RYAN ANDERSON Landscape Architecture [Environmental Studies and Digital Media]
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Conflux [Dallas, Texas]
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Veterans Memorial [Coralville, Iowa]
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Community Lighting Plan [Mapleton, Iowa]
The Connected City Design Competition
Confluence Iowa City Internship
Community Design Studio With Morgan Aalgaard, Jeff Boyum, Yuqui Hong, Sam Kirchner, Qiyi Li, Tony Scotellaro, Jessica Skjordal and Shane Tully
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Frederiksen Courtyard [Ames, Iowa]
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Travel Photography
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Field Sketches [Rome, Italy]
Ecological Design Studio With Paige Hubbard
Rome Study Abroad and Travel Electives
Urban Design Studio
Resume
Historical Map Showing Trinity River Channel and Downtown Dallas
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Early Charette with Dallas Community
Conflux [Dallas, Texas] The Connected City Design Competition
Railroad and Vehicular Infrastructure in Dallas
Diagram of Underdeveloped Spaces Adjacent to Interstate Roadways
View Overlooking the Kay Hutchinson Convention Center and Reunion Tower
Conflux is an iconic and innovative urban park that connects the Trinity River Corridor with the urban core of downtown Dallas. Unused infrastructure is the basis for the structure of a large scale pedestrian bridge designed to adapt, improve and expand over time. Surrounding the The Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center and a derelict parking structure, this bridge is located in a position to reframe the Trinity River for the people of Dallas. Conflux works in partnership with plans for one of the largest public works in the country, the Trinity River Corridor Project to reconnect the people of Dallas with their historical identity, improve recreational facilities and support ecological functions within the urban fabric of the city.
“Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.� -Antonio Gaudi
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“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” -Elmer Davis
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“Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.” -Bill Shuster
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“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” -Jeff Miller 9
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Veteran’s Memorial Design - Character Preferencing Coralville, Iowa
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Character Preferencing Sheet
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Veteran-themed Quotes
Veterans Memorial [Coralville, Iowa] Confluence Iowa City Internship
Gold Star Familes Park and Memorial Chicago, Illinois
Firefighter’s Memorial and Oak Hill Cemetery Coralville, Iowa
Early Rendition of Memorial
Final Edition of the Final Conceptual Memorial Design
Memorials are sacred spaces of contemplation and reflection. The local Veterans Association hired Confluence to design a memorial honoring Veterans of all military branches and wars. These schematic renderings are being used to market the project and are an integral part of funding efforts. The site is located between a busy street and cemetery, but the final design addresses these challenges using burming, vegetative buffers and walkway alignment to create a powerful and secluded spaces for visitors. The curving black granite wall represents the unity shared by all members of the armed forces.
“You have to let the viewers come away with their own conclusions. If you dictate what they should think, you’ve lost it.” -Maya Lin
Highway 141 / 4th St.
Valero Gas Station
Painted crosswalks Walnut St.
6’ Sidewalks 8’ Community trail loop
Prairie species Roadside Park 0 N
West Neighborhood after Tornado Mapleton, Iowa
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Overall Vision Plan Mapleton, Iowa
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Main St. 50
100 feet
Scale: 1” = 50’
ILR Visioning Graphic Representing 4th St./Walnut St. Intersection
Community Lighting Plan [Mapleton, Iowa] Community Design Studio With Morgan Aalgaard, Jeff Boyum, Yuqui Hong, Sam Kirchner, Qiyi Li, Tony Scotellaro, Jessica Skjordal and Shane Tully
Community Presentaiton Mapleton, Iowa
View down traditional Street Mapleton, Iowa
In 2011 Mapleton was devastated by an F3 tornado. As part of their rebuilding process, they have worked in partnership with Iowa State University to produce a visioning plan. Mapleton underwent a community visioning program where goals such as safety, wellness and sustainability were identified as common community goals. In an effort of expand on that project, they requested a neighborhood development plan, a regional trail master plan and a community lighting plan. This lighting plan organizes the light fixtures into three projects, Corridors, the West Side Neighborhood and Trails. The prioritization of these projects gives Mapleton attainable goals and a greater understanding of important elements in their community.
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.� -Kurt Vonnegut
Current Status: 225 High-Pressure Sodium Lights Annual Running cost= $28,350
Initial Investment: $486,377.50 = Price of 100 New LED Light Fixtures $393,377.50 = Price of 100 New HPS Light Fixtures
Running Cost Per Year Based on $0.11 per kWh $5,040
$12,600
100 New HPS Lights
100 LED Lights
Cost Savings
= $7,560 Per Year Cost Savings Over 30 Years
=$226,800 ROI
LED vs. HPS Lighting
$486,377.50 (LED) $393,377.50 (HPS) $93,000
12.3 years to recover cost based on saving per year when using LED lights
Photometric range 120' Distance between 2 light poles 150' 420'
Site Photograph Ames, Iowa
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Site Utilitiy Documentation Ames, Iowa
Frederiksen Courtyard [Ames, Iowa] Ecological Design Studio With Paige Hubbard
Schematic Drainage Flow Diagram
Schematic Planting Plan Diagram
Conceptual Planting Graphic
Sketch of Patio to Ground Relationship
The Frederiksen Student Apartment Complex north or the Iowa State campus is organized so that three buildings form an open-ended courtyard. Currently these spaces are used to collect stormwater run-off using traditional storm sewer infrastructure. These underutilized spaces could be more functional for students, the environment and the Ames water treatment facility with elevated outdoor patios providing intimate outdoor areas for local residents. The use of native plantings and minimal grading alterations transform the courtyard into a multifunctional space where stormwater from local parking lots, roof-tops and overland flow is infiltrated into the soil. In each courtyard students would have access to outdoor gathering places that also provide animal habitat and facilitate stormwater infiltration.
“The more stitches, the less riches.� -Aldous Huxley
Redosier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Common Cattail Typha latifolia
Stiff Leaf Goldenrod Solidago rigida
Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica
Bulrush Scirpus spp.
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Water Quality Volume WQv = (Rv)(A)(P)/12 Rv = site runoff volume 522025 coefficient A = site drainage area (acres) P = design rainfall depth (90% cumulative frequency depth) (~ 1.25 inches) Materials Concrete= .174 acres Roof= .314 acres Grass=.394 acres Total area= .882541 acres Impervious area= .488/.882541= 55% Rv = 0.05 + 0.009(I) I = % impervious area RV=0.05 + .009(55%) RV= .545 WQv = (1.25 in)(0.545) = 0.68125 watershed inches WQv = (0.68 in)(1 ft/12 in)(.882541 acre)(43,560 ft^2/acre) = 14,338 ft^3 WQv= 2182.47 ft^3
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Travel Photography Rome Study Abroad and Travel Electives
Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
Photography has allowed me to capture memories and qualities of the places I have traveled. Photos bring me back to the moment I took the picture. The locations I have photographed become precedents for use in later design concpets and influence my sense of design. I believe travel is an important component to the development of a designer, because it allows one to experience places first-hand. These are a collection of some of the most personally significant places I have traveled. They have influenced my understanding of the world and have reaffirmed my belief in the importance of well designed spaces.
“To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.� -Ansel Adams
Bryant Park, New York, New York
The Barcelona Pavilion, Barcelona, Spain
Tivoli Fountain, Rome, Italy
Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, New York
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Il Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
The High Line, New York, New York
La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain
Villa d’Este, Tivoli, Italy
The Louvre, Paris, France
Lake Brienz, Iseltwald, Switzerland
The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Champ de Mars, Paris, France
Trail Along Lake Brienz, Iseltwald, Switzerland
St. Marco’s Square, Venice, Italy
Pont des Arts (Lovelock Bridge), Paris, France
Tunnel Along Lake Brienz, Iseltwald, Switzerland
Canal, Venice, Italy
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Field Sketches [Rome, Italy] Urban Design Studio
Pantheon Ceiling-Graphite, Rome, Italy
Drawing is one of the primary reasons I entered the the field of design. Sketching is a tool that helps me to understand spaces. I believe sketching is the quickest method to represent an idea. Both quick sketches and detailed drawings both have great importance, especially in the digital world of today. These drawings were all completed during an urban design studio in Rome. They are all infield exercises where I represented the city’s wealth of ancient and world-class public spaces and architecture through sketching. Being able to communicate through drawing has given me a better understanding of the places I have been and has helped me to better communicate my ideas.
“What is design? It’s where you stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two together.” -Mitchell Kapor
Villa d’Este-Watercolor,Tivoli, Italy
Orvieto Landscape-Watercolor, Rome, Italy
Roman Bollard-Pen, Rome, Italy
Orvieto Landscape-Watercolor, Rome, Italy
Pantheon Ceiling-Graphite, Rome, Italy
Elevation-Pen, Via della Cinque Scuole, Rome Italy
Pantheon Sectional Study-Graphite, Rome, Italy
Rusticucci Process Work-Graphite, Rome, Italy
Duomo Cathedral-Pen, Orvieto, Italy
RYAN ANDERSON Email: Cell: Address:
RYAN1201@IASTATE.EDU 319.573.5506 3105 TOWN HOUSE DRIVE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52402
I am interested in using the built landscape to improve people’s lives. I have developed a global understanding of landscape architecture, methods of representing ideas and environmental issues of the world today. I look forward to working in an environment where I can utilize my experiences in landscape architecture to effectively generate positive change for people and the environment.
SKILLS Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Autodesk AutoCAD Google Sketchup ArcGIS
Writing Sketching Rendering Photography Presenting
EDUCATION Fifth Year Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University Environmental Studies Secondary Major Digital Studies Minor
ACTIVITIES SSLA Design Council Representative 2011-2014 ISU SSLA Member 2010-2014 Student Member ASLA VEISHEA 2012 SSLA Design Committee Member
AWARDS National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member Deans List Fall 2013 Deans List Fall 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
REFERENCES
Confluence [Iowa City, Iowa] Landscape Architecture Intern [January 2013 - August 2013]
Alfred Bohling, Jr. FASLA [Shive-Hattery Community Development Team Leader] Business: 319.364.0227 800.798.0227 Cell: 319.560.5557 Email: abohling@shive-hattery.com
For more than 8 months, I worked with Confluence in Iowa City. I worked on a variety of projects from schematic to construction stage. Much of my time was dedicated to production centered around my abilities in digital modeling, digital rendering and drafting. These projects provided me the opportunity to gain experience as a designer and professional.
Shive-Hattery [Cedar Rapids, Iowa] Iowa Living Roadways Intern [February 2011 - August 2011] In the summer of 2011 I worked alongside Al Bohling, FASLA to develop a vision for the communities of Brighton, Iowa and Monticello, Iowa. Our design solutions were a result of iterative collaboration between steering committee members, progressive thinking of two landscape architecture interns and the expertise of a professional landscape architecture office. The final graphics were compiled on boards by the interns and used by each community to ascertain grant funding.
Cedar River Garden Center [Palo, Iowa] Nursery Salesmen and Member of the Landscaping Team [May 2010 - August 2010] Cedar River Garden Center is both a garden center and landscaping company. Working there provided opportunities to learn about the characteristics and maintenance of plants, introduced me to client interactions and gave me first-hand experience in landscape construction.
Carl Rogers [Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture] Business: 515.294.2197 Cell: 515.238.5143 Email: rogersc@iastate.edu Dan Diehm [Owner of Cedar River Garden Center] Business: 319.851.2161 Cell: 319.533.1663 Email: crgc@netins.net