape Place | Authion, France Year | 2016 Project sponsor | Metropole of Authion Description | One territory shared by two very different populations is turning from a natural habitat, classified as World Natural Heritage Site into a sleepy city. I helped the local government understand the future potential and challenges for their region.
La vallee de la Loire The metropole of Angers has been rapidly developed over the past few years. Many young professionals find jobs in the city of Angers but do not wish to settle there for various reasons. They prefer to live in the surrounding area, including the traditionally rural region of Authion. The new younger population has a different set of needs and a contrasting vision to the older population that has long occupied this area.
Two populations and one space has led to some conflict. Since the newcomers’ lives, including work, school, and entertainment, largely take place in Angers, Authion is a mystery to them. On the contrary, the original population knows Authion like the back of their hand and rarely ventures to Angers. Through interviews with local inhabitants, I documented this dynamic in order to develop a set of recommendations.