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ALEXANDER HADLEY DECEMBER 2023


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LInstitute A N D SforCAdvanced A P E / Architecture A R C H I T of E CCatalonia T U R E| /Barcelona D E S ISpain GN WO K. Landscape JoannaRPertz Architecture | Brooklyn, NY y 9 7 3 @ g m a i l .co m 9 7 3 . 5 0 8 .0 4 1 3 Jul 21Academic Coordinator / Technical Director at Valldaura Labs Academic Coordinator for the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buidlings and Biocities Oct23 22Jan / Project Lead (MAEBB), as wellDesigner as Architecture leading European Research Projects at Valldaura Labs, Facilitating Studio Institute forLandscape Advanced of Catalonia | Barcelona Spain Present

Jul 21- R K. Academic Coordinator / Technical Director at Valldaura Labs WO

Working on design projects, production of construction drawings, 3D coordination with Design Courses andofleading the AgroEcology gardening and theory course. architects and clients, and coordinating on several projects. Projects include NYU Langonne Medical Center, NYCHA for Projects, CUNY Facilities andEcological more. Academic Coordinator the Masters in Advanced Buidlings and Biocities

Oct 22 Faculty Ecological Design Theory Sept 22 (MAEBB), as/well as leading European Research Projects at Valldaura Labs, Facilitating Studio 2022 - Ongoing) Design Courses and leading the AgroEcology and theory course. Present Institute for(September Advanced Architecture of gardening Catalonia | Barcelona Spain Jul 21Sept 22 Oct 22 Present

This course covers research and critical thinking methods, introducing students to Academic Coordinator / Technical Director at Valldaura Labs argmuents within the ecological design (Co-taught with MAEBB Co-Director Michael Faculty / Ecological Designspace. Theory Academic Coordinator for the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buidlings and Biocities Salka). (September Ongoing) (MAEBB), as well as2022 leading- European Research Projects at Valldaura Labs, Facilitating Studio Design Courses and leadingand the critical AgroEcology gardening and theory course. This course covers research thinking methods, introducing students to

James Doyleargmuents Design Associates | Greenwich, CTwith MAEBB Co-Director Michael within the ecological design space. (Co-taught Sept 22- Jan 21 Present Feb 22

Salka).

Faculty / Ecological TheoryLead Landscape DesignerDesign / 3D Design (September 2022 - Ongoing) Working on large scale residential projects from the initial sketching stage, through

James DoyleThis Design Associates | documentation Greenwich, CTintroducing coursedesign covers research and critical thinking methods, to Special schematic and construction to supervising finalstudents installation.

argmuents within the ecological design space. (Co-taught with MAEBB process Co-Director Michael tasks include interfacing with architects and leading the 3D modeling (renders, Landscape Designer / 3D Design Lead Salka). advanced detail specification, site analysis). Working on large scale residential projects from the initial sketching stage, through schematic design and construction documentation to supervising final installation. Special James Doyle Design Associates | Greenwich, Jonathan Alderson Architects | Philadelphia, PA (renders, tasks includeLandscape interfacing with architects and leading theCT 3D modeling process advanced detail specification, site analysis).

Jan 21 Feb 22

Jan Mar21 18- Feb Sept22 19

Landscape Landscape Designer Designer / 3D Design Lead

Working on on large Commercial, Civic and projects Residential projects including an 100-acre botanical Working scale residential from the initial sketching stage, through

Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects |toPhiladelphia, PAnew hospital garden, urban planning projects fordocumentation UPenn and master planning for several schematic design and construction supervising final installation. Special

campuses. tasks include interfacing with architects and leading the 3D modeling process (renders, Landscape Designer advanced detail specification, site analysis). Working on Commercial, Civic and Residential projects including an 100-acre botanical Sept 19 garden, urban planning projects for UPenn and master planning for several new hospital Jonathan Alderson campuses. Landscape Architects | Philadelphia, PA

Mar 18 -

Mar 18 Sept 19

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Landscape Designer

Working on Commercial, Civic and Residential projects including an 100-acre botanical garden, urban planning projects for UPenn and master planning for several new hospital campuses.

Institute for Advanced Architecture of

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Rhino 3D

Adobe Suite

Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings Institute for Advanced Architecture of + Biocities (MAEBB) Class of 2020

SK IL L S. AutoCAD Lumion Rhino 3D Grant Writing AutoCAD Project Management Lumion Carpentry Rhino Writing 3D Grant

SK IL L S.

Grading Plans Adobe Suite Ceramics / Casting Microsoft Office Model Making Grading Plans Gardening Adobe Suite Ceramics / Casting

AutoCAD Project Management

Microsoft Office Model Making

Catalonia | Barcelona, Spain ED UCAT ION. Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings

Temple University | Philadelphia, PA + Biocities (MAEBB) Class of 2020

Bachelor of for Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch)of Institute Advanced Architecture Class of 2017 Catalonia | Barcelona, Spain Temple University | Philadelphia, PA

Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings Bachelor Science Class in Architecture (B.S. Arch) + Biocitiesof (MAEBB) of 2020 Temple University Japan | Tokyo, Japan Class of 2017 Architecture and Urban Design Program Spring 2016 Temple University | Philadelphia, PA

Temple University Japan | Tokyo, Japan

Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch) Architecture and Urban Design Program Class of 2017 Venice Biennial Study Abroad | Venice, Italy Spring 2016 Art History and Contemporary Theory Summer 2015 Temple University Japan | Tokyo, Japan

Venice Biennial Study Abroad | Venice, Italy Architecture and Urban Design Program Art History Spring 2016and Contemporary Theory Summer 2015

Venice Biennial Study Abroad | Venice, Italy Art History and Contemporary Theory Summer 2015

Microsoft Office

Grading Plans Gardening P U B L ICATI O NS.

Lumion Carpentry

Grant Writing

Ceramics / Casting

Project Management Model Making Bjarke Ingles and the Art of Greenwashing Failed Architecture, January 2020 Carpentry Gardening

P U B L ICATI O NS.

Mass the Age ofof Mass Extinction BjarkeTimber Inglesin and the Art Greenwashing Failed Architecture, Architecture, January March 2021 Failed 2020

P U B L ICATI O NS.

Mass Timber in the Age of Mass Extinction Failed March 2021 BjarkeArchitecture, Ingles and the Art of Greenwashing Failed Architecture, January 2020 Mass Timber in the Age of Mass Extinction Failed Architecture, March 2021


INDEX

1 // Professional Work

2 // Research

3 // Publication


NATURE PLAYSPACE Joanna Pertz Landscape Design Manhattan, NY // 2023 Phase // Construction Admin.

The goal of the playground renovation was to replace the existing playground’s outdated and uninspired equipment and deteriorating safety surfacing with a dynamic and durable playground design that can be enjoyed for many years to come. Expanding the existing tree pits into continuous planting areas serves to protect and revitalize the health of the mature Honey Locusts and to frame the playground with a lush border of shrubs and groundcovers. The design of custom wood play structures atop a rhythmic patterning of safety tiles in natural palette offers a balance of active and imaginative play and rest. A signature castle tower play structure draws inspiration from the neighboring historic Armory with two turrets connected by a climbing bridge and a spiral slide. Beyond school hours, this enriching play space will be open to the children and caregivers of the larger community.

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Crows Nest Play Structure

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NYCHA TODT HILL Joanna Pertz Landscape Design Staten Island, NY // 2023 Proposal for NYCHA

JPLA’s Landscape Design approach to Todt Hill Houses was to tackle several issues within the site, protecting existing landscape features and recovering the energy and intention of the original site plan. H.I. Feldman, Architect of Todt Hill Houses said, “A building is not to be seen as a single entity but rather as part and parcel of the integrated community. Social, recreational, and community services will be given the fullest consideration for the complete and well-rounded scheme of living, work, and playing.” Our goals for the redesign are activating undifferentiated, homogeneous lawn spaces by creating a hierarchy of landscape uses and activity zones, reactivating main thoroughfare with understory plantings, creating an Allee of flowering ornamental trees and understory shrubs and perennials. In addition, our design hopes to create a unified common area for community gathering and recreation through updated benches, planting, and fences.

Site Plan


View Looking Northwest

IAAC // Valldaura Labs View From Entrance


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Circulation Diagram

Tree + Shrub Diagram


Birds Eye View

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ROCKWOOD LANE RESIDENCE James Doyle Design Associates Greenwich, CT // 2021

This project aimed to completely redevelop the backyard of a recently built residence just outside of downtown Greenwich. The large pool and terrace areas had to be carefully interwoven within the existing ring of heritage trees that lined the property. Making sure these trees were integrated within the design meant that the history of the property could speak to the new function. The lawn steps leading from the upper terrace to the pool further bring the greenery into the hardscape, breaking up the composition and refrencing the other planitings scattered throughout the slate pavers.

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One of the more interesting elements of this design is the serpentine fence that creates code safe pool enclosure without disrupting the careful balance of the rest of the design. In addition, the rear yard features a tranquil water garden defined by a provocative water feature that cuts clean lines through the gravel surface.

Rendered Plan

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Rear Terrace

IAAC // Valldaura Labs

RenderingPlan // Rhino 3D, Lumion 11 Pro Landscape

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3 78" MAX.

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Decorative Fence Detail 10'-0" MAX

6 GAUGE TENSION WIRE LOCATED 4" FROM TOP OF FABRIC. SECURE WITH 9 GAUGE HOG RINGS, 18" OC, AND TO EACH POST WITH TIE WIRE

6 GAUGE WIRE TIES 12"O.C. MAX 2" LINE POST WITH CAP REFER 1.1/L-6.01 6 GAUGE HOG RINGS AT 18" O.C. MAX

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TERMINAL POST, END & CORNER CAP REFER 1.1/L-5.23 BRACE BAND, ON EACH TERMINAL POST

DOME CAP POSTS TERMINAL & LINE 1.1 SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"

TENSION BANDS 1'-0" O.C. MAX TENSION BAR 41" x 34" STEEL TYP. 2" TERMINAL POST 4'-0" POOL CODE

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BLACK PVC FABRIC, 2 41 " MAX OPENING, STRETCHED TIGHT, ALL ENDS KNUCKLED REFER 1.2/L-5.23 & 1.3/L-5.23

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2" MAX UPPER TERRACE

1" 6"

6"

TENSION WIRE LOCATED 4" FROM BOTTOM OF FABRIC, WITH 6 GAUGE HOG RINGS AT 18" O.C. MAX

3 8" TRUSS ROD AT END & CORNER PANELS

POURED CONCRETE SET BELOW FROST LINE

TOP AND BOTTOM OF FABRIC SHALL HAVE KNUCKLED SELVAGE

2"

WITH TURNBUCKLE

KNUCKLED SELVAGE

1.2 SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"

CONCRETE SET 6" MIN BELOW GRADE POURED CONCRETE TO BE USED ON ALL POSTS, SET 2"-3" INCHES BELOW FROST LINE

7"

2"

1" MAXIMUM MESH SIZE FOR CHAIN LINK FENCES SHALL 2" SQUARE

4"

MIN WIDTH 4 x POST WIDTH TYP.

MESH SIZE 1.3 SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"

POURED CONC. GRADE BEAM (2) #4 REBAR T&B, LENGTHWISE

POOL CODE FENCE - 4FT BLACK CHAIN LINK NOTES: 2#4 REBAR, SCALE:18" 1/2"O.C, = 1'-0" T&G WIDTHWISE

POOL TERRACE

1'-0" 1. CONFIRM ALL MEASUREMENTS AND LAYOUT IN FIELD WITH JDDA PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION 12" SONOTUBE BELL FOOTING 2. FENCING MUST COMPLY TO ALL ASTM STANDARDS & THE LATEST PRODUCT MANUAL BY 'CHAIN LINK FENCE MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE GUIDE FOR TO BE ON UNDISTURBED GRADE SPECIFYING' OR STRUCTURAL FILL AS COMPACTED 3. ALL FENCING COMPONENTS SHALL BE BLACK POLYVINYL COATING (PVC), EXTRUDED & BONDED SPECIFIED BY ENGINEERSHALL PROVIDE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER SPECIFICATIONS SUBGRADE 4. CONTRACTOR ON POST & WIRE GALVANIZATION PROCESSES. ALL GALVANIZED WIRE SHALL BE GALVANIZED AFTER WEAVING UNDISTURBED SUBGRADE 5. ALLTO POSTS TO BE RESIDENTIAL GRADE, 16 GAUGE .065" MINIMUM COMPACTED 97% DRY DENSITY 1'-0" 6. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE LANDSCAPE DESIGNER BLACK PVC CHAIN LINK SAMPLES OF 9, 11 GAUGE GALVANIZED CORE WIRE. THE MAXIMUM CLEAR POURED CONCRETE BE 4500THE PSIWIRES FORMING THE PARALLEL SIDES OF THE MESH SHALL BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL 2". CONTRACTOR SHALL CONFIRM FINAL POST DISTANCE TO BETWEEN STRENGTHSIZES WITH AND AIR ENTRAINMENT SPACING IN FIELD WITH LANDSCAPE DESIGNER 7. STANDARD FABRIC SELVAGE; ALL FABRIC LESS THAN 72" HEIGHT, SHALL HAVE A KNUCKLED FINISH TOP AND BOTTOM 5. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS 6. FENCING CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THAT ALL INSTALLED POOL FENCING AND GATES ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE LATEST EDITIONS AND MOST STRINGENT STANDARDS: 6.1. LOCAL CODES, GREENWICH, CT 6.2. CT STATE BUILDING CODE 6.3. INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE

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CARMEL HAMLET RESIDENCE James Doyle Design Associates Carmel Hamlet, NY // 2021

Designed for a world renowned biologist and chemical engineer, the ethos of this project was clean lines and landscaping choices that relfected the natural splendor of the surrounding environment. Each decision had to reflect a rationality and reverence for the natural features that dominated the existing terrain, such as intense slopes, enormous outcroppings of slate and ferns sourrounding the residence. Appeal to physical as well as visual sensations, a water feature cuts through the rear terrace and incorporates a dribbling fountain that cuts through a boulder found nearby.

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By working with the natural plant pallate that existed on the top of this hill overlooking Carmel Hamlet, this concept intends to blend seamlessly with the surrounding ecology. The client was interested in creating moments for nonhuman natures to exist in harmony with the human, meaning planting species for local animals and insects to eat. This act of giving back to the environment while you occupy gave the sensation of a more harmonious use of site.

Landscape Sketch

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Axonometric View

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Fountain Detail Concepts

Rear Terrace

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LAKE LILLINONAH ESTATE James Doyle Design Associates Bridgewater, CT // 2021

This sprawling 133 acre property is being developed in 3 phases to create a fully self sufficent summer home for the client. By participating in the master planning phase as well as the design development of each individual section, a cohesive landscape language was able to be developed and eventually deployed. Special attention was paid to existing structures on site including hundreds of feet of historic dry laid stone walls that were created hundreds of years ago to separate farming pastures. The main house is linear, and integrating it into the steep slope of the existing landscape required a considerable amount of walls and steps to cut into the grade

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at the appropriate moments. Coordinating these walls with meadow plantings and flagstone terracing took a delicate touch and required balancing hard and soft forms, merging chaotic plantings and natural features with rigid geometric walls that reflected the lines of the house. The main residence features a sunken basketball court, spacious parking area and three levels of terraces leading into a maze like meadow walk off the rear of the house. The second and third phases, a feild house with two tennis courts and a spacious guest house, are meaningfully integrated into the general plan, linked by footpaths and wandering walls that frame each view.

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Axonometric View

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COMMERCIAL PROJECTS Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects Junior Designer 2017-2019 Philadelphia, PA

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While working at JALA, I received a comprehensive introduction to site grading, water management, plant palettes, hardscape and drafting for construction. JALA put a major emphasis on sustainable landscape practices which has informed my design sensibilities considerably. I was mainly involved in drafting in AutoCAD, modeling in Rhino3D and Lumion, quantifying materials in Excel and site survey. These projects were mainly for commercial clients, including hospital campuses, universities, residential complexes and universites.

Landscape Plan, Brandywine Hospital // Coatesville, PA

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Ambler Yards Planting Plan // Ambler, PA

Section Plan, Private Residence // Wayne, PA

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Perspective Render, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA


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Professional Work


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Perspective Render, Brandywine Hospital // Coatesville, PA

Planter Bench Detail Sheet, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA

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Professional Work

Perspective Render, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA

Completed Planter Bench, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA

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Planting Plan, Apartment Complex // Cape May, NJ

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Perspective Render, Pivot Park // Philadelphia, PA


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Professional Work


FOREST LABORATORY Academic Coordinator for MAEBB 21-22 Final Thesis Prototype Parc de Collserola // Barcelona, ES

The Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities has consistently turned out some of the most stunning examples of building with local technologies in an advanced and forward thinking manner. As the academic coordinator for this project, I had the chance to lead 18 students in the design, fabrication and installation of the most ambitious thesis project at the program to date, measuring over 9 meters tall with bridge spans of over 12 meters. The aim of the project is to foster a new relationshop bewteen nature and human intervention, resulting in a new form of architecture that blends with its surrounding ecosystem rather than sticking out.

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The web netting that surrounds the main core acts as a camoflouge, and will eventually be home to a network of vines and creeping plants that will further hide its human inhabitants from the wildlife outside. Each element of this project was built on site by students, including 6 glue laminated beams measuring over a meter tall and 25 CLT panels manufactured from wood harvested less than 1 km away from the site. The drawings and diagrams shown here are primarily made by the students of MAEBB 21-22, with photos by Adria Guola, Jaume Cebolla, and Alex Hadley.

Front Entrance

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Axonometric View

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Master Planning

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Concept Diagram

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Walkway Plan

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01 LIME FOUNDATION

02 CLT CORE

03 GLT BEAM

01 LIME FOUNDATION

02 CLT CORE

03 GLT BEAM

04 RAW WOOD

05 CORK SKINS

06 MESH ENVELOPE

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FOREST LABORATORY Directed by Vicente Guallart / Daniel Ibañez

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FOREST LABORATORY Directed by Vicente Guallart / Daniel Ibañez

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TERRATS OBERT OPEN TERRACE E.U. Grant Funding Proposal Technical Director // IAAC Valldaura Labs Barcelona, June 2022

Terrats Oberts offers an innovative solution to build a green, social and resilient infrastructure on the land of Barcelona. It proposes to create a modular system of urban elements for the production of energy, food, the promotion of biodiversity and social interaction, made with natural materials of local origin (wood), co-disseminated with the neighbors in a cooperative building with open-code instructions, which can be manufactured in a fab lab or manufacturing center, or can be ordered from a local supplier. The project also includes a digital platform that allows citizens to customize the revitalization of their land according to their needs and analyzing the insola-

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tion and biodiversity potential of the neighborhood as well as creating a network of Open Land (OT) of Barcelona to exchange products and experiences. A prototype of a roof will be built in the cooperative housing building in the Cirerers municipal area, in Roquetes (Nou Barris) from a participatory process of co-dissemination with residents, architects and promoters of the Cirerers cooperative housing project. Ten modules will be created (Food garden, Pollinator garden, Tree nursery, Tree nursery, Nest, Insect hotel, Table, Pavement, Chair, Solar pergola and Sports elements) adaptable to the needs of any plot of land in the city. Text, images by Alex Hadley.

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Catalouge of Rooftoop Urban Elements

Pèrgola solar

Elements esportius

Elements esportius Elements esportius

Jardí de pol·linitzadors

Hort d'aliments

Verger d'arbres

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Taula

Cadira

Hotel d'insectes

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Terrats Obert (Open Terrace) provides an innovative solution for building resilient green infrastructure in the rooftops of buildings in Barcelona. We propose a modular system of urban elements made from locally sourced materials, built with fab lab technology and open source instructions, intended to promote local agriculture, biodiversity, and social interaction. The project will also develop a digital platform that enables citizens to customize their rooftop or courtyard revitalization according to their needs and budget, allowing for flexibility and community engagement.

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The goal is to create a new catalog of adaptable urban infrastructure to enhance community based networks of self-sufficiency within the city, providing local produce, a habitat for insects and birds, and producing local renewable energy. A series of 10 modules (Food Garden, Pollinator Garden, Tree Bed, Vertical Garden, Insect Hotel, Bee Hive, Pathway, Bench, Solar Pergola and Sport Surface) will be developed to adapt to the needs of any roof in the city, depending on programmatic needs and budget. By providing plans and design generators on an open source platform, citizens will be empowered to take part in the construction and installation of a new wave of green infrastructure, creating resilient urban networks of local food and energy production in preparation for incoming climate disruptions and contributing to a sense of social and territorial cohesion.

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TO will create community based networks combining food and energy production within the rooftops of already existing buildings, allowing citizens to participate in the construction of a multiuse space that produces solar energy. By taking advantage of the underutilized space in the city, building social cohesion and stimulating the local economy in the process, TO will build networks of energy independence and resilience in a flexible, community driven way.


Four Potential Open Terrace Configurations

Terrats Oberts offers an innovative solution to build a green, social and resilient infrastructure on the land of Barcelona. It proposes to create a modular system of urban elements for the production of energy, food, the promotion of biodiversity and social interaction, made with natural materials of local origin (wood), co-disseminated with the neighbors in a cooperative building with open-code instructions, which can be manufactured in a fab lab or manufacturing center, or can be ordered from a local supplier. The project also includes a digital platform that allows citizens to customize the revitalization of their space according to their needs and analyzing the insolation and biodiversity potential of the neighborhood as well as creating a network of Open Land (OT) of Barcelona to exchange products and experiences. A prototype of a roof will be built in the cooperative housing building in the Cirerers municipal area, in Roquetes (Nou Barris) from a participatory process of co-dissemination with residents, architects and promoters of the Cirerers cooperative housing project.

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TREESCAPE Forest Playground Organic Digital Fabrication Studio MAEBB 20’ // Barcelona, Spain Fall 2019

The process of building this playground began with identifying optimal trees with enough curves and bends to create an interesting playspace. Students then began to meticulously document the selected trees with photogrammetry, creating a 3D library of uncut trees with which to model and create with. After the trees were cut and de-barked, another round of photos provided a highly accurate model with which to make construction documents. Using the 3D Rhino models from the photogrammetry process, we created a series of joints to attach the tree limbs and fasten ropes and nets. Using a crane, we lowered the trees into 1 meter deep gravel foundations. Joints were drilled and fasteners were attached using metallic connections to ensure total security and safety for all ages. While the playspace is intended for children, it has become a meeting spot for groups of bikers and hikers as well.

Harvested trees being trimmed to size


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After harvesting, each tree was stood up and photographed hundreds of times at a high resolution and from as many angles as possible. Each image was oriented and assembled into a three dimensional point cloud using photogrammetry. The final output was simplified in Rhino and converted into a mesh surface. Each tree could then be moved and rearranged in the digital realm before making any final decisions on site.


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Point cloud detail (Agisoft)

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TREESCAPE - Sem. 1

Point cloud model (Agisoft)

Left to Right, initial dense cloud output from Agisoft, then NURBS curves taken from the mesh, and final lofted surface.

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PUBLICATIONS Failed Architecture ‘Mass Timber in the Age of Mass Extinction’

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March 11, 2021

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The Danish designer’s meeting with Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader of Brazil, confirms what we already knew: starchitects are not our friends in the fight against climate change.

the 1990s, mass timber has rapidly risen to prominence through its reputation as a naturally regenerating, globally abundant and incredibly versatile alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete construction. Despite its sudden cancellation, the massive $1.3 billion Quayside project choosing to flaunt its mass timber investment so prominently is a telling sign indicating the upward trend in wood construction.

contentious

and

highly-anticipated

architectural

proposals in years announced its sudden cancellation. Quayside, also known as Sidewalk Toronto, was a techno-utopian city planning initiative developed by Google’s urban innovation startup Sidewalk Labs. They planned to redevelop the Toronto waterfront with sleek skyscrapers and autonomous vehicles, but quickly and consistently drew the ire of those who rightfully viewed it as an encroachment of highly funded private interests

Once a strictly European endeavor, mass timber has arrived with a bang in North America. Advocates argue that mass timber emits less carbon than steel and concrete during the construction process, and stores sequestered carbon that would otherwise be released back into the atmosphere if the trees decayed naturally in the forest. In other words, by removing mature trees from the forest and planting new seedlings, the carbon-absorbing process of the forest growing cycle could be harnessed to reduce

into the public domain, accelerating gentrification and

overall emissions. If the embodied carbon of the

digital surveillance under the guise of technologically

building materials is deducted from the emissions

advanced

In

produced during the manufacture and construction

exchange for the rights to privately develop and reap

process, the claim often repeated is that mass timber

untold quantities of user data from this new city district,

buildings can be zero-emission, or carbon neutral.

Quayside promised enormous sustainable benefits and

With this premise, building with wood appears to be

cast the project as an eco-friendly and morally righteous

a simple, singular solution to the enormous problem

endeavor, instead of a private sector power grab. The

of architecture’s enormous carbon footprint.

sustainable

urban

development.

Publications

Last May, the developer of one of the most expensive,

major green selling point, featured prominently in all marketing material and renders, was Sidewalk Lab’s

Canadian architect Michael Green, perhaps the

bold intention to build every new Quayside building

most prominent mass timber designer working today

out of wood using mass timber technology. More

(as well as one of the head architectural partners on

specifically, the project would use thousands of cross-

the Quayside project), claims that wood building

laminated timber (CLT) panels, made by gluing together

technology is crucial for addressing the oncoming

a series of small wood pieces in alternating directions to

crises of climate change and affordable housing.

form large spans with serious structural capacity.

Green argues that as urban centers continue to densify, three billion people will need new homes

In

both

architectural

publications

and

leading

by 2040...

mainstream outlets, optimistic articles have similarly concluded that building with wood might just be the best new way for designers and developers to earn serious green cred. Invented in Austria and Germany during Full Article at FailedArchitecture.com

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PUBLICATIONS Failed Architecture ‘Bjarke Ingles and the Art of Greenwashing’

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January 28, 2020

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The Danish designer’s meeting with Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader of Brazil, confirms what we already knew: starchitects are not our friends in the fight against climate change.

‘green’ architects by bemoaning the idea that sustainability has to be a painful moral obligation or a question of accepting an increasingly lower standard of living. Instead, being sustainable should be thought of as a design challenge aimed at actually improving our environment and living conditions. Many BIG projects feature this radical architectural vision while maintaining an emphasis on economic viability. In an interview from 2018, Ingels described a

probably seen his face on Netflix or caught a glimpse of one of his skyscrapers, perhaps in the opening shot of the trailer for a new Marvel movie. Over the last 15 years, Bjarke Ingels has achieved something

incredibly

rare

for

contemporary

architects, especially those under 50: he has gained cultural momentum outside the discipline, even more so than two previous mega-starchitects, Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry. His ubiquity within the field is rivalled perhaps only by his former boss Rem Koolhaas, and ever since his firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) moved from Copenhagen to NYC in 2011 they have been a part of some of the largest and most well funded urban interventions around

vision of sustainable buildings and cities that could be, “ecologically but also economically profitable, and where the outcome doesn’t actually force people to alter their lifestyle to have a better conscience. They can live exactly the way they want, or even better because the world and the city are designed in such a way that they can actually do so.” This provides a pretty accurate description of the ethos behind BIG’s recent projects. They embody a utopian spirit that says we can preserve our level of comfort and address the crisis of climate change at the same time through the power of innovative design. This optimism is then synthesized with a business-

the globe. He has explained that his success

friendly pragmatism that can attract high-

comes from a unique ability to weave the practical

end real estate developers as well as wealthy

with the fantastical, a description consistent with

governments looking for investment. It’s a

the feeling of moderated utopianism that many of

winning combination that has yielded some of

BIG’s projects embody.

the most eye-catching large-scale projects in any

recent memory, from a recently announced mega-

homogenous style, there is a consistent thread that

skyscraper in Brooklyn featuring re-naturalized

runs through nearly all of the firm’s built work. In a

marshes and tidal ponds on its waterfront (also

2011 TED talk titled ‘Hedonistic Sustainability,’ Ingels

shown in the header image) to the new Google

proposes that, “Architects have to become more

headquarters designed with fellow design

than just designers of two-dimensional facades or

superstar Thomas Heatherwick. BIG’s projects

three-dimensional architectural objects, they have

feature energy-efficient heating and cooling

to become the designers of ecosystems: systems of

systems, sleek strategies for catching sunlight

both ecology and economy that channel not only

and bountiful gardens exploding from the roofs

the flow of people through our cities and buildings,

and plazas. The firm’s most ambitious green

but also resources like heat, energy, waste and

project combines a municipal waste-burning

water.” Ingels differentiates himself from other

energy plant with a ski slope and recreation . . .

Although

they

strongly

deny

having

Publications

Even if you’re not an architect, at some point you’ve

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