Portfolio Oct 2020

ALEX MICHAEL SMITH

PUBLIC SECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PHILADELPHIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ART AND URBAN DESIGN DIVISION

1. KaBOOM! Play Everywhere Philly Grant 2. Phila2035 UD Focus Areas + District Plans 3. Graphic Design, Imaging, & Branding 4. Project Coordination with Other City Agencies

PRIVATE SECTOR FLOURA TEETER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

5. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore 6. Baltimore Red Line (MTA) LANDCONCEPTS GROUP 7. The Angus Tract Trail at Erdenheim Farm

ACADEMIC

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

8. Lower Don Lands: Waterfront Toronto 9. Love Canal: Niagara Falls, NY

KaBOOM! Play Everywhere Philly Grant PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

THE IDEA A gathering and play space, for community members of all ages, to reflect on the past, come together in the present, and build a vision for future uses through playful learning.

Our goal is to transform 3,000 sqft of uninviting, Cityowned land at the intersection of Broad, Germantown, and Butler into a place where young and old can learn, play, and build community together. The design incorporates key elements intended for children, teenagers, and adults, and encourages engagement for those walking by, waiting for the bus, or those looking to spend time outdoors. The elements will allow for both guided and free play, vary in size and scale, encourage movement, and help children explore the physical environment around them.

GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION

PAST A large-scale historical image of the Broad, Germantown and Erie (BGE) intersection. Visitors of all ages can reflect and learn of the neighborhood’s vibrant past and connect old and young through previous memories and storytelling. The “PAST” canvas will be on the western façade of the shed, facing Germantown Avenue.

Block faces’ will have imagery of iconic neighborhood buildings.

One block face will have the ground floor of a building (base), a second block’s face will have the middle of a building (2nd story), and a third block will show the top story and cornice of a building. Building examples include the historic Beury Building or a neighboring 3-story row home. Children can create their own structures by stacking different building blocks together. This allows children to learn the basics of building form, while also connecting to the neighborhood around them.

The concept will include three main elements: Larger-than-life scaled “block” An unused shed on site will be transformed into three canvases, representing the past, present, and future of the neighborhood. The shed will also allow for storytelling, create an outdoor learning space, and will second as storage.

Child-friendly “building blocks” Lightweight and movable blocks ranging in size from 12” to 22”. Blocks can be stacked to create imagery, drawn on to play games, and used as kid friendly seating. Each block will correlate to the larger-than-life canvases through P/P/F elements, while also having other block faces that allow for different types of exploratory and game play.

PRESENT A large-scale reflective surface, mirroring visitors and the BGE intersection behind them. The larger-than-life reflective surface is a backdrop for imaginative play (and selfies!), while giving visitors and children the opportunity to see their neighborhood from a different perspective. The “PRESENT” canvas will be on the southern façade of the shed, facing into the triangular lot.

One block face will have a reflective material, matching the “present” canvas of the larger-scaled reflective material. The reflectiveness allows for exploratory play and allows children to move the blocks to create relationships between their neighborhood surroundings and other elements within the site.

Programming and site amenities Other programming and site amenities for all users.

FUTURE A large-scale chalk board, allowing children and adults to draw the future of their neighborhood. The chalk board allows for additional programming opportunities and can help engage the community asking what they like about the elements in the park now to inform future, more permanent City investments. The Future canvas will be placed on the eastern façade of the shed, adjacent to N Broad Street.

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA - DPD / PCPC BROAD GERMANTOWN ERIE TASK FORCE GRANT COMPLETION: 2020

One block face will have chalkboard material and allow for children to create their own imagery. Children could draw their own design of a building to incorporate into the building image blocks or use the chalk to have free play, creating tic-tac-toe boards or draw pictures.

Beyond the past, present and future block faces, the other sides of each cube will have additional learning themed sides including letters, numbers and game (chess/checkers) surfaces.

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LOWER SOUTHWEST DISTRICT PLAN

RESEARCH + ANALYSIS + GRAPHICS

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Challenges in the district include higher-than-city-average poverty and unemployment rates, a lack of housing investment, higher-than-city-average housing vacancy, and a relative increase in rental housing as opposed to homeownership.

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The Woodland and Elmwood Avenue commercial corridors offer pedestrian-friendly shops and restaurants that serve a diverse, international community. A new business association could help shepherd new investment that would complement existing activities and shop options. Trolley modernization will also provide better access to these corridors and will provide helpful connections to other neighborhoods. Enhancing streetscape amenities including pedestrian-scaled lighting, greening enhancements, seating and art will strengthen the corridors’ identity, not only as a neighborhoodfocused commercial corridor, but as a regional destination.

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Additionally, the vegetated buffers can also help mitigate stormwater in the large impervious parking lots.

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URBAN DESIGN FOCUS AREA: LOWER EASTWICK

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PRINCIPLES FOR NORTH OF 84TH STREET

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• Residential land uses should be buffered from higher intensity uses, such as dense commercial, transportation, and industrial development.

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LOWER EASTWICK AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE Providing the Lower Southwest community with additional environmental resources is a major planning goal moving forward.

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ArcGIS, Adobe Suite (photoshop, illustrator, indesign) AutoCAD, SketchUp

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RIVERWARDS DISTRICT PLAN

RESEARCH + ANALYSIS + GRAPHICS I-95 Construction Phases

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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Additionally, the district has become more culturally diverse over the past two decades; a significant percentage of its residents are now foreign born and Latino.

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The district has the highest percentage of housing units built before 1939 of all districts in the city

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Between 2006 and 2014, the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) issued building permits for 761 new housing units in the River Wards District. The majority of permits (83.3 percent) were issued for attached and semi-detached units located in the southern portion of the district near Fishtown.

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EXISTING CITY OF PHILADELPHIA - DPD / PCPC PHILADELPHIA2035 - RIVERWARDS DISTRICT PLAN PLAN COMPLETION: 2015

Occupied and Renter Occupied Trends OWNEROwner VS RENTER TRENDS 39% 78%

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URBAN DESIGN FOCUS AREA: LEHIGH AVENUE CORRIDOR LONG-TERM

Transform sections of the viaduct structure and nearby waterfront piers into publicly accessible spaces

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Create or improve public spaces near corridor intersections to increase neighborhood identity along the viaduct

ArcGIS, Adobe Suite (photoshop, illustrator, indesign) AutoCAD, SketchUp

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LOWER NORTHWEST DISTRICT PLAN

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATIONS OF AGE COHORTS

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS Topography and Floodplains

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New construction is primarily The clustered denser areas suchbetween the Schuylkill and Wissahickon watersheds, both of which are a as Manayunk, allowing other neighborhoods to water maintain source of drinking for the city. The entire Wissahickon watershed is located within the Wissahickon 65+ yrs. their low-density residential character.

Watershed Overlay District (WWO). This overlay 1975 to improve the quality of the 65+ was enactedUpper Roxborough As one of the more outlying districts of the city, the Lower environment in the Wissahickon Watershed. It regulates watercourse setbacks, impervious coverages, Population POPULATION Northwest retains rural and natural amenities due to both and development on steepis slopes.

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greater than 15% but less than 25% and prohibits earth moving where the slope exceeds 25%. SSPA 100 or Less regulations are one tool to assist with the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas in Shawmont Valley and Roxborough.

3/30/2015 11:20:56 AM Together, the WWO and SSPA cover 70% of the district’s land area. All of the district’s vacant lands fall within one of these zoning protection areas, save for the parcels on Venice Island that face other constraints.

> Wissahickon Valley Park and Open Space Protection Models One of the district’s most notable features is the Wissahickon Creek, which forms the majority of the district’s northern border and flows into the Schuylkill River. The entirety of the creek that flows within is city limits is located within the Wissahickon Valley Park. This 1,400 acre protected open space is an CITY OF PHILADELPHIA - DPD / PCPC important recreational asset for the city, but also assists in maintaining water quality.

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The Shawmont Valley and Upper Roxborough areas contain over 100 acres of privately owned undeveloped land. These lands have environmental and recreational value to the city. While some of the land falls under the SSPA, much of the area still has development potential that threatens to significantly alter the character and value of the area. Local residents and community groups support efforts for responsible conservation and development on these lands.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN, ZONING IMAGING, + BRANDING

CENTRAL

RIVERWARDS

... WELL-EDUCATED

... A COMMUTER’S PARADISE

... A DIVERSE COMMUNITY

32.2%

30.2%

18,000 PATCO

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WEST PARK

22.1%

53,000

... AN EDUCATED REGIONAL CENTER

63.9%

12.6%

Vietnam

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TOP FIVE ORIGINS OF FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

... A GROWING ETHNIC POPULATION

CENTRAL DISTRICT

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... A YOUNG AND GROWING POPULATION 117,132

137,000 2035 (forecast)

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1980 1990 2000 2010 * People who identify their origin as Latino may be of any race. Source: www.census.gov LATINO (ETHNICITY*) POPULATION

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TOTAL POPULATION SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF 21-44 AGE COHORT

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7% % of district population comprised of people aged 21-44

ACRES REMAPPED

53%

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5% RECREATION ZONING 13.5%

3,328

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... AN INDUSTRIAL-FOCUSED JOB Administration, MARKET support, waste mgmt, remediation.

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CITY + DISTRICT REMAPPING UPDATES

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WEST PARK OTHER ZONING 51.4%

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More Than 1.7 Million Visitors Per Year

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Philadelphia Zoo 1,000,000

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AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP WITHIN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT

Hagan Arena (Saint Joseph’s University) 75,000

PCPC BRANDING

Dominican Republic 11.8%

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... WELL-VISITED ENTERTAINMENT HUB

Please Touch Museum 600,000

24,000 SubwaySurface Trolleys

67,000

COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE (2009)

Japanese House and Garden 15,000 Mann Center 100,000

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PHILADELPHIA

As part of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, I have managed and created graphic standards for several City agency’s public facing documents/reports.

This ongoing coordination and leadership position has allowed the PCPC (and others) to manage more documents internally, saving money and time. Reports include the Annual Update and Calendar program (2015-2018), Zoning Remapping progress reports, and Philadelphia Code graphic enhancements. As part of this effort, a series of infographics and logos have been generated.

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PROJECT COORDINATION WITH OTHER CITY AGENCIES

Continued success of improving our city and implementing Philadelphia2035 recommendations needs the combined resources and efforts of many municipal agencies.

As a member of the Urban Design Division, I have had the opportunity to work with numerous colleagues from many city agencies and departments including the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS), Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and Philadelphia Water (PWD). A sampling of various programs, initiatives, and reports that I have worked on can be viewed here.

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HORSESHOE CASINO BALTIMORE

PROPOSED SITE PLAN

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

As part of FTLA, my functions included heading design and contract documentation for the streetscape and entertainment plaza for the Horseshoe Casino, the first piece in a major re-development plan for the southern entrance into Baltimore City. This corridor is now anchored by the Casino at one end and M&T Bank Stadium at the other. Challenges included creating a human scale for the Casino’s outdoor environment, transit access, and creation of open space amenities for local neighbors.

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The streetscape features specialty paving, extensive street tree and foundation plantings, and defines the site vocabulary for the entire corridor. The entry sequence, which includes valet drop off and pick up, is detailed to convey the excitement of arriving at a world class gaming facility, with particular attention given to nighttime details.

The flexible plaza serves as a venue for planned events and informal gatherings; the plaza is adjacent to dining terraces and serves to both screen and engage dining patrons.

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A sustainable project, the Casino was awarded LEED Gold certification, featuring native plants and harvested water for irrigation. Adjacent to the Patapsco River’s Middle Branch, the site is located in the Chesapeake Habitat Protection Critical Area and was required to meet all conditions associated with this designation.

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Project Category: Hospitality & Mixed Use Location: Baltimore, MD Client: Caesars Entertainment

PROJECT PHOTOS

Contractor: Whiting Turner Architect: Ka, Inc. Project Costs: $442,000,000

Awards: ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award, 2014; USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Award, 2014; SmartCEO Skyline Award, 2015

FLOURA TEETER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS HORSESHOE CASINO BALTIMORE PROJECT COMPLETION: 2014

Photo Sources: FTLA

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CIRCULATION

BALTIMORE RED LINE STATION DIAGRAM

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BALTIMORE RED LINE (MTA) BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

The Baltimore Red Line is a proposed 14.1-mile east-west transit line connecting Woodlawn in Baltimore County, through downtown, to the Johns Hopkins Medical Center Campus. The goal of the project is to provide enhanced mobility and connecting service to Baltimore’s existing local and regional bus and rail transit systems.

JILL ANHOLT: PASSAGE (BALTIMORE RED LINE ART IN TRANSIT PROPOSAL)

As part of the Program Management Consultant Team with Floura Teeter, functions included establishing landscape design criteria, reviewing GEC Natural Resources Construction Documents, and reviewing construction drawings for conformance with design criteria. As part of Floura Teeter, I helped coordinate the “Art in Transit Program,” which consisted of a two phased process to solicit, jury, and select artists for 18 different locations. Phase I involved developing the major themes for the Program and identifying opportunities for each station along the alignment. During Phase II, over 500 artists responded to the Call for Submissions, and Floura Teeter coordinated the review and selection of the finalists. Proposed art would be integrated into the seating, lighting, wayfinding components, and the stations themselves.

The Red Line was expected to be operational by 2022, but the project was recently shelved.

Project Category: Transportation Location: Baltimore City and County, MD Client: Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Project Cost: $2,600,000,000

(Source: Jill Anholt)

FLOURA TEETER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS BALTIMORE RED LINE (MTA) PROJECT COMPLETION: ON HOLD

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THE ANGUS TRACT TRAIL AT ERDENHEIM FARM

ERDENHEIM FARM: CURRENT OWNERSHIP

1. Educational Signage Design Package

Whitemarsh Township, PA

2. Dixon Meadow Preserve Boardwalk and native plantings

In 2008, Whitemarsh Township permanently preserved 14 acres for a nature preserve including a stormwater retention facility, to be funded with a $400,000 grant from Merck.

3. Couple walking the Angus Trail

LandConcepts Group was engaged and hired in the spring of 2009 to prepare conceptual plans for the Preserve and stormwater facility. In June 2010, LandConcepts presented plans for the proposed 14-acre meadow preserve on the lower portion of the Angus Tract, including a small pond, boardwalk and trails. The project was to be coordinated with the Hill at Whitemarsh which planned to alter the north retention basin to increase capacity and reduce the rate of outflow. The Preserve was to be landscaped with native grasses, plants and tree species. The design required close coordination with Erdenheim Farm to mesh the farming operations with public use of the Preserve.

4. Dixon Meadow Preserve Boardwalk in Winter

Construction started in the fall of 2010 and was completed in the spring and summer of 2011. The Preserve included an 800’ boardwalk across the wetland and pond, constructed

by Whitemarsh Township as part of the Angus Trail.

Total cost of the Preserve, excluding the boardwalk, and including landscaping was nearly $800,000, of which $400,000 was funded by Merck and the balance by private fundraising.

In recognition of the important role which the Widener and Dixon families have played in maintaining the Farm for nearly the preceding 100 years, the facility was named the “Dixon Meadow Preserve” at a formal dedication ceremony attended by County, School District, and Township officials on October 29, 2014, after completion of the parking lot and trail connection described on the following pages.

All photos and images are sourced from the Whitemarsh Foundation.

LANDCONCEPTS GROUP DIXON MEADOW PRESERVE AND ANGUS TRAIL PROJECT COMPLETION: 2014

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WHITEMARSH FOUNDATION TIMELINE

LandConcepts Group was brought on in 2009.

Work included conceptual design, design construction documents, construction administration, pubic engagement, cost estimating/budgeting.

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LOWER DON LANDS: POST INDUSTRIAL EDGE

SITE ANALYSIS

TORONTO ,ONTARIO, CANADA

The Lower Don Lands is a 308-acre area that runs east from Lake Ontario to Don Roadway and south from the West Don Lands to the historic Ship Channel. Waterfront Toronto Inc. has plans to transform the largely underutilized site into a series of new sustainable parks and mixed use neighborhoods. Naturalizing the Don River is the main focus of the master plan, which was first suggested in 2007, during an international design competition. The winning proposal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. sees for the rerouting of the Don River through the middle of the Lower Don Lands, creating a revamped waterway, complete with restored habitats and an ecological stormwater spillway which provides the flood control and management needed to enable future development throughout the region.

While working with both Waterfront Toronto and MVVA, it was within this collaborative studio of landscape architects and architects that each student run team was given a seven-block site of the Lower Don Lands to design and develop as one of the new mixed-use neighborhoods. In addition to the team project, each group member was to also focus on a specific, self-interest are to further investigate and design. This submission looks to identify the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall neighborhood, for contextual purposes, then focus specifically on the development and activation of a new waterfront park.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOWER DON LANDS: WATERFRONT TORONTO DESIGN COMPLETION: 2011

Sources: MVVA

WATERFRONT PARK

PORT HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT structured nature index (grass mound seating options)

waterfront amphitheater ship channel waterfront index (concrete blocks - water access) structured nature index (seasonal meadow planters)

restored habitat (forest grove)

spillway bridge (pedestrian recreational tract) educational outlook piers engineered spillway (overflow channels) existing concrete factory (utilized for all sustainable construction)

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Individual-scale, concrete grass seating mounds and structured vegetated planting beds represent the large-scale engineered and built ecosystems proposed as part of the naturalization process of the Don River.

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Educational Movement Systems

Concrete block seating steps allow for pedestrian access into the active waterway and index two historical contexts of the Ship Channel. The index first represents the once naturalized Don River and its rocky stream banks and second, the structured rock forms represent the built and industrial uses of the Ship Channel.

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The spillway bridge creates an active recreation tract, while also providing the public with observation piers and nature ramps which allow for education and viewing options of the new ecosystems, the stormwater spillway, and the historical Ship Channel.

Ground Level

Concept Diagram identifying the three activation processes of the “Waterfront Index Park.” These activation strategies will highlight and educate visitors of the larger engineered, natural and historical systems on a more personal and individual scale.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOWER DON LANDS: WATERFRONT TORONTO DESIGN COMPLETION: 2011

Third Level and Up

Programmatic Diagram formulated around the module of activating different levels of space, while reacting to publi private realms. Desired programs include: recreational trails, public gathering spaces, children’s play zones, comm retail stores and public gardens.

Waterfront Park Index Index Structure Details

STRUCTURE DETAILS

Structured Nature Index One: Concrete Grass Seating Mounds

Structured Nature Index Two: Concrete Seasonal Meadow Planting Beds

Structured Nature Index Three: Wooden Seating Benches with Planting Beds

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MEMORIALIZING THE LANDSCAPE: TOTEMIC VISIONS NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

In 1953, the Hooker Chemical Company sold a large piece of property to the city of Niagara Falls. This property was quickly developed with over 100 homes and was seen as a very solid, working-class community. Horrifically, Hooker Chemical Company had been dumping toxic wastes into w a l kthe site formerly known as the Love Canal for almost 30 years prior to selling it. It was not long before signs of this waste began to surface and one of the most notorious ecological atrocities was revealed. Eventually the EPA purchased all of the homes affected by the chemical seepage and began a mass cleanup operation. While the site is now considered remediated, there has been very little desire for residents to recolonize the area, particularly within a city that is continually loosing population.

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In addition to indexing the past, our mission was to activate the site. The western portion of the property was to be an active/passive recreation park with hike/bike/walk tracts, cross country skiing tracts, ice skating rinks (hockey and free) and a dog park. The middle portion (north to south) was to be a representative memorial park indexing the past with the boardwalk, light poles, and tensile structure. The eastern portion of the site was to become a successional wetland and regenerative forest, with community members again commemorated with light poles. Additionally, this area would allow for the wetland forest to grow into middle section, representing the community’s and site’s resilience.

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vehicular circulation

active + passive recreation site

pedestrian circulation

memorial park

limited worker access

successional forest regeneration

site border

renovated community center + information center

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SIDE-OATS GRAMMA CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND Graminoids Scientific Name Schizachyrium scoparium Andropogon gerardii Bouteloua curtipendula Panicum virgatum Sorghastrum nutans Elymus virginicus Baccharis halimifolia Carex pensylvanica Elymus hystrix

Common Name Little bluestem Big bluestem Sideoats grama Switchgrass Indiangrass Virginia wildrye Groundsel Pennsylvania sedge Bottlebrush Grass

Frequency P P P P P P S S T

Scientific Name Desmodium canadens Asclepias verticillata Lespedeza capitata Lespedeza virginica Solidago bicolor Asclepias viridiflora Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium rotundifolium Lespedeza stuevei Lithospermum canescens

Common Name Showy ticktrefoil Whorled milkweed Roundhead lespedeza Slender lespedeza White goldenrod Green milkweed Nakedflower ticktrefoil Prostrate ticktrefoil Tall bush-clover Hoary puccoon

Frequency P P P S S S S S T T

Forbs

WILDFLOWER MEADOW Graminoids Scientific Name Anemone virginiana Elymus virginicus Andropogon gerardii Bouteloua curtipendula Sorghastrum nutans Schizachyrium scoparium Onosmodium bejariense Elymus hystrix Elymus villosus

Common Name Tall thimbleweed Virginia wildrye Big bluestem Sideoats grama Indiangrass Little bluestem Soft-hair marbleseed Bottlebrush Grass Sikly wildrye

Scientific Name Lespedeza capitata Rudbeckia hirta Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asclepias tuberosa Symphyotrichum laeve Asclepias syriaca Baptisia australis Chamaecrista fasciculata Heliopsis helianthoides Liatris spicata Monarda fistulosa Senna hebecarpa Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Silphium trifoliatum Tradescantia ohiensis Hypericum prolificum Lupinus perennis Penstemon digitalis Zizia aurea

Common Name Frequency Roundhead lespedeza P Blackeyed Susan P New England aster P Butterflyweed P Smooth blue aster P Common milkweed S Blue wild indigo S Partridge pea S Oxeye sunflower S Dense blazing star S Beebalm S American senna S New York aster S Whorled rosinweed S Bluejacket S Shrubby St. Johnswort T Wild lupine T Smooth white beardtongue T Golden zizia T

Frequency P P P P P S S T T

Forbs

BUTTERFLY - HUMMINGBIRD MEADOW Graminoids Scientific Name Andropogon gerardii Anemone virginiana Elymus virginicus Bouteloua curtipendula Sorghastrum nutans Schizachyrium scoparium Elymus villosus Elymus hystrix

Common Name Big bluestem Tall thimbleweed Virginia wildrye Sideoats grama Indiangrass Little bluestem Sikly wildrye Bottlebrush Grass

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Scientific Name Aquilegia canadensis Rudbeckia hirta Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asclepias tuberosa Coreopsis lanceolata Iris versicolor Coreopsis tinctoria Echinacea purpurea Gaillardia aristata Linum sulcatum Solidago speciosa Sparganium americanum Asclepias syriaca Daucus pusillus Linanthus dianthiflorus Lupinus perennis Monarda citriodora Monarda fistulosa Solidago rugosa Cosmos parviflorus

Common Name Eastern red columbine Blackeyed Susan New England aster Butterflyweed Lanceleaf coreopsis Harlequin blueflag Golden tickseed Eastern purple coneflower Common gaillardia Grooved flax Showy goldenrod American bur-reed Common milkweed American wild carrot Ground linanthus Sundial lupine Lemon beebalm Beebalm Rough-leaved goldenrod Southwest cosmos

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SUGAR MAPLE - BASSWOOD FOREST Canopy Trees Scientific Name

Common Name

Acer rubrum Acer saccharum Aesculus flava Aesculus glabra Betula alleghaniensis Betula lenta Carya ovata Fagus grandifolia Fraxinus americana Juglans nigra Liriodendron tulipifera Prunus serotina Quercus rubra Tilia americana Tsuga canadensis Canopy Trees

Red maple Sugar maple Sweet buckeye Ohio buckeye Yellow birch Sweet birch Shagbark hickory American beech White ash Black walnut Tulip poplar Black cherry Northern red oak American basswood Eastern hemlock

Scientific Name Asimina triloba Cercis canadensis Cornus florida Hamamelis virginiana Hydrangea arborescens Lindera benzoin Magnolia tripetala Ostrya virginiana Rhododendron maximum Staphylea trifolia Ground Flora

Common Name Pawpaw Eastern redbud Flowering dogwood American witch hazel Wild hydrangea Spicebush Umbrella magnolia Ironwood Rosebay rhododendron American bladdernut

Scientific Name Allium tricoccum Anemone quinquefolia Arisaema triphyllum Asarum canadense Cardamine concatenata Caulophyllum thalictroides Claytonia virginica Clintonia umbellulata Dicentra canadensis Erythronium americanum Geranium maculatum Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Mitella diphylla Phlox divaricata Sanicula canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis Trillium erectum Trillium grandiflorum

Common Name Wild leek Wood anemone Jack in the pulpit Wild ginger Pepper root Blue cohosh Springbeauty White clintonia Squirrel corn Eastern trout-lily Wild geranium Liverleaf Twoleaf miterwort Wild blue phlox Black snakeroot Bloodroot Purple trillium White trillium

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72-100 ft.

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ALTR3 ANQU ARTR ASCA CACO26 CATH2 CLVI3 CLUM2 DICA ERAM5 GEMA HENOO MIDI3 PHDI5 SACA15 SACA13 TRER3 TRGR4

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Moist Moist , Dry Moist Moist Wet , Moist Moist , Dry Moist , Dry Moist Moist , Dry Moist Moist Moist , Dry Moist , Dry Moist , Dry Moist

Birds Birds Birds , Mammals Birds , Mammals Birds Birds Birds Birds , Butterflies Birds , Butterflies Birds , Butterflies Birds , Butterflies Birds , Butterflies Birds , Butterflies Birds Birds , Butterflies

Bloom

Water Requirement

Light Requirement

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12-36 ft.

White , Red , Yellow , Purple Apr , May 12-36 ft.

Pink Mar - May 12-36 ft.

White , Pink Mar - May 6-12 ft. Orange , Yellow , Green , Brown Sep - Dec 6-12 ft.

White , Green Jun - Aug 6-12 ft.

White , Yellow Apr 36-72 ft.

White Apr - Jun 36-72 ft. White , Yellow , Green , Brown Apr 12-36 ft.

White , Pink Jun 12-36 ft.

White Apr , May

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Sun , Part Shade , Shade Moist Birds , Butterflies Part Shade , Shade Moist Birds Part Shade , Shade Moist , Dry Birds , Butterflies Part Shade Dry Birds Part Shade Moist Butterflies Sun , Part Shade , Shade Wet , Moist , Dry Birds , Butterflies Part Shade Moist Birds Sun , Part Shade , Shade Moist , Dry Birds Part Shade Wet , Moist Birds Shade Moist Butterflies

Bloom Color

Bloom

Water Requirement

Light Requirement

Soil Requirement

Attracts

White White , Green , Brown Green , Purple , Brown Red , Green , Purple , Brown White , Pink , Purple Yellow , Green , Brown White , Pink White White , Pink Yellow White , Pink , Purple White , Pink , Blue , Purple White White , Red , Pink , Purple N/A White Red , Pink White , Pink

May - Jul Apr - Jun Mar - Jun Apr - Jun Mar - May Apr , May Jan - May May , Jun Apr , May Mar - May Mar - Jul Mar , Apr Apr - Jun Mar - May May - Jul Mar , Apr Apr - Jun May , Jun

Medium Medium High Medium Medium Medium Medium Low , Medium Low , Medium Medium Medium Low , Medium High Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium

Shade Part Shade Sun , Shade Part Shade , Shade Shade Shade Part Shade Shade Part Shade Part Shade Part Shade , Shade Part Shade , Shade Shade Part Shade , Shade Part Shade Part Shade , Shade Part Shade Sun , Part Shade , Shade

Moist Moist , Dry Wet , Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist Moist , Dry Moist Moist Moist , Dry Wet , Moist Moist Moist

N/A N/A Birds Butterflies Butterflies Birds N/A N/A N/A N/A Birds N/A N/A Butterflies N/A N/A N/A N/A

side-oats gramma calcareous grassland wildflower meadow butterfly-hummingbird meadow grass on site(maintained) outside site border sugar maple-basswood forest vegetation site border

PLANTING landscape planting plan

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FEATURES

totemic visions

1:2000

50

200

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totemic visions

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Adobe Suite (photoshop, illustrator, indesign), AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, hand sketching

Conceptual view looking east into Memorial Field

Conceptual view looking north towards Memorial Field

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOVE CANAL: NIAGARA FALLS, NY DESIGN COMPLETION: 2010

section

DETAILS AND SECTIONS

earthsafe stringer

decking

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t l o v e c a n a l 1 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

2’-0”

section

neoprene

totemic visions

bohan+piwowarski+smith+wertz

earthsafe

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t w a t e r f r o n t 1 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

stringer

decking

2’-0”

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t l o v e c a n a l 1 1/2” = 1’-0”

section

6”

2’-0”

pvc coated fabric

metal clamp bar neoprene

earthsafe steel plate

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t w a t e r f r o n t 1 1/2” = 1’-0” elevation

6”

section

puncheon boardwalk

6”

3/8” = 1’-0”

2’-0”

2’-0”

5’-0”

1’-0” d i a. w o o d p i l e 3”x12” l e d g e r cable railing

6”

2”x10” s t r i n g e r

metal clamp bar

steel plate

stringer

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t l o v e c a n a l 1 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

elevation

puncheon boardwalk

6”

3/8” = 1’-0”

2’-0”

5’-0”

1’-0” d i a. w o o d p i l e 3”x12” l e d g e r cable railing

2’-0”

pvc coated fabric

earthsafe decking

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t l o v e c a n a l 1 1/2” = 1’-0”

1 1/2” d i a. s t e e l c a b l e

c a t e n a r y c a b l e a t t a c h m e n t 1’-0” = 1’-0” 2”x6” c o m p o s i t e w o o d d e c k i n g

stringer

decking

steel bolt

2’-0”

steel bolt

neoprene

1 1/2” d i a. s t e e l c a b l e

catenary cable attachm m oe dn tu1’-0” l e = a1’-0” s s e m b l y 1/2” = 1’-0” 2”x6” c o m p o s i t e w o o d d e c k i n g

6”

2”x10” s t r i n g e r

2’-0”

5’-0”

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t w a t e r f r o n t 1 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

2’-0”

pvc coated fabric

elevated boardwalk

3/8” = 1’-0”

6”

2’-0”

5’-0”

m o d u l e a s sh ee l imx t bu r lb yi n 1/2” = 1’-0” e 6”

elevation

elevated boardwalk

3/8” = 1’-0”

6”

neoprene

metal clamp bar

2’-0”

puncheon boardwalk

5’-0”

6”

3/8” = 1’-0”

2’-0”

2’-0”

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t w a t e r f r sot ene l tp 1l a1/2” = 1’-0” te

5’-0”

6”

converter module four cable ancor cable

5’-0”

2’-0”

steel bolt

pvc coated fabric

1 1/2” d i a. s t e e l c a b l e metal clamp bar

c a t e n a r y c a b l e a t t a c h m e n t 1’-0” = 1’-0”

1’-0” d i a. w o o d p i l e 3”x12” l e d g e rn e o p r e n e c a bl li eg hr tai ni lgi n g c hamber 2”x6” c o m p o s i t e w o o d d e c k i n g

2”x10” s t r i n g e r steel plate

helix turbine

t e n s i l e f a b r i c a t w a t e r f r o n t 1 1/2” = 1’-0” e l e v a t i o n 6”

2’-0”

module three

puncheon boardwalk

3/8” = 1’-0”

steel bolt 1 1/2” d i a. s t e e l c a b l e

converter module four c a b l e a2’-0” ncor 6” cable

5’-0”

pvc coated fabric lighting c hamber

1’-0” d i a. w o o d p i l e 3”x12” l e d g e r cable railing

c a t e n a r y c a b l e a t t a c h m e n t 1’-0” = 1’-0” 2”x6” c o m p o s i t e w o o d d e c k i n g

metal clamp bar

2”x10” s t r i n g e r

m o d u l e a s s e m b l y 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

2’-0”

5’-0”

module two

steel plate steel bolt

elevated boardwalk

elevation

puncheon boardwalk

6”

3/8” = 1’-0”

2’-0”

6”

3/8” = 1’-0”

5’-0”

1’-0” d i a. w o o d p i l e 3”x12” l e d g e r cable railing

2’-0”

5’-0”

module three

1 1/2” d i a. s t e e l c a b l e

module ass 6”

c a t e n a r y c a b l e a t t a c h m e n t 1’-0” = 1’-0” 2”x6” c o m p o s i t e w o o d d e c k i n g

helix turbine

module two

2”x10” s t r i n g e r

e l e v a t e d b o a r d w a l mko d3/8” u l e =o 1’-0” ne

6”

2’-0”

converter module four cable ancor cable

5’-0”

lighting c hamber

m o d u l e a s s e m b l y 1/2” = 1’-0” 6”

2’-0”

5’-0”

module one

elevated boardwalk

3/8” = 1’-0”

6”

2’-0”

5’-0”

module two

inspection door

helix turbine

converter module four cable ancor cable

storage battery leveling nut grout base

section

module three

inspection door

elevation

lighting c hamber

30”x60” concrete footing anchor bolt

t o t e m 3/8” = 1’-0” section

6”

2’-0”

storage battery leveling nut grout base

5’-0”

module one

module three

elevation 30”x60” concrete footing anchor bolt

t o t e m 3/8” = 1’-0”

6”

2’-0”

5’-0”

module two

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2’-0”

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