The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it." - Wendell Berry
The document discusses Wendell Berry's quote that "we may strive, with good reason, to escape [the past] or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it." The quote suggests that while we may try to escape or change the negative aspects of the past, true change can only be achieved by improving upon the past in a positive manner.
This document is Andrew Cunningham's design portfolio from Ball State University. It summarizes various landscape architecture projects he worked on from his second through fourth years of study as well as internships. The portfolio includes projects ranging from recreational parks and greenways to residential developments, gardens, and streetscapes. It demonstrates Cunningham's skills in designing for different contexts and users while preserving natural features and increasing recreational and environmental benefits.
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Teresa Durkin is a Senior Landscape Architect, Environmental Planner, and LEED AP with HOK. She is the Technical Director of HOK's Land + Water studio, which specializes in ecological planning and green infrastructure design. Her experience includes restoration plans for the National Mall and master plans for numerous university campuses that incorporate environmental sustainability.
Robert T Angstadt is an architect specializing in higher education projects. Some of his feature projects include a two-story addition to an existing science building at the University of the South that included labs, classrooms, and faculty offices. He also designed a four-story veterinary teaching and research facility for the University of Pennsylvania along with renovations and additions to science buildings at Muhlenberg College, St. Joseph's University, and Gettysburg College. His projects range in size from 48,000 to 142,000 square feet and costs from $22 million to $76 million.
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The document describes an "Eco-Block" model for sustainable neighborhoods in China. Eco-Blocks are designed to be mass-produced housing developments that generate their own energy from renewable sources, recycle water on-site, and produce minimal waste. The model aims to reduce China's infrastructure demands and environmental impacts compared to conventional development. A prototype Eco-Block is proposed for Qingdao, China consisting of 600 housing units designed with passive systems and on-site renewable energy and water recycling.
The document discusses Wendell Berry's quote that "we may strive, with good reason, to escape [the past] or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it." The quote suggests that while we may try to escape or change the negative aspects of the past, true change can only be achieved by improving upon the past in a positive manner.
This document is Andrew Cunningham's design portfolio from Ball State University. It summarizes various landscape architecture projects he worked on from his second through fourth years of study as well as internships. The portfolio includes projects ranging from recreational parks and greenways to residential developments, gardens, and streetscapes. It demonstrates Cunningham's skills in designing for different contexts and users while preserving natural features and increasing recreational and environmental benefits.
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The Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology achieved Bay-Friendly Landscape certification and LEED Platinum certification for its sustainable landscaping practices. The landscape was designed to manage stormwater runoff through a series of bioretention areas and a constructed wetland. Native plantings including sedges and grasses were used to create wildlife habitat and require less watering. The landscape serves as an educational tool for students to learn about environmental stewardship.
Teresa Durkin is a Senior Landscape Architect, Environmental Planner, and LEED AP with HOK. She is the Technical Director of HOK's Land + Water studio, which specializes in ecological planning and green infrastructure design. Her experience includes restoration plans for the National Mall and master plans for numerous university campuses that incorporate environmental sustainability.
Robert T Angstadt is an architect specializing in higher education projects. Some of his feature projects include a two-story addition to an existing science building at the University of the South that included labs, classrooms, and faculty offices. He also designed a four-story veterinary teaching and research facility for the University of Pennsylvania along with renovations and additions to science buildings at Muhlenberg College, St. Joseph's University, and Gettysburg College. His projects range in size from 48,000 to 142,000 square feet and costs from $22 million to $76 million.
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Willow Park is a half-acre public park in Union City, California that showcases many Bay-Friendly landscape practices. The park earned the highest Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape score to date for its waste reduction features, onsite composting, diverse plant selection, no-mow turf alternative, and use of recycled materials. It provides amenities like picnic areas, playground equipment, and habitat for wildlife while conserving water through soil preparation, mulching, and the use of drought-tolerant native and Mediterranean plants. The park serves as a demonstration project for the City of Union City to educate the public on Bay-Friendly practices.
The document describes an "Eco-Block" model for sustainable neighborhoods in China. Eco-Blocks are designed to be mass-produced housing developments that generate their own energy from renewable sources, recycle water on-site, and produce minimal waste. The model aims to reduce China's infrastructure demands and environmental impacts compared to conventional development. A prototype Eco-Block is proposed for Qingdao, China consisting of 600 housing units designed with passive systems and on-site renewable energy and water recycling.
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This document is Katherine Good's resume. It summarizes her education, including a Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, as well as relevant work experience at architecture firms. It lists her software skills and awards, including being on the Dean's List and receiving scholarships. Projects mentioned include a municipal building, spa, and school addition designs.
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2) Imparting job skills and behaviors to help facilitate gainful employment, build hope, families, communities and foster economic growth;
3) helping young people become stewards of their environment while introducing them to entry level career opportunities in the environmental field and green jobs.
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The document provides details on 6 housing projects developed by Chinatown Community Development Center:
1) 1150 Grant Ave: A 14-unit rehabilitation project funded by Wells Fargo Bank.
2) Parkview Terraces: A 101-unit senior housing complex with on-site services.
3) Broadway Family Apartments: An 80-unit new construction project near Chinatown for families.
4) Crescent Cove: The largest affordable housing development in Mission Bay with 236 units.
5) International Hotel: A 104-unit new construction formerly occupied by elderly Filipino and Chinese residents evicted in 1977.
6) General information on Chinatown CDC's
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This document summarizes Distributed BOOF Water Resource Solutions' experience with water reuse and innovative wastewater treatment projects over the past 24 years. It discusses 40 systems using direct and indirect water reuse reducing demands by 25-95% and highlights a 20-year New Jersey project combining biogas and solar energy. It also presents wetland-based passive treatment mechanisms and explains how these innovations were implemented through entrepreneurialism, leadership, and collaboration. The document advocates for a responsible management entity to oversee distributed water/energy/nutrient services through long-term ownership and operation.
Turning the Tide: Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and EducationCUNY Sustainable Cities
Session 4 Wed. April 28, 2010
Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education
Moderator: Dr. John Waldman, Queens College
Speakers/Panelists
Deborah A. Mans, Executive Director, NY/NJ Baykeeper
Christopher J. Collins, Executive Director, Solar One
Cortney Worrall, Director of Programs, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Murray Fisher, Urban Assembly New York Harbor School
William Kor
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This document contains Bambi Yost's professional portfolio. It summarizes her educational background and roles managing the Learning Landscapes Initiative, which has rebuilt 48 Denver school playgrounds. It provides details on selected Learning Landscape projects at Carson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary that she managed and designed. Examples of her volunteer coordination and designs for educational elements like murals and a kinetic shade structure are also included. A timeline shows the initiative's planned capital improvements through 2020.
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Learn about:
a) The current federal and state incentives,
b) The interaction between federal and state incentives, and
c) Pending or proposed changes to the current incentive landscape.
The presentation will also provide an overview of the Massachuetts Technology Collaboratives commercial project financial calculator.
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This document is Katherine Good's resume. It summarizes her education, including a Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, as well as relevant work experience at architecture firms. It lists her software skills and awards, including being on the Dean's List and receiving scholarships. Projects mentioned include a municipal building, spa, and school addition designs.
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2) Imparting job skills and behaviors to help facilitate gainful employment, build hope, families, communities and foster economic growth;
3) helping young people become stewards of their environment while introducing them to entry level career opportunities in the environmental field and green jobs.
This presentation will help you learn more about LVI and our Green jobs training programs in New Orleans, LA
Salt River Bay Marine Research and Education Centermichaelsbayer
The document provides an overview of the Salt River Bay Marine Research and Education Center (MREC) project. The MREC will be a world-class, sustainable facility serving partners through marine research and Caribbean studies programs. It will demonstrate green building and sustainable energy technologies while showcasing "research in a park" and environmental education programs. The MREC brings together the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Government of the Virgin Islands, and four university partners through the Joint Institute for Caribbean Marine Studies to establish a marine research lab and further understanding of tropical marine ecosystems.
The document provides details on 6 housing projects developed by Chinatown Community Development Center:
1) 1150 Grant Ave: A 14-unit rehabilitation project funded by Wells Fargo Bank.
2) Parkview Terraces: A 101-unit senior housing complex with on-site services.
3) Broadway Family Apartments: An 80-unit new construction project near Chinatown for families.
4) Crescent Cove: The largest affordable housing development in Mission Bay with 236 units.
5) International Hotel: A 104-unit new construction formerly occupied by elderly Filipino and Chinese residents evicted in 1977.
6) General information on Chinatown CDC's
Team Waikato from Wintec constructed a 1-bedroom relocatable house made of 90% sustainable materials like pine and plywood panels with minimal waste. The house has high insulation properties through its walls and roof, ensuring comfort year-round and significant energy savings. It is ideal for extra housing like farms or visitor accommodation. Key features include sustainably sourced pine, prefabricated insulated wall panels with little waste, a dark concrete floor for additional solar heat storage, and exterior shutters for insulation or shading of trombe walls.
This document summarizes Distributed BOOF Water Resource Solutions' experience with water reuse and innovative wastewater treatment projects over the past 24 years. It discusses 40 systems using direct and indirect water reuse reducing demands by 25-95% and highlights a 20-year New Jersey project combining biogas and solar energy. It also presents wetland-based passive treatment mechanisms and explains how these innovations were implemented through entrepreneurialism, leadership, and collaboration. The document advocates for a responsible management entity to oversee distributed water/energy/nutrient services through long-term ownership and operation.
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Session 4 Wed. April 28, 2010
Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education
Moderator: Dr. John Waldman, Queens College
Speakers/Panelists
Deborah A. Mans, Executive Director, NY/NJ Baykeeper
Christopher J. Collins, Executive Director, Solar One
Cortney Worrall, Director of Programs, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Murray Fisher, Urban Assembly New York Harbor School
William Kor
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This document contains Bambi Yost's professional portfolio. It summarizes her educational background and roles managing the Learning Landscapes Initiative, which has rebuilt 48 Denver school playgrounds. It provides details on selected Learning Landscape projects at Carson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary that she managed and designed. Examples of her volunteer coordination and designs for educational elements like murals and a kinetic shade structure are also included. A timeline shows the initiative's planned capital improvements through 2020.
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Learn about:
a) The current federal and state incentives,
b) The interaction between federal and state incentives, and
c) Pending or proposed changes to the current incentive landscape.
The presentation will also provide an overview of the Massachuetts Technology Collaboratives commercial project financial calculator.
Solar Financing: Shedding Light on Solar Incentives
Timothy Marten 09 Portfolio
1.
2. “The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but
we will escape it only by adding something better to it.”
- Wendell Berry -
Frost: Ithaca, NY 2008
4. Section 1 : Site Design
Ecology & Technology Discovery Center
Champaign Public Library
Allerton Environmental Education Center
Emquion Lodge & Master Plan
University of Illinois Research Park
5. Ecology and Technology Discovery Center
1
Field House
Plaza
Study Model
Museum
Atrium
Prairie Roof Wetland
The University of Illinois place in
the Champaign and Urbana, com-
munities often creates edge condi- Water Play
tions that encourage community
tension and poor integration to both
the physical and social fabrics of the Analysis
community. This short exploration
project sought to create a site that Concept
could offer both facilities and an en- Diagram
gaging edge on the northern bound- Program
ary of campus. The proposed design Diagram
incorporated a elements based on
the exploration of science, technol-
ogy and the environment, utilizing
water as a explorative medium.
6. 2
Section Thru: Prairie Roof & Atrium
View Looking North From Wetland
Section Thru: Water Play Streams
View Looking East From Entry
Birds Eye View
Section Thru: Atrium and Wetland
Section Thru: Museum and Wetland LA 537 ~ 2008
7. Champaign Public Library
3
SRVC.
Prairie Plaza
Library
Cafe
Terrace
Concept Diagram
Entry Court
Bioswale
Water Flow Diagram
Wood
Lot
The Champaign Public Library is the
largest public work project that the
City of Champaign has undertaken in
nearly 25 years. The Library project
was an investigation of public land-
scapes, community and sustainabil-
ity . Critical design components in-
cluded water management, creation
and definition of place and space.
8. 4
Section Thru: East Side
View of Terrace
Section Thru: Terrace
View of Entry Court
Section Thru: Bioswale Section Thru: Prairie Plaza
Section Thru: Wood Lot View Looking North From Prairie Plaza
LA 537 ~ 2008
9. Allerton Environmental Education Center
5
Prairie
Woodland
Wetland & Education Bldg
By Dipti Gladahall Wetland
Savanna
Cafe Court Prairie
By Dipti Gladahall
Education
The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517 Mait. Yard Center
acre estate located near Monticello,
Illinois on the Upper Sangamon Ex Garden
River. Donated to the University of Buildings
Illinois in 1946 the former country
manor and farms have, over time,
evolved into a retreat, learning
center and a historical treasure.
The proposed Environmental Edu-
cation Center builds upon existing
programs and incorporates exist-
ing structures while sitting new Woodland Wet Lab Barn
structures to meet facility and staff By Dipti Gladahall
needs. The Education Center seeks
to imbue Ecological Design principles
and modalities with the existing site
heritage and forms.
10. 6
New Education Bldg
Ice
House
Mait.
Barn Great Lawn Main
Pavilion
Wet Lab Barn
Cafe &
Conference
Wetland Wetland Diagram
Green Room
Pavilion
House
Formal
Office Gardens Section Thru: New Education Building
Section Thru: New Education Building
Section Thru: Site Looking East
Section Thru: Site Looking West UP 494 ~ 2006
11. Emiquon Lodge and Master Plan
7
Lodge Building Plan
The Nature Conservancy Emiquon Ecotone Planning
project is restoring approximately
1,000 acres of uplands and 6,000
acres of wetlands environments to Lodge Site Plan
their pre-settlement makeup along
the Illinois River near Havana, IL. The
Emiquon Lodge will provide the TNC
with facilities for engaging the public
and scientific community as well as
offer an in-depth opportunity to con-
nect and explore the landscape. The
lodge site plan provides space for
collection gardens, trails, resorted
landscapes teaching and interpretive
areas.
12. 8
Sketchbook Concept Section
Lodge Planting Plan
Concept Plan
LA 452 ~ 2005
13. University of Illinois Research Park
9
Storm water Ampitheater
Concept Sketch
Road & Drive Edge Concept Sketches
The Research Park at the Univer-
sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
houses 50 technology based compa-
nies, employing almost 1,000 staff.
The Research Park was established
to encourage industry collaboration
with the University of Illinois re-
searchers, faculty and students. This
project reexamined the phase one
master plan for of the Research Park.
The redesigned master plan looks
to link the proposed facilities and
landscape in a more symbiotic way
encouraging the flow of ideas and
movement through the landscape.
South Phase Illustrative Plan Phase 1 & 2 Plan
15. Section 2 : Planning
University Of Illinois South Farms
Sawgrass Community Redesign
Ember Orchards Community Plan
Curtis Road Interchange Master Plan
16. University of Illinois South Farms
11
South Farms Quad Sketch by Jihung Jung
1. Proposed ACES South Quad
2. Cow Calf Farm
3. Beef & Sheep Farm
4. Swine Metabolism Center
5. Swine Isolation Center
In 1999, the University of Illinois, 6. Swine Farrowing Center
initiated a plan to create a “new” 7. Swine Finishing Center
8. Transgenic Swine Center
South Farms research complex that 9. Poultry Farm
would: 10. CVM Swine
1) Replace outmoded facilities 11. CVM Equine Center
12. Dairy Farm
2) Acquire additional 13. Feed Mill
3) Stay close to campus 14. ACES Storage Barns
4) Integrate crop, animal, and envi- 15. Algae Farm
16. Organic Farm
ronmental research and education 17. NRES Orchard
5) Capture operational efficiencies; 18. Illini Plantation
19. Cottonwood Plantation
6) Use best management practices 20. Crop Sci. Large Plot Fields
7) Improve safety 21. Crops Sci. Research Plots
8) Remain a good neighbor 22. Native Pasture
23. Tame Pasture
While excellent conceptual goals, 24. SOY FACE
there was no actual plan integrated 25. Miscanthus Research
the concepts into a functional South 26. Apiary Research
27. Wildlife Research Lab
Farm ecosystem. Recognizing this a 28. State Research Ponds
multidisciplinary project team devel- 29. Digester & Living Machine
30. Composting Center
oped a design plan for a sustainable 31. Denitrification Wetland
agroecosystem research center. Our 32. Infiltration Zone
design was an ecosystem approach 33. Depressional Wetland
34. Wind Turbines
utilizing the site’s Upper Embarras 35. Police Training
River watershed as an ecosystem 36. Dynamic Testing Lab
boundary. 37. UIUC Warehousing
38. Historic Buildings
17. 12
Model Close Up
HEC-HMS Hydro Modeling
Sustainability Calculator
The plan developed in three phases. Phase 1 incorporated intensive
surveys of the biological, physical, infrastructure, and cultural attributes.
Phase 2 identified interacting on-site processes. Phase 3, integrated physi-
cal and process information into a agroecosystem design plan. We created
a sustainability calculator to determine the effectiveness of plans while GIS
spatial planning and modeling in created tile drainage maps and integrated
hydrological modeling. We constructed a LIDAR based physical model to 4 x 5’ - 2’ Contour Topographic Map
explore and convey physical dynamics of the watershed. LA 434 ~ 2007
18. Sawgrass Community Redesign
13
Land Use Diagram
Proposed Community Model
A proposed subdivision develop-
ment was studied, redesigned and
modeled to assess and incorporate
alternative physical planning modali-
ties. Intrinsically this project encour-
aged understanding the physical
effects of interdependent, indivisible
actions and imperfect foresight. My
proposed redesign increased density,
integrated park, natural landscapes,
and proposed alternative for waste
and storm water management. Storm Sewer Plan Sanitary Sewer Plan UP 503 ~ 2007
19. Ember Orchards Community Plan
14
Ember Orchard is a theoretical,
planned unit development on 160
acres, incorporating new urbanism,
agrarian picturesque and colonial
revival architecture. Housing den-
sity and open space requirements
laid out design guidelines and land
convents.
LA 334 ~ 2005
20. Curtis Road Interchange Master Plan
15
Completed in 2008, the Curtis Road
Interchange in Champaign, IL created
significant development and plan-
ning pressure on the community.
The initial plans sighted a need for
sustainable and integrated develop-
ment. The Curtis Road Interchange
Suitability Analysis
needs to form a unique identity
form, blending a matrix of housing,
lifestyles, commercial and biological
capacities while complimenting the
existing commercial and residential
fabrics. The Curtis Road Interchange
also needs to integrate and compre- Land Use Diagram
hensively connect into the region
through transit, ecological matrix
and greenway systems. This plan
also aims to control the intensity
and direction of growth both within
the site and Champaign’s southeast
urban edge.
Regional Plan
21. 16
Section Thru: Typical Boulevard
Section Thru: East Site
Land Use Sketches
Section Thru: Greenway Mixed Use Program Diagram
10yr Economic Proforma Site Flood Hydrograph
Detail
Sketches
UP 494 ~ 2008
23. Dudley Smith Farm: Thesis Elements
The Dudley Smith Farm and Dudley
17 Smith Initiative intend to make ag-
riculture sustainable. However, this
vision cannot be realized without
Bioregional Analysis creating and exploring new farm-
Contextulize ing models as well as teaching and
developing leadership.
Listen
The Dudley Smith Farm is a 226-
Stakholders
acre University of Illinois research
Identify & Define farm that has a strong endowment
Illinois Farm and vision but has yet to develop
Sustainability
Calculator
the farm to create and explore new
Assess models for the region it embodies.
Systems Devlopment The master plan for the DSF creates
a nested hierarchy of farm scales.
Concept Proposal Image while scientifically assessing and
Dudley Smith Farm
modeling proposed designs and farm
Process Diagram Master Plan
scales.
The conversion of land for industrial
agriculture and its increased ecologi-
cal footprint has created conflict in
both the social and environmental
10 Acre Farm
realms. “Agriculture does not exist in
isolation but as a part of a broader
human culture that values and sus-
tains many things. Agriculture that
destroys biodiversity, wilderness, en-
vironmental quality, human freedom
and happiness will probably not be
sustained.” McIsaac (1994)
30 + !0 Acre Farm
226 Acre Farm
24. 18
Section Thru: Alley Crop Orchard
Section Thru: Treatment
Wetland
Food Forest Diagram
Flow Diagrams
South to North Section Farm Dorm & School House
Southwest to Northeast Section
25. Dudley Smith Farm: Thesis Elements
Crop Interface Screen
19
The Illinois Farm Sustainability Calcu-
lator (IFSC) is an Excel model de-
signed to evaluate the sustainability
of any farm—real or envisioned—in
the state of Illinois. The IFSC model
incorporates over 75 row, vegetable,
and pasture crops. IFSC can dynami-
cally reflect crop production yields
based on county, soils, and cul-
tural practices. IFSC incorporates 15
animal species, and their life stages
with standard nutritional models
and requirements. Crop and animal
production systems methods are
balanced against the feed, ener-
getic, greenhouse gas, and nutrient
footprint of a farm. This model was
a small team project over the course
of 18 months and designed under
an open source and architecture
format.
Farm Interface Screen
26. 20
Final Balance Analysis
Ruminant Interface Screen
Swine Interface Screen
Detailed Balance Analysis
Full Operational Version
Poultry Interface Screen http://sourceforge.net/projects/ifsc/
Detailed Balance Analysis
27. Section 4 : Technical & Built
Temple Buell Hall Water Feature
Road Alignment
Max & Betsy Mitchell Residence
Blue Ridge Community Park
Sandra Knorr Residence
Phil & Dana Harris Residence
28. Temple Buell Hall Water Feature
21
Bridge Detail
Site Plan
Catwalk Detail
This construction design project
sought to envision a solution for a
sunken courtyard adjacent to the
building housing the School of Archi-
tecture, Urban planning & Land-
scape Architecture on the University Study Model
of Illinois campus. The proposed de-
sign integrates a water feature and
participant engagement with storm
water treatment methods.
Water Wall Detail
LA 243 ~ 2005
30. Max and Betsy Mitchell Residence
23
The Mitchell residence is a design
project offered as part of a fund
raiser. This project was taken to a
contracting phase and initial phased
construction.
2006
31. Blue Ridge Community Park
24
Blue Ridge Park, located in Seneca
South Carolina is a community park
development that served both an
elementary school and public hous-
ing neighborhoods. This project was
a constructed with collaboration be-
tween, City of Seneca and Clemson
University. This project was complet-
ed as part of a internship in 2003.
2003
32. Sandra Knorr Residence
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The Knorr residence is a project that
I carried through from the design,
construction and post occupancy
phase. The site included a set of
pocket and transition gardens be-
tween mixed perennial gardens and
naturalized edges accounting for
a flood prone stream. Featured in
garden walks in 2004 & 2006
2004
33. Phill and Dana Harris Residence
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The Harris residence is a project
that I carried through from the
design, construction and post
occupancy phase. The project
incorporated a significant in-
vestment in design and develop-
ment of hardscape to address
site and previous construction
limitations.
2004
34. We abuse land because we regard
it as a commodity belonging to us.
When we see land as a community
to which we belong, we may begin
to use it with love and respect.
Aldo Leopold,
Nature provides a free lunch, but
only if we control our appetites.
William Ruckelshaus
Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, for insecticided grain, For
strip-mined mountain’s majesty above the asphalt plain. Amer-
ica, America, man sheds his waste on thee, And hides the pines
with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.
George Carlin
Fog on Bluff Spring: Stuben Green, WI 2008
35. T imot h y Mar t en
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