Aubrey Olson Landscape Architecture Portfolio

Aubrey Olson

landscape architecture student works

952.484.2378

olsonaubrey.com

olsonaubrey@gmail.com

“Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something was pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast. Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden - in all the places.”

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

CONTENTS Student Works (the process, the experience) Land Based Infrastructure research (‘21-’22) Crust the Dust, Salton Sea options studio (fall ‘21) In All the Places capstone (spring ‘22) Experience and Technical Drawings Tech Drawings (‘19-’22) Residential Landscape Design (’20-’22)

GOALS

Phase STRONG 1: Create a taxonomy of Air, Water, Land, and Fire low tech DAMAGING and land based CHANNELIZED WINDS WINDS TO SOIL infrastructures and orgaUNSTABLE SOIL FLAT TOPOGRAPHY nize based on relationships and interactions with dynamic phenomenon which are drastically altered with SLOPED TOPOGRAPHY CYCLICAL PROTECTION global climate change.

EROSION SOIL PARTICLE SUSPENSION My main undertaking has been the AIR research, taxonomy, + section.

RISKS CONDITIONS

SOURCES

INCLINE

SEDIMENTATION

ASSIST REVEGETATION DISTRIBUTE WIND SLOW WATER contour farming perennial grass row WIN

crosswind trap strips WIN D

hedge barrier WIN

herbaceous wind barrier D WIN

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twin row WIN

D

windbreak alley cropping odor minimization frost dam wildlife enhancement

odor

filter

cyclical

earth/soil

WI ND

BENEFITS no till clod tilling WIN

surface roughening

SOIL PARTICLE ABRASION

POLLUTION

ASSIST REVEGETATION PREVENT SOIL CREEP, SALATATION, & SUSPENSION BUFFER FURTHER SOIL DAMAGE

berm root/earth cellar

AGRICULTURE

Blanken, P. D. (2009). Designing a living snow fence for snow drift control. Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research, 41(4), 418-425.

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sound

‘Some Keep It Cool’ (2013) Alternatives journal (Waterloo), 39(2), pp. 55–55.

flat

Van Renterghem, T., & Botteldooren, D. (2012). On the choice between walls and berms for road traffic noise shielding including wind effects. Landscape and Urban Planning, 105(3), 199–210.

WIN

water

Osman, K. T. (2013) Soil degradation, conservation and remediation. Dordrecht: Springer.

organic

Hadas, A. and Wolf, D. (1983) ‘Energy efficiency in tilling dry clod-forming soils’, Soil & tillage research, 3(1), pp. 47–59.

D

stabilize

Lancaster, Brad. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond. Tucson, AZ: Rainsource, 2008.

WIN

humidity/fog

Masden, E. A., Haydon, D. T., Fox, A. D., Furness, R. W., Bullman, R., & Desholm, M. (2009). Barriers to movement: impacts of wind farms on migrating birds. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66(4), 746–753.

distibute

Qin, Z., Lai, Y., Tian, Y., & Yu, F. (2019).

Frost-heaving mechanical model for concrete face slabs of earthen dams in cold regions. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 161, 91–98.

cover crop

wind

Tyndall, J., & Colletti, J. (2007). Mitigating swine odor with strategically designed shelterbelt systems: a review. Agroforestry Systems, 69(1), 45–65.

Kusske Design Innitiative (Feb 2021-May2022)

R.A.

Böhm, C., Kanzler, M., & Freese, D. (2014). Wind speed reductions as influenced by woody hedgerows grown for biomass in short rotation alley cropping systems in Germany. Agroforestry Systems, 88(4), 579–591.

WI ND

sun

Ruggles, D. Fairchild. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2008

vegetation

Doolittle, William E. Cultivated Landscapes of Native North America. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000.

Supervised by Jessica Rossi-Mastracci

Herbaceous wind barriers: conservation practice job sheet. (1997). United States Natural Resources Conservation Service.

TIME SCALE

Gromke, C., Jamarkattel, N., & Ruck, B. (2016). Influence of roadside hedgerows on air quality in urban street canyons.

Atmospheric Environment (1994), 139, 75–86.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Cross wind trap strips: conservation practice job sheet. (1998). United States Natural Resources Conservation Service.

MATERIALITY

Gopalakrishnan, G., Cristina Negri, M., & Salas, W. (2012). Modeling biogeochemical impacts of bioenergy buffers with perennial grasses for a row-crop field in Illinois. Global Change Biology. Bioenergy, 4(6), 739–750.

critical area planting

United States. Soil Conservation Service.

(1941). On the level: contour cultivation in conservation farming. [The Service].

CONDITION

Wallander, S., & United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service issuing body. (2021). Cover crop trends, programs, and practices in the United States.

U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

U.S.D.A. Critical Area Planting September 2010.

LANDSCAPE TYPE sloped

dust snow

buffer c

permanent

lumber

INFRASTRUCTURES D WIN

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living snow fence

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Phase 2: This work plans to “dissect” typologies from Step 1 into the simplest form(s) or components. The goal is to understand how specific typologies function on a material and formal level, including material assemblies, change over time, and response to different water conditions, including scarcity and inundation/flood. Again, I focused on AIR. I specifically looking at the infrastructure of a cross wind trap strip, what functions does it boil down to, and how to iterate and transform it to change the outcomes. (this phase is current) wind 90-45

capture

AIR BUFFER

GROWTH STRUCTURE

GRASS HEIGHT 3-7’

WIDTH 18”

24” SPACING

ROOT LENGTH 9’ inorganic

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DESERT

fog harvesting

Marzol, M. V., & Sánchez, J. (2008). Fog water harvesting in Ifni, Morocco. An assessment of potential and demand. Die Erde, 139(1-2), 97-119.

temporary wind barrier

Fryrear, D. W., & Skidmore, E. L. (1985).

Methods for controlling wind erosion. Soil erosion and crop productivity, 443-457.

sound buffer

Camelia, M. E., Alexandru, D. R., Elena, B. M., & Constantin, D. D. (2020). ANALYSIS OF SOUND VELOCITY THROUGH WOOD OF SPRUCE TREES LOCATED INTO A BURNED AREA. Forestry bulletin, 24(4).

artificial ground barrier

Duniway, M. C., Pfennigwerth, A. A., Fick, S. E., Nauman, T. W., Belnap, J., & Barger, N. N. (2019). Wind erosion and dust from US drylands world, 10(3), e02650.

Zhang, M., Wang, R., Liu, F., & Xu, P. (2021). Anti-wind erosion and anti-dust mechanisms of microbial consolidation of bare soil. Environmental Earth Sciences, 80(21).

surface covering

1st year

LIMITED / IRREGULAR PRECIPITATION FLAT TOPOGRAPHY ARID SOIL PARTICLE ABRASION AND SUSPENSION EROSION LOSS OF VEGETATION SLOW WATER MOVEMENT SELF-IRRIGATE/DISTRIBUTE WATER PREVENT RUNOFF CAPTURE/RETAIN MOISTURE

2nd year

SETTLEMENT

3rd year

topsoil

the highest proportion of organic material.

Plant roots help to hold this layer of soil in place 5”-10” thick

subsoil soluble minerals and clays accumulate.

24”-36” thick

HUMAN USE GENERALLY FLAT TOPOGRAPHY INCONSISTENT TEMPERATURES

Sorghastrum nutans

CROSS WIND TRAP STRIP

EROSION DISCOMFORT HABITAT LOSS OF VEGETATION

Cross wind trap strips, also referred to as vegetative filter strips, are vegetative buffers that are a practical and environmentally friendly solution to minimize soil erosion and off-target field movement of chemicals (including pesticides) Benefits of planting a grass windbreak bufferinclude…

Increased implement clearance Keep trees away from spreader and sprayer booms and keep tillage equipment away from trees Soil health and erosion control Grasses have deep root structures Livestock feed production Provides two acres of grazable or hayable forage Herbicide drift protection Prevent accidental over spray from damaging trees Pollinator habitat Increase interactions between crops and beneficial insects.

MICROCLIMATE SOIL BUFFER SOIL EROSION FOSTER STABLE/COMFORTABLE INTEGRITY CAPTURE/RETAIN TEMPERATURE AND AIR MOISTURE C horizon layer of partially altered bedrock. pieces of the original rock are seen and can be identified.

SALTON SEA options studio (fall ‘21) Collaborative project with Anna Pate featured in Winter 2021-2022 MN ASLA _SCAPE issue

Soil, water, nutrients, and organic matter make up what is below our feet, it is what keeps us upright, and not sinking into the earth. Crust is the dry coat that protects the vulnerable substrate. Due to the influx of agricultural runo and organic matter in the water, it is a hotspot for salt and gypsum crust formations, creating a thick layer on thoroughly evaporated surfaces. This prevents the playa from becoming airborne and scarring the environment as well as the local community’s health.

This crust starts to inform a new landscape as the Salton Sea inevitably dries up, and it will also inform how people and wildlife will use and navigate this renewed space. Crust development here is inevitable how we curate it matters. We are proposing a way to set up a structure and pattern for future use and programming. What we understand from visiting the site is that around the Sea there are di erent thicknesses and geometries of the crust that vary because of di erent microclimates and contexts around the body of water.

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texture change

texture change

start taking photo every 5 ft.

FORM ITERATIONS

COMBINATION DESIGN DECISION

PHYSICAL

phase1

trampling

PHASE1

phase 3

phase 2

2030

2040

physical crust

phase 2: as sea shrinks plan and maintain new areas for physical crust

PHASE2

area

phase 3: continue planning areas as well as maintain and transform physical crust expansion from bio crust

OUTER BIOLOGICAL CRUST DRIES TO PHYSICAL

MAINTENTANCE +GROWTH

tramp

led

phase 1: maintentance + growth of existing

SPRINKLERS

CHEMICAL

phase1

CRUST

flood dry

RECEDING SHORELINE

PLANNED EXPANSION

phase 2

EVAPORATION

PLANNED EXPANSION

phase 3

2030

2040

chemical crust phase 1: adjust topography and canal system that is advantageous for chem crust phase 2: as sea shrinks plan and maintain new areas for chemical crust phase 3: continue planning areas to the extent of our site

BIOLOGICAL

DRY

FLOOD

phase1

CRUST

phase 2

phase 3

2030

2040

While currently much of the site is covered in water, causing it to be a hotbed for cyanobacteria we want to take advantage of the biological crust as long as we can- when it no longer becomes sustainable to pump all pools with h2o for the crust, there are three outcomes: 1. stop pumping h2o, let that area turn into physical crust 2. edge areas could encourage plant growth, extending Sony Bono 3. reach a healthy equilibrium with h2o, encouraging bio crust

EXPANSION PRESERVATION

outcomes

biological crust

PHASE3 EVAPORATE CHANGE FORM

WETLANDS EXTENTION

EQUILIBRIUM

IN ALL THE PLACES capstone (spring ‘22) experience/inspiration - research - mappings - design In an open-ended capstone project, I can do a project that I am deeply connected to, and something that I am passionate about. This project examines and highlights the layers of urban spaces, in the context of global climate change, gentrification, and many other challenges our cities face and the Earth emotions that people experience. My project is designed to allow folks to slow down and focus on fostering relationships (between people, plants, earth, animals, phenomenon, etc.) as well as curate empathetic and thoughtful spaces highlighting ephemerality and microclimates, encouraging experimental moments around water. Through this project I have been able to design with plants and blending both the ecological as well as the cultural.

Land Typology infrastructure

Floriography

history

historical cultural buildings

river

GINKGO

metropolitain center - connections

MISSISSIPPI

CONTEXT

Lenten Rose

Its meaning comes as no surprise as the age old Ginkgo’s hand-like leaf morphology shows gratitude for the world around us. Every fall the arm-like appendages offer the world a dazzling show of yellow as a festival for the season that once was, in order to welcome the colder season.

The Hellebore is a memorium for what once was.

The blossoms, while beautiful, are bowing towards the earth and what has now passed.

CONTEXT

Definition:

EMOTION

CONTEXT

EMOTION

FLORIOGRAPHY

agricultural landscape

railway

industries

EMOTION

FLORIOGRAPHY

give to someone who is always striving for more and never content, needing validation and a round of applause.

SCHIZACHYRIUM CONTEXT

CONTEXT

EMOTION

appreciation + gratitude

Definition: rememberance dont forget me give to someone who needs to slow down and appreciate where they have been (for fear of losing oneself)

EMOTION

FLORIOGRAPHY

residential neighborhood CONTEXT

HELLEBORE

Maidenhair Tree

FLORIOGRAPHY

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Little Bluestem

There is a sense of magic associated with little bluestem. They are so dynamic and change to adapt to each of the seasons. The wind making the leaves dance throughout, sometimes shockingly verdant, sometimes celebrating with a seedhead, or even sending us off with a striking kiss of color.

Definition: winds of change give to someone who is feeling that the world is a cruel place, and that nothing good lasts. Little Blue helps remind folks that change can happen while rooted and honoring the past

FORSYTHIA Golden Bell

After a dark, cold winter, Forsythia are the bells to ring in the new spring season. The bright yellow blooms on the otherwise seemingly barren twigs give us all hope and joy after going through the toughest season

Definition: hope, joy, happiness in times of change and instability give to someone who has been through difficult times and is in need of a pick-me-up. reflect on the highs in the midst of low

FLORIOGRAPHY EMOTION

streets/arteries

CONTEXT CONTEXT

FLORIOGRAPHY

EMOTION EMOTION

BETULA NIGRA River Birch

River Birch have a cacophany of textures that root itself in harsh and temporal environments. They tolerate, adapt, and empathize to their environment, and tune into the interbeing of the earth

Definition: Connect with the reciprocity between you, the individual, and the gifts of the earth give to someone who needs to disconnect with electronics and work

FLORIOGRAPHY

FLORIOGRAPHY

PURSLANE

Little Hogweed

Looking down at a side walk, this common weed is often overlooked.Just a succulent growing through the cracks. In reality, much of the world, Purslane is a delicatcy and can be very cooked and prepared in numerous ways highlighting its salty sour taste.

Definition: see the world in unsuspecting ways, marriage of contradiction give to someone who needs a change of perspective,or a fresh start.

RIVER

RIVER SATELLITE

BRIDGE SATELLITE

NEIGHBORHOOD SATELLITE

Landscape Typologies Mississippi River

HISTORY

Infrastructure

Historical

INDUSTRY

THE HUB

CONNECTIONS SATELLITE

100ft

streets/arteries CONTEXT

EMOTION

TOPOPHOBIA FLORIOGRAPHY

historical cultural buildings

CONTEXT

EMOTION

ENDEMOPHILA agricultural landscape

FLORIOGRAPHY CONTEXT

EMOTION

SUMBIOSIC FLORIOGRAPHY

+ strength with many

= gratitude

Ask for help from others, strength of the community network

Tech + Design

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Grading Stairs + Ramp Assignment The goal was to redesign the steps, walls and paths to create a handicapped accessible path from the sidewalk on the east (Point A) to the sidewalks on the west (point B). I was able to show appropriate spot elevations to control the elevations of these new structures. I did not alter the grade at the building faces, as they exist already. I maintained the location of how the walls hit the building faces. I decided to create switch back ramp series, making the design work from a functional and a grading perspective

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Residential Landscape Design I have worked on a variety of residential landscape design projects while in school and in internships during my MLA. Each one has been vastly different in what the client wants, as well as what their space can provide environmentally.

While I love to figure out planting plans with an empty canvas, I enjoy working with existing plantings and plan palletes around what is already part of an existing ecosystem and landscape.

PLANTING PLAN

Thank You!

Aubrey Olson

email: olsonaubrey@gmail.com cell: 952.484.2378 website: olsonaubrey.com