LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2021-2023
ZOE CLARKE
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Office Assistant, Landscape Architecture Department (Seattle, WA)
July 2022 - present
• Responsible for posting events and other newsworthy topics on social media and website.
• Experience with museum and gallery setup and takedown for departmental events.
• Produce simple graphics and announcements to reach out to students within the program.
Student Consultant, ArchNet UW (Seattle, WA)
September 2021 - present
• Designs and collaborates with faculty in different programs within the College of Built Environments to create a multitude of graphic design work ranging from posters to pamphlets that are distributed within the college.
• Responsible for replacing paper, ink and maintanence cartdridges of large plotting printers.
• Supports students by answering questions regarding the Adobe Cloud Suite and printing.
Florist, Quality Foods Center (Seattle, WA)
June 2022 - September 2022
• Created floral bouquets and arrangements according to the customer’s request and specifications.
• Accounted for floral inventory as well as organizing product in a tasteful manner
• Assisted customers warmly with questions concerning flowers and plants.
Sustainability Media Intern, FCF CO., LTD. (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
January 2020 - May 2020
• Responsible for reviewing and editing final drafts of several press releases and reports in English.
• Drafted and researched information for press releases, quarterly business reports as well as their first ever sustainability report, which would be used to inform buyers, public shareholders and published on the FCF Co., Ltd. website.
• Designed graphs and charts to further inform buyers such as Costco about FCF’s social and environmental programs.
• Assisted in designing and refining a more user-friendly website.
PROJECTS EXTENTS, UW Landscape Architecture Publication
Collaborating with graduate students within the major to publish a magazine that will be distributed throughout the College of Built Environtments with personal work included.
Design Build, Washington Arboretum
Worked with other undergraduates to rennovate a stream outlet at the Washington Arboretum. Skills learned: landscape maintenance, furthered construction skills and introduction to rock masonry (building freestanding walls, decisive rock placements), planting skills.
Seattle Design Festival Exhibit, Lake Union Park
Worked with other undergraduates and graduates to create an interactive installation displayed at the Seattle Design Festival about environmental grief. Skills learned: structure building, material dyeing and printing, poster layout and hieararchy, public art installation and process.
EDUCATION University of Washington, Bachelors in Landscape Architecture 2023 (Seattle, WA)
Iolani School, 2018 (Honolulu, HI)
SKILLS Proficiency in: Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), AutoCAD, Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
Intermediate level of: Sketchup, QGIS, Rhino, Revu BlueBeam, laser cutter
Basic level of: Revit, Lumion, Grasshopper, AfterEffects
Construction skills: woodwork, landscape maintenance
Languages: proficiency in Italian reading/writing/speaking, beginner in Chinese reading/ writing/speaking
Growing up in Hawaii, nature has always been one of my first loves. Learning about it through native Hawaiian myths, legends and management has given me an immense appreciation for the ground we walk on and what we see around us. I’ve been fortunate enough to gain insight into other cultural experiences through traveling. I would say these major life experiences for me have shaped who I am today and how my design process works. I enjoy thinking about Indigenous and cultural practices used in ecological systems so that we can work with the land versus thinking of it as something to build on top of. My college career has opened my eyes to many other interests and areas of study that I am passionate about and want to continue to learn more through my professional career. These include climate resilience/ adaptation, green infrastructure design, land reclamation and historic preservation. I’ve worked in many industries throughout my life and enjoy creating a warm and welcoming environment with my colleagues. I enjoy collaborating with others and learning more through them as well as creating exciting new ideas and things with them.
Life is constantly in flux and adapting to quick changes is something I’ve grown very comfortable doing. I am a hard worker and capable of working in different fields. Through the wide range of experiences I’ve had, I can say that I am adept in learning new things quickly and will bring my best effort and attitude in any opportunity I am given.
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PROJECTS THE BENCH 01 02 03 04 05 06 HAND RENDERINGS FRAGMENTATION OF BEERSHEBA ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RESTORATIVE REVELATIONS MAPPING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
THE BENCH
Skills: Rhino, AutoCad, woodshop and fabrication experience
“The bench” was initially built to be used at the UW Farm, which lacked furniture for the employees and visitors. Through multiple iterations of design, I decided to make the bench simple yet ergonomically comfortable detailed with small intricacies. White oak was used to ensure longevity and sturdiness without the use of reinforcements.
9"X 52" WHITE OAK BACK REST RADIUS @ 3/4"; TO FIT AND BE GLUED INTO GROOVES OF SEAT SIDE PANELS 21"X27" WHITE OAK SEAT SIDE PANELS WITH ROUTED JOINTS FOR BACK REST AND SEAT SLATS 52" WHITE OAK SEAT SLATS; RADIUS @ 3/4" WITH 6"X5/4" JOINTS TO FIT AND TO BE GLUED INTO GROOVES OF SEAT SIDE PANELS 5/16"X 8" GALVANIZED STEEL NAILS, PRE-DRILLED HOLES CONCRETE FOOTING PREPARED SUBGRADE WOODEN BENCH ASSEMBLY 1 SCALE: 1-1/2" = 1'-0"
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Original rough drafts, mock-ups and process images taken throughout the process of learning how to use tools.
HAND RENDERING
LEFT: Site plan recording key areas, views and experiences along a linear trajectory through Ravenna Park, Seattle.
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RIGHT: Vignettes used for a design-build project at the Washington Arboretum in Seattle.
FRAGMENTATION OF BEERSHEBA
Skills: model-making, Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino
Inspired by the city of Beersheba, from Italo Calvino’s “Invisible Cities”, this space serves as a gathering area for people with many layers to it. It sits on a partially-remediated site with its northwest corner being the least remediated. Following the gradient of waste remediation, the site becomes more inhabitable, lively and beautiful as one follows it down to its lower areas.
ORGANIZATIONAL GRID NARRATIVE WASTE REMEDIATION 0 1 2 4 ORGANIZATIONAL GRID NARRATIVE WASTE REMEDIATION 0 1 2 4
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ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Skills: collaboration, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, QGIS
A project focusing on ecological systems and collaboration. This group project details the plan and processes used to transport a large volume of un-remediated soil into Union Bay Natural Area. Interactions/ relationships between users and the soil as well as an education component were major details to be considered. The following are individual pieces of the project I dealt with— mainly considering how process occur over time and key relationships.
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RESTORATIVE REVELATIONS
Skills: model-making, Illustrator, Photoshop, QGIS, Rhino, Lumion, Indesign
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An exercise in site analysis, spatial and planting design. This site was initially a parking lot located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood across the street from Cal Anderson park. The space serves as a pollinator garden with a plethora of native annuals and perrenials. The restorative experience framework informed spaces within the site where people can gather and/ or take refuge
PLAN Scale: 1/8” = 1’ KEY: human entities bee entities butterfly /moth entities bird entities
EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK:
Being away
fascination
Soft
Extent
Compatibility ITERATION ITERATION 2 ITERATION 3 N Scale: 1/8” = 1’ KEY: human entities bee entities butterfly /moth entities bird entities SITE ANALYSIS: 1110 E PINE ST. RESTORATIVE EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK: 1) Being away 2) Soft fascination 3) Extent 4) Compatibility 1110 E. Pine St. (Site 5) is located in one of Seattle’s most densely populated neighborhoods. It sits across from Capitol Hill’s famous Cal Anderson Park. The parking lot sits in front of a label making company, and the surrounding walls are covered in bright, colorful graffiti art. Besides the art, asphalt and greenery that grows in between the cracked pavement, there is not much material quality and the lack of soft materials was very striking during my initial visit. Looking back on all the events that have happened over the last two years, wanted to create a space that gave people in the neighborhood an opportunity to reflect and decompress from the everyday stressors that goes on in our daily lives. From things we hear on the news to constantly being on technology due to online work and school, this place serves as an oasis in the middle of a very bustling city. ITERATION ITERATION ITERATION RESTORATIVE REVELATIONS Zoe Clarke Scale: 1/4” = 1’ N PLAN N Scale: 1/8” = 1’ KEY: human entities bee entities butterfly /moth entities bird entities SITE ANALYSIS: 1110 E PINE ST.
RESTORATIVE EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK:
away
1) Being
fascination
2) Soft
3) Extent
1110 E. Pine St. (Site 5) is located in one of Seattle’s most densely populated neighborhoods. It sits across from Capitol Hill’s famous Cal Anderson Park. The parking lot sits in front of a label making company, and the surrounding walls are covered in bright, colorful graffiti art. Besides the art, asphalt and greenery that grows in between the cracked pavement, there is not much material quality and the lack of soft materials was very striking during my initial visit. Looking back on all the events that have happened over the last two years, wanted to create a space that gave people in the neighborhood an opportunity to reflect and decompress from the everyday stressors that goes on in our daily lives. From things we hear on the news to constantly being on technology due to online work and school, this place serves as an oasis in the middle of very bustling city. ITERATION 1 ITERATION ITERATION 3 RESTORATIVE REVELATIONS Zoe Clarke
4) Compatibility
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THE SALMON SHRINK
changes in salmon migration in the Lower
MAPPING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
Skills: QGIS, Illustrator, Indesign Discovering ways of mapping beyond tracing and plotting. This project identified and mapped how drastic industrial changes within the Duwamish Valley have changed salmon migration patterns.
Duwamish Valley
current salmon migration
industry vs. greenspace
current Lower Duwamish Valley
salmon migration (pre-development)
Lower Duwamish Valley (pre-development)
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