PLANTING STRATEGY

Oak Forest Oak Savanna

Quercus macrocarpa - burr oak

Tilia americana - American linden

Ostrya virginiana - ironwood

Cercis canadensis - eastern redbud

Quercus macrocarpa - burr oak

Carya ovata - shagbark hickory

Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory

Prunus americana - wild plum

Asimina triloba - pawpaw

Staphylea trifolia - American bladdernut

Cornus asperifolia - roughleaf dogwood

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - coralberry

Fragria virginiana - wild strawberry ground cover - wood sedge, wildrye, snakeroot, sunflowers, lilys, and perennial herbs, understory grasses

Rhus glabara - smooth sumac

Amorpha canescens - leadplant

Rosa arkansana - prairie rose

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus- coralberry

Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea ground cover - big bluestem, little bluestem, indian grass, prairie dropseed, goldenrod, asters

Moris alba ‘Pendula’- weeping mulberry Salix interior - sandbar willow

Prunus americana - wild plum

Cornus sericia - redosier dogwood

Typha latifolia - broad leaved cattail ground cover - prairie cordgrass, big bluestem, indiangrass, woolly sedge, arrowheads

Rhus glabara - smooth sumac

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus- coralberry

Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea

Amorpha canescens - leadplant ground cover - prairie cordgrass, sedges, goldenrod, asters, snakeroot, nodding fescue

Forest Basin Park

Project Description

The adaptive reuse of abandoned or deteriorated landscapes provides the perfect scope for landscape architects to implement design interventions. These projects allow the ability to improve the urban and natural ecologies of an area. Forest Basin Park is a conceptual design for a public park located in an abandoned water treatment facility in Chongqing, China. The erratic topography of the site provides a unique challenge while simultaneously presenting design opportunity for recreation and viewing. The design narrative centers around the reforestation efforts happening in China at the time, and utilizes forest restoration tactics and native trees as a remediation tactic within and around the facility.

Location

Chongqing, China

Course Team

LARC 211 - Landscape Architecture Site Design

Jacob Essink

Native trees and shrubs

Park structures and planter areas

Basin Supportive structure

Nodes And Pathways

The park contains a trail system and sport court area that provides users with expansive recreation opportunities. There are also two primary nodes in the park, the active node being the repurposed infrastructure containing an education center and native habitat, and the passive node which consists of the boardwalk overlooking the Jialing River, where users can walk amongst the tree canopy while moving along the trail.

Towards a New Urban Frontage: Benson, NE

Project Description

The Historic Benson District is a famous historic arts area which features a multitude of shops, restaurants, and local businesses. However, time has taken a toll on this area, as corroding infrastructure and automotive dominance make this area difficult to explore and limits its full potential. This project reimagined the Historic Benson District within a 40-year future framework, which focused on creating a walkable, livable, and explorable district, capturing the essence of what makes this area special.

Benson, Nebraska

LARC 310 - Advanced Landscape Architecture Site Design

Location Course Team

Jacob Essink, Jace Armstrong, Olivia Berck

Omaha Racial Dot Map