Skyler Smith - Landscape Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO SKYLER SMITH LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

My name is Skyler Smith and I love to create exciting, artful, and dynamic spaces. I am passionate about the environment, music, art, and history. I believe that good design can change lives.

I hope you enjoy what you see here. Thanks for looking!

Photograph Cover Image: Shoreline of the Great Salt Lake near Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty.”

Education

Utah State University Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

B.L.A. Landscape Architecture | Class of 2018 | GPA 3.7 USU ASLA Student Chapter Public Relations Chair 2016-2017 Community Design Team Member

Experience

Assistant Intermountain Herbarium, Logan, Utah. September 2016 - Present Intern Blu Line Designs, Sandy, Utah. May 2016 - August 2016 Gardener Copperleaf Design, Park City, Utah. May 2013 - August 2015 Gardener Utah State University, Logan, Utah. August 2012 - May 2013 Nurseryman Lindon Nursery, Lindon, Utah. March 2011 - August 2012

Skill Set

Software Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, AutoCad, LandFX, Sketchup, Lumion, GIS, and Microsoft Office.

Other Skills Gardening, horticulture, photography, basic hand graphics, analysis, design process, interpersonal communication, and attention to detail.

References

Bethany Brower Former Manager, Copperleaf Design.

(801)-310-3247 David Evans Professor, USU (435)-797-0508

Contact Info

skylersmith.456@gmail.com (801)-750-5633 Resume

“As landscape architects we vow to create places that serve the higher purpose of social and ecological justice for all peoples and all species.

We vow to create places that nourish our deepest needs for communion with the natural world and with one another. We vow to serve the health and well-being of all communities.�

- L.A.F. New Landscape Declaration

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Logan River Sculpture Park

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Simpson Springs Campground

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Hope Fountain and Gardens

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USU Greenway

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Garden Sanctuary

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Logan River Sculpture Park Client Logan City Parks Department Project Type Individual Year 2016

Located adjacent to the winding Logan River and new housing developments, this new park would provide essential passive and active recreation opportunities to the surrounding community. It also would fill the need for more public art space. The basis of the design is a sequence of meadows that Visualization Above: The final Schematic plan provides space for a wide range of uses including soccer, large gatherings or parties, and running trails

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conceal and reveal sculpture sites found within.

The park is an important link in the Logan River Trail master plan that will eventually connect all the way from the canyon to the lower valley. Providing public art and open space is essential to creating functional, unified, and cohesive communities.

Visualization Above: A classroom made up of a circle of stone blocks is nestled underneath large cottonwoods encircled by the river.

Design Development Left: The final schematic plan was a hybrid of several design concepts that explored how important elements could interact in a cohesive way

Visualization Next page: A visually compelling and physically interactive sculpture reflects the natural forms of the river and flow of the wind.

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Art and nature collide: reflective poles bind the earth to the sky while mirroring the currents of the wind and the adjacent river.

Logan River Sculpture Park

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2 Simpson Springs Campground Client Utah Bureau of Land Management Project Type Team Year 2016

The Simpson Springs campground is located in the West Desert of Utah. Although to some it may appear a barren wasteland, the area is rich in biodiversity, history, and opportunities for outdoor recreation. Simpson Springs has been an important location for travelers throughout history, most notably the Pony Express and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Considering the rich Photograph Above: Sunset at Simpson Springs campground looking toward Pony Express Trail.

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history and beautiful surroundings, the BLM has an exciting opportunity to create a compelling place for recreation, camping, and to educate the public on important events of Western American History.

Visualization Above: A large covered trailhead and information center is the first thing visitors and campers interact with upon arrival.

Design Development Left: Intensive design development was necessary to ensure that uses throughout the site would not conflict.

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G Schematic Plan A. Pony express cabin and historic marker B. Parking and trailhead

C. Land art installation

D. Outdoor museum experience E. Group camping sites

F. Nature trails

G. Individual campsites

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3 Hope Fountain and Gardens Client Logan City Parks Department Project Type Individual Year 2016

The Logan City Parks Department approached Utah State University’s Landscape Architecture students to redesign an existing nature park into a memorial garden. The proposed plan will create a transformative space that provides a place for families, individuals, and groups to grieve, mourn, remember, contemplate, and ultimately find peace.

The centerpiece of the garden is a large memorial Hope Fountain that symbolizes the natural Visualization

progression of life and death. Hope Fountain

Above: Aerial view of

and Gardens will fill an essential role in tying the

the Garden entry plaza and the Hope Fountain.

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surrounding community together.

Visualization Above: The final schematic plan. The gardens include space for individual contemplation, a large amphitheater for groups, and a symbolic labyrinth.

Design Development Left: The final schematic plan was a hybrid of several design concepts.

Visualization Next page: View of entire Hope Fountain from the Lower Basin.

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Contemplation and renewal: the progression of water through the fountain is a representation of the journey of life and death.

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4 USU Greenway Client Utah State University Project Type Team Year 2016

Utah State University Campus sits at the mouth of Logan Canyon and borders US Highway 89.

This highway is a major route throughout Cache Valley and Utah. Currently the wide, forboding road blocks campus from extending to the south cliffside. This extensive redesign minimizes the harsh edge of the highway, extends the campus through a series of parks and trails, and provides essential landmark gateways into

Awards

campus entrance

campus. Ultimately the new greenway will better

2nd place in the

includes a large

integrate the university with its beautiful natural

annual Dean’s Prize

surroundings.

State University.

Visualization Above: The new south

gateway and dry climate garden beds.

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This design took

competition at Utah

Visualization Above: A new park on the east end of campus will have sand volleyball pits, space for large events, and parking areas for food trucks

Visualization Left: This cross section depicts proposed lane changes along Highway 89.

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5 Garden Sanctuary Client St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish Project Type Individual Year 2016

The Garden Sanctuary at St. Thomas Aquinas will provide much needed space for the Logan Catholic community. With places for gatherings, individual comtemplation and everything in between, this new garden will bring parishioners together in a new and engaging way. The space is essentially an outdoor cathedral with several key areas that tie it together. Mary’s Courtyard, located on the Visualization Above: Mary’s Courtyard. Provides a space for solitude and contemplation

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southern end, provides a secluded area for prayer, meditation, and solace. All major areas follow ADA accesiblity guidelines ensuring that everyone can enjoy the beautiful gardens.

Visualization Above: Final Schematic Plan.

Design Development Left: The preferred concept included circular elements that were later removed.

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