TAYLOR:BOWDEN LANDSCAPE:ARCHITECTURE 2020:PORTFOLIO
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BARRIER STUDIES: THE LAKE TRAIL BARRIER STUDIES: DRAWINGS
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RESEARCH: LANDSCAPE MEMORY
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GRASSHOPPER LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
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PISGAH SUMMIT: BURN CEREMONY
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LANDFORMS: POLLINATOR NECKLACE
11-12.
KNOTTS-OWENS MASTER PLAN
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GILKEY HALL GREEN ROOF
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POP PARKLET
17-18.
SKINNER CITY MASTER PLAN
19-20.
OVERLOOK FIELD SCHOOL: BEACONS
21-22.
FLORAL DESIGN
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CONFLICTS: PAINTING
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ROSA GENESIS: LITHOGRAPH
BARRIER STUDIES
Mixed media on paper Observational studies representing physical barriers of a trail site.
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Mythology + Ancestry Diagrams
In this research through design studio, Diagrams are used to explore complex ideas about human relationships to land and inspire land art installations. Photoshop renderings are set in the McKenzie River Valley and tell the story of displacement across time; from the Molalla Tribe’s violent removal to the climate refugees of the 2020 Oregon wildfires.
RESEARCH: LANDSCAPE MEMORY
Sublime + Renewal Diagrams
Left: Fort Yamhill BlockHouse, Uncontained Right: Lupins After Fire
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Generated Site
Original Site
Novel landscape generated using Rhino and Grasshopper plug-ins on a real site from LiDAR data, and followed with additional analyses of the new mesh.
GRASSHOPPER LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
Elevation
Solar Radiation
Run Off
Slope
Left: Original and novel Rhino mesh Right: Grasshopper analyses of novel mesh
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Design for the summit of Mt. Pisgah, a popular natural area in Eugene, OR. The design celebrates perscribed burning, and uses burn rings for education and experiements. Users can interact with the rings and find and moments of ‘hide-andseek’ in the landscape after a burn.
PISGAH SUMMIT: BURN CEREMONY
Spring
Ceremonial burn rings mark the begining of the fire season. Summer
The rings may be used as test plots for prairie vegetation post-fire.
Fall
Visitors get to watch and understand the effects of prescribed burns over time. Left: plan detail + burn-reveal diagrams Right: seasonal perscribed burn diagram
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ADA accessible native pollinator garden built with landforms used to create unique428’ spacial experiences. Part of a grading and drainage studio and set in Alton Baker Park within Eugene, OR. 430’
100’
LANDFORMS: POLLINATOR NECKLACE
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Left: grading plan Right: watercolor pencil sections
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This Design intergrates a nature conservancy and trail system with an adjacent residential developement and hospital in Corvallis, OR. The site is home to many key conservation species, and the design embraces ecology and human experience through thoughtful trail systems.
KNOTTS-OWENS’ MASTER PLAN
Hand drafted with watercolor on paper
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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Intensive Green roof and performance space atop the University of Oregon Gilkey Music Hall. The design creates pockets of respite for busy students, and an outdoor stage for performance majors. Consideration of how the green roof would be constructed is worked out in details.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
GILKEY HALL GREEN ROOF 24" Planting Medium
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Poured Concrete Laminated Wood Slats #4 Rebar
Expansion Joint Waterproofing 6” Soil medium braced with slope restraints
4” Rigid Foam Insulation with lateral foot restraints Expanded Aggregate infill
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Filter Fabric Drainage and Waterproofing Concrete Curb Concrete Structure
Bench Lawn Scale: 1/2” =1’
Left: Sketch up and Photoshop rendering + CAD plan Right: CAD section + details Metal Flashing Waterproofing Rigid Insulation Inspection Pipe Planter Drain
24" Planting Soil Laminated Wood slats Perforated PVC pipe in drainage aggregate Drainage System and waterproofing Concrete Structure
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
This parklet also aims to be a comfortable, fun, and eye-catching space that provides amenities to an underserved compg-15 munity. Pop Parklet is an creative enhancement to Eugene’s downtown experience.
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1- Meta Public parklet in front of the historic WOW music hall and Food for Lane County soup kitchen in Eugene, OR. The energy inspired by pop arts contrasts with the 3white facade of the music hall. The parklet creates a much needed space for daily 4- T soup kitchen patrons to rest and concert attendees to wait for the evening show.Concrete Materials:
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al sculpture installed to support local arts. (Ribbon Dancer 4, John Searles) 2- Tensile PVC fabric is water/stain resistant, light permable, and durable. Design is inspired by Postmodern and Pop artists. (Fiesta, by Pacita Abad) The thematic waves are repeated in the guard rail. (Powell St. Promenade)
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Left: plan + section + inspiration Right: digitally drawn renderings
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EDUCATION
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Productive public park and community farm design in Eugene, OR utlizing permaculture practices. The plan redesigns the original community garden and adds spaces for markets where food from the various gardens can be sold.
SKINNER CITY FARM MASTER PLAN
Natural Forest
Permaculture Forest
Left: master plan and parti diagram Right: food forest and permaculture diagrams
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5 week field school/ artist residency in PA researching landscape through art. ‘Beacons’ explores way-finding practices, alerting trail users of potential barriers or dangers they may find in the landscape. Each gabion cell can be rearranged for a modular sculpture.
OVERLOOK FIELD SCHOOL: BEACONS
Sculpture, mixed media
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Samples of professional floristry showing clients with their wedding bouquets, and a cover feature of my bouquet design in a local magazine. My designs embrace the seasons and are created with blooms from local flower farmers, and ocsassional foraging.
FLORAL DESIGN
Left: ‘Eugene Weddings’ cover feature Right: Amy’s summer bouquet + Kristin’s winter bouquet
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Conflicts explores feelings of self-doubt which may be simultaneously violent and comforting.
CONFLICTS
Oil paints on 24”x30” masonite
ROSA GENESIS
This lithograph uses a limestone slab to hold ink and create hand-pulled prints on paper. Rosa Genesis examines horticultural practices by comparing native roses to cultivars through time.