Landscape Architecture Portfolio -RACHEL KERRUniversity of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
School for Environment and Sustainability Masters in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelors of Arts Major: Anthropology Minor: Human Centered Design
RACHEL KERR I believe that landscapes shape how we move and see the world. Ecologically centered and aesthetically focused landscapes create new and meaningful movements. I am currently pursuing a dual masters degree from the University of Michigan in landscape architecture and in environmental planning. Through these degrees, I hope to help create sustainable and adaptive landscapes for our changing environment and needs.
WORK EXPERIENCE MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDENS Student Horticulture Intern
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Strategic
Planner
PLANTWISE
Ecological Restoration and Native Landscaper
UCLA ANTHROPOLOGY Research Assistant
SKILLS AutoCAD Adobe Suites ArcGIS qGIS Hand Drafting Microsoft 365
Native Plant ID Invasive Species ID Rstudio/Statistical Analysis Solidworks Rhinoceros 3D
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EAS 691 - FALL 2023 PLANTING DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION
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SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 440 CHURCH ST. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48109
Jefferson-Chalmers Vacant Lot
Pompano Beach Plaza Design
Saginaw Forest Creek Restoration
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Project :
SAGINAW FOREST SURVEY
Name :
RACHEL KERR
Watercolors & Other works
JEFFERSON-CHALMERS VACANT LOT: DETROIT, MI FLOODING + PHYTOREMEDATION Detroit has been experiencing historically high levels of flooding in recent years. To help combat this in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood, I have created a site that is designed to flood, gathering water and helping to alleviate flooding in the immediate neighborhood.
Boardwalk perspective facing Jefferson Ave. Rendered in Photoshop
Sidewalk
Rain garden
Raised boardwalk
Section showing transition of rain garden zone from sidewalk to raised boardwalk. Rendered in Photoshop and Illustrator
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JEFFERSON-CHALMERS : MASTER PLAN
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D
F G
A B
I
JEFFERSON AVE
FREUD STREET
E
NEWPORT STREET C
NTS
Drainage Analysis: How water moves and gathers on the site
A
Market and Apartments
E
Raised Boardwalk
B
Playground
F
Social Zone
Duplex Affordable Housing
G
Rain Garden
C
H
Hardwood Swamp
D
Wet Prairie Ecosystem
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Existing Parking Lot 2
BEACH ON THE BOULEVARD : POMPANO, FL A Beach Volleyball Court
D C
G
H
B Rain Garden C Raised Stage D Fountain and Seating
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B
E Sea Oat Planting F Pervious Parking Lot
E
F
G Existing Restaurant H
Restaurant Seating with Sail Shades Hand-drawn site master plan of re-imagined vacant lot in Florida into a plaza that evokes the beach
NTS
Iterative process for wood deck on site with beach volleyball as focal point
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POMPANO PLAZA: TECHNICAL AND ENHANCED DETAILS Seating and beach volleyball
Fountain with built-in seating on deck
Planting plan for Pompano site. Rendered in CAD
NTS
Rain garden native planting
Hardscape plan for Pompano site. Rendered in CAD
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SAGINAW FOREST CREEK RESTORATION : ANN ARBOR, MI
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Existing conditions of creek
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Early planting phase of creek after being regraded and removed of invasives
Established planting and erosion control to stabilize creek and water flow
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SAGINAW FOREST CREEK RESTORATION : PLANTING PLAN
EAS 691 - FALL 2023 PLANTING DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 440 CHURCH ST. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48109
Project :
Name :
SAGINAW FOREST SURVEY
Drawing No. :
L-100
Date:
13 DEC 2023
Scale:
1/4" = 1'-0"
RACHEL KERR
NORTH
NTS 0
4'
8'
16'
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WATER COLOR & OTHER WORKS
Color study of the courtyard at Kerrytown shops. Hand painted with watercolors
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Diagram for monarch butterflies and how they travel to different sites. Project connected to Jefferson-Chalmers. Rendered in Illustrator and Photoshop. Data for monarch butterflies from ArcGIS.
Illustration of trail signage for Eberwhite woods in Ann Arbor. Hand drawn elements with Illustrator and Photoshop rendering
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