A theme of water began as a single thread, weaving through every turn of my college career. It was faint in the beginning, but quickly became the organizing element of each of my studio designs. Before long, community participation and restoring human-nature relationships also began weaving their respective threads and revealing themselves as core to my underlying philosophy. In every design and project, I seek to engage humans with the landscape in ways that compel an understanding of our natural systems and our relationship to these systems. I have extended this philosophy through my volunteer work, research and internships, and it became the passion that drove my Senior Capstone Project which seeks to raise awareness of the declining Floridan Aquifer System through community-based art.
“All truly sustainable, and therefore successful, environmental restoration projects are as much about restoring degraded human-nature relationships as they are about simply restoring degraded physical landscapes.� Robert France
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Resume’
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Travel: The Wonder of Exploration
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Paynes Prairie: Interpretive Design
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Singapore: Participatory Research
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aquiPROJECT: A Senior Capstone
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Architecture Lawn: Hardscape Design
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The Reitz Lawn: Artful Celebration of Stormwater
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Otter Springs Park: Internship Experience
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Project Makeover: Community Service & Volunteer Project Management
TRACY A. WYMAN CONTACT
850.766.4878 wyman.tracy@gmail.com 904 SW 6th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
STRENGTHS & SKILLS
Organized, personable, innovative, and pro-active. Creative problem-solver. Proficient in Adobe CS4-5, AutoCAD 2012, Microsoft Office Applications. Working knowledge of ArcGIS, Google SketchUp. 3Ds Max.
EDUCATION
2013 B.L.A., University of Florida magna cum laude College of Design, Construction and Planning Minor, Sustainability in the Built Environment EXPERIENCE 2012 National Parks Board, CUGE Research Division, Singapore Research Intern (3 months) CUGE Mentor, James Wang; UF Faculty Mentor, Kevin Thompson ° Developed and facilitated a participatory project and three ecoliteracy workshops for second- ary school students involving the creation and implementation of floating wetlands in a city park pond. ° Coauthored a published report of the research and findings. ° Coauthored an article on the topic for City Green. 2012
Kurisu International, Landscape Architects, Portland An outsourced one-time job; digital rendering of a master plan
2011-12 College of Design Construction and Planning, The Powell Center, UF Research Assistant ° Assisted with publication of Sustainable Construction, 3rd Edition by Charles J. Kibert, PhD. ° Research of topics in sustainable construction, photography and graphics editing and design, securing permissions, editing text and preparing copy for delivery to publisher 2011 Zamia Design, Gainesville, Florida (2 months) ° Under the direction of Landscape Architect Larry Teague developed and presented three concepts for a residential client’s patio design.
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Community Service Chair, SCASLA (8 months) Project management, community participation charette ° Organization / Oversight of landscaping a 13,000sf school courtyard through Project Makeover at a local elementary school with a $2000 budget and $1500 in materials donations. (4 months) ° Organized & moderated Design Charette with a local school. ° Liaison between the ‘client’, Project Makeover Board, and our student designers ° Oversight of installation, offering guidance and direction to 200+ volunteers.
2010 Intern, Suwannee River Water Management District, Otter Springs, Trenton, Florida (4 months) Faculty Mentor, Kevin Thompson ° Participated in client meetings, site visits (team and independent), and analysis of the site. ° Prepared Site Inventory, Analysis and Preliminary Master Plan in digital format for submittal to client for approval/revisions ° Prepared final Illustrative Master Plan and 5 Key Area Plans in digital format based on client revisions. (AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop) ° Final presentation to client 2009-10 America Reads, (1 year through Federal work study program) Training and supervision of UF Tutors working with Alachua County Students ° Prepared training materials and conducted group training sessions ° Site visits to monitor the program and offer additional training as needed ° Timekeeping and student progress data entry
BACKGROUND
2006-07 General Contractor of New Home as Home-Owner, Tallahassee, FL (6 months) Management of a $180K new construction project from property purchase to C.O. ° Met with professionals & sub-contractors to obtain necessary approvals/results ° Hired and worked closely with sub-contractors on a daily basis ° Budget management , purchasing and bookkeeping. ° Some framing, all finish carpentry & finish work (interior/exterior), flooring, & landscaping ° Innovative design and construction of interior built-in storage spaces 2004-06 Professional Organizing Consultant, Tallahassee, FL, Owner/Operator (3 years) Founded The Clutter Pro, annual sales averaging $20K. ° Marketing: web-design and maintenance, all ad designs, monthly organizing articles. ° Interviewed / assessed needs of each client, developing & implementing action plan. ° Organizational & project coaching through close interpersonal relations & follow-up ° Specialized in maximizing storage and developing customized organizational systems. ° Guest speaker for various civic and professional groups.
PUBLICATIONS Center for Urban Greenery and Ecology, RTN 2012-10. Design and Evaluation of an eco-literacy project: Floating Wetlands at West Coast Park by Tracy Wyman and James Wang, 2012 City Green. The Nature of Making by Tracy Wyman and James Wang, Issue #6 2013
AWARDS & HONORS 1st Place: EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge, 2013 ASLA Award Merit Award, 2013 Finalist: Undergraduate Student Academic Achievement Award, 2013 Selected by UF College of Design, Construction & Planning for the college’s first research internship attachment with CUGE, Singapore 3rd Place: DCP Research Showcase Poster Presentation , 2012 Herrick Smith Scholarship, 2012 Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund Scholarship, 2010 University of Florida: Dean’s List, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 Tallahassee Community College: Presidents List, 2008; Dean’s List, 2009
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Student Chapter ASLA 2009-present
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Travel: The Wonder of Exploration Bali, Indonesia
Chicago
Seattle
Singapore
Backpacking through Central America
Solar Decathlon, Washington DC
San Francisco
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Sw ee tw ate rB ra nc h
Paynes Prairie: Sheetflow Project Educational & Shade Structures Planned Vegetative Restoration & Preservation Wetland System
Our team explored the design concept of an overlook and human impact channel by constructing a 1:1 model to study the water patterns and optimum slope of human impact elements which would allow users to manipulate the water before it owed onto the prairie. We found the water mimicked the geometric elements we tested, and that a 4.5% slope best revealed these patterns within the elevation constraints.
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aynes Prairie Sheetflow Project is a 125-acre water enhancement wetland which
will re-establish the natural sheetflow water from Gainesville, Florida onto Paynes Prairie before recharging the aquifer. Our studio worked in teams of two exploring opportunities to enrich the wetland design by creating stations along the planned boardwalk which would educate the public about the importance and processes of water quality. Our design repositions a planned overlook and wier to align the view of the sediment basin with the view of water flowing onto the prairie by way of an artistic human impact channel.
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Paynes Prairie: Human Impact Channel
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NOT TO SCALE
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uman impact is represented by a steel interactive channel, becoming a
destination where visitors gain an understanding of Gainesville’s water entering the wetland for cleansing before returning to the Floridan aquifer. Users are invited to change and slow the water’s movement from the overlook via a system of wheels and levers which control the varying NOT TO SCALE
geometric human impact elements positioned along tiers of the channel. As users manipulate the water’s flow, the relationship between human impact and nature’s battle for water quality becomes clear. GUIDED BY: Prof. Glenn Acomb
____________________________ ROLE: 2-member team project ▪ Concept & Design Collaboration ▪ Contour Changes ▪ Construction drawings and model involving the wier, control structure and Human Impact Channel. ▪ Linework for all Sections ▪ Rendering Plan Views
DETAIL 4 HUMAN IMPACT FASTENERS NOT TO SCALE
APPLICATIONS: ▪ AutoCAD ▪ Adobe PhotoShop ▪ Conceptual Modeling
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Singapore: Floating Wetlands at West Coast Park
“How can a hands-on ecoliteracy project affect awareness of natural systems within the urban context?”
Floating Wetlands Study
Prototype Study
Wetland Base Details: a tested design educates & allows for
Planting Design: a guided approach educates & allows for participants’
participants’ input
informed input
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summer research internship with the Center for Urban Greenery and Ecology,
Singapore, provided the opportunity to develop and pilot a workshop framework with a goal of applying the concept and lessons learned to my
Designing for a Personally Meaningful Experience
Senior Capstone Project. PUBLICATIONS:
Center for Urban Greenery and Ecology RTN 2012-10 - Design and Evaluation of an Ecoliteracy Project: Floating Wetlands at West Coast Park City Green, The Nature of Making, Issue #6 2013.
PRESENTATIONS:
University of Florida DCP Research Showcase 2013, 3rd Place Florida Undergraduate Research Conference 2013
GUIDED BY:
James Wang, NParks / CUGE, Singapore Professor Kevin Thompson, University of Florida
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ROLE: ▪ Research Intern ▪ Design of Project-Based Workshop Framework ▪ Collaborative Design and Facilitation of 3 Project-Based Workshops ▪ Collaborative Design of Wetland Construction, Planting Design & Prototype Development
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existing condition:
a human imprint on the land
proposed intervention: together, each human imprint cast in glass begins to raise a collective voice for water resource conservation, becoming a call for the return of freshwater to our aquifer.
Landscape Architecture & Community-Based Art for Place-Based Ecoliteracy
Conceptual Exploration Art Narrative An artistic formation representing a geological spring vent lies below the surface, encircled by a stepped path. The lowest two steps are pressed with artifacts of the prehistoric and Paleolithic eras respectively. The third step and main path is unmarked, yet reflects the present age of industry and technology. Each level speaks to the changing landscape in relation to our human imprint over time. On the upper level, it is void of any impressions, but metaphorically marked by the footsteps of those who take this path. At this level, the aquiPROJECT begins, and participants will tell the story over time, as glass castings are added, each one representative of the individual who made it. This human imprint becomes a growing and unified voice of awareness, calling for the conservation of our natural water resources. A steel sculpture emerges from the spring vent, mimicking the power and fluctuations of the water which runs beneath our feet, forced by pressure to the surface, through the spring vent, and into the river. The two units intertwine and intersect at irregular moments, each moving through time on separate paths. Where the steel sculpture ceases, the expanding aquiPROJECT continues to meander, retreating into wooded slopes and celebrated in open spaces on it’s journey. As the sculpture reappears near the spring house and reaches across the river, the two units are reconciled-- no longer opposing powers. Still fluctuating, undulating, and changing, but at last, in synchronic harmony.
Meandering Over Waterways
Retreating into Wooded Slopes
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Celebrating the Growing Awareness in Open Spaces
Details & Materials Framing System for Inidvidually-Created Glass Castings
Powder-Coated Galvanized Steel Recycled Glass Castings
Connections
Sculpture: Frame and Spacing
An Adaptable Modular System Vertically Undulating Modules
Horizontally Undulating Modules
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
An infinite number of configurations are possible to allow the system to be customized to the site.
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Place-Based Opportunity for Ecoliteracy
An historical and environmentally degraded site: White Sullfur Spring, White Springs, Florida
Place-Based Synthesis
View of Spring House from the Road (US-41)
White Springs Focus Area 6 Acres
Future Restaurant
675 Feet of Riverbank from Spring House to Bridge
View downriver from Spring House
View of Spring House from the Suwannee River
View upriver from Spring House
Planned Retail District Spring Bowl
CIRCULATION Primary
Temporary Markets
Path (ADA) River Ramp (ADA) Stairs
Secondary
The Landing
Trail River Ramp
Peripheral
Invitation to Participate
An Art Path & Expanding Sculpture:
Public Garden
An art path connects existing paths to open spaces and the river, compelling users through wooded slopes to the river and creating connections to the Stephen Foster Cultural Center and the planned retail district.
Expanding Sculpture
SEATING & OVERLOOKS
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The Landing
Public Gardens
Spring Bowl
The Commons
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Public Gardens as a celebrated entry into the town.
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Restaurant with Outdoor Dining where the aquiPROJECT reaches under the covered balcony and hovers over the dining spaces.
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The Landing where the aquiPROJECT follows the stairs and is intersected by a series of switchbacks, inviviting river travellers to the town, and the community back to its river.
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Temporary Markets Lawn and Entrance to Spring Bowl where the aquiPROJECT is visible from US-41.
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Spring Bowl where the aquiPROJECT reaches around the Spring House in a protective embrace.
A Masterplan
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With the
meadering along the path, and through every open space, the
site becomes an inviting commons for tourists and locals alike. All are invited to participate in the aquiPROJECT through signage at each sculpture.
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Phasing Plan for this iteration & how it would relate to Regional Ecoliteracy Workshops
For this iteration, more than 1,088 individuals raise a growing and collective voice toward water resource conservation through the making of art, and potentially develop a sense of connectedness to the public place where it is exhibited. The modular system allows for the number to as much as double at this site. The project can expand and be sited at other degraded Florida springs as well.
A Regional Plan for Ecoliteracy applied to the expanding sculpture at White Springs
Participants throughout 18 counties creating castings representative of their inidvidual human imprint, then visit White Springs to see their work and the expanding sculpture. Springs High Schools & Population Concentration
Workshop Dissemination
18 counties in closest proximity to the Suwannee River (most affected region), as well as counties drawing upon this water supply (most affecting region).
Future Consideration
High School students throughout the region
Art Studios Host Workshops & Serve as Processing Hubs
Area Festivals serve as venues for workshops.
Future Consideration
(10 participants per session, or dividing larger groups)
(6-10 participants per session)
(6-10 participants per session)
Springs and aquifer decline require ecoliteracy.
Saltwater intrusion and aquifer decline require ecoliteracy.
Piloting the Art Learning Module 1
Found and brought items are used to create textures in the clay.
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Sculpting tools are used to create a positive mold which respresents the individual. 45 minutes
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The clay positive is placed in a plastic box, serving as 'mortar boards'.
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Plaster is mixed and poured into the plastic box covering the clay positive. 10 minutes
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The plaster mold is removed from the frame box.
The clay is pulled away to reveal the one-time-use plaster negative mold which will be used to make glass castings.
after 30 minutes
Overwhelmingly, participants were interested in following the project through an online blog, attending scheduled reunion events at White Springs, and visiting White Springs on their own to see their work cast in glass in an expanding sculpture.
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The Architecture Lawn: A Hardscape Design
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he Univeristy of Florida’s Architecture Building north lawn is currently void
of interest. An open lawn directs stormwater runoff underground and unnoticed. This design celebrates water’s movement through the site in a series of artistic runnels and sculptural seating which compel users to interact with the natural processes, physically, visually and audibly. GUIDED BY: Prof. Glenn Acomb
____________________________ ROLE: 2-member team project ▪ Concept & Design Collaboration ▪ Detail drawings ▪ Linework, plan and sections ▪ All digital rendering APPLICATIONS: ▪ AutoCAD ▪ AdobePhotoShop
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The Reitz Lawn: An Artful Demonstration of the Journey
of Water Through the Heart of Campus, University of Florida
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stormwater design competition prompted this project where our Design
Implementations Studio of 8 BLA students collaborated with engineers, hydrologists and a multi-disciplinary team of faculty experts to create an educational and functional design for our campus central lawn. The design daylights and celebrates the movement of stormwater through the space. Users are invited to contribute to the design through a Blue-Gator Campaign, and the achievements of each college at the University are celebrated in engraved planters, engaging and educating users at multiple levels. AWARDED: 1st Place by EPA GUIDED BY: Prof. Glenn Acomb ____________________________ ROLE: ▪ Soil & Topography Analysis ▪ Participatory Research ▪ Conceptual Design was chosen and then developed by the design team. ▪ Facilitated team effort of design development & renderings. ▪ Linework & rendering of masterplan ▪ Design, linework and partial rendering of one focus area: The Hub Rainwater Collection ▪ Labeling & layout of masterplan and sections APPLICATIONS: ▪ AutoCAD ▪ Adobe PhotoShop
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Otter Springs Park: Trenton, Florida
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tter Springs Park is a 636 acre site which was acquisitioned by the
Suwannee River Water Management District in 2008. The University of Florida was commissioned to develop an environmental Master Plan for the RV park and campground which would increase daily use at the springs and bring income to the park, while protecting the water quality of the Suwannee River on its western border. The design focused on improving the entrance and circulation throughout the park, protecting the springs, and bringing additional income by adding clusters of cabins which center around community pavilions. A vegetative restoration plan was developed, as well as a scheme for architectural character. GUIDED BY: Prof. Kevin Thompson ___________________________
ROLE: ▪ Assisted with site inventory and analysis, developing graphics. ▪ Graphics development of masterplan ▪ Planting Design for the park entrance ▪ Design for a Vegetative Restoration Plan including written research and guidelines ▪ Renderings of architectural scheme
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Otter Springs Entrance: Planting Design
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ive Oaks spaced in a naturalistic flow frame a wildflower meadow in the
backdrop. Between the oaks, a pattern of Saw Palmetto, Adam’s Needle, and Blanket Flower provide seasonal color and evergreen form to the drive. Saw Palmetto at the entrance sign sets the stage for wayfinding, and is the recommended plant to compliment all wayfinding signage throughout the park. A later stage of planting will include a variety of tree species to create the undulating form which defines the parking areas within the meadow.
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student-led collaborative community service effort between UF’s Project
Makeover Team and our Student Chapter, ASLA for the redesign of a local under served elementary school’s central courtyard.
____________________________ PROJECT DATA: 13,000 sq.ft. School Courtyard Budget $2000 Materials Donations $1500
▪ Project Manager, Tracy Wyman ▪ Organizing and moderating a Design Charette with the school, including preparation of our LA students. ▪ Collaborative work to secure materials donations. ▪ Liaison between the client, Project Makeover Board, and our student designers. ▪ Oversight of the installation, offering guidance and direction to 200+ volunteers. ▪ Faculty and Student Body presentation to tell the story and give credit to all those involved.
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