Landscape Architecture Portfolio by Shelbe West

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table of contents 01 cover letter+skills 02 the hill district 10 lignaqua, wetland garden 16 natural ecology laboratory 20 rmhc sensory garden 22 campus green ribbon 26 hand-drafting 28 capstone site analysis 33 other work

poppies in Monet’s Garden; Giverny, France

cover letter

skills...

February 10, 2021

To who may be reading this,

As a designer, my sensibilities and passions stem from growing up in southern West Virginia surrounded by beautiful landscapes and a family invested in their gardens, this influenced the growth of my environmental interests. I grew up in a small town where I witnessed first hand the importance of community and how much public space impacts it. I aim to combine my interests within design with my passion for positively shaping communities. A majority of designs I have created are low-impact, sustainable, and unique to each context. Throughout my junior and senior year, I have had several leadership positions; including volunteer work at a campus green space teaching others about restoration as a crew leader and being vice president to SSLA throughout my senior year. I have been chosen for three different teaching assistant positions based on my graphic communication skills and two research positions based on my writing and layout design skills.

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Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop

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Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

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AutoCAD

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AutoCAD’s 3D Studio Max

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SketchUp

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ArcGIS

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TR-55

hard skills

s o f t w a r e

Shelbe West

srw0005@mix.wvu.edu 304.941.2843 linkedin.com/in/shelbewest

As a recent graduate, I am excited to bring fresh energy to projects and receive mentoring as I begin my career as a landscape designer. I would pursue further education within this discipline with the aim of becoming a certified landscape architect. It is my mission as a landscape designer to lead others based on the importance of living in harmony with the environment, allowing nature to inspire design.

Shelbe West

Northeastern Plant ID

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Natural Systems Design

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Site Sketching

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Hand-Drafting/Rendering

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Site Analysis

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Color-Paletting

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Layout + Presentation Design

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Intermediate French

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Photography + Editing

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Communication + Writing Skills

soft skills

Sincerely,

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Leadership Abilities

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Well-Rounded

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Adaptable

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Curious

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Interpersonal Abilities

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Creative

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Problem-Solving

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Critical Thinking

the hill district redesign

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

history + character study

As on e of t h e ol dest an d ri ch est (cu ltu r a lly) n ei gh borh oods i n Pi t t sbu rgh , man y a r tis ts a n d j azz mu si ci an s came ou t of t h i s n e ig h b o r h o o d t h at h ad a l ocal i zed cu l t u re a n d e co n o my su pport i n g t h i s commu n i t y. Joh n C o ltr a n e a n d man y ot h er f amou s mu si ci an s are a p r o d u ct o f t h i s ri ch cu l t u re f ou n d wi t h i n t h i s n e ig h b o r h o o d . Th i s t i mel i n e an al yzes t h e cou rse o f e v e n ts an d ch aract er of t h e n ei gh borh ood th a t le d to t h e even t u al decon st ru ct i on of th is d is tr ict.

1923

1910

1957

1947

1932

2012 It began in the late 1800s to early 1900s as a haven for

This led to the construction of the PPG Arena and the

newly freed slaves as it wasn’t too far from the south.

destruction of many buildings and residential areas that

It transitioned into more of a slum area as buildings

kept this booming community intact, displacing around

were

only

20,000 people and gave way to soaring racial tensions

tightened the sense of community and enriched the

rapidly

thrown

together;

however,

this

in the area. Since then, the investment in this area has

pride of their culture allowing it to blossom through

plummeted and maintenance is almost non-existent. In

to the 1960s. The 20s-40s were the height of this

the past couple of years, the area has seen gentrification

community coming to an abrupt pause in the late

efforts, some in the interests of the original community;

50s, when an urban renewal plan was set into place.

however, most focused on the wrong population.

1962

1982 2010

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connection + vicinity study

land-use + character study

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legend

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20 mi

freedom corner ppg arena

tree canopy

commercial

complexes/single family homes

green amenities

affordable housing The Hill District a fundamental community to this industrial city, many aspects of the culture found throughout Pittsburgh sprouted

community currently

this

district,

ecosystem.

exists,

forgotten

which

was

once

fragmented

time

has

flourishing

neighborhood moved

forward.

With many views over the city, viscinity to urban forested areas, and many other existing amenities, this district could be restored and flourishing once again. This area has a lot of potential with PPG Arena next to the southern tip of the district and rich history of culture.

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legend business development

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areas over 25% slope

(local businesses, stores, etc.)

(cannot develop)

nodes

urban tree canopy

primary connector streets

(bedford, webster + center ave)

This is

existing,

10 mi

diagrammatic including

map

20 mi

breaking

opportunities

and

down

what

constraints.

(cannot develop)

Built on a hill next to downtown creates obvious topographic

newer residential development

opportunity areas

create more green corridors and an urban micro-forest. While

public housing

opportunity res. areas

(churches, schools, etc.)

(context + cultural sensitivity)

(develop)

constraints; however, The existing forests are an opportunity to there is a lack of current development, there are existing businesses that can create a strong opportunity for economic structure. Many buildings are still slavageable thus the character can be restored.

masterplan

urban forest (drier spieces + more bird species) urban agriculture (convenient residential greenhouses)

This design restores sustainable small-scale community utilizing multi-use development and introducing an urban micro-forest establishes a self-sufficient community ecology that can accomodate its residents as well as protect their identity.

Thinking about this community in the form of a

web, much like how a web protects, supports, and offers a spider home; these design solutions will protect, support,

street cafe

pocket tennis court

and preserve this community in a multi-layered effect.

transient courtyard (pervious hardscape, movable tables + chairs, convenient link within the business area)

urban forest (wetter spieces + more butterfly species) open space (spider hammocks + climbing nets)

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1 mi

Emulating the forests that surround the Upper Hill district area,

250 housing units

these blocks will feature a forest band that promotes a green

8,000 sqft of greenhouses

community, contrasting from the rest of industrial Pittsburgh. A

200 hotel rooms

place where culture and community can be cultivated. Using vegetation will change with different areas of the neighborhood. It will also support local ecology and balances density of buildings to forested area, truly creating a quasi-urban neighbhorhood.

10 acres of open space/forest

units

native and intentional planting, it will aid in wayfinding as

2 mi

200,000 sqft office/ studio space 85,000 sqft retail/commercial 3,750 underground parking spaces

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Buildings are highlighted based on their use and are of varying sizes, most throughout the design are mixed-use, with a few

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20’

section bb’

buildings fully dedicated to residential and studio space. This will allow localization of residences and businesses, making amenities convenient and the economy local. All streets will be allee style, creating a horizontal plane for pedestrians, reducing scale of buildings and allowing for canopy in the urban context.

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building typology model This model guided with creating a more intimate urban area that does not overwhelm users and blends with the topography. Creating this mixed-use area, I focused on the user experience while keeping the highest densities centralized, creating a primary street through the middle of the Lower Hill District area. This will strengthen wayfinding as well as create designated areas for use type. There are more retail, commercial, and restaurants found on the central street. Moving outward to where the forested areas would be, there are more gallery/art studios, agriculture options, and other uses that benefit from the impact of localized nature.

residential offices commercial

section-perspective

circulation diagram walkways pulled back from roads

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freedom corner

ppg arena

5’

10’

This section perspective illustrates the central street, giving a brief demonstration of what this area may feel like with tree canopy and integrated planters. The side walks along the main centralized area are 10’ wide to create a more social space

pedestrian paths vehicular paths

important nodes

Breaking

blocks

and

weaving

webbing

connections through buildings provide convenient pedestrian paths and a smaller sense of scale in comparison to the multi-story buildings. This will

create

unique

community

rather than transient space. Of course these sidewalks will be main transient pathways, but there is room to stop and talk to other community members or to observe the planting or sit and have a brief coffee while immersed in a tree canopy.

experience.

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model + case study

photo from top of hill district looking toward downtown

photo of row housin in the hill district

case study: otemachi in tokyo, japan by michel desvigne This is a sketchup model of the building design

The heights of the buildings rise as the topography

placed into the existing context to understand how

falls, allowing for the built space to organically

the design will communicate with what is currently

flow into downtown and de-escalates as it moves

existing

feature

outwards. This was created to keep from overwhelming

green roofs, some accessible while others solely

users on foot and allow views to be open to the area

ecologically functional. Additionally, greenhouses will

as well as downtown Pittsburgh, with vegetation

be included on the tops of some of the residential

and buildings blocking primarily the views of traffic.

buildings

around

well

it.

Most

buildings

few

the

will

mixed-use.

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Using this urban forest that surrounds the Tokyo Imperial

Palace

that

directly

connects

the

Otemachi Station as the primary design inspiration for

the

area;

using

lush

vegetation,

Desvigne

aims to reduce the heat island phenomenon as well as creating a comfortable flowing space for pedestrian traffic. Through using native tree species and grasses, the vegetation organically flows with the urban context and requires little maitenance.

perspective

This perspective focuses on the forested path along the northern edge of the Lower Hill District area. This highlights the forest setting within the existing urban context and the newly designed buildings that would be integrated. These paths would ideally be used walking to and during breaks from work to help separate users from the industrialized atmosphere they are normally in contact with; it will allow for moments of positivity and reflection which increases productivity and creativity in the workplace and less stress once employees go home. Additionally, brief intervals of forest bathing has numerous health benefits, which minority popoulations are often vulnerable to due to the lack of quality of their communities and

viscinity

poor

environmental

factors.

In a recent article by The New York Times, it discusses how minority neighborhoods are heating quicker than suburban and more well endowed urban neighborhoods because of lack of vegetation and often leftover expanses of hardscape. Creating a more natural design that allows convenience to nature and amenities would make this area a positive place to reside in once again; but now could be almost completely self-sufficient.

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lignaqua wetland park

Richwood, West Virginia

scope This design is West Virginia. and economic inject a new heritage into Monogahela Na

located a small town in Pocahontas County, An area that faces ecological degredation downturn. With this design, I hope to sense of ecological security and cultural this town located in the vicinity of the tional Forest to create another forest town.

initial program diagram

initial site sketch

design relation sketch

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tmaabsl tee ro pf l ac no n t e n t s . . . lumber yard

b’ a’

This wetland design functions as a way to reintroduce the native cherry river

landscape into this small town that has forgotten its roots many years ago. The town of Richwood was founded and based on logging when first settled, utilizing the hills for rich native species

and the river to transport logs and other wood products to different parts of the East Coast. This industry has slowed over the years; however, it still supplies a large portion of wood around the tri-state area. Placing this wetland between the lumber yard and Cherry River is a way to communicate to the people of Richwood where they come from and why it is important to protect this instrinsic area located within the Monogahela National Forest.

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300’

400’

500’

overview perspective

Utilizing intentional native planting, an initial threshold of prairie grass and conifers emphasizes the entrances also buffering wind and poor views. Using a boardwalk, users will intimately be immersed within a natural landscape within town ending at the river, which should provoke reflection, cultural heritage, and interactivity. Throughout this park, sculptures would be commissioned by local artists to help tell the story of Richwood, weaving them into this riparian landscape.

Pulling the businesses out of this area

and putting them on Main St. would help to localize the little development that is here and boost accessibility. Proposing a wetland would reduce heat island impact, air pollution, remediate water quality, reduce flooding and erosion, provoke ecological corridor and habitat extension along with many other benefits.

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Quaking Aspen

Catalpa

Sycamore

Red Mulberry

Paper Birch

Star Sedge

Switchgrass

Rudbeckia

Canaan Fir

plant schedule s

quaking aspen catalpa canaan fir sycamore red mulberry paper birch star sedge switchgrass rudbeckia

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grading plan LP LP

planting plan

slow, and filter water that may escape the Cherry River or due to rainfall. These sections illustrate how the boardwalk will interact with the topography as well as their extensiveness. This boardwalk will be low-pact and not invasive to the habitat created while also being an interactive feature that residents will be able to enjoy without going far out of the town limits.

Canaan Fir

Abies balsamea

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Nothern Catalpa

Red Mulberry

American Sycamore Weeping Bald Cypress

Catalpa speciosa Morus rubra

Platanus occidentalis Taxodium distichum

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perspective The northeast area of the boardwalk, briefly overlooks a lumber yard that is a main resource of the town. This abrupt view would bring residents in touch with one of the major industries that developed the economy in the area; a glimpse of this yard through a native tree thicket highlights the contrast between where this material comes from and what happens when human interaction interrupts beauty.

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natural ecology laboratory

Marlinton, West Virginia

masterplan

bike parking As a learning landscape, users will experience four types

marlinton elementary

of ecosystems from agricultural to wetlands, merging seamlessly through connections of trails. Additionally, this design joins the oldest and youngest generations from the community together to experience a culture-nature nexus;

to the west of this area there is an elementary school and the building just south of the design is the local nursing home. This design engages these generations with the natural resources and ecosystems found around them, but in an easily navigable, but interesting landscape within town.

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creek area

seniors center

1. Meadow Trail

lined with pollinator prairie species using a seed mix; linking to the wetland trail and retention cell

2. Forest Trail

existing small forest, introducing pollinator seed mixes

3. Persimmon Orchard Trail

as a native fruit and cultural aspect, this will engage students with agricultural and cultural experience

4. Wetland Trail

running parallel to the creek, leading to two other trails, and the entrance, this trial is lined with wetland species using a seed mix

5. Small Forest Habitat

a pollinator habitat and more dense forest area, enclosing an outdoor classroom

6. Bridge/Dock

this is symbolic of linking the older and younger generations from the area as well as acting as a node; the fishing dock and bridge are created with recycled trees from the site

7. Retention Cell

to mimic the creek habitat as well as take in and filter storm waters, this area can be utilized for water quality testing and gaging the effectiveness of the wetland area

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retention cell

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pollinator garden perspective

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sensory garden

Ronald McDonald House; Morgantown, West Virginia

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green ribbon natural systems design

Evansdale Campus; Morgantown, West Virginia

masterplan

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Just southwest of the edge of campus is the Core Arboretum, this area holds some of the oldest trees within Morgantown and links the Evansdale campus to the Rail Trail that can connect to the downtown campus as well as locations north of this area. Extending the Core Arboretum to the Evansdale campus would create more green space and extend the canopy to urban campus canopy. The use of trees can provide many benefits like buffering the main road that lines the north and west borders of the campus. Additionally, putting in green medians and shrinking lanes will help to slow traffic and reduce pollution in the area. Extending the Core Arboretum to use as a buffer and enhance

the

greenspace

will

create

interesting

atmosphere for daily commuters. In addition, integrating an organic bike and walking network will enhance the

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The water from these areas on campus as well as a majority of the Evansdale area as a whole, ends up in the Krepp’s stream which also includes a park area that many residents and students use. By integrating natural systems earlier on and where water is becoming mucky, this will help to improve the water quality found in the Krepp’s stream. This is a stream sketch created during our natural systems studio on a site visit.

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This design integrates natural systems functionality and intentional

planting

create

naturalized

campus

environment that helps to filter and store stormwater as well as enliven the aesthetic of WVU’s Evansdale campus. Through using native species that help to absorb water, this will slow run-off as well allow water to enter natural streams cleaner than before. Using step-pool swales and trapezoidal swales, the storm water drainage is more natural than the current solutions that exist. These solutions will promote urban canopy bio-diversity and habitat within the campus context. These areas are location around large parking lots next to

the

student

recreation

center

and

CPASS

buildings.

These areas are hotbeds of hardscape with little canopy, there is not much vegetation aside from a few large trees. This does not promote the current environmental mission WVU seemingly touts; however, integrating soft solutions as presented will begin green design in the area.

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hand-drafting work

hand-drafting everything garden-fall

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two-point perspective-spring ‘17

first rendering-spring ‘17

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capstone site analysis

Charleston, West Virginia

site location This site is located in the Capital City, situated between Downtown and the West Side. This site is in the perfect location to reconnect these two neighborhoods that should seamlessly transition to one another. This is aesthetically where the disconnection is significant and lack of programming has left the area underutilized and unproductive.

[ 36 acres ] [west side]

magic island i-64

[ charleston ]

elk river

[ kanawha county ]

kananawha river

[ map of west virginia ] [downtown]

80 MI

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semi-mixed use development, small businesses have been introduced, is gentrification happening?

this area features offices and some residential units, more commercial development in last 10 years

mixed-use commercial residential institutional

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semi-mixed use development, some housing opportunities, professional, government, retail and other commercial business are heavily concentrated in this area and are firmly established

housing development throughout this area, organic patterns unique to the topography

[downtown]

elk river

[downtown]

magic island

[downtown]

i-64

[downtown]

kananawha river

[elk city]

some professional businesses, other commercial spaces and community amenities, some single/ multi-family housing

[west side]

land-use & community study

more mixed-use downtown area; popular area of Charleston for business and is a premium area to live in within the immediate area

features state/ federal buildings and offices

green space locality study west side elementary

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awh

ka riv nan er aw h

a riv

civic center town center

elk

rive

spring hill cemetery farmer’s market

carriage trail

clay center

spa

entertainment aspe playground s ct sports a tructure s a waterpect spec t greenaspect /op en ce

public

private

capitol

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ecological analysis google earth/photoshop

CROSS SECTION OF CONDITIONS - 2015

This is a view from the upper path along the Kanawha Boulevard, this is facing Magic Island and viewing the I-64 Bridge. This bridge creates an interesting view because of its royal blue color, also the white concrete is visually appealing as it snakes along the green rolling mountains, highlighting the quasiurban character of this area.

Charleston has had river related policy in place since 1930, setting precedent to restore and preserve the river banks along the Kanawha. The protection of the river includes a primarily rip-rapped bank that allows soil and sediment to deposit over time.

edge of sidewalk

bankful

29’

river a

458’

CROSS SECTION OF CONDITIONS - 2020

The rip-rap along Magic Island has begun to grow over, with many of the rocks being washed away. A five year difference is illustrated within the sections. The banks are naturally re-vegetating and will continue to do so, therefore our design will leave them alone other than maybe introducing a few native grasses and wildflowers that will help to absorb water.

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river

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kanawha blvd

volleyball courts

playground area

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kanawha river

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site photos + programs programs [recreational] Bike & Pedestrian Paths Kayak Launch Fishing Educational Play Rock Climbing Skatepark Basketball Courts Tennis Courts

[environmental] Wildlife Habitat Wildflower Gardens Functional & Productive Landscape Integrated Natural System Design

[infrastructure] Enhanced Connections

Flood-Activated Design Artificial Stream Design

Integrated Traffic Calming Design Piers Rental & Concessions Buildings Refuge Areas Communal & Gathering Platforms Multi-Functional Planters

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Traditional Cities(Urban Design, Kasprisin) Analysis

Traditional cities are the apex of design; because of this, traditional cities have become

Moreover, many other aspects seen day to day within the urban context also came to fruition

concentrated centers of finance, innovation, business, art, and culture. Traditional city design

alongside these main design components.

first originated within Rome, circa 1500s with Michelangelo and many other classical artists, as

importance of design accents like lighting and benches while Nash emphasized the importance

well as architects and popes, spearheading major design components that we find in many

of consistency of building facades.

traditional cities today. From here, these influences began to carry around the world, as seen

oriented 45 degrees north to maximize sunlight, this was a profound design technique that

with Christopher Wren and John Nash in London, Andre Le Notre in Versailles, Major Pierre Charles

influenced future block and building planning.

L’Enfant and Daniel Burnham in Washington D.C., Georges-Eugene Haussmann and Jean-Charles

through traditional city design also came the development of architecture. Particularly Beaux-

Alphand in Paris, Frederick Lowell Olmstead in Chicago, and Ildefons Cerda in Barcelona to

Art and Modernism. Both styles of architecture re-evaluate traditional styles and introduce new

name only a handful of seminal designers and cities. However, each of these designers took

forms and approaches to spatial and aesthetic factors within the urban context. Le Corbusier

traditional components, shaped them and adapted them to create unique designs, sensitive

and Hitler come into play through designing and employing modernist architectural feats

to location and culture of their region.

while l’Ecole des Beaux Arts problem solved modern issues while preserving classical facades.

Many of these aspects were found to be successful

urban planning tactics, thus their long standing and strong grip on the urban environment.

Alphand and Haussmann emphasized the

Cerda’s plan within Barcelona included blocks that were Along with urban design aspects themselves,

Taking many of these major aspects, again it sees transformation within the U.S.

While DC

Many design components that create traditional cities were developed in a way that creates

was being planned, building heights for specific streets were set, this is a major precedent

scenery and the linkage of important spaces, “vistas along avenues” (Barnett, 68). This is how Wren

set by Burnham.

approached design within London; the emergence of these long, straight streets transformed the

gave landowners the opportunity to have a limitless amount of floors; this is where city code

fabric of urban context which led to patterns within development and consistency of neighborhoods.

and regulations began to develop.

As well as creating direct connections to important landmarks throughout cities, they improved

many other urban aspects became regulated to ensure consistent design. Traditional city

wayfinding and made it simpler to travel especially via carriages. While long, straight streets primarily

design has been critical to culture,planning, and the construction of cities worldwide; without

emerged in London, this idea was taken to Paris with Napoleon and embellished by lining these

these design precedents, traditional cities as they are known would not exist.

streets with trees, thus where allees were introduced. However, taking this a step further, Haussmann

solutions and developments have played a major role in bringing society where it is today.

However, the invention of the elevator was also of major importance, as it With this, building setbacks, height limits, facades and

These design

used these straight avenues to also create systematic order for other aspects of infrastructure like sewer and water systems. Through employing town squares/plazas and parks, this broke up the monotonous but orderly streets, opening up to communal spaces that were particularly essential to mercantile based cities. These main aspects set major precedents for cities across Europe. It became the norm to have vegetated boulevards lined with building facades that included local businesses and middle-class apartments that eventually led to an urban green/open space.

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1. Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

native, whimsical spring blooming tree

2. Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) native summer blooming shrub, naturalizing

3. Big Leaf Hydrangea ‘Nikko’ (Hydrangea macrophylla) large flower clusters that persist through summer

4. Cranesbill ‘Rozanne’ (Geranium)

long blooming blue-hued pollinator with appealing fragrance

5. Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

yellow blooms with distinct bud, pollinator rich orange blooms from spring-summer, attracts butterflies

Plant Schedule

6. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

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art

Drawn by hand, rendered with watercolor.

Drawn by hand, rendered with color pencil.

photography

Chicago, IL Spruce Knob, WV

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Seneca Rock, WV

photography

Raleigh, NC Chicago, IL

Black Water Falls, WV

Charleston, WV