TIFFANY TORRES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
introduction
FROM THE DIRT A SEED MUST GROW
A DIVE INTO THE STAGES OF PROGRESSION
My name is Tiffany.
I am a dancer, artist, and creator. Dance is where I am able to physically understand kinesthetics and somatics. Art is either where I begin my design process for projects or where I allow myself to create freely. I am an Irvine native where I have seen the cultivation of crops gear more towards the cultivation of communities through master plan development.
Growing up in the same city can lead to dull eyes and that is where Cal Poly Pomona brought color to my world through the study of Landscape Architecture. My hometown became this vast city of discoveries and realizations through the infrastructure, organization, and form. I have also been introduced to numerous positions of research and leadership at CPP.
With the help of two colleagues, I interviewed Cal Poly Pomona President Soraya M. Cooley, BrightView’s Pat Seatton, and students who were apart of the building of the Neutra Plaza. I was nominated to speak with two of my colleagues about to Neutra Plaza to the Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Board.
Collective adaptation Come One, Come All
Portfolio by: Tiffany Torres
DANGERMOND PRESERVE Anthropocene + Biophilia UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE Development Impacted Ecosystem + Preserving Ecology SOUTH CENTRAL FARM Urban Community Farm LYLE CENTER Ecological + Ergonomical Mapping + Analysis NEUTRA PLAZA Hands-On Construction at College of Environmental Design
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table of
DANGERMOND PRESERVE Anthropocene + Biophilia
01
MALACOTHRIX
ASTRAGALUS NUTTALLIIANUS VAR. NUTTALLII NUTTALL’S MILKVETCH HORKELIA CUNEATA VAR. SERICEA KELLOG’S HORKELIA
SAXATILIS VAR. SAXATILIS CLIFF ASTER MUCRONEA CALIFORNICA CALIFORNIA SPINE FLOWER
LOAM
ERIODICTYON CAPITATUM DEINANDRA INCRESCENS SSP. VILLOSA HORKELIA CUNEATA VAR. SERICEA ASTRAGALUS NUTTALLII VAR. NUTTALLII
MALACOTHRIX
01 DANGERMOND PRESERVE SPECIAL-STATUS PLANTS
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS PURISSIMA LILIUM HUMBOLDTII SSP. OCELLATUM
SAXATILIS MUCRONEA CALIFORNICA SPRING SUMMER
LILIUM HUMBOLDTII SSP. OCELLATUM OCELLATED HUMBOLDT
ERIYODICTYON CAPITATUM LOMPOC YERBA
INCRESCENS
VILLOSA GAVIOTA TAR PLANT FALL WINTER IN COLLABORATION W/ ARTURO MARTINEZ + AMBER HOLLINGER
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS PURISSIMA LA PURISIMA MANZANITA
LILY
SANTA DEINANDRA
SSP.
BLACK ABALONE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER BROWN ALGAE BULL KELP SURFPERCH SARDINE BIVALVIA ANCHOVY ANEMONE ABALONE / DO NOT MIGRATE / MATE YEAR ROUND SEA OTTER / DO NOT MIGRATE FAR / MATE YEAR ROUND BROWN PELICAN / MATING SEASON / MIGRATE NORTH SNOWY PLOVER / NESTING SEASON / MIGRATE SOUTH FOR WINTER WILLOW FLYCATCHER BADGER / DO NOT MIGRATE SPRING SUMMER EXCESSIVELY DRAINED SANDY CLAY LOAM 01 DANGERMOND PRESERVE SPECIAL-STATUS ANIMALS + FOOD WEB
CALIFORNIA BROWN PELICAN WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER SOUTHERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER AMERICAN BADGER ANEMONE STARFISH MOSQUITO ANT SQUIRREL TARANTULA SNAKE NORTH FLYCATCHER / MIGRATE SOUTH FOR WINTER MIGRATE FAR / MATING SEASON FALL WINTER WELL DRAINED LOAM WELL DRAINED GRAVELY LOAM
COJOTRAIL COJO GATE PHYTOREMEDIATION FLOODMANAGEMENT PARKING SOCIAL PROGRAMS + SPATIAL USE 11,816 sq. ft 12,451 sq. ft 11,789 sq. ft 20,415 sq. ft 01 DANGERMOND PRESERVE PROGRAMS
SANDY LOAM SOLAR ENERGY O2 SANDY LOAM GRAVELY LOAM RUNOFF CO2 O2 SANDY LOAM O2 O2 CO2 CO2 CO2 SOLAR FABRIC STRUCTURE COMPOST RESTROOMS TEMPORARY MICRO-CLIMATE “SOLAR-UP” / TEMPORARY SHADE HUB + SOLAR POWER GENERATION TWO COMPOST RESTROOMS MINIMUM FOR A HIGHER EFFICIENCY IN WASTE DECOMPOSING PHYTOREMEDATION SWALE NEXT TO TRAIN TRACKS SQUARE FOOTAGE LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD APPROX. 10 SCHOOL BUSES COMFORTABLY PHYTOREMEDIATION BASINS + PARKING PHYTOREMEDIATION THROUGH FLOOD MANAGEMENT TERRACING DESIGN BREAKS DOWN TOXINS + MITIGATES WATER FLOW
AERATION EXCESS LIQUID SOLAR PANEL ROOF ACCESS SPACE 30’ - 0” 25’ - 0” WIND 1 mph - 7 mph CO2 CO2 CREATES TEMPORARY MICRO-CLIMATE HUMANURE / SAWDUST COMPOST WIND POWERED OR POWERED FAN TO PROMOTE AERATION *FOLDS DOWN TO COMPACT SIZE ABLE TO FIT INTO A TRUCK BED SIZE REFERENCE FOR SOLAR HUB COMPOST RESTROOM + CONSTRUCTED WETLAND 01 DANGERMOND PRESERVE SOLAR ARCHITECTURE + COMPOST RESTROOM
BLACKWATER FILTERED WATER PHYTOSTABILIZATION THROUGH PLANTS SANDY LOAM SOLAR ENERGY O2 CO2 O2 O2 SOLAR FABRIC STRUCTURE COMPOST RESTROOMS TWO COMPOST RESTROOMS MINIMUM FOR A HIGHER EFFICIENCY IN WASTE DECOMPOSING SOLAR AERATION EXTENSION POLES W/ SNAP JOINTS “SOLAR-UP” / TEMPORARY SOLAR HUB + COMPOST RESTROOMS
UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTED ECOSYSTEM + PRESERVING ECOLOGY 02
11,000,000+ 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0
02 UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE POLLUTION BY PROXIMITY
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 #OF
A
OF 10 MILLION PEOPLE WILL EMIT FEWER GREENHOUSE GASES THAN ONE FLIGHT FROM JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT
1965
PASSENGERS YEAR
GROUP
Upper Newport Bay 1950
JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT AVERAGES ABOUT 126 COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS PER DAY AT MUCH FURTHER DISTANCES
(est.)
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE AREAS LEGEND CITY BOUNDARY WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY OF COSTA 02 UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE WATERSHED + WASTEWATER INTO THE BAY
SERVICE
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE COSTA MESA IRVINE WATER RANCH DISTRICT
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND
AREAS INFRASTRUCTURE
02 UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE LOCATION + CONTEXT
IN COLLABORATION W/ AMBER HOLLINGER + ZOE BATES
PISTACIA CHINESIS ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM ARCTOSTAPHYLOS TURKEY VULTURE ULVA LACTUCA 02 UPPER NEWPORT BAY PRESERVE MODEL / PHYTOREMEDIATION NEAR STORM DRAINS
CARBON COLLECTING PLANTS / LAST LINE OF DEFENSE TO FILTER TOXINS BEFORE RELEASING INTO THE BAY
BIOSWALE
UNDERWATER MANGROVE HABITAT MALLARD DUCKS LACTUCA
URBAN
03
SOUTH CENTRAL FARM
COMMUNITY FARM
03 SOUTH CENTRAL FARM FROM THE DIRT A SEED MUST GROW
South LA has a heavy history of verbal redlining, aggressive policing, racial profiling, the I-10 being built through the heart of the city, and the 1965 Watts Riots + Civil Rights movement. My collage conveys the resiliency that the community itself has held in regards to their pride despite the gentrification.
There was an article I read in the LA Times where a family mentioned that despite their unfair treatment, they hope the future provides an improvement in the circulation of people, jobs and overall production. The photo of the girl taking a selfie represents that as it is an art piece titled “South Central Dreams.” This carries hope for what is yet to come to the site.
03 SOUTH CENTRAL FARM PLANTING PLAN + PROGRAMS Groundcover Tabebuia impetiginosa Pink Trumpet Arctostaphylos manzanita Common Manzanita Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican Palo Verde Eucalyptus macrocarpa Desert Malee Stenocereus marginata Mexican Fence Post Cactus Acacia redolens Spreading Acacia Aloe camperi Torch Aloe Plumbago auriculata Royal Cape Plumbago Anigozanthos flavidus Bush Pearl Kangaroo Paws Lantana camara Firestorm Lantana Sphaeralcea amibgua Globe Mallow Louis Hamilton Crassula argentea Sunset Jade Sedum nussbaumerianum Orange Stonecrop Tree Shrub Salvia rosmarinus Creeping Rosemary Sambucus nigra Black Elderberry Ribes aureum var. gracillimum Golden Currant
Edible Center Planter
Stacked Plant Pots
Edible + Low Water Tree Well
03 SOUTH CENTRAL FARM FROM THE DIRT A SEED MUST GROW
04
LYLE CENTER ECOLOGICAL + ERGONOMICAL MAPPING + ANALYSIS
TIFFANY’S ROUTE AMBER’S ROUTE
04 LYLE CENTER SENSORY MAPPING
NEUTRA PLAZA
HANDS-ON CONSTRUCTION AT THE COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
05
05 NEUTRA PLAZA PHOTO JOURNAL
TIFFANY TORRES
CONTACT
+1 (714) 356 - 7716
tiffany.torres.ann@gmail.com 12 Alba E Irvine, CA 92620
linkedin.com/in/tatorres instagram/com/tiffanyytorres.art
PROFILE
I am a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Dance at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. My research is rooted in elevating the interpersonal experience in landscapes in relationship with the social, ecological, and technical systems found in communities around the country. My interests include how oppression and injustice manifests in architecture and public spaces by means of accessibility and quality. I am passionate about all people and living creatures being comfortable outdoors, living symbiotically. I am driven to apply my research to establish productive multi-use spaces that interlink surrounding assets to enhance the lives of community members.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
B.S. Landscape Architecture
Minor in Dance
2019 - Present
Irvine Valley College
A.A. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Graduated cum laude
2016 - 2019
RELEVANT
SOMA-CITY Collaboration
CPP Philanthropic Board Presentation
The Japanese American Experience and the California Landscape TA
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Social Media Platforms (Instagram, Google, TikTok, Facebook)
Understanding of Analytics and Reporting
Collaboration Talent
Operations Manager / Social Media Manager
Boost Hydration in Newport Beach, CA
Provides administrative support to executives
2022 - Present
Ensures the company has proper administrative reporting and operation controls
Manage executive calendars, strategically coordinating meetings, appointments, events and travel arrangements
Conduct training and development programs for new employees Simplified processes to effectively track, order and maintain inventory Report on analytics Interact with customers and prospects
Tour Guide / Farm Representative
Tanaka Farms in Irvine, CA
2020 - Present
Guide on average 6 one-hour long tours of approximately 50 people through the 30-acre farm
Educate visitors about irrigation, agriculture, fruits, veggies, farming and gardening techniques
Hands-on planting and harvesting for produce stand and customers Maintain inventory and cashier at the Farm - Stand Complete orders for the CSA Program
Farmhand
Dharma Ridge Farm in Quilcene, WA
Practice organic - grade farming techniques
Seeding, transplanting, harvesting organic produce Produced wholesale and CO-OP orders in a timely manner Boxed and delivered extra produce to charity organizations
2021 Summer
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This portfolio is dedicated to my family members, professors, and colleagues for supporting this process and providing information that benefits myself, but most importantly, raising awareness and hope for more and better open public spaces with equal access for all.
THANK YOU TIFFANY.TORRES.ANN@GMAIL.COM (714) 356 - 7716