Landscape Architecture Student Portfolio

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T h o m a s P r e s t o n B ra m e

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M ARBELL A RESO RT POOL

M OSSY OAKS SU BD I VISI O N

ELE M ENTARY SCH O O L G ARD EN

G ARD EN D ESI GN &PL ANTI N G PL ANS

STO N E M A SO N RY

J APAN ESE G ARD EN SE M I NAR

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thbrame@gmail.com

434.981.0450

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P O R T F O L I O

Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

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M ARBELL A RESO RT POOL

M OSSY OAKS SU BD I VISI O N

ELE M ENTARY SCH O O L G ARD EN

G ARD EN D ESI GN &PL ANTI N G PL ANS

STO N E M A SO N RY

J APAN ESE G ARD EN SE M I NAR

2 1 0 A p p l e b y D r. A p a r t m e n t # 2 2 6 A t h e n s , G e o rg i a 3 0 6 0 5

thbrame@gmail.com

434.981.0450

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Key West, Florida

Resort Pool Design BI KE R ACK

SAND BAR & RESTRO O MS

SAN D BAR SAI L C AN O PY RESTRO O M S

H OT TU B

O UTD O O R SH OWERS D I VE PL ATFO R M

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UTI LIT Y SH ED R AISED J ACUZZI

POOL

DESIGN CONCEPT SH I PWRECK SLI D E

The design goal for Marbella Resort is to channel Key West ’s unique culture and scenic beaut y. The freeform organization of the pool mirrors the relaxed island culture while the layout and amenities appeal to the variet y of people attracted to Key West. The focal point is the shipwreck spanning the pool. The slide highlights both the excitement of adventure as well as Key West ’s beginnings: a small island off a coastal reef where trade ships went astray, bringing fortuitous goods, culture and more people to enjoy the part y.

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Key West, Florida

Resort Pool Design BI KE R ACK

SAND BAR & RESTRO O MS

SAN D BAR SAI L C AN O PY RESTRO O M S

H OT TU B

O UTD O O R SH OWERS D I VE PL ATFO R M

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UTI LIT Y SH ED R AISED J ACUZZI

POOL

DESIGN CONCEPT SH I PWRECK SLI D E

The design goal for Marbella Resort is to channel Key West ’s unique culture and scenic beaut y. The freeform organization of the pool mirrors the relaxed island culture while the layout and amenities appeal to the variet y of people attracted to Key West. The focal point is the shipwreck spanning the pool. The slide highlights both the excitement of adventure as well as Key West ’s beginnings: a small island off a coastal reef where trade ships went astray, bringing fortuitous goods, culture and more people to enjoy the part y.

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Athens, Georgia

Conservation Subdivision The Mossy O aks sub divis on site nests in a tract of mature forest on t h e w e s t s i d e o f At h e n s , G e o r g i a .

The slightly narrower lot sizes allows trees to expand in a generous f o r e s t c a n o p y, p r e s e r v e s a n a t u r e walk trail, and creates multiple access points to the lake, the woods and neighboring homes. The road and plots are carefully planned so that the grove of majestic trees still stands tall for the generations to come.

Intermittent Stream o n Site

Road 2 Ho rizo ntal L ayout

Ex iti ng Tre e Can o py

Road 1 Vertical Layout 6

Ex isti ng L ake o n Site

“Green Finger� Trail Access 7

Athens, Georgia

Conservation Subdivision The Mossy O aks sub divis on site nests in a tract of mature forest on t h e w e s t s i d e o f At h e n s , G e o r g i a .

The slightly narrower lot sizes allows trees to expand in a generous f o r e s t c a n o p y, p r e s e r v e s a n a t u r e walk trail, and creates multiple access points to the lake, the woods and neighboring homes. The road and plots are carefully planned so that the grove of majestic trees still stands tall for the generations to come.

Intermittent Stream o n Site

Road 2 Ho rizo ntal L ayout

Ex iti ng Tre e Can o py

Road 1 Vertical Layout 6

Ex isti ng L ake o n Site

“Green Finger� Trail Access 7

The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero sum... if we bother to try, and find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world.

-Michael Pollan

Planted beds of annual vegetables are surrounded by fruiting trees in the center of the garden to create a space that functions as the central hub and workspace. Harvesting raised beds and utility storage all share in unity of purpose and form.

Elementary School Garden Athens, Georgia Aerial view of school plot with inset of drawing

The Cleveland Road Elementary School Garden,

The Forest Garden illustrates a Southeastern Piedmont forest ecosystem with native deciduous canopy trees, understory trees and shrubs, and woodland flowers.

conceived by one its teachers, became an opportunity to create something functional as well as beautiful. On January 17, 2011, thirty volunteers planted sixteen trees in the native forest garden with a grant from Hands On

The Rose Garden celebrates the vibrancy and beauty of flowers and draws in the chief pollinators and important insects essential to the health and vitality of the garden.

Northeast Georgia.

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The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero sum... if we bother to try, and find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world.

-Michael Pollan

Planted beds of annual vegetables are surrounded by fruiting trees in the center of the garden to create a space that functions as the central hub and workspace. Harvesting raised beds and utility storage all share in unity of purpose and form.

Elementary School Garden Athens, Georgia Aerial view of school plot with inset of drawing

The Cleveland Road Elementary School Garden,

The Forest Garden illustrates a Southeastern Piedmont forest ecosystem with native deciduous canopy trees, understory trees and shrubs, and woodland flowers.

conceived by one its teachers, became an opportunity to create something functional as well as beautiful. On January 17, 2011, thirty volunteers planted sixteen trees in the native forest garden with a grant from Hands On

The Rose Garden celebrates the vibrancy and beauty of flowers and draws in the chief pollinators and important insects essential to the health and vitality of the garden.

Northeast Georgia.

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Elementary School Garden

Forest Garden

Plant Schedule

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Elementary School Garden

Forest Garden

Plant Schedule

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Elementary School Garden

Central Garden

Eastern Red Cedars

Eastern Red Cedars

Wax Myrtles

Blueberry Bushes Oakleaf Hydrangeas Raspberry Thicket

Garden Tool Shed and Potting Shed

Outdoor Classroom

Peach Trees

Flagstone Garden Path

Southern Charm Azaleas

Raised Beds for Annual Vegetables

Compost Area Apple Trees 12

Pear Trees 13

Elementary School Garden

Central Garden

Eastern Red Cedars

Eastern Red Cedars

Wax Myrtles

Blueberry Bushes Oakleaf Hydrangeas Raspberry Thicket

Garden Tool Shed and Potting Shed

Outdoor Classroom

Peach Trees

Flagstone Garden Path

Southern Charm Azaleas

Raised Beds for Annual Vegetables

Compost Area Apple Trees 12

Pear Trees 13

Elementary School Garden

Rose Garden

Plant Schedule

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Elementary School Garden

Rose Garden

Plant Schedule

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Charlottesville, Virginia

Stone Masonry Projects During my apprenticeship under stone mason Eric Bolton I designed and built the projects pictured below in Virginia using local stone and drystack building techniques.

Japanese Garden Seminar Ky o t o , J a p a n

Im p erial Palace

N ijo Castle

Serpentine Wall 16

Retaining Wall with Stairs

Program

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Ryoan ji Tem ple

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Charlottesville, Virginia

Stone Masonry Projects During my apprenticeship under stone mason Eric Bolton I designed and built the projects pictured below in Virginia using local stone and drystack building techniques.

Japanese Garden Seminar Ky o t o , J a p a n

Im p erial Palace

N ijo Castle

Serpentine Wall 16

Retaining Wall with Stairs

Program

through

Ryoan ji Tem ple

the

Kyoto

Instit ute

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A r t

and

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Landscape

R e s u m e

2 1 0 A p p l e b y D r. A p a r t m e n t # 2 2 6 A t h e n s , G e o r g i a 3 0 6 0 5

thbrame@gmail.com

434.981.0450

The University of Georgia, School of Environmental Design Athens, GA • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, May 2012 • Major GPA : 3.19/4.00

INDEPENDENT STUDY/WORK

Independent Study, Cleveland Road Elementary School summer 2010 to present Bogart, GA • Interviewed clients to develop a design program for a school garden • Designed a school garden incorporating wishes of clients and using locally sourced and native plant material • Presented final project to 6 faculty members • Project awarded $350 by Hands-On Northeast Georgia for the Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Kyoto Institute of Art and Design, Japanese Garden Intensive Seminar

fall 2010 Kyoto, Japan • Studied for two weeks the design theory, construction practices, and maintenance of Japanese Gardens • Visited many of the famous temple, palace, and private gardens around Kyoto • Constructed our own garden at the end of the seminar synthesizing what we had learned

Hands-On Athens, Athens-Clarke County Heritage Foundation Athens, GA • Interviewed local candidate for yard redesigning and convinced group to focus on candidate • Collaborated with group to create a design that meets clients wishes • Installed final plan with group using donated plant material and tools

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WORK EXPERIENCE Student Services Moving and Storage, Mover/Crew Captain Charlottesville, VA • Responsible for safe transportation of customer’s valuables • Responsible for billing and client paperwork

EDUCATION

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Full Moon Farms, Volunteer

fall 2008 and spring 2009 Athens, GA • Harvested produce on an organic farm that supplied local businesses and non-profits like Farm 255 and the Athens Food Bank

spring 2008

summer 2006, 2007, 2009

Vision Landscaping, Crew Member summer 2008 Watkinsville, GA • Collaborated with other employees to install the irrigation system for a housing development in south Atlanta • Learned about the workings of a landscape design, installation, maintenance firm Stone Masonry, Apprentice

summer 2008 and 2009 Stanardsville, VA • Learned how to build drystack stone freestanding walls, retaining walls, and mortared stone building foundations

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCad 2010 ArcGIS (ArcMap, Arc Catalogue, ArcScene, and ArcPad) Google SketchUp Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) Adobe CS3 – CS5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

References Shelley Cannady

Assistant Proffessor, College of Environment and Design University Of Georgia 30602 (706) 542-486 scannady@uga.edu

Brad E. Davis

Assistant Proffessor, College of Environment and Design University Of Georgia 30602 (706) 542-5194 bdavis@uga.edu

L. Kay Parrish

Teacher, Cleveland Road Elementary School (706) 424-0901 parrishk@clarke.k12.ga.us

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Landscape

R e s u m e

2 1 0 A p p l e b y D r. A p a r t m e n t # 2 2 6 A t h e n s , G e o r g i a 3 0 6 0 5

thbrame@gmail.com

434.981.0450

The University of Georgia, School of Environmental Design Athens, GA • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, May 2012 • Major GPA : 3.19/4.00

INDEPENDENT STUDY/WORK

Independent Study, Cleveland Road Elementary School summer 2010 to present Bogart, GA • Interviewed clients to develop a design program for a school garden • Designed a school garden incorporating wishes of clients and using locally sourced and native plant material • Presented final project to 6 faculty members • Project awarded $350 by Hands-On Northeast Georgia for the Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Kyoto Institute of Art and Design, Japanese Garden Intensive Seminar

fall 2010 Kyoto, Japan • Studied for two weeks the design theory, construction practices, and maintenance of Japanese Gardens • Visited many of the famous temple, palace, and private gardens around Kyoto • Constructed our own garden at the end of the seminar synthesizing what we had learned

Hands-On Athens, Athens-Clarke County Heritage Foundation Athens, GA • Interviewed local candidate for yard redesigning and convinced group to focus on candidate • Collaborated with group to create a design that meets clients wishes • Installed final plan with group using donated plant material and tools

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WORK EXPERIENCE Student Services Moving and Storage, Mover/Crew Captain Charlottesville, VA • Responsible for safe transportation of customer’s valuables • Responsible for billing and client paperwork

EDUCATION

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Full Moon Farms, Volunteer

fall 2008 and spring 2009 Athens, GA • Harvested produce on an organic farm that supplied local businesses and non-profits like Farm 255 and the Athens Food Bank

spring 2008

summer 2006, 2007, 2009

Vision Landscaping, Crew Member summer 2008 Watkinsville, GA • Collaborated with other employees to install the irrigation system for a housing development in south Atlanta • Learned about the workings of a landscape design, installation, maintenance firm Stone Masonry, Apprentice

summer 2008 and 2009 Stanardsville, VA • Learned how to build drystack stone freestanding walls, retaining walls, and mortared stone building foundations

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCad 2010 ArcGIS (ArcMap, Arc Catalogue, ArcScene, and ArcPad) Google SketchUp Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) Adobe CS3 – CS5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

References Shelley Cannady

Assistant Proffessor, College of Environment and Design University Of Georgia 30602 (706) 542-486 scannady@uga.edu

Brad E. Davis

Assistant Proffessor, College of Environment and Design University Of Georgia 30602 (706) 542-5194 bdavis@uga.edu

L. Kay Parrish

Teacher, Cleveland Road Elementary School (706) 424-0901 parrishk@clarke.k12.ga.us

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