DILLON WHITE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
DILLON WHITE
PORTFOLIO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Certificate in Metropolitan & Urban Studies
May 2023
University of Georgia
College of Environment + Design Athens, Georgia
INVOLVEMENT
Georgia Students of Landscape Architecture
Treasurer, 2021-2022
Member, 2019-2023
American Society of Landscape Architects
Student Member, 2020-2023
LEED Green Associate
770.329.6736
dillonwhite03@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/dillonrwhite
Landscape Architecture Specialist, June 2023-Present AtkinsRéalis
Atlanta, Georgia
Landscape Architecture Intern, May 2022-May 2023
Goodwyn Mills Caywood (GMC)
Birmingham, Alabama
Kimley Horn Design Charette Competition, January 2022 College of Environemt + Design
Athens, Georgia
SKILLS
AUTOCAD
LANDFX
CIVIL 3D
SKETCHUP
LUMION
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
INDESIGN
HAND GRAPHICS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MICROSTATION
ACADEMIC WORKS
OASIS LANDING URBAN PARK
JACKSON STREET BUILDING ALUMNI PLAZA PLAZA & PUBLIC SPACE 1 2 3 4
COMER, GEORGIA MASTERPLAN
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
RETHINKING HIGHWAYS: SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
ACADEMIC WORKS
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN
OASIS LANDING BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA 1
DILLON WHITE AISHA IYENGAR
ALEXA PFEIFFER PATRICIA QUINONEZ
SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN STUDIO - FALL 2022
OASIS LANDING IS AN URBAN PARK LOCATED ALONG THE BUSAN SEA IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA. BUSAN IS SOUTH KOREA’S 2ND LARGEST CITY BEHIND SEOUL, WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 3.4 MILLION. THE DENSITY SITS AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE. BUSAN HAS THE PERFECT HARMONY BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, RIVER, AND SEA. THE CITY SITS ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE KOREAN STRAIT, WITH BEACHES AND A LARGE PORT. TO THE NORTH IS THE TAEBAK MOUNTAINS WHICH OFFER HIKING AND A BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP BEHIND THE CITY. OFTEN LOCALS FEEL DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE, AS THERE IS A LACK OF GREENSPACE IN THE CITY. OUR SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE LOTUS MALL IN NAMPODONG, THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF BUSAN. OASIS LANDING PROVIDES AN URBAN SANCTUARY WITH SUSTAINABLY FOCUSED DESIGN, TO OFFER A REFUGE FROM BUSY CITY LIFE TO ALL HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN USERS.
MASTERPLAN
MASTERPLAN CREATED USING AUTOCAD AND PHOTOSHOP.
OASIS LANDING PARK FEATURES A LARGE RIBBON LIKE WALKWAY WHICH FUNCTIONS AS THE MAIN PATH THROUGH THE SITE. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK IS MORE GEOMETRIC AND CONTROLLED TO REPRESENT HUMAN IN THE LANDSCAPE. THIS AREA HAS VERY RIGID EDGES AND MORE FORMAL, CONTROLLED LANDSCAPING. LOCATED NEAR THE MALL CUT THROUGH IS SEATING FOR ENJOYING LUNCH OR RESTING WHILE TAKING IN VIEWS OF THE PARK. A MARKET SPACE ALLOWS POP UP VENDORS TO COME IN, EXTENDING THE NEARBY REACH OF THE FISH MARKET TO TOURISTS, MALL SHOPPERS, AND THOSE VISITING THE PARK. A PLAY SPACE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THIS AREA.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARK, YOU WILL FIND A NATURALISTIC FOREST. GROUND-LEVEL TRAILS OFFER USERS URBAN HIKING, BIRD WATCHING, AND A SPACE TO INTIMATELY ENJOY NATURAL PLANTING. THE RAISED BOARDWALK GIVES USERS A BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF THE PARK, NEARBY SEA, AND A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE TREE CANOPY UP CLOSE. THE URBAN FOREST WILL PROVIDE HABITAT TO WILDLIFE LIVING WITHIN THE CITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SITE.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE, THE HUMAN AND NATURAL LANDSCAPE JOIN, WITH A CLASH OF GEOMETRIES. THIS AREA HAS AN OPEN PLAZA SPACE FOR EVENTS, AN OPEN LAWN, AND A BIORETENTION GARDEN.
ACROSS THE STREET, THE NEWLY UPDATED WATERFRONT PROMENADE WILL BRING USERS TO OASIS LANDING FROM THE NEARBY MARKET DISTRICT TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE PORT AND FERRY TERMINAL TO THE EAST. THIS PROMENADE HAS A SECONDARY MARKET SPACE FOR VENDORS. TO GIVE USERS ACCESS TO THE WATER, LANDSCAPED TERRACES WITH SEATING DROP-DOWN TO THE WATER EDGE. FLOATING PLANTERS IN THE WATER PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST, AS WELL AS HABITATS FOR MARINE LIFE, AND HELP COMBAT HYPOXIA IN THE OCEAN.
WATERFRONT PROMENADE
MARKET SPACE BUSAN PORT
RAISED CROSSWALK
TERRACED SEATING
FLOATING PLANTERS
PLANTED SHADE STRUCTURE
BIORETENTION
FOREST LAWN
LOOKING MAN SCULPTURE
RAISED BOARDWALK
PLAY STRUCTURES
MALL CUT THROUGH NATURE PLAY PATH
TRAILS
SEATING AREA
MARKET SPACE
LOTUSMALL
UNDERGROUND PARKING ACCESS
RIBBON WALKWAY
SIDEWALK
VIEW LOOKING TOWARDS THE BIORETENTION, MAIN WALKWAY, AND SEATING AREA.
PERSPECTIVES CREATED USING SKETCHUP AND ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.
SKETCHES CREATED USING PROCREATE.
MARKET UTILIZING REPURPOSED SHIPPING CONTAINERS.
AP
VIEW OF TEARRACED WATERFRONT WITH SEATING + FLOATING PLANTERS.
VIEW OF NATURALISTIC FOREST WITH RAISED BOARDWALK AND GROUND LEVEL TRAILS.
PLANTED OVERHEAD SHADE STRUCTURE
PQ
SECTION B
WATERFRONT TERRACE WITH SEATING + FLOATING PLANTERS
SECTION A
NORTH - SOUTH CROSS SECTION OF SITE
LOTUS MALL
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION COMER, GEORGIA
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO - SPRING 2022
COMER, GEORGIA IS LOCATED IN MADISON COUNTY, JUST OUTSIDE OF ATHENS, GEORGIA. THE TOWN HAS A POPULATION OF JUST OVER 1,500 WHICH IS ON THE RISE WITH MORE AND MORE CHOOSING TO LEAVE THE DENSER CITIES FOR A MORE RELAXED LIFE IN RURAL GEORGIA. DOWNTOWN COMER HAS GREAT POTENTIAL, WITH NUMEROUS HISTORIC STRUCTURES CURRENTLY SITTING VACANT, A DESIRABLE STREETSCAPE IN NEED OF ATTENTION, A CONVENIENT DOWNTOWN PARK, AND A FOCAL POINT OF A RAILROAD RUNNING THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
A MASTERPLAN WAS PRODUCED TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN COMER, GEORGIA. THE FOCUS WAS TO CREATE A MIXED-USE CENTER FOR MADISON COUNTY, WITH REHABILITATED EXISTING BUILDINGS AND A REVAMPED COMMUNITY PARK. MUCH UNUSED SPACE WAS CLAIMED IN THE FORM OF NEW PEDESTRIAN PLAZAS, EXPANDED STREETSCAPES, UPDATED PARKING, AND ADDITIONAL RETAIL AND HOUSING. THE MASTERPLAN CALLS FOR ADDING HOUSING DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS DINING, RETAIL, AND OFFICE SPACE.
EXISITING BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
MASTER PLAN DRAFTED IN AUTOCAD AND RENDERED IN PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRTAOR.
MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE
SECTION CREATED USING AUTOCAD AND RENDERED IN PH0TOSHOP.
REFINISHED MAIN STREET SHOPS
MAIN STREET PLANTING PALETTE
THE UPDATED STREETSCAPE INCLUDES STREET TREES TO PROVIDE SHADE AND GIVE FORM TO THE STREET. THE PLANTING PALETTE CONSISTS OF NATIVES TO NORTH GEORGIA.
CREEPING PHLOX MUHLY GRASS
THE EXISTING MAIN STREET SHOPS ARE REFINISHED TO PROVIDE A MODERN AND UPDATED LOOK WHILE STILL KEEPING WITH THE VERNACULAR OF HISTORIC COMER. THE STREETSCAPE IS UPDATED TO INCLUDE LIGHTING, SEATING, STREET TREES, NATIVE LANDSCAPING, AND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE UNIQUE TO COMER. THE STREETSCAPE LEADS USERS DOWN MAIN STREET TO SHOPS AND DINING, AND ULTIMATELY TO THE NEW DOWNTOWN PARK. CITY PARK
COMERIAN
COMER HAS EXPERIENCED AN INFLUX OF ARTISTS COMING IN TO THE ESCAPE THE RISING COSTS OF LARGER CITIES, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING CRAFTMANSHIP TO THE CITY. WITH THIS IN MIND, COMER WILL INCLUDE A FUTURE ARTISTS MARKET, AS WELL RECEIVE PUBLIC ART IN THE FORM OF SCULPTURES, MURALS AND OTHER INSTALLATIONS. COMER’S CURRENT TOWN MOTTO IS “MAKE OUR TOWN YOUR TOWN”, PREVIOUSLY “HONEY POT”. CURRENTLY, THE TOWN IS HOME TO THE HONEY POND GARDEN CLUB AND THE HONEY POND DISTILLERY. PLAYING OFF THE HONEY MOTIFS, A DOWNTOWN WAYFINDING SIGNAGE SYSTEM WAS CREATED USING THE HONEYCOMB SHAPE AND A BRIGHT COLOR PALETTE TO WELCOME VISITORS.
DETAILS CREATED USING AUTOCAD AND LANDFX. 1 2 3 4
MAGGIE’S CAFE
ARTIST SHOP
RETAIL CAKES & CANDI BY BRANDI
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
RETAIL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
3 RETHINKING THE FUTURE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA SUSTAINABILITY
IN DESIGN STUDIO - FALL 2022
ISSUE AT STAKE
THIS GRAPHIC AIMS TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT MANY METROPOLITAN CITIES EXHIBIT TODAY. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS CAUSED CITIES TO BE TORN THROUGH WITH MASSIVE HIGHWAYS, OFTEN SPANNING 16+ LANES ACROSS. THESE HIGHWAYS SEPARATE COMMUNITIES, AND OFTEN MAKE CITIES HARDER TO TRAVERSE ACROSS ON FOOT OR PUBLIC TRANSIT. HIGHWAYS ARE OFTEN CLOGGED WITH BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, AND ULTIMATELY LED TO THE ENDLESS SPRAWL OF CITIES AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS. IN THE BACKGROUND YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE SLOWLY BEING OVERTAKEN BY URBANITY: AUTOMOTIVE CENTRIC DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER USERS.
IN THE FUTURE, AS HIGHWAYS BECOME OBSOLETE DUE TO WALKABILITY AND ROBUST PUBLIC TRANSIT, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SPACE AND INFRASTRUCTURE LEFT BEHIND?
EXISITNG HIGHWAY EXAMPLE
75/85 CONNECTOR
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
GRAPHIC CREATED USING PHOTOSHOP
FUTURE OF HIGHWAYS
EXAMPLE NEW USES OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
URBAN AGRICULTURE
TRANSIT
THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: TRANSIT WHICH UTILIZES THE LINEAR ROADWAYS FOR RAIL LINES OR BUS LINES WITH STATIONS TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT AND HIGHER-DENSITY TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. URBAN AGRICULTURE TURNS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EXISTING ROADWAYS INTO URBAN FARMS WITH LARGE-SCALE CROP PLANTING, AS WELL AS RAISED GARDEN BEDS FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS. THE ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR APPROACH OFFERS A WAY OF BRINGING NATURE BACK INTO THE CITY BY REFORESTING CORRIDORS AND CREATING BIODIVERSITY, INCREASING WILDLIFE, AND CREATING PLACES TO EXPERIENCE NATURE WITHIN THE CITY. AND LASTLY, THE LINEAR PARK APPROACH TURNS FORMER ROADWAYS INTO PUBLIC GREENSPACE IN THE FORM OF PARKS AND GREENWAYS.
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR
MODELS CREATED USING SKETCHUP AND LUMION.
LINEAR
UGA COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN ALUMNI PLAZA ATHENS, GEORGIA
IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENTION STUDIO - FALL 2022
LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE JACKSON STREET BUILDING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA’S CAMPUS IS THE NEW ALUMNI PLAZA FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN. THE NEW PLAZA OFFERS A SPACE FOR THE COLLEGE TO HOLD EVENTS, AS WELL AS SPACES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS TO STUDY, HOLD CLASS, AND STRENGTHEN KNOWLEDGE IN PLANTING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND PROCESSES.
THE PLAZA CONSISTS OF A TREE BOSQUE WITH SEATING, WALLS FOR DEDICATION TO ALUMNI, A LARGE OPEN PLAZA FOR EVENTS, PLANTED TERRACES, AND AN OUTDOOR AMPITHEATER. THE PLAZA TURNS THE SITE FROM UNUSABLE SPACE TO A SPACE THAT ALLOWS FOR A MULTITUDE OF ACTIVITIES, AND INCREASES PLANTING AND PLAZA SPACE ON UGA’S HISTORIC NORTH CAMPUS.
THE PLAZA ALSO CREATES TWO NEW ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES TO THE JACKSON STREET BUILDING PROVIDING AT STREET LEVEL ACCESS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. BOTH OF THESE ENTRANCES ARE PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH STAIRS.
STONE WALL WITH ALUMNI PLAQUES
BOSQUE WITH SEATING
SIDEWALK STAIRS
SEATWALL SIDEWALK
PLAZA
LANDSCAPED TERRACES
SEATWALL
LAWN
LANDSCAPING TYP.
JACKSON STREET BUILDING
LAWN
PERGOLA LANDSCAPING TYP. EXISTING SIDEWALK
BOSQUE SEATING AREA
ALUMNI WALL + SEATING AREA
PLAZA ENTRANCE FROM JACKSON ST.
AMPHITHEATER
OPEN PLAZA
AMPHITHEATER AND LANDSCAPED TERRACES
HARDSCAPE PLAN
LANDSCAPED TERRACE
WALL A
LANDSCAPING TYP.
EXISTING CONCRETE SIDEWALK.
LANDSCAPED TERRACE
BISHOP HOUSE
PROPOSED CONCRETE STAIRS
3 RISERS @ 6"
WALL B
PROPOSED CONCRETE STAIRS
12 RISERS @ 6"
WALL C
CONCRETE WALK
LANDSCAPING TYP.
LANDSCAPED TERRACE
EXISTING WALL
EXISTING STAIRS
EXISTING WALL
EXISTING STAIRS
EXISTING WALL
EXISTING STAIRS
SEAT WALL
WALL A
CONCRETE WALK
GROUNDCOVER TYP.
LANDSCAOING TYP.
BRICK WALL W/ PLAQUES ON EASTSIDE
BRICK COLUMN W/ LIGHTING
BRICK CONCOURSE
BRICK COLUMN W/ LIGHTING
BRICK WALL W/ PLAQUES ON EASTSIDE LANDSCAPING TYP.
SOUTH
JACKSON STREET
LIGHTING
SEATING AREA CRUSHED GRANITE
STONE SEAT WALL
TURF TYP. CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONCRETE SIDEWALK
WALL C
TURF TYP.
CONCRETE PLAZA
BRICK BANDING
STONE SEAT WALL
TURF TYP. CONCRETE SIDEWALK
BUILDING ENTRANCE
CONCRETE SIDEWALK
SMALL SHADE TREE TREE GRATE
LANDSCAPING TYP. BUILDING ENTRANCE
LANDSCAPING TYP.
JACKSON STREET BUILDING
LANDSCAPING TYP.
LANDSCAPED TERRACE
TURF TYP.
AMPHITHEATER CLASSROOM
WOODEN
LIGHTING + FURNITURE PLAN
LIGHTING SCHEDULE
GRADING PLAN
DIMENSION PLAN
PLANTING PLAN + SCHEDULE
(2) CAM GEM (9) LIR MUS (7) JUN B22
(8) HEL ORI
(7) HEU DGR
(1) ACE OGL
(5) MOR DOD (4) MUH CAP (4) FIC PUM (5) AST DEU (4) RHA IND (3) HYD WEE (4)
(2) BUX MJP
(5) STA BYZ
(4) HEL ORI (2) GAR R17
(3) HEU DGR
(5) STA BYZ
(2) HYD WEE
(5) HEL ORI (3) CEP PRO
(4) LIR MUS
(4) LIR MUS
(1) RHA IND (2) HYD WEE
(3) HOS VCT (4) HYD WEE (4) HOS VCT
(1) MAG SWE
(9) STA BYZ
(6) ACE GRI
(2) HYD WEE
(4) CEP PRO
(3) HEU DGR (2) RHA IND (6) HEL ORI
(4) STA BYZ
(4) HEL ORI
(2) HYD WEE (3) GAR R17
(6) STA BYZ
(2) MAG SWE
(2) BUX MJP
(7) HEU DGR
(1) BUX MJP
(1) BUX MJP
(2) HYD WEE
(15) DRY LUD (13) HEU DGR (8) STA BYZ (1) NYS HAY
(5) HEU DGR
(1) MAG SWE
(4) STA BYZ
(4) STA BYZ (4) HEU DGR
(6) STA BYZ (6) HEU DGR (10) DRY LUD
(6) ACE GRI
(12) DRY LUD (12) HEU DGR (7) STA BYZ
(6) DRY LUD (2) AST DEU (5) HOS VCT (10) DRY LUD
(2) AST DEU (3) CAM GEM
(3) MAG SWE
(2) HYD WEE
(1) NYS HAY
(6) HOS VCT
(3) HOS VCT
(7) HOS VCT
(4) HYD WEE
(2) AST DEU
(2) BUX MJP
(3) CEP PRO
(1) CAM GEM (7) HEL ORI
(8) GAR R17
(2)
PLANT SCHEDULE
ACE GRI Acer griseum / Paperbark Maple ---12
ACE OGL Acer rubrum 'October Glory' October Glory Red Maple 3
ILE EAS Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' / East Palatka Holly ---1
LIR TUL Liriodendron tulipifera / Tulip Poplar ---1
MAG SWE Magnolia virginiana / Sweetbay Magnolia 9
NYS HAY Nyssa sylvatica 'Haymanred' / Red Rage® Tupelo 3
SHRUBSCODE BOTANICAL COMMON NAME SIZE QTY REMARKS
AST DEU Astilbe x arendsii 'Deutschland' / Deutschland Astilbe ---11
BUX MJP Buxus microphylla japonica / Japanese Boxwood 29
CAM GEM Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem' / Nuccio's Gem Camellia 10
CEP PRO Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata' / Prostrate Plum Yew 28
CLE ALN Clethra alnifolia / Summersweet 23
DRY LUD Dryopteris ludoviciana / Southern Shield Fern 104
ECH PUR Echinacea purpurea / Coneflower ---22
FIC PUM Ficus pumila / Creeping Fig ---27
GAR R17 Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Radicans Gardenia 13
HEL ORI Helleborus orientalis Lenten Rose 66
HEU DGR Heuchera x 'TNHEUSSOD' Sirens' Song™ Orange Delight Heuchera 106
HOS VCT Hosta x 'Victory' / Victory Hosta 28
HYD WEE Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee' / Pee Wee Oakleaf Hydrangea 48
ILE CRS Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' Carissa Chinese Holly 8
JUN B22 Juncus inflexus / Blue Rush ---27
LIR MUS Liriope muscari / Lilyturf 93
MOR DOD Morella cerifera 'Don's Dwarf' / Don's Dwarf Wax Myrtle 6
MUH CAP Muhlenbergia capillaris / Pink Muhly Grass ---24
OPH BOD Ophiopogon bodinieri Mondo Grass ---117
RHA IND Rhaphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn ---32
RUD HIR Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan ---18
STA BYZ Stachys byzantina / Lamb's Ear ---83
HARDSCAPE DETAILS
NOTE: 3500 PSI CONCRETE SLAB, REINFORCED WITH WWM ( 6 X 6 WI .4 X WI .4)
NOTE: 3500 PSI CONCRETE SLAB, REINFORCED WITH WWM ( 6 X 6 WI .4 X WI .4)
NOTE: 3500 PSI CONCRETE SLAB, REINFORCED WITH WWM ( 6 X 6 WI .4 X WI .4)
CONTROL JOINT @10' O.C.+/WELDED WIRE MESH
CONTROL JOINT @10' O.C.+/WELDED WIRE MESH
NOTE: 3500 PSI CONCRETE SLAB, REINFORCED WITH WWM ( 6 X 6 WI .4 X WI .4)
NOTE: 3500 PSI CONCRETE SLAB, REINFORCED WITH WWM ( 6 X 6 WI .4 X WI .4)
CONCRETE SLAB
GRAVEL
COMPACTED SUBGRADE
GRAVEL CONCRETE SLAB
COMPACTED SUBGRADE