PORTFOLIO Jarin Subah
RESUME Current Positions: Master in Landscape Architecture (Fall 2022 - till date) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States of America Research Assistant Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC) (August 2022 - till date) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academic Background: Bachelor of Architecture (July, 2018) Khulna University Khulna, Bangladesh
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JARIN SUBAH TUMPA Email: jarinst2@illinois.edu, tjarinsubah@gmail.com Cell: +1 217 991 2371 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarin-subah-tumpa-a57574148/ It is a document of my selected works from academic projects of a one-and-a-half-year journey in landscape architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and my bachelor’s thesis from the architecture school at Khulna University. These works reflect my sensitivity to the built environment and climate change and my passion for working as a design professional. I am motivated to learn more about these issues, work with them, and build a professional career in the landscape architecture.
AutoCAD Adobe Illustrator
Rhino
Adobe Photoshop
ArchGIS Pro
Adobe InDesign
Lumion
Sketch Up
Microsoft Office
Professional Experience: Architect (July, 2021 - July, 2022) Nakshabid, Dhaka, Bangladesh Junior Associate Architect (December, 2020 - October 2021) Projects of BRTC, Acoustic & Interior Consultant: S M Najmul Imam (Professor, Department of Architecture, BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh Architect (October, 2018 - December, 2020) Indigenous Dhaka, Bangladesh
CONTENTS
Fall 2022 - Graduate Foundation Studio
- Edge Effects; A Study on campus Thresholds: Integrating an in-between layers within edges to enhance activities.
Spring 2023 - Design Workshop
- The Mississippi River Nature Preserve; Lowland Stories: Design for a Riparian Corridor at the Exploited Margin.
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 - Thesis
- Rethinking Flood-Resilient Neighborhood in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Fall 2023 - Planting Design
- Planting Design for fun and function.
Fall 2023 - Site Engineering
- Stormwater Project
Fall 2023 - GIS in Natural Resource Management
- GIS Lab
B.Arch Thesis
- Up-gradation through Environmentally Sustainable Planning and Design Approach: A case of Bastuhara, Khulna, Bangladesh.
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EDGE EFFECTS
A Study on campus Thresholds: Integrating an in-between layers within edges to enhance activities.
LA 433 - Graduate Foundation Studio Instructor: Prof. Mary Pat McGuire Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Military Axis/ Arts Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Area: 7.5 acres
The project’s objective is to establish a design concept for a site and develop landscape architectural drawings to explain the design. My goal is to create a living-learning environment through landscape design and enhance the overall functionality of building edges. I have noticed potential existing landscapes at the edges of academic buildings where students gather in small and large groups, share thoughts, and make connections. These outdoor informal learning spaces are being explored in this design and connected with the quad areas with the hierarchy of spaces.
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Proposed Plan
Active learning space
Relaxation Quad
Active learning space
Pathway
Sidewalk
Section
Active learning space
Bike path
Pathway towards Wohlers Hall
College of Education
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THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER N ATURE RESERVE Lowland Stories: Design for a Riparian Corridor at the Exploited Margin
LA 534 - Design Workshop 1 Instructor: Prof. Stephen Sears Duration: 13 weeks
The 11-mile workshop site, on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, considers the vulnerability of flooding, inevitable climate change, threats from environmental contamination, and communities in East St. Louis, Cahokia, Sauget, National City, Brooklyn, Venice, Madison, and Granite City. The workshop aims to develop an urban scale master plan and create a set of storyboards as visual narratives to present the design that connects the site’s past, present, and future conditions.
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HOW DID THE FOREST COME BACK?
East Saint Louis is an exhibition of a continuous process of bringing nature back into this landscape, which is also flood-resilient. The living shoreline of the Mississippi River does not keep water away but rather negotiates with the water throughout the year. This 11-mile lowland, formerly occupied by industries, grain, and barge companies, has now turned into a riparian corridor that is home to a wide variety of endangered species, wildlife habitats, and migratory birds. On the edge of the river, there is a band of forests with flood-tolerant trees, shrubs, and perennial plants. It is not only about plants, but it also acts like a buffer zone, that reduces erosion, lessens wave impact, and provides habitats. Here, tourists may always witness snakes, mammals, and flocks of birds. The dense growth of woody plants, low visibility, enigmatic lighting, and the freedom of species movement have drawn wildlife photographers, authors, and painters, who are permitted to explore the site more fully than the general public.
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HOW DO THEY GROW THEIR OWN FOOD?
Local farmers use complex polyculture systems to grow their food. This multifunctional agriculture benefits them to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Layers of woody plants, canopy trees, shrubs, and alleys of crops try to mimic natural cycles and provide ecological benefits. The intercropping method of these farmlands inserts atmospheric nitrogen into the soil which aids lower the use of fertilizer. Corn storage infrastructures of grain and barge companies have transformed into traditional root cellar systems to store vegetables. This part of the landscape is not only growing foods for humans, but many species also come to make their home here. This is a more sustainable system for food production and diverse habitat generation than they ever had. Because they are growing food on their lands in organic ways and storing them for the future.
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WHERE DOES THE WATER GO?
Who takes care of this land? And how? The answer is, the whole system is designed in a way that needs less management. For instance, there are several detention basins in the city. Those are for slowing down rainwater flow, storing them for a certain time, and then discharging them to farmlands, phytoremediation parks, sunflower fields, and the river. Thus, it helps to reduce flood stress in the city and nourishes the ground. On the east side of the site, there is an industrial research park that has several research infrastructures for producing renewable energies and geothermal energy. This area is more like hope for a more environmentally sustainable future. The riparian corridor that allows water to come in, the phytoremediation site that detoxifies the soil, and multifunctional farmlands- all of them remember how much tormented the land was in the past. That provides them with knowledge and encourages them to learn how to afford co-living with nature. Also, that makes us acknowledge that the world is more resilient and livable when every human and non-human species lives together.
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Rethinking Flood-Resilient Neighborhood in Khulna, Bangladesh LA 599 - Thesis Research Committee : Prof. Mary Pat McGuire (Chair) Prof. Stephen Sears Prof. Sara Bartumeus Ferré Duration: Fall 2023-till date Location: Khulna, Bangladesh
Urban flooding in Khulna city has become a burden for the inhabitants for several complex reasons. In the quest to identify and understand those in a growing urban area, this project started its journey. Fieldwork at the beginning of the project helped to understand the flooding issue better and to focus on exploring the areas where landscape professionals can work to manage urban flooding on different scales.
Research Questions: - Where/what are the differences between theoretical knowledge of flood mitigation, and how do we experience it in our daily lives in Khulna? - What are the opportunities for landscape architects to help us adapt to flooding? - What would be a flood-resilient neighborhood/s in Khulna? Fieldwork: - Interviews - Regional Experts - Residents - Site Observations
Travel Map of Fieldwork Note: The Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship in Landscape Architecture (2024) has been awarded to travel to the Netherlands to study five projects under the ‘Room for the River’ program as case studies for this thesis.
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Thesis Higher Elevation from the Mean Sea level in the city center than the riverbank is one of the main reasons for waterlogging in Khulna.
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Conceptually drawn water concentration during rain events
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A street in a residential neighborhood (Road 21, Nirala) has been considered for a detailed analysis to find a set of strategies to develop a flood-resilient neighborhood in Khulna.
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Key concerns of urban flooding in a residential neighborhood: - reconstruction of the drainage network does not consider the existing elevations and built structures - new spots of stagnant water have been emerging due to new drainage master plan implementation - lack of retention and storage spaces for runoff water - no stormwater drainage system
Vacant Plot
Elevated Street Drain
Roadside stagnant water
Road 21
Roadside stagnant water
Design considerations would support the municipality’s drainage network parallelly and be implemented by homeowners or community organizations. New residential areas would follow the supporting system of water management while planning.
I will continue working on this project in my next semester.
Construction materials
Reconstructed Drain - 24” (approx.) higher than the street elevation
Overgrown invasive plants
Elevated Street Drain
Nirala Park
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PLANTING DESIGN for fun and function
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LA 452 - Planting Design Instructor: Prof. Karen May
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Duration: 5 weeks
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Location: Gies Business School Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
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Anni Albers is considered one of the most important abstract artists of the twentieth century and an influential designer, printmaker, and educator. In her work, she gave freedom to the grid pattern and kept rhythmic patterns side by side. She was also inspired by bodily motion.
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A major part of the garden is perennial grass and herbaceous perennials. I made three patterns that imitate and mirror around the garden. Thus, it makes a rhythm and reveals the beauty of Illinois natives. 8'
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Pattern-making, threading, and experiencing motion are my primary inspirations. Also, this garden has a rain garden area where the existing site also has low points.
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Planting Plan
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There are also sensory garden plants around the central plaza. The garden is also divided into gravel pathways, allowing people to experience native plants throughout the year. This garden will be home to pollinators, birds, and other native insects. The garden has three seasons interests. In spring, some plants bloom. Fall is the most vibrant of all seasons, and there are evergreen shrubs that keep the garden alive in winter.
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Stormwater Project LA 342 - Site Engineering
Instructor: Prof. Elizabeth Scott Duration: 6 weeks Location: Weaver Park, Urbana, IL Team: Vidhan Goel, Nital Gundecha, Maija Mallula, Jarin Tumpa
My role in this project is to contribute to making decisions at the early stage of design and developing drawings for presentation. I have learned how to make individual drawings while taking everyone’s feedback, manage stormwater on a site scale, and make drawings for construction. The design proposal for Weaver Park incorporates several different stormwater management techniques and recreational and wildlife activities while capturing 100% of stormwater runoff. Volume calculations for all water management techniques use a 50 year, 24 hour design storm. The design proposal contains one constructed wetlands, three retention basins, and utilizes the existing detention basin on site. Recreational activities include two viewing platforms for visitors and multiple seating options. Several winding trails allow for walking, running, cycling, and simply enjoying the sites natural beauty. The patio and visitor center provide general amenities.
Plan
Section of a constructed wetland
Grading and Stormwater Plan
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GIS Lab
Areas in Black Communities within 15-20 mins walking distance from natural areas and parks in Chicago.
NRES 454 - GIS in Natural Resource Management Instructor: Prof. Sam Stickley
Lack of physical activity has become a significant health issue in the African American and Latino-American communities. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). The highlighted zones in this map within black communities are close to the park. It helps to understand that there should be more natural areas or community parks within black communities to provide them with opportunities to have healthy lifestyles.
Flow Chart
Chicago Municipals.shp
Cook_20County_20Forest_20 Preserves_20Boundaries.shp.
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Clip Input: Cook_20County_20Forest_20 Preserves_20Boundaries.shp Clip features: Municipality Boundaries
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Natural areas and parks
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Buffer Input: Natural areas and parks Distance: 400 m Clip Input: Black Communities in Cook County Clip features: Municipality Boundaries
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Up-gradation through Environmentally Sustainable Planning and Design Approach: A Case of Bastuhara, Khulna, Bangladesh B.Arch Thesis, Studio: X, Term: 5.2 ARCH 5202 Supervisor: Dr. Tapan Kumar Dhar Studio Head: Dr. Anirban Mostafa
Existing Section
Duration: 14 weeks
Issues: In Khulna, during 1974, a dedicated site in Boyra was undertaken outside of Khulna CBD to promote mass housing (Bastuhara) for homeless people. After distributing the land to the migrated people, a community of specific income groups flourished. It needs better utilities and services, a polluted pond, animal waste, poor drainage, and a waste management system. Besides, lighting and ventilation are insufficient inside individual households. Also, built forms are exposed to flooding and other climatic hazards. Objectives: In Bastuhara, there are scopes to make a more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable built environment by changing spatial arrangements and integrating renewable energy resources. Thus, the site will develop sustainably, and eventually, it will reduce overall energy consumption.
An integrated wastewater and sewerage system has been designed for any street in the neighborhood.
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Portfolio_Jarin Subah Email: jarinst2@illinois.edu, tjarinsubah@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarin-subah-tumpa-a57574148/