PORTFOLIO
NATALIE WEBB
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785.259.6132 11429 MARTY STREET OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
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ILLUMINATE
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LIVE. WORK. PLAY.
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WYUKA PARK
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BAYER CROPSCIENCE COURTYARD
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RESPONSIBLE GROWTH
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DECONSTRUCTED PRAIRIE: LENEXA CITY CENTER
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PHOTOGRAPHY & TRAVEL
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RESUME
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01 LEGEND PARKING
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
FIRE PIT FISHING
Children and adults alike need outdoor spaces to play, live and learn. Manhattan, Kansas has numerous
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parks, baseball diamonds and soccer fields, but the
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area lacks a place for people to be immersed in nature away from complete structure.
ARCHERY FIELD The Allen-Garrett Ranch creates a place for people to
CAMPSITE HIKING TRAILS
reconnect with the natural environment. The proposal is an 80-acre outdoor park with campgrounds, cabins, fishing areas, bicycle and hiking trails, campfire pits,
BIKING TRAILS PAINTBALL FIELD COMMUNITY HOUSE
community houses, indoor gathering spaces, and paintball and archery fields. The land has varying topographic changes and ecological thresholds throughout the site that should be preserved, and used as an educational opportunity for visitors, which parallels the values of the current land owners.
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CAMPGROUNDS The Allen-Garrett Ranch campground sites are enveloped in the existing topography and ecology of the land, offering a sense of enclosure within nature. Each activity on the site is carefullly planned to minimally impact the land, and to give visitors a as much interaction with the natural environment as possible.
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Prairie burning controls the growth of invasive woody species while allowing the prairie grasses to dominate the landscape.
Without controlled prairie burning, invasive woody species will mature and large deciduous trees will eventually dominate the landscape.
ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT Prairie burning is an essential tool used to control the growth of woody plants in the prairie ecosystem. The Allen-Garrett Ranch is home to few, but large Eastern Red Cedar thickets, which are invasive to the area. In this case, controlled prairie burns would help eliminate smaller invasive woody species, but the larger thickets must be removed using other methods. Selective prairie burning allows a variety of ecosystems to be observed and experienced by visitors to the site. Burning also creates and maintains spaces for campsites, paintball and archery ďŹ elds, and hiking and biking trails. 8
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ENTRY SIGNAGE DESIGN Entry signs are located at both the Wildcat Creek Road (west) and Scenic Drive (north) entrances. These signs are reminiscent of iconic National Park signs, and constructed with local materials. The cedar-wood sign engraved with “Welcome to the Great Outdoors� sits atop a limestone base.
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WAYFINDING DESIGN Wayfinding design guides campers and visitors throughout the
Simple graphics also aid in wayfinding, minimizing the need for
site. Similar to the entrance designs, cedar-wood markers are
excessive writing on markers. The use of a natural color palette
anchored in the limestone base. Wayfinding guides campers to
is unobtrusive to the natural scenery, but stands out enough
campsites, bath houses, community areas, and show trail distance.
against the natural wood sign to be legible.
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ILLUMINATE Nighttime is often an element of design that is forgotten. With such a signiďŹ cant portion of our lives spent in the dark, designing for the night is important to consider. Understanding how people use spaces at night and how designers can alter the use of spaces through night lighting became the focus of the City Park night garden. Illuminate is a sensory and night garden located at the northwest quadrant of City Park in Manhattan, Kansas. This 50,000 square foot garden is an added amenity to the growing Manhattan area that includes unique day and nighttime experiences, seasonal interest, and displays art installations. The plaza located at the northwest corner of the site can accommodate small events or gatherings, while smaller platforms allow for more intimate space. The site also offers a unique sensory experience during all seasons and times of day and night. Materials, vegetation and lighting were carefully chosen to appeal to the senses (sight, smell and hearing) for a full body experience in City Park.
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HANGING LIGHTS INSTALLATION This light art installation showcases the ordinary lightbulb in an unusual environment. Using the large existing trees on site, these oversized lightbulbs are strewn throughout the branches, hanging just out of reach. The soft glow of the lightbulb provides safety lighting and visual interest for City Park visitors at night.
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PLAN LEGEND
RAISED PLATFORMS RAISED PLANTING BED CITY PARK PLAZA REFLECTING POOL NATURAL FIELD AREA BOARDWALK EXISTING BASEBALL FIELD
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DESIGNING FOR THE NIGHT Perennial plants producing white and purple owers were chosen primarily for their fragrance, bloom times, bloom visibility at night, and bee and buttery attraction. Other considerations include: drought tolerance, shade tolerance and mature height. With a variety of bloom periods ranging from early spring through late fall, color in the planting beds can be seen almost year round. Native mixed grass prairie plants were chosen for their high drought tolerance, color, texture, height and bloom periods ranging from early summer through late fall. Trees were chosen for fall color, height, bloom periods and bark texture to compliment the seasonality of the grass palette.
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LIVE. WORK. PLAY. The need for a vibrant environment in Downtown Wichita became the driving factor in the design on of the Knightley District. A European-inspired alley block creates a place unlike anything downtown currently has to offer, accommodating the increasing population of Downtown Wichita users. The Knightley District proposal pushes Downtown Wichita to think forward and create a place in the city that people want to inhabit. By retroďŹ tting the existing Knightley parking garage on site and proposing a mixed-use development, people have the opportunity to live work and play within a city block.
LOOKING INTO THE EAST-WEST CONNECTION
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KNIGHTLEY PLAZA
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PRIVATE GREEN ROOF
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POTENTIAL FOR ALLEY EXPANSION
ELEMENTS OF THE URBAN BLOCK SECTION ELEVATION LOOKING WEST Accessible green roof space is available to private residences or businesses in the building space, adding to the unique urban feel.
First floor glazing and open storefronts activate the pedestrian level of the site, both at the exterior and interior of the block.
A retail and restaurant wrapped parking garage accommodates the site’s vehicular needs.
Murals and other art installations can be found throughout the site, and may change to showcase various local artists’ work.
Streetside planters provide a buffer between the sidewalk and busy roads, while also shading pedestrians walking by. An activated alley with east-west access points brings visitors to the site’s core.
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RETAIL 25,000 SQ. FT
167 RESIDENTIAL UNITS
OPEN SPACE 1.5 ACRES
SERVICE 3,300 SQ. FT
OFFICE 130,000 SQ. FT
96 PARKING STALLS
Prior to the Knightley District proposal, the site consisted of office space (12,000 sq ft) and 1182 surface and structured parking stalls. After design intervention, the site uses diversified dramatically to include more office space, less surface parking, new retail and restaurant space, residential units, civic and open space.
ACTIVATED ALLEY & KNIGHTLEY PLAZA The European-inspired alley features storefronts that face both the interior and exterior of the block with centralized service corridors. These storefronts are highly permeable with glazing and garage door openings, patio seating and generous awnings that enclose and protect pedestrian users. Knightley Plaza becomes a gathering point for activity in the Knightley District, with outdoor seating, shade trees, playful paving patterns, flowing grasses and an access node to the site’s interior. 24
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WYUKA PARK Located in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Wyuka Park is a site immersed within the city on Lincoln. The proposed landscape of the site unfolds to imitate the different native prairies that could be found in the area before the city was built. The site restoration includes tallgrass, shortgrass and mixed grass prairies, as well as riparian buffers, large shade trees and native wildower plantings. These ecotones provide opportunities to foster habitats for native wildlife and insects, including endangered or threatened species. Walking trails are sprinkled throughout the plantings, with seating to relax near the existing pond or gather with friends in the pavillion. Located next to the Wyuka Cemetery, the park also offers a green escape for those seeking a place of reection and rest.
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WYUKA PLANTING PLAN 28
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NATIVE PRAIRIE PALETTE
TREE SELECTION
SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE MIX
MIXED PRAIRIE MIX
Includes a variety of native trees for both shade and ornamental value and aesthetics.
Includes a variety of native grasses and native forbs that are 6-24 inches in height, drought tolerant, have a “low” or “medium” moisture use rating, and are generally palatable for grazing and browsing animals.
Includes a variety of native grasses and some native forbs that are 24-48 inches in height, are drought tolerant, have a “low” or “medium” moisture use rating, and may be palatable for grazing or browsing animals.
Acer saccharinum / Silver Maple Betula occidentalis / Water Birch Cercis canadensis / Eastern Redbud Quercus muehlenbergii / Chinkapin Oak Quercus palustris / Pin Oak Salis lutea / Yellow Willow
Achnatherum hymenoides / Indian Rice Grass Allium textile / Textile Onion Astragalus agrestis / Purple Milkvetch Bouteloua dactyloides / Buffalo Grass Bouteloua hirsuta / Hairy Grama Eleocharis acicularis / Needle Spikerush Monolepis nuttalliana / Nuttail’s Povertyweed
Achillea millefolium / Common Yarrow Achnatherum hymenoides / Indian Rice Grass Amorpha fruticosa / False Indigo Bouteloua curtipendula / Side Oats Grama Ericameria nauseosa / Rubber Rabbitbrush Hesperostipa spartea / Porcupine Grass
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TALLGRASS PRAIRIE MIX
RIPARIAN BUFFER MIX
FORB SEED MIX
Includes a variety of native grasses and some native forbs that are greater than 48 inches in height, are drought tolerant, and have a “low” or “medium” moisture use rating.
Includes native plants with a “medium” or “high” moisture use rating that can be used in bioswales, bioretention zones and along the pond edge. These plants should (a) be used as erosion control in certain areas, (b) be used to treat stormwater before it reenters the pond or (c) provide habitat for native animals and insects that thrive in a semi-riparian ecosystem.
Includes native, perennial forbs with purple, yellow or white blooms and a variety of bloom periods. These plants generally have a “low” or “medium” moisture use rating, are drought tolerant, support lepidoptera and are 12-36 inches in height.
Adropogon gerardii / Big Bluestem Artemisia cana / Silver Sage Bouteloua curtipendula / Side Oats Grama Calamovilfa longifolia / Prairie Sandreed Hersperostipa spartea / Porcupline Grass Panicum virgatum / Switchgrass Sorghastrum nutans / Indian Grass
Alisma gramineum / Narrowleaf Water Plantain Alisma subcordatum / Water Plantain Anemone multifida / Windflower Anemopsis californica / Yerba Mansa Carex diandra / Lesser Panicled Sedge Carex tribuloides / Pointed Oval Sedge Carex vulpinoidea / Brown Fox Sedge Phragmites australis / Common Reed
Oenothera caespitosa / Tufted Evening Primrose Phlox diffusa / Spreading Phlox Potentilla plattensis / Platte River Cinquefoil Ranunculus graberrimus / Sagebrush Buttercup Ranunculus longirostris / Longbreak Buttercup Senna marilandica / Maryland Senna Symphyotrichum lateriflorum / Calico Aster
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BAYER CROPSCIENCE COURTYARD
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Central Green
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Paved plaza
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Paved walkways
Ongoing site planning and design services are provided for
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Circular paved spaces
an international corporation’s 240-acre Kansas City campus.
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Deck/Stage
An overall site master plan was previously proposed with
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Wood steps & ramp
improvements and visual enhancements for the main campus
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Bioretention zone
entry, surface parking areas, outdoor spaces, and primary
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Existing Bald Cypress tree
building entries. Detailed design services and implementation
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Ornamental tree
followed for the campus entry and parking areas. Currently,
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Shrub hedge
design services are being provided for the complete
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renovation of an outdoor courtyard that will ultimately
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Planting bed
support large and small events, team meetings, and outdoor dining. Proposed design concepts feature a central green, shade structures, indigenous plant materials, a wall mural, solar panel stations, bioswales, and seating opportunities. The ultimate goal is to help the company achieve an attractive, functional and sustainable campus that responds to its employee’s needs and promotes its corporate mission.
Project work completed in collaboration with PLAID collaborative in Kansas City, MO
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WOOD AMENITIES - DETAILS
DECK & RAMP EAST/WEST SECTION (NOT TO SCALE)
DECK & STAIRS NORTH/SOUTH SECTION (NOT TO SCALE)
DECK & STAGE NORTH/SOUTH SECTION (NOT TO SCALE)
Stair and ramp details (above) show the relationship to the
Site improvements to the existing concrete plinth at the
existing concrete ramp (to be removed) and the proposed Ipe-
west-end of the site include an Ipe-wood stage (above) for
wood stairs and ADA accessible ramp.
presentations and gathering space.
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PAVING & PLANTING - DETAILS
PAVESTONE UNIT PAVER DETAIL (NOT TO SCALE)
BIOSWALE (NOT TO SCALE)
Stormwater management for the courtyard includes a large bioswale area (above) at the east-end of the site to collect runoff, which includes an underdrain system to connect to PAVESTONE UNIT PAVER DETAIL (NOT TO SCALE)
existing systems. Permeable paving units are being considered for pedestrian paths to help mitigate runoff.
Site improvements include new walkways and circular plaza space. Detailing the new unit-paver paths (above) show the relationship to the softscape and surrounding planting beds, while ensuring a secure, long-lasting pedestrian path.
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RESPONSIBLE GROWTH Seattle, Washington has had a strong, continuous industrial presence starting with the timber industry in the late 1800s. According to the Seattle’s 2008 Comprehensive Plan, the city will seek to nearly double industrial jobs from the previous 268,484 in 1980, to 473,563 by 2035. Most existing industrial parcels are located on or near Seattle’s waterfront and take advantage of water transportation, potentially compromising the natural ecosystems that exist in the area. With a growing industrial economy, new land parcels will need to be zoned for industrial use and development. Parcel occupation conflicts exist between the industrial and commercial/residential interests of Seattle, both of which want to occupy the waterfront properties. An analysis of existing industrial parcels, existing and proposed land use, ecosystem habitats and other environmental considerations will be conducted to prioritize suitable parcels for industrial occupation that will allow for socially and environmentally responsible industrial growth, without compromising existing ecosystem habitats or the interests of Seattle’s population.
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ANALYSIS WORKFLOW
EXISTING LAND USE
ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CIVIC ZONE
RIPARIAN CORRIDORS
STEEP SLOPE EROSION AREAS
COMMERCIAL ZONE
WETLANDS
SLIDE AREAS
MIXED USE ZONE
SHORELINE HABITAT
LIQUEFACTION PRONE AREAS
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
PRIORITY HABITATS & SPECIES
FLOOD PRONE AREAS
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY
URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO WATER TRANSPORT EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ZONE
AREAS OF CONSTRAINT ECO- & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ZONE
OPPORTUNITY/CONSTRAINT OVERLAY EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ZONE OPPORTUNITY AREAS CONSTRAINT AREAS
INDUSTRIAL LAND BUFFER
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SUITABILITY ANALYSIS After using Model Builder in ArcGIS, the most suitable areas for environmentally and socially responsible industrial growth were identiďŹ ed. These areas are:
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Within a 0.25 mile buffer zone of marine transportation Not located in environmentally or ecologically critical areas Located within Urban Neighborhoods with waterfront property
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SUITABILITY MAP LEGEND
WATERBODY NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY MAJOR ROADS EXISTING INDUSTRIAL ZONE
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CITY HALL
FESTIVAL PLAZA RECREATION CENTER
PARKING GARAGE
VISTA
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07 PUBLIC MARKET
STRATA
LENEXA CITY CENTER
The Lenexa City Center is currently in the design development phase. PLAID collaborative is serving as a consultant for all of FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
the site design and development. The project is a mixed-use development consisting of a new city hall building, community center, 5-level parking structure, and a future library. The exterior spaces link the structures together, providing areas for gathering and a wide-range of activities. The design concept for the site is an interpretation of a “deconstructed prairie�. Elements of the prairie, such as topography, patterns, materials, and forms are abstracted and applied to all of the exterior spaces and places.
Project work completed in collaboration with PLAID collaborative in Kansas City, MO
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STRATA CONCEPT RENDERING
The Strata, Vista and Festival Plaza are three distinct areas designed into the Lenexa City Center. Each space is derived from the deconstructed prairie concept, incorporating historical and contextual elements to create a sense of place. The largest of these spaces located in the center of the site - the Festival Plaza (left) - provides room for community activities, gathering space, custom seating elements, water features, and other unique site amenities (section below).
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LENEXA CITY CENTER REFERENCE PLAN
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Plan enlargements for the Strata, Vista and Festival Plaza were
During this phase of design, layout and materials were
completed to further reďŹ ne the design concepts. The above plans
discussed in greater detail with the City of Lenexa and other
show the Festival Plaza and Vista enlargements, and the overall site
design team members to achieve a beautiful, cost-effective
plan is shown to the left.
design solution.
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PHOTOGRAPHY & TRAVEL
My appreciation for photography, cities, landscapes and travel began early. Growing up in a small Kansas town offered rural beauty and an appreciation for nature. When I began travelling with my family, the trips were not necessarily about the destination but rather about the sights to be seen and things to do along the way. Taking time to appreciate and capture pictures of places became a very important part of my life. These photographs are a few of my favorite moments in time.
All pictures are taken with a Canon T3i DSLR camera
ISLE OF CAPRI
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ON THE AMALFI PIER AMALFI, ITALY
TOP: CATTEDRALE DI SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE FLORENCE, ITALY BOTTOM: VATICAN CITY
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CASA DI OSPITALIA ASSISI, ITALY
DUOMO DI ORVIETO ORVIETO, ITALY
BASILICA OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI ASSISI, ITALY
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CN TOWER TORONTO, ON
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HOT BALLOON FESTIVAL STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEW FRISCO, CO
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SMOKE IN THE FLINT HILLS KONZA PRAIRIE, KANSAS
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LIMESTONE PATH KONZA PRAIRIE, KANSAS
TALLGRASS PRAIRIE KONZA PRAIRIE, KANSAS
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BURN ZONES KONZA PRAIRIE, KANSAS 57
RESUME
EDUCATION
SKILLS
ACTIVITIES
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Kansas State University LAAB-accredited 5 year degree Graduated May 2015
DRAFTING AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Google SketchUp
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) National Member: 2011 to present Student Chapter Member: 2011 to 2015
MASTERS THESIS Envisioning 3D Learning Environments in Environmental Education: An Exploration of the Konza Prairie
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign DIGITAL RENDERING Vue, Unity VIRTUAL REALITY Oculus Rift HAND RENDERING Colored Pencil, Pen & Ink, Marker, Watercolor, Graphite ArcGIS WEBSITE CREATION SquareSpace MICROSOFT OFFICE Word, Excel, Powerpoint PHOTOGRAPHY Including night and HDR photography
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APDESIGN Student Ambassador 2011 to 2015 First Year Studio Mentor 2011 to 2015 Residence Hall Architecture Floor Student Representative: 2011
HONORS & AWARDS APA NEW HORIZON AWARD 2013 KANSAS CHAPTER Live. Work. Play. Wichita Collaborative Studio ASLA CENTRAL STATES HONOR AWARD 2014 People First Kansas City Collaborative Studio
PLAID COLLABORATIVE
FTE INC.
CAMPUS PLANNING
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERN Kansas City, MO January 2014 - Present
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERN Kansas City, MO January - August 2014
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERN Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS Summer 2012
SCOPE OF WORK: Ėĺ Landscape architecture graphic documentation Ėĺ Design development and construction documentation for various projects
SCOPE OF WORK: Ėĺ Concept design for athletic complexes Ėĺ Schematic design renderings Ėĺ Marketing graphics & documents Ėĺ Website creation for the KCMO studio Ėĺ Planting design & plans Ėĺ Construction documentation for athletic fields
SCOPE OF WORK: Ėĺ Concept design for campus sites Ėĺ Site inventory & analysis Ėĺ Conceptual renderings Ėĺ Project progress meetings
NOTABLE PROJECTS: Ėĺ Lenexa City Center (Lenexa, KS): Design development, construction documentation & details Ėĺ Bayer CropScience Courtyard (Kansas City, MO): Design development, construction documentation & details Ėĺ Four Colonies (Lenexa, KS): Plan graphics & corresponding spreadsheets produced for site lighting, existing stormwater & sewer plan, tree inventory, turf condition inventory, and hardscape inventory Ėĺ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Updated existing site plans for new publications & reference
NOTABLE PROJECTS: Ėĺ Atlanta Falcons Multi-Use Stadium Field Consultant (Atlanta, GA) Ėĺ University of Miami Hecht Renovated Practice Facility & Field Layout Design (Coral Gables, FL) Ėĺ Charlotte County Sports Complex Site Master Plan & Field Layout Design (Port Charlotte, FL) Ėĺ Marketing: Firm Portfolio, Letterhead, Website Design, Project Pages & Boards, Rebranding Logo Ideas
THREAD DESIGNER Manhattan, KS February 2012 - January 2014 SCOPE OF WORK: Ėĺ Graphic design work for printed projects Ėĺ Project management throughout the production process Ėĺ Various printing methods (direct to garment printing, vinyl press) Ėĺ Customer service throughout the order process
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