Kinzer Hurt Portfolio Fall 2022

RÉSUMÉ

Orlando, FL - Brevard, NC - Clemson, SC

Education

Clemson University, 2020-2024

President’s List (4.0 GPA), 2020-2022

Work Experience

Summer Intern, Kimley-Horn and Associates, 2022 Summer Intern, 3oak Handcrafted, 2021 Property Maintenance, the Spivey Group, 2017-2020 President, Clemson ASLA, 2022-present Vice President, Clemson ASLA, 2021-2022

Skills and Hobbies

Painting, 2016-present

First Place, Maitland Rotary Arts Festival, 2019 Merit Award, Maitland Rotary Arts Festival, 2018

Award of Merit, Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, 2019

Gallery Exhibit, Crealde School of Art, 2022

Piano, 2012-present Model-making, 2013-present

2022 Wm. K Walthers Model Railroad Scholarship winner

William Kinzer Hurt, III wkhurt@clemson.edu

Corrine Drive

Acrylic on canvas

18x24”

I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. After deciding that I wanted to major in landscape architecture in college, I picked Clemson as my top school. In the summer of 2020, my parents and I left Florida during the pandemic and moved to Brevard, North Carolina, our family’s favorite vacation town, just over an hour away from Clemson.

Merritt Park Drive

Acrylic on canvas - 16x20”

I come from a line of artists with notoriety in Central Florida. In 2022, my work was shown alongside my father, grandfather, and great-uncle’s work in a Hurt Family Exhibit in a local gallery in Orlando.

Rain at Lake Junaluska

Acrylic on canvas - 16x20”

PAINTINGS

As a freshman in high school, I made my first acrylic painting of some yellow Tabebouia tree flowers for my grandmother. Since then, I made over 50 paintings while in the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs at my high school. Most of my work is acrylic paint, as well as some watercolor and pencil drawings.

Mills Avenue

Acrylic on canvas - 14x18”

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MODELS

Since middle school, my favorite hobby has been building ultra-detailed scale models of places that I have been. I use polystyrene plastic sheets and strips, injection-molded plastic forms, brass, wood, dirt, foam, paper, and more. I make the structures, trees, and vegetation from scratch and paint them by hand. I have won a scholarship for my models and have been published in a popular hobby magazine.

Fernandina Beach, Florida Model 1:87 scale

The Salty Pelican Bar and Grill

PENCILSKETCHING

I have been drawing in pencil for longer than I have been painting. I prefer to draw interesting scenes that I come across in real life, like the abandoned railroad bridge (left) or the truck jackknifed in the snow (above). These three illustrations were completed in a 5x8” notebook.

PEN LINEWORK

I do not often draw in pen, but when I do, I focus on line quality and shading with hatching and stippling.

JOHNSON CITY GREENWAY

Proposed

Stakeholders in Johnson City, Tennessee, and Jonesborough, Tennessee, are looking to expand their greenway trail system in anticipation of further population growth in the near future. This project connects the two municipalities with an extensive multi-use path network utilizing existing right-of-way, city-owned property, and vacant lots.

Clinchfield Bridge - Before Clinchfield Bridge - After

Summit Drive - Before Summit Drive - After

EMBREEVILLE NATURE PARK

Wildflower Boardwalk Perspective

The Johnson City greenway project also encompassed a new park site. My proposed design, the Embreeville Nature Park, is built on cityowned land which used to be a railroad junction to Embreeville, TN. The park calls back to that railroad history with station platform-like shade structures. There are 7 acres of preserved forest filled with boardwalks and hiking trails, as well as a meadow revitalized with native wildflowers.

Platform Perspective

Embreeville Park Master Plan

Boardwalk Section

CITY SENECA OF DR. MLK Jr WAY

Seneca, South Carolina, used to be a vibrant industrial railroad hub. In 2001, the town’s main textile mill permanently closed and left hundreds of residents unemployed. Downtown Seneca has seen recent rebounds due to tourism, but for the past two decades, the neighborhood adjacent to the mill, Utica, has been in economic and social decline. After a devastating tornado, the city has finally decided to rehabilitate Utica and its main arterial roadway, South 6th Street/Dr. MLK Jr Way.

I designed a greenway system for the City of Seneca that links the old mill with the central business district, the community center, historic cemetery, historic residential district, and creek.

Site Plan 1

Main Street and Walnut Street

Most of my design utilizes existing road right-of-way and converts excess vehicle space into a two-way protected bike path with a green buffer. It also adds crosswalks, sidewalks, and traffic-calming measures like traffic islands and tree-lined medians.

Site Plan 2

Seneca Historic District by Fairplay Street

Site Plan 3

Dr. MLK Jr Way near Fairplay St and Martin Creek

The main area of focus for the project was E South 6th Street, designated as Dr. MLK Jr Way. Much of the road as it currently exists lacks sidewalks, bike lanes, shade spaces, bus stops, marked crosswalks, and street lights.

Site Plan 5 Dr. MLK Jr Way and the Blue Ridge Community Center, Oak Grove Cemetery, and Utica Mill

In addition to using existing road space, my design for the greenway system also involves utilizing a portion of the existing right-of-way of a seldom-used railroad line to Anderson, South Carolina. My goal for this project was to create a design that was as least intensive as possible for this small city and could still solve the problems of economic stagnation, immobility, and decreasing quality of life.

Oak Street and Dr. MLK Jr Way Intersection

Dr. MLK Jr Way near Fairplay Street

Closer to downtown Seneca, Dr. MLK Jr Way is wide enough to allow for two six-foot sidewalks, green buffers, and a median with trees. The protected bike path follows the north edge of the street.

Near the neighborhood of Utica, the road narrows, so the median must be eliminated. However, the shade trees move from the median to the green buffer along the bike path.

Section 2

Dr. MLK Jr Way near Utica Mill and Oak Grove Cemetery

Perspective 2

The main greenway loop in Seneca follows Fairplay Street, Dr. MLK Jr Way, Goddard Avenue, and the railroad tracks (shown below), but there are two additional paths that trisect this loop. One trail follows an abandoned rail corridor to the mill (not shown) and the other (right) follows a small creek towards downtown. The overgrown creek would be transformed into a riparian zone and educational area for the community.

along Martin

Perspective 3 Railroad Crossing at Goddard Ave

Section 3

Along the railroad tracks, the sidewalks combine with the bike path to form a twelve-foot-wide shareduse trail. The trail is protected from the railroad tracks, which are only used at night, by thick vegetation. This foliage also provides the trail with shade.

Dr. MLK Jr Way near Goddard Avenue

Section 4

Shared-Use Path along Railroad Right-of-Way

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Summer Internship

Blue Line

Minneapolis, MN, is expanding its light rail system to the northwest, through a suburban town called Robbinsdale. I was tasked with developing concepts for general urban planning improvements. I focused on how to make the light rail a feature of this small town while not disrupting the historic main street. Shown here is a concept in which the light rail leaves the median of the avenue and joins a new transit center.

James Island KFC

James Island, SC, has developed more stringent planting rules for new developments. I was asked by the project manager to create a realistic rendering to present to the client, KFC.

I created this perspective in Photoshop, with my only provided materials being the flat renderings of the restaurant below and a planting plan drawn up by my supervisor. I sourced other details from Google Maps and Google Images.

Baker Park

This brownfield site in Charleston, SC, will eventually become a large, extravagant park.

Elm’s Glen

I designed a planting plan for a proposed neighborhood in Charleston County, SC, called Elm’s Glen. To make the plan, I primarily used LandFX with Civil3D/AutoCAD. I read through several pages of code requirements and lists of approved plants before developing the plant palette. This road buffer also required a swale and had overhead powerlines.

My final plant palette consisted of multiple deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, ornamental grasses, native plants, and riparian plants. Since this linear planting area separates a two-lane highway and a series of backyards, the planting plan addresses issues with noise, water drainage, small-scale air pollution, shade, safety, and privacy.

CONNIE MAXWELL

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

Master Plan Connie Maxwell Park and Bridge

The existing site

Connie Maxwell Property

Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries owns nearly 400 acres of residential property and farmland in Greenwood, South Carolina. That property is split by CSX Transportation’s Monroe Subdivision, and trains commonly block the only direct railroad crossing. In a meeting with Connie Maxwell’s leadership team, they expressed their desire to have a better connection between their Farm Zone and main campus, as well as more places for the children to enjoy nature. They wanted more sidewalks and trails, gathering spaces, gardens, landmarks, and a stronger presence in the Greenwood community.

I designed a large park with a series of looping trails that slowly gain elevation to cross over the railroad tracks. The trails also connect to the city’s existing greenways.

Exaggerated Elevation

Elevation Diagram of the Proposed Park Trail

Looping Paths at the Park Entrance

Plant List

Section 2

Pavilion Area and Paths

Leading to the Bridge

The proposed park has several open areas that can be used for games, special events, relaxation, and educational sessions. I incorporated an existing pavilion on the site that had recently been renovated and is often used for barbeques and parties.

The park planting design begins with ornamental grasses and trees, and evolves to a more natural forest. The bridge itself has pedestrian and wildlife components.

Perspective 1

Pavilion Lawn and Games Area

DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION

This project involved measuring real-world gradechange devices around Clemson’s campus and using that information to create detailed technical drawings and models. Stair Model 3/8” = 1’ scale

I was tasked with creating plan and section drawings of a set of stairs and a retaining wall. I then built scale models of each based on those technical drawings.