Tyler Prestien
Landscape Architecture & Environmental Studies typrestien@gmail.com [618] 980-5291
Education
Masters of Landscape Architecture, July 2014 [California State Polytechnic University, Pomona] Bachelors of Landscape Architecture, May 2012 Second Major: Environmental Studies, May 2012 Minor: Horticulture, May 2012 [Iowa State University] National Student Exchange, spring 2011 [University of Nevada Las Vegas] Study Abroad [Kyoto, Japan] Design and Maintenance of Japanese Gardens, summer 2013 [Rome, Italy] Urban Design Studio, Iowa State University, summer 2010
Work
Design Intern, RTKL Planning & Urban Design [Los Angeles, CA] Winter Quarter 2013 • Designed layouts for Memphis Aerotropolis inventory study • Designed layouts for Denver Aerotropolis brochures • Rendered plans and 3D models for developments in Shanghai China; Orlando, FL; Memphis, TN; and Arcadia, CA Design & Horticulture Intern, Missouri Botanical Garden [Saint Louis, MO] Summer 2011 • Designed a renovation master plan for the Mausoleum Garden • Learned hands-on pruning techniques for Japanese, Victorian, and native gardens • Identified plants and studied international styles of garden design • Collected native tall grass prairie seeds at the Shaw Nature Reserve Landscape Construction Crew, Limestall Landscaping [Waterloo, IL] Summers 2007, 2008 and 2009 • Installed residential water features • Installed plants, residential landscape lighting fixtures, pavers and retaining walls Residential Rain Garden Installation Crew, Iowa State University [Ames, IA] Fall 2009 • Installed rain gardens and participated in creek stabilization/restoration projects Landscape Construction Crew, Gateway Lawn Care Corporation [Columbia, IL] Summer 2006 • Installed commercial water features • Installed and maintained flower beds of corporate campuses including Master Card and Girl Scouts of America
Design Activites
Docent, Theodore Payne California Natives Garden Tour [Los Angeles, CA] Spring 2014 • Identified plant species for the Native Garden Tour’s guests Volunteer, Missouri Botanical Garden [Saint Louis, MO] Summer 2009 • Maintained the Garden’s entrance and islands in the parking lots Student Society of Landscape Architecture VEISHA Committee Spring 2009 • Assisted in building and installing the Landscape Architecture Department’s display at Iowa State University’s VEISHA festival Study of Native Plants & Habitats • Studied turf-grass management, soils and plant growth • Studied plant communities along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Arkansas • Studied natives of Southern California, the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
Computer Skills
AutoCad GIS Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Rhino Sketchup
Honors
2012 ASLA Central States Honor Award in Planning & Analysis [Team Member] Design of local food systems for food security in Greater Des Moines, IA 2012 ASLA Central States Award of Excellence [Team Member] Design of local food systems for food security in Greater Des Moines, IA Murry B. Wier Scholarship [Iowa State University] A scholarship for a student accepted to the Department of Landscape Architecture, after taking the Core Design Program, with an innovative idea relating to landscape architecture Cum Laude [Iowa State University] Graduated May, 2012 Dean’s List [Iowa State University] 2007-2012 Academic Recognition Award [Iowa State University] 2007-2012
References
Karen C Hanna FASLA, FCELA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona, kchanna@csupomona.edu Mark Zigrang Missouri Botanical Garden Intern Coordinator, [314] 341-3092 Michael Martin Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, [515] 294-8974
Sculpture Park
Pomona Art’s Colony Sculpture Park Pomona, California
Goals
To design a sculpture park which represents the mountainous landscape of Southern California and the tectonic plates which create these local landforms, in addition to providing a space for sculpture made by local artists to display art on a six month rotation. To provide areas for walking, viewing sculptures, a restroom, and picnic pavilion. Pockets of vegetation from native shrubs to trees are integrated within the concrete landforms to represent the growth of chaparral and alpine plant communities in the mountains. A sunken landform represents the valleys in the mountain landscape and brings an ecological function to the plaza as it intercepts three-fourths of the site’s stormwater runoff.
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Concrete land forms within the sculpture park represent tectonic plates and mountain landscape of Southern California. A sculptural depiction of native lizard species commonly found in the area’s mountains, frames the perimeter of the sculpture park. Pockets of vegetation from native shrubs to trees are integrated within the concrete landforms to represent the growth of chaparral and alpine plant communities in the mountains. A sunken landform represents the valleys in the mountain landscape and brings an ecological function to the plaza as it intercepts three-fourths of the site’s stormwater runoff.
Concrete land forms within the sculpture park represent tectonic plates and the mountain landscape of Southern California. The risers are lit up at night with a soft washed glow of light. Several trees are down lit to create a sense of way finding through the main pedestrian routes within the plaza. Pockets of vegetation from native shrubs to trees and grasses are integrated within the raised and sunken landforms to represent the growth of chaparral and alpine plant communities in the mountain’s and valleys.
Existing zoning
Park Poverty Analysis
Urban Renewal Lincoln Avenue Corridor Pasadena, California
Goal
To create a design that communicates the culture and heritage of Pasadena while providing a unique identity for Lincoln Avenue to maintain an attraction for both the local residents and drawing in the surrounding community
Proposed zoning
Site Demographics
Objectives
Rezoning Lincoln Avenue to create a pedestrian oriented corridor
Managing stormwater through low impact design and development Reflecting the historic industrial/ cultural past of Lincoln Avenue Creating a corridor to popular attractions in surrounding Pasadena
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Developing a landscape palette that reflects the regional landscape
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Creating opportunities for job to housing compatibility
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Creating a corridor for alternative transportation through Lincoln Avenue
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Creating a corridor of linked recreational spaces
Three-story mixed use buildings with ground level commercial/retail gives a focus to student’s needs with the adjacent high school. The building footprints and setback from the road allow space for street side outdoor dining and courtyards for socializing and night time entertainment. Underpass lighting creates a visual northern gateway for traffic moving through Lincoln Avenue. A soft down lighting with green light is a themed borrowed from the digital courtyards just north of the freeway.
Three-story mixed use buildings with ground level commercial/retail and offices on the second and third floors complete the “core” south of the interstate.
An industrial themed park which reflects the historical uses of the site (concrete mixing facility and an auto junk yard) creates a focal point for Lincoln Avenue and provides a unique urban greenspace for the Pasadena Region.
Commercial/Retail Open Space/Parks
Three-story apartments and lofts overlook two-story mixed use buildings with green roofs, to reduce the urban heat island effect, manage stormwater runoff, and provide a living canvas for residents to overlook.
Existing Residential Parking Lot Identity Markers Bike Lane Vehicle Access Bioswale/Streetscaping
Lincoln Avenue transitions from existing residential at the southern end of the corridor into three-story mixed use buildings with commercial and retail on the ground level and apartments and lofts above.
Top: a “digital forest� within a courtyard near mixed-use commercial, provides a dynamic setting for outdoor dining. Bottom: proposed streetscape for Lincoln Avenue. Three story mixed-use with two bike lanes and two lanes for streetside parking.
Top: A pocket park with picnic tables wrapped in retro 1950s-style cars to reflect the historical presence of the auto industry in Lincoln Avenue, creates an area to socialize by day and a drive-in movie theatre at night.
Top left and bottom: Former concrete mixing facility turned into an industrial-style park for passive and active recreation, land art, stormwater management, and an area to introduce native trees, shrubs and grasses of the chaparral.
Top right: miniature scale soccer fields and half-court basketball courts cater to the primarily black and Hispanic residents of Lincoln Avenue. The structure of the courts reflect the shapes formed by stacked crush cars in the former auto junk yard.
Regional Planning Greater Antelope Valley, California Objectives
To understand which ecological resources are under pressure from development in the Greater Antelope Valley To understand what sectors of development are growing in the region and to design opportunities for how they can become multifunctional (benefitting users and the environment) To create concepts for planners and decision makers in the Valley that would provide sustainable alternatives to the status quo for future growth in this region
Ideas
Adapt solar energy generation from its current centralized solar farm layout to become integrated within the built suburban landscape Reuse existing buildings and infrastructure to provide recreation and patch habitat for urban wildlife
Mojave Flora and Wildlife Diagrams to left: Development in the western most part of the Mojave Desert from centralized solar farms, to farming, off road recreation, and suburban development has endangered multiple native species of plants and habitat for wildlife. Diagram below: After understanding where and which forms of development impact these native ecological systems, we can propose strategies and conceptual typologies for planners and political leaders in the region to use for future growth in the Greater Antelope Valley. The typologies aim to make the expansion of solar energy provide human comfort benefits, while reducing the impact on remaining native plant communities. Additionally, typologies create a strategy for providing new opportunities for urban recreation and patch habitat for urban dwelling wildlife.
Left and below: Reusing existing suburban infrastructure can provide patches of habitat for urban dwelling birds and insects, while bringing Mojave plant communities into the urban landscape for the community to enjoy, discover, and witness the seasonal display of desert flora while being close to their home or work. Diagram to right: The space can display native western Mojave plants while offering a micro climate for outdoor social gatherings that is protected from wind. Additionally, solar panels would produce energy and provide shade for people while using the fitness track. The walls from the building provide an opportunity for an evolving media for murals, legal graffiti, projecting outdoor movies, and for rock climbing.
Functions of the typology include: solar energy generation that provides canopy shade for runners. An elevated track for runners and walls that can be reused for rock climbing. Infill habitat for urban wildlife and display gardens for each western Mojave plant community.
Space is included for social gatherings including: farmer’s market that sells native Mojave plants, food truck gatherings, and outdoor dining areas. Portions of walls are left to be reused for murals and legal graffiti so the space continually evolves, along with providing a media for projecting and hosting movie nights for the public.
Fort Redevelopment Fort Snelling Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ideas
Redeveloping Fort Snelling to create a transit-oriented community which will create income to restore the historic fort structures Hotels, banquet and conference centers, offices, club athletic facilities, shops, restaurants, grocery, apartments, and lofts, all conveniently connected to Minneapolis Saint Paul International, Mall of America, downtown Minneapolis, and the University of Minnesota
Lofts/apartments Mixed-use lofts Office buildings Hotel Athletics Theatre/banquet/convention centers On-structure parking
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Connections
Light rail station on site connects the development to shopping opportunities at the largest mall in the United States, downtown offices, professional sport stadiums, and only two stops from the terminals at Minneapolis Saint Paul International
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The site’s location at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota RIvers, inspired forms which are reminiscent of river landscapes. Islands planted with Sporobolus heterolepsis interact with the wind and are much like the wooded islands in the Mississippi which are carved by the flow of water. The viewing patio atop the island buffering the park from MSP International, allows for enjoyment of the sites and sounds of planes landing and taking off.
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Memorial Design
Section 1 Looking South
(Looking left to right) Winter illustration of limestone planting beds with Red Osier Dogwood, Conifer rock-garden, and perennial garden with Russian Sage and Lamb’s Ear
Memorial Hill Cemetery Ames, Iowa
Goals
To create an ADA accessible connection from a lower parking lot to the cemetery a top the hill
Model Pictures
Concrete path starting from the lower parking lot, winds through themed gardens gradually increasing in elevation to meet the existing grade at the cemetery a top the hill
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Benches placed throughout the path provide resting points to enjoy the planting beds
Create a planting design that offers four seasons of interest to present to visitors throughout the year Use the circular planter’s white limestone facade to create a dramatic visual effect flowing down Memorial Hill as a welcome entrance to Ames, Iowa from the north east Allow for the hill to retain its ability to host sledding in the winter; as it is a popular location in Ames, Iowa
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stellata, star magnolia 1 Magnolia Hamamelis vernalis, witch hazel
Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea
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coggygria, common smoketree 2 Cotinus Cornus racemosa, red osier dogwood Perennial Bed
2 atriplicifolia, Russian sage 3 Perovskia Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea Stachys byzantina, lamb’s ear
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pungens, Colorada blue spruce 4 Picea Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Rug,’ blue rug juniper
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pungens, Colorada blue spruce 5 Picea Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Rug,’ blue rug juniper
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coggygria, common smoketree 6 Cotinus Euonymous alatus, burning bush Cornus racemosa, red osier dogwood
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atriplicifolia, Russian sage 7 Perovskia Buxus microphylla var. japonica, Japanese boxwood Stachys byzantina, lamb’s ear
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Cotinus coggygria Photo from mobot.org
Cornus racemosa Photo from mobot.org
stellata, star magnolia 8 Magnolia Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea
Hamamelis vernalis Photo from mobot.org
Magnolia stella
Hydrangea quercifolia
Photo from mobot.org
Photo from mobot.org
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Design Renovation Mausoleum Garden Missouri Botanical Garden Saint Louis, Missouri
Goals
Increase the overall aesthetics of the Mausoleum Garden and its surroundings by bringing in a variety of colors that tolerate shade Increase the Garden’s collection of understory/woodland edge trees native to North America Increase the Garden’s collection of cold hardy camellias
Section 1 Looking North
Native North American understory/ woodland edge trees including: Amelanchier canadensis, Ostrya virginiana, Stewartia ovata, and Dirca palustris are proposed in the northwest corner under the Mausoleum’s existing oak grove to give visitors ideas on ornamental trees which tolerate shade.
Interior Ground Covers
Shade tolerant ground covers including: Carex platanginea, Pachysandra terminalis, Epimedium x youngianum, Cyclamen hederifolium, and Carex morrowii ‘Silver Sceptre’ were used to create a mosaic pattern within the Mausoleum’s interior expressing different textures, heights, and shades of green/ silver, to give visitors plant ideas for growing under dense mature trees.
Maintain the historical ground cover mosaic within the Mausoleum, while proposing new ground covers to replace the existing euonymous
Interior Ground Covers
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Hechera ‘Berry Smoothie,’ heuchera Helleborous orientalis, hellebore Laburnum x wateri ‘Vossii,’ bean tree Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea
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Hosta ‘Blue Umbrellas,’ hosta Iris pallida ‘Variegata,’ iris Astilbe simplicifolia, astilbe Brunnera macrophylla, Siberian bugloss Tiarella cordifolia, foam flower Heuchera ‘Amerthyst Myst,’ heuchera Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Perfecta Blue Wave,’ bigleaf hydrangea
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Heuchera ‘Amerthyst Myst,’ heuchera Helleborous orientalis, hellebore Hosta ‘Emerald Tiara,’ hosta Polygonatum odoratum, Solomon’s seal Bergenia cordifolia, pigsqueak Hechera ‘Berry Smoothie,’ heuchera Hydrangea quercifolia, oakleaf hydrangea Acanthus spinosus, bear’s breeches Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Forever Pink’
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Helleborous orientalis, hellebore Begonia grandis, hardy begonia Camellia oleifera ‘Pink Icicle,’ hardy camellia Camellia japonica ‘Red Aurora,’ hardy camellia Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, hardy camellia
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Ostrya virginiana, eastern hop hornbeam Amelanchier canadensis, serviceberry Dirca palustris, leatherwood Stewartia ovata, mountain camellia
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Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata,’ columnar red oak
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Brunnera macrophylla Photo from hear.org
Hosta ‘Emerald Tiara’ Photo from mobot.org
Georgia PeachSmoothie’ Coral Bells Heuchera ‘Berry Photo from mobot.org
Hydrangea macrophylla Photo from mobot.org
Hydrangea quercifolia Photo from mobot.org
Section 1: Hippodrome with a 21st Century “theme park” feel. A go-kart track through the “streets of a miniature scale Monte Carlo,” creates a centerpiece for a modern villa resort aimed to attract families
Study Abroad Plinywood Villa Resort Rome, Italy
Section 2: The grand terrace located to create a panoramic view of downtown Rome. (Looking right to left) The resort hotel has a connecting loggia, leading to the second level under a pergola with furniture to relax and enjoy a cool breeze. The intimate lower third level is a great place to enjoy wine and desserts
Goals
Section 3: The entrance piazza to the resort incorporates multi-use buildings with shops/ restaurants on street level with apartments above, surrounding a typical Roman street scene with a water fountain as a center piece
To present a redesign for a neglected park in southern Rome, creating a 21st century villa resort with a theme park feel to attract visiting families of Rome
Field Sketches
Create mixed-use buildings with restaurants, stores, and apartments To incorporate elements studied in Rome, Florence, and Venice, throughout the villa resort
Villa Resort Functions
Commercial/residential piazza Go-Kart track Grand terrace/hotel Jogging paths looping around the villa Hidden gardens Picnic pavilion Miniature golf course Tennis courts Swimming pools Vineyard
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Study Abroad Rome, Italy Streetscape/Piazza Precedent Studies
Successful Elements
Shops for both men and women (jewelry, apparel, toys, souvenirs) Nightlife provided by pubs and wine bars Mixed-use buildings with restaurants, shops, and housing Children drawn to the toy stores Individually owned restaurants, clothing stores, jewelry, bike shops, crepes and gelato stores create a unique atmosphere Outdoor dining in the street 14 feet wide streets with light vehicular traffic create a pedestrian friendly area Four/five story buildings create shade for the street Streets lined by balconies for residents to enjoy, along with storefront windows for window shopping
Transit Oriented Design Gates Rubber Factory Redevelopment Denver, Colorado
Goals
To plan a walkable community with shopping, dining, high density lofts, recreational facilities, convention center, early-childhood educational center, conservatory, farmer’s market,and public green spaces, centered around Denver’s light rail and metro bus stops on site
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Site section of farmer’s market under the interstate, bus hub with the conservatory in the background, depressed-walk under the rail road tracks leading to the convention center
Section 2: Section of the pedestrian mall. Perennial beds imitate the Rocky Mountain landscape of short grass prairie, aspen, and conifer forests
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Perspective of Landbridge (Below)
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To select plants which people would connect with the Rocky Mountains and short grass prairie landscape To create a landscape experience throughout the site imitating a hike/drive up the Rocky Mountains with short grass prairie and wildflowers, moving to aspen/ conifers representing the foothills, fading to a conifer forest representing the higher elevations
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1 2 1 Residential woodland garden with pavilion for parties/outdoor dining
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Section Left to Right: Residential woodland garden, lofts with underground parking as to not interrupt the central green space, residential community gardens, and depressed cafe to create a pedestrian only area
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