College Station Mixed Use Design-Analysis This project was completed during my fourth year studio, in collaboration with Kenley Reed. I chose to design a mixed use center which began with an in depth analysis of the site located in College Station, TX, in order to find the best location for the mixed use center. GIS was used to obtain information concerning the site topography, vegetation, floodplain, and soils. The land uses studied can be seen in the legend on page 8. Using GIS, the maps accumulated from the class were overlayed in order to find the most suitable site for my mixed use development.
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Minimize shrink/swell potential for pad suitability
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Flat land for large slabs
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