TAYLOR KEEGAN
Master of Landscape Architecture
temple university school of environmental design
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ABOUT I am a farm-raised, mountain-climbing, sunshinepraising, urban-dwelling, aspiring landscape architect. My undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from The College of Wooster has given me a people-oriented view of society, but my love of nature and ecological education at Temple University has given me the knowledge to connect the two. Please inquire within! Photo of yours truly in the turquoise jacket. taylor.h.keegan@gmail.com www.issuu/com/taylorkeegan 610-406-3992
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BREAKING THE BULKHEAD
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OX F O R D W E T L A N D M I T I G AT I O N
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N E W K E N S I N GTO N
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C E DA R B R O O K PA S S AG E
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Public Lands Studio: Philadelphia Waterfront Design
Wetland Studio: Wetland Mitigation and Banking Project
Design Communications: Community Development and Vacant Lot Plan
Woodland Studio: Culvert Blowout resulting in floodplain forest restoration
R E S TO R AT I O N P R OJ E C T S
ADDITIONAL WORK
Denali National Park Woodland Restoration Excerpt Stream Restoration
Park(ing) Day 2013 Park(ing) Day 2014 Model Study Vegetation Model Study Topography
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C U R R I C U LU M V I TA E
E D U C AT I O N , A W A R D S , A N D E X P E R I E N C E MASTER IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE F O C U S E C O LO G I C A L R E S TO R AT I O N Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania | Class of 2015
Esther Ludwig Scholarship | 2012, 2013, 2014 Louise and James Bush Brown Alumni Scholarship | 2013, 2014 Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarship for the Garden Club of America | 2014 Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association Scholarship | 2014 PA-DE ASLA Merit Award in Student Analysis and Planning, New Kensington | 2014 PA- DE ASLA Honor Award in Student General Design Category, Cedarbrook Passage | 2014 “Why Restore” Society for Ecological Restoration and Island Press winner for video project on ecological restoration project | 2013
U N D E R G R A D U AT E I N P O L I T I C A L S C I E N C E F O C U S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E L AT I O N S The College of Wooster, Wooster Ohio | Class of 2011
Thesis on “The Evolution of International Organizations within Food Aid Regimes: 1947- 2010” | 147 pages | 2011 The College of Wooster Women’s Basketball Team, four year varsity starter and Senior Captain | 2007-2011
S T U DY A B R OA D W I T H T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L PA R T N E R S H I P F O R SERVICE LEARNING Kolkata, India | Fall 2008
Worked with All Bengal Women’s Union and Mother Theresa Center for Destitute and Dying in Kalighat. Completed over 300 hours of volunteer work.
BAY OF BENGAL, ORISSA, INDIA
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER, OHIO
A P PA L A C H I A N T R A I L , P E N N S Y LV A N I A
HAWK MOUNTAIN
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
BAY OF BENGAL
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C U R R I C U LU M V I TA E WORK EXPERIENCE T E C H N O L O G Y C O N S U LTA N T Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania 01/2015-Present • Serve as a technology software consultant for Temple’s School in Environmental Design because of expert knowledge in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch up, GIS, Autocad and Autocad Civil3D. • Manage 300 computers within the Learning Center and Dixon Halls on campus, and provide technical support for faculty, staff and students. B OTA N Y B I OT E C H N I C I A N National Park Service, Healy, Alaska 05/2014-08/2014 • Survey for non-native, invasive plants using a Trimble GPS unit. Mapped and removed invasive species and collect native plant seed and cultivation. • Participated in long term vegetation structure study in Yukon Charley National Preserve through the Central Alaskan Network National Parks Botany Department; this included extensive field work, aviation training, wildlife safety training and knowledge of survival skills. • Worked with private and public entities to complete revegetation and design recommendations for wetland mitigation projects and transportation infrastructure. M A R K E T I N G A N D P U B L I C R E L AT I O N S C O O R D I N ATO R Joe Craig Photography, Kutztown, Pa 03/2013-05/2014 • Expanded social media, advertising, and award exposure. • Managed exit strategies for clients, including touching base with clients and follow through with blog and social media platforms. O R G A N I C FA R M H A N D / C S A A S S I S TA N T Eckerton Hill Farm, Lenhartsville, Pa 10/2012-08/2014 • Assist with selection, harvest, preparation and delivery of Community Supported Agriculture produce and goods. Work with farmer on special events creating appropriate public relations support and helping manage promotional events. • Expand knowledge on organic farming practices through soil, different forms of organic farming practice. COMMUNITY ORGANIZER Texas Campaign for the Environment, Austin, Texas 10/2011–12/2011 • Organized communities on environmental and political issues relating to electronic recycling and advocating for environmentally responsible legislation.
EXTRACURRICULAR G R A D U AT E C A M P U S I N V O LV E M E N T / L E A D E R S H I P Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania • President, Society for Ecological Restoration Temple Student Guild • Student Member, Golden Key International Honor Society • Student Member, American Society for Landscape Architects • Student Member, Society For Ecological Restoration • Award Recipient, SER and Island Press “Why Restore” Video Contest 2013 • Article Feature, “Five Cool Parks- Philadelphia Parking Day,” in Philadelphia Post U N D E R G R A D U AT E C A M P U S I N V O LV E M E N T / L E A D E R S H I P The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio • Captain, Wooster Women’s Varsity Basketball Team and 4 year letter winner • President, Student Advocates for Diversity • Photographer for the Wooster Voice • Secretary, Global Engagement Network • Woo-Corps Student Photographer • Webmaster, Alpha Gamma Phi • Co-Alumni Chair, Alpha Gamma Phi • Volunteer, Ida Sue School for Developmentally Disabled Swimming Program ‘08-’10 • Ceremonies Chair and Team Captain – Relay for Life, College of Wooster 2009 SKILLS • Advanced Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Autocad • Intermediate Autocad C3D, Sketchup, and GIS • Proficient in Adobe Flash • CPR and CPI trained and certified 2007, 2008, 2011 • Conversant in French and Bengali, Basic Spanish • Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac, Access, Power Point, Word, Excel
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BREAKING DOWN THE BULKHEAD P H I L A D E L P H I A , P E N N SY LVA N I A
PROJECT DURATION
September 2014 - December 2014
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Create public lands along waterfront of Schuylkill River in downtown Philadelphia. Incorporate the greater context of the natural environment for design inspiration. Help restore a pocket of floodplain within the city context and design a park that could withstand a100 year flood. Reconnect people with the water through fluctuating water patterns, natural structures, and ecoregion inspired planting schemes.
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Autocad, Sketchup, with v-ray extension butter board for model. Light table for photographs.
LESSON LEARNED
In completing the majority of the graphics within the last three weeks of the semester, it forces quick decisions, which can offer a different design process. Also, no rest for the weary.
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C O N T E X T A N D A N A LY S I S
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FIGURE GROUND The site is located along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in close proximity to the following (via Google Maps walking directions); 11 minute walk (.6mi) from the Franklin Institute and Logan Circle 11 minute walk (.5mi) from the University of Pennsylvania 16 minute walk (.8 mi) from Rittenhouse Square and City Hall 17 minute walk (1 mi) from Philadelphia Museum of Art
H Y D R O LO GY The site is located in a floodplain, that floods frequently. According to FEMA, the entire site is more than likely to flood on an annual basis. Additionally, due to channelizing the river, this site is along the corridor of the Schuylkill that is most likely to be flooded in the event of a storm. For our site, the current hydrology is as follows:
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PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE COUNTS Based on data from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (also referred to as the DVRPC), the majority of pedestrian traffic accounted for is located to the south of JFK Boulevard.
On the south side of John F Kennedy Avenue (JFK), twice as many pedestrians on the south side of the road, which also has access to the Schuylkill River Trail. This points to somewhere between 250-700 people using JFK to access the trail, daily. The bulk of the pedestrians currently come from the Schuylkill River Trail and Downtown Philadelphia.
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TOPOGRAPHY STUDY DARKER AREAS = HIGHER TOPOGRAPHY
LIGHTER AREAS = FLUCTUATING WATER
B U T T E R B O A R D , H O T G L U E , L I G H T TA B L E
This model was used as a preliminary exploration to create the skeleton of topography for the site. The intention was to create a space that people can interact with through climbing, hydrology, and materials. By focusing on the way people move into the space, it created the platform that the rest of the design was based upon. The larger photograph was helpful in visualizing the lower lying areas (the lighter), that would be fluctuating pools of water correlating to the tides of the Schuylkill River
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MASTER PLAN
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WATER FLUCTUATES WITH TIDES OF THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER
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“. . . B u t i t s e e m e d important to acknowledge the urban character of these places as well as their designs of form; the process by which the natural form is c r e a t e d .” -lawrence halprin
SKETCHUP AND PHOTOSHOP
LOOKING NE FROM BOARDWALK
HIGHLAND PLAZA: TO MIMMICK APPALACHIAN PLANT COMMUNTIES AND GEOLOGY
SKETCHUP AND PHOTOSHOP
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PROGRAM
MIXED USE: TRUCKS CAN MOVE DURING FLOOD EVENTS
MIXED USE LOOKING SW FROM CHERRY
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LOOKING NW FROM ARCH STREET
INTERACTION WITH WATER
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PHRAGMITIES
EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
OXFORD WETLAND M I T I G AT I O N B A N K OX F O R D, N E W J E R S E Y
SURROUNDED BY NEW JERSEY STATE GAME LAND
PROJECT DURATION
January 2014 - May 2014
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Wetland Mitigation Banking Project, Complete grading plan including cut and fill specs, increase habitat potential for both fish and wildlife. Create recreation and connectivity within the context of northern New Jersey
STANDING WATER
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Autocad, Autocad Civil 3D, Sketchup, Microsoft Excel.
LESSON LEARNED
Wetland mitigation specifications according to the Evaluation for Planned Wetlands.
LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE SITE
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MASTER PLAN OBJECTIVES 01
Balance cut and fill
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Maintain 30% open water to improve wildlife attractors
Meandering Boardwalk W i l d l i f e L o o k o u t To w e r I r o n Pe d e s t r i a n B r i d g e Oxford Welcome Center
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica Quercus bicolor Nyssa sylvatica Carpinus caroliniana Alnus rubra Ilex verticillata Dirca palustris Carix ludra
Red Maple Blackgum
Acer rubrum Betula nigra
Riverbirch Sycamore Scrub
Carpinus caroliniana Quercus palustris
Betula nigra
Osmunda cinnamomea
Plantanus accidentalis
Carix pennsylvania aster
Acer negundo
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Cornus amomum
Asclepias incarnata
Physocarpus opulifolius Justica americana Lobelia cardinalis Arisema dracontium
Highbush Blueberry Meadowswe Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Vaccinium corymbosum Spiraea latifolia Ilex verticillata Amelanchier canadensis Alnus incana Juncus effusus Osmunda regalis
10:1 EXAMPLE HABITAT AT SLOPE RANGE
Seen above are the associations between slope, plant community, and general habitat within the wetland. Two primary plant communities were chosen within each elevation range to allow for diverse succession.
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Figure to the right shows general layout of community type broken into Floodplain forest, shrub scrub, wet meadow and Emergent. The variation improves the diversity in canopy structure and interspersion along the banks of the wetland.
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Salix nigra Alnus serrulata Cornus amomum Polygonum amphibium Polygonum setaceum Phalaris arundinacea
Cedar Bayberry Fe n Juniperus Virginiana Potentilla fruticosa
Emergent Black Willow Scrub
Bulrush Marsh
Physocarpus opulifolius Carex stricta Carex sterilis Eupatorium maculatum Thelypteris palustris Aster lateriflorus Pycnanthemum sp.
Cornus Sericea Cornus amomum Viburnum dentatum Cephalanthus occidentalis Carex sp. Scirpus sp. Vernonia noveboracensis
Rosa palustris Alnus incana Viburnum dentatum Scirpus sp. Eupatorium maculatum Iris Versicolor
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B OA R D W A L K A N D D E TA I L D E S I G N
BOA RDWALK ALLOWS FOR INTERACTION, BU T PROTECTS BIODIVEST Y
FLOODPLAIN FOREST SCRUB SHRUB WET MEADOW
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EXISTING CONDITIONS. LOOKING WEST ALONG THE
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PROJECT DURATION
September 2013 - May 2014
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Work with the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to provide alternatives for vacant lot development and a master plan of the neighborhood. The area is known throughout the region for its high lot vacancy, violent crime, and drug use.
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
InDesign, Illustrator. Vellum, Prismacolor markers.
LESSON LEARNED
Talk to members of the community individually, because they know more than any site analysis could tell you. Don’t use your microns on trace paper or you’ll need a separate loan for pens.
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MASTER PLAN 01
Stormwater Management on three levels: individual, community, and citywide
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Decreate Vacant Lots through infill and insert Use programs
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Use community interviews to inform development stragegies.
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Oronoko Mills Community Center G r i j s S t o r m w a t e r Pa r k Pro p o s e d S e p t a St at i o n
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VACANT LOT MANAGEMENT Insert Use is one way to deal with the vacant lots that require community engagement, but allows for smart development and efficient growth. Proposed by the Philadelphia Grounds for Change, Insert Use “envisions safe neighborhoods planned and built by members of the community.� Combining Insert Use with the themes of storm water and a shifting identify is possible through simply improving the current state of the vacant lots. The potential uses and benefits that vacant lots could serve are as follows; - Recreation space - Community garden space - Crime reduction - Noise reduction - Neighborhood beautification - Sense of place - Storm water absorption - Carbon absorption - Flood control - Air temperature regulation
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CEDARBROOK PA S S AG E W I S S A H I C KO N W AT E R S H E D
PROJECT DURATION
September 2013 - May 2014
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
As a portion of the 21 mile Green Ribbon Trail in the greater Philadelphia region and Wissahickon Watershed, a conceptual plan and analysis was done for a blown out culvert along the trail.
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
InDesign, Illustrator. Vellum, Prismacolor markers.
LESSON LEARNED
Knowing the site context is important- walking the entire 21 miles of the Green Ribbon Trail with the Wissahickon Valley Watershed in one day, although slightly painful, was definitely worth it.
D A M F R O M A FA L L E N L O G A L O N G K I T C H E N C R E E K
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C U LV E R T R E S TO R AT I O N
EXISTING Detail design for Cedarbrook Passage included small erosion mitigation project surrounding a culvert that had been built to funnel water into the site during storms. A hiking trail runs over an area that is extremely eroded due to a culvert. This has resulted in a gap and unsafe walking conditions for hikers in addition to creating a compromised ecosystem.
CULVERT ,EROSION
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SHRUB REMOVAL
TREE REMOVAL
Part of the restoration includes strategically placing large rocks closer to the culvert to slow down and redirect the high velocity water coming out of the site coupled with a vegetated buffer along the gently sloping sides of the newly graded banks. As the current conditions are unsafe, for hikers, especially when the ground is wet, a bridge must be built to connect each side of the trail. By utilizing the tulip trees that are being taken out along the stream bank, a 15’ bridge can be made on site spanning the gap creating safe passage for any pedestrians enjoying the space.
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
This section is a sample of the work in ecological restoration I have done including classwork and working with the National Park Service in Denali National Park.
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
Degraded ecosystems, plant field guides for Pennsylvania and Alaska, sand tables, rakes, hardhats, herbicide, hand lens, native seeds, measuring tape, lots of water, Autocad, GIS, Illustrator and InDesign.
LESSON LEARNED
Waterproof paper is helpful, bring extra batteries for your camera, and don’t forget the snacks. Also, duct tape really is a fix-all in the field.
S T R E A M B A N K S A N D S TA B I L I Z AT I O N T E C H N I Q U E S
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R E C L A M AT I O N : D E N A L I N AT I O N A L PA
G I S A N D I L L U S T R AT O R
As the Exotic Plant Management Intern assisting with revegetation and exotic plant treatment in the park, I spent the summer mapping and treating invasive species along the park road and supervising re-vegetation efforts in new construction in the park. These maps illustrate the work done and were included in the final report for Denali National Park 2014 Summer season.
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WO OD LAND R E STO R ATIO N
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The goal of this project is to restore a 41.95 acre site in Tioga County to a ecologically accurate and sustainable landscape of native plant species basic soil amendments. Reflecting the context of the rest of Tioga county, a portion of this area of agricultural bottomland has been leased to a gas company for hydraulic natural gas drilling. The site features a gravel entry drive and drilling pad beside the road, a gently sloped field used for hay for the surrounding farms, and an existing forest corridor running along the stream along the Western and southern property edge. Shown on the next spread is a portion of the reference plots and inventory that were taken in order to complete the patch planting plan for the revegetation of the site.
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REF E RE N C E P LOT: CO LTO N PO INT STAT E PA
B I R C H M A RK ING E A R IL IE R S U CC ES S ION
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1. Acer saccharum/5” 2. Fagus grandifolia/3.25” 3. Acer saccharum/4.5” 4. Acer saccharum/6.75” 5. Acer saccharum/6.25” 6. Quercus velutina/9” 7. Acer saccharum/6” 8. Acer saccharum/4.25” 9. Acer saccharum/4.5” 10. Quercus velutina/17” (90’ tall, 40’ spread) 11. Acer saccharum/4.5” 12. Quercus velutina/15.75” 13. Acer saccharum/8” 14. Quercus velutina/21.75” 15. Acer saccharum/11.5” (85’ tall, 25’spread) 16. Quercus velutina/17.25” 17. Acer saccharum/6” 18. Acer saccharum/11” 19. Acer saccharum/4” 20. Acer saccharum/5” (40’ tall, 20’ spread) 21. Acer saccharum/3” 22. Amelanchier/3” 23. Acer saccharum/13.75” (90’ tall, 35’ spread) 24. Acer saccharum/4.25” 25. Acer saccharum/3.25” 26. Quercus velutina/9” (90’ tall, 35’ spread) 27. Tsuga canadensis/8.25” (40’ tall, 25’ bottom spread at 8’) 28. Quercus velutina/16.5” 29. Carya ovata/20” (95’ tall, 45’ spread) 30. Quercus alba/5.75” 31. Acer saccharum/4.5” 32. Carya ovata/6.75” 33. Carya ovata/8” (70’ tall, 25’ spread) 34. Acer saccharum/7” 35. Fagus grandifolia/3.75” 36. Quercus velutina/18.75” 37. Acer saccharum/7.25” 38. Fagus grandifolia/3.5” 39. Acer saccharum/8.5” 40.Tsuga canadensis/9.75” 41. Acer saccharum/6” 42. Acer saccharum/8”
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C H E C K DA M I N STA L L AT I O N During a two week intensive course at Temple University titled “Landscape Restoration Workshop” our class was required to undertake a small stream bank restoration within a group of five. A fellow classmate Teresa Pereira and myself also made a video describing the process which won the Society for Ecological Restoration and Island Press “Why Restore?” Scholarship.
E XI ST ING C ON D I T ION S
CHISELED FOR VARIATION OF FLOW
COIR FABRIC FOR EROSION CONTROL
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ADDITIONAL WORKS M O D E L S , D E S I G N B U I L D, E TC .
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Create opportunities to challenge perceptions of the what you design to the built environment. Engage Philadelphians in their streets, and with each other.
MATERIALS/SOFTWARE
100 + Mason Jars, Coffee, Lumber, Brackets, a power drill, gem shaped crayons, a table saw, recycled carpet, sod farm trip, plants, people, plants, clay, and plants.
LESSON LEARNED
Expectation doesn’t meet reality, sometimes its better than what you expected. People like cute things, they like to sit, and they like to take risks.
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PA R K ( I N G ) DAY 2 0 1 3 : L I G H T Park(ing) day is a national event celebrated all over the world that encourages artists, designers and citizens to transform metered parking spots into temporary parklets, or public parks. My classmate, Ken Tomczuk and I designed and constructed each part of this park from bench to wall. In this exploration we wanted to understand where expectation meets reality in the design-build process. The parklet was a medium between a scale model and creating a permanent park. An excellent opportunity to explore scale, color, and form while also making a social impact through participating in the event itself.
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PA R K ( I N G ) DAY 2 0 1 4 : P L AY For 2014, the theme was play; How can we get adults to play? The answer: you can’t, you can only get them to take risks! Folks were more likely to participate in Giant Jenga, and writing on the walls when they thought no one was watching.
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MOD E L ST U D IE S :
PAU L K L E E F I R E F U L L M O O N
Transitioning from painting to vegetation model, Paul Klee’s Fire Full Moon inspired a winding woodland boardwalk as it emerged from these wavy organic-inorganic forms. Using foraged moss from the Appalachian Mountain forests, curled rhododendron leaves for boardwalk planks, and an assortment of dormant branches to mimic the stronger forms of trees, the final rendering was intended to be more wild, but meditative.
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MODEL STUDIES :
TOPOGRAPHY
Traveling from the Appalachian Mountains into the Piedmont Region of Philadelphia, this topography study is a playful homage to my commute from my home in Hamburg, Pennsylvania to school in Philadelphia. Through playing with scale and form, this dynamic experience is formed, giving on the feeling of traveling from high to low.
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GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE T H E W O R L D ; I N D E E D , I T ’ S T H E O N LY T H I N G T H AT E V E R H A S .”
-MARGARET MEAD
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