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Portfolio Sidney Buckingham MLA Candidate Temple University Spring 2021
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Contents ReThink the Refinery.......................................4 Mount Moriah Cemetery...............................10 Common Ground: Susquehanna Avenue.....12 Ambler Environmental Art Center.................15 Engineering....................................................18 Other Projects................................................21
Sidney Buckingham is passionate about creating spaces that connect people and natural systems. 213.507.7440 - sidney.buckingham@temple.edu - sidneybuckingham.com
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Fall 2020
KEY 1. Schuylkill River Trail Extension 2. Bike/Pedestrian Trail 3. Proposed Light Rail 4. Pedestrian-only Retail Corridor 5. Hotel 6. Beach 7. Community Garden 8. Community Farm 9. Aquaculture Center 10. Boat Launch 11 Sculpture Garden 12. Environmental Education Center 13. Makers Market & Studios
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A re-imagining of the PES Refinery in South Philadelphia completed for the 2020 Edmund Bacon Competition. This proposal envisions a symbiotic future landscape where nature and people benefit from each other.
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Breakwater
2’-5’ elev. Tidal Marsh
5’-10’ elev. Floodplain Forest
>10’ elev. Upland Forest
Former Industrial Visualize Climate Change
100-YEAR FLOOD: 10’
MHHW: 3.5’ MSL: 0.5’
PLANT COMMUNITY MIGRATION WITH SEA LEVEL RISE
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Marshes and forests are increasingly recognized as important sources for carbon capture. However, in order to achieve their potential an educated workforce is required to maintain it. The Environmental Education Center will provide landscape and green job training to meet this demand.
The marsh restoration is planned to migrate with sea level rise. 3’-5’ elev. Scrub/Shrubland
Restoration
MSL: MEDIAN SEA LEVEL
MLLW: MEDIAN LOWER LOW WATER
Existing Horton Sphere
Remove legs
Create cut-outs framing views
Paint line showing flood line of extreme storms
Mount Moriah Cemetery Site Analysis
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Site analysis completed in preparation for Capstone Design project in Spring 2022 Transportation
Hydrology
Existing Vegetation
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(Juglans nigra)
Paper Mulberry (Morus paprifera)
White Mulberry (Morus alba) Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
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Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
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Magnolia accuminata (Cucumber magnolia) Tilia americana (Basswood) Arborvitea (Thuja occidentalis) Juniperus virginiana (Eastern red ceder)
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum)
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip poplar)
Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica)
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust) Prunus serotina (Black cherry)
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Pinus strobus (White pine)
Cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata)
Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
European pear (Pyrus sp.)
Malnus sp. (Crab apple)
European Elm (Ulmus laevis)
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Juglans nugra (Black walnut)
European Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
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White Pine (Pinus strobus)
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Acer negundo (Box Elder)
Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum)
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Acer saccharinum (Silver maple)
Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Ulmus americana (American elm)
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple)
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green Ash)
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
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Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
Eastern Red Ceder (Juniperus virginiana)
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Quercus marilandica (Blackjack Oak) Quercus rubra (Red Oak)
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Morus alba (White mulberry) Ulmus laevis (European elm) Pyrus sp. (European pear) Aesculus hippocastanum (European horsechestnut) Acer platanoides (Norway maple) Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven)
Common Ground: Susquehanna Ave.
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Existing Transportation Public Transit
Temple University
Existing Conditions
Common Ground seeks to harness the rejuvenating nature of a growing Temple University by creating opportunities for community art, economic advancement, and public gathering that will enhance both the historic and student communities.
Weekday 24 hr AADT
Student Housing Site Community garden New development
Master Plan
Site Context
Wide street
Exit site & entrance to residential community
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Entrance & welcome to commercial/recreational site
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17th St.
Plaza gathering area
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Susquehanna Ave.
Section A 0’ 2.5’ 5’
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Pavement Detail Concrete
Bench
Bike rack
Section B Ulmus americana
Bench
Storm water planter
Planting Detail
Section A - Plaza
Bus stop
Section B - Entrance
Asclepias tuberosa Panicum virgatum
Stamped circle pattern
Baptisia australis Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Cephalanthus occidentalis
Glass mosaic tile
Festuca spp. 30’-00” Plaza
12’-00” Street
12’-00” Sidewalk
17’-00” Sidewalk
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Parking
12’-00” Street
14’-00” Sidewalk
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Ambler Environmental Art Center
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Highlighting the interplay between environmental art and ecology the Ambler Environmental Art Center and Grounds will be an educational and recreational resource for university students and neighbors alike.
Swale Sculpture
Art Center
ALL ARE WELCOME HERE - The community mural is composed of written descriptions and images of what makes a place a home from both students and neighbors to highlight commonalities. Text featured in rendering from the Mural Arts Program’s “The Color of Your Voice” located on Ridge Avenue in North Philadelphia
Inspiration:
Napperby Lake by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Old Field
Sculptures
Community Mural Boulders
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Loop Drive
Meetinghouse Road
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*Masterplan rendering completed by Langey Oudemans
Inventory and Analysis
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Path Network
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Plant Associations
Trail Sculpture Node
Floodplain Forest Meadow Upland Forest
View of main entrance sculpture
“Sheep” sculpture
Semi-underground art center
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Spring 2020
The Barn at Fallingwater has been engineered to have parking for 28, 2 handicap stalls, and to treat all rainwater on site using GSI.
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OtherDesign: Projects Graphic Alliance Française de Philadelphie
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