The document discusses the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. It describes the delta as a natural laboratory that provides critical data for understanding delta evolution and restoration. The delta receives sediment from the Atchafalaya River, which has allowed it to build new land at a rate of 1-2 square km per year, proving that land building is possible with a sufficient sediment supply. The document advocates for establishing a research observatory called the DELTA LAB at the Wax Lake Delta to provide data to help design and evaluate plans for large-scale restoration of the Mississippi River Delta.
The document discusses the architecture of buildings in wetland environments and the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. It provides background on the need for coastal sustainability and wetland restoration efforts in the Gulf South. The Coastal Sustainability Studio at LSU addresses these challenges through transdisciplinary collaboration between various academic programs. The studio conducted a design experiment focused on building in the Wax Lake Delta, which is a naturally forming delta that provides insights into land building and ecosystem evolution. The document includes diagrams of marsh conditions, facilities of other National Estuarine Research Reserves, and components for building in a deltaic environment. It aims to provide data to support policy decisions around coastal adaptation.
The document discusses research on the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. It provides background on the delta's formation from sediment deposition from the Atchafalaya River. Research is being conducted through the DELTA LAB observatory to understand delta evolution and inform coastal restoration efforts. Dense instrumentation is used to study physical, ecological and geochemical processes during events like floods and storms. The data aims to improve predictive models of delta growth and benefit delta management worldwide.
This document summarizes the status and trends in Jamaica Bay based on the latest studies. It discusses water quality, ecosystems, flooding, and communities. The document outlines an integrated assessment and planning project with stakeholder input to improve habitat/ecosystems, reduce flood risk, and improve water quality. Preliminary findings note that two conceptual scenarios provide habitat and flood protection benefits in the next 20-30 years, but uncertainties remain about longer term sustainability due to changing conditions and costs.
The document proposes an "Aquatecture" architectural typology to adapt homes and cities to rising sea levels through flexible and water-inspired design. It discusses how water has influenced architecture historically and cites case studies of floating and amphibious structures. The research aims to define design parameters allowing buildings to behave like fluids and accommodate water through a parametric architecture approach. The methodology examines case studies and proposes designing for a coastal site in Karachi, Pakistan threatened by sea level rise. The fluid-inspired design seeks to provide long-term, self-sufficient housing alternatives for coastal communities impacted by climate change.
This document summarizes a study of erosion control techniques used by homeowners along the Severn River. Through interviews and site observations, the study examined a variety of structural (e.g. bulkheads, revetments) and non-structural (e.g. vegetation) techniques used to stabilize slopes. The location of each technique was mapped using GIS to analyze how factors like slope, elevation, wind exposure, and soil type relate to erosion risks and choice of mitigation approach. The study found that steeper slopes facing areas with higher wind and wave exposure were more prone to erosion. Homeowners with more financial means could implement hybrid structural-nonstructural approaches most effectively.
Rising sea levels are a global concern, several coastal cities and island will submerge undersea. to sustain this climate / environmental change, we might need to shift our habitat from land to ocean.
This document summarizes a professional project completed by Colleen Whitten Sax towards a Master's degree in urban planning. The project involved developing a model critical area ordinance for four cities in the Snoqualmie Watershed to consistently protect salmon habitat and watershed processes. Key aspects included coordinating planning staff from the cities and consultants, facilitating workshops, and presenting recommendations. The document provides background on literature related to environmental planning, watershed analysis, and conferences attended to inform the project.
The document discusses the architecture of buildings in wetland environments and the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. It provides background on the need for coastal sustainability and wetland restoration efforts in the Gulf South. The Coastal Sustainability Studio at LSU addresses these challenges through transdisciplinary collaboration between various academic programs. The studio conducted a design experiment focused on building in the Wax Lake Delta, which is a naturally forming delta that provides insights into land building and ecosystem evolution. The document includes diagrams of marsh conditions, facilities of other National Estuarine Research Reserves, and components for building in a deltaic environment. It aims to provide data to support policy decisions around coastal adaptation.
The document discusses research on the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana. It provides background on the delta's formation from sediment deposition from the Atchafalaya River. Research is being conducted through the DELTA LAB observatory to understand delta evolution and inform coastal restoration efforts. Dense instrumentation is used to study physical, ecological and geochemical processes during events like floods and storms. The data aims to improve predictive models of delta growth and benefit delta management worldwide.
This document summarizes the status and trends in Jamaica Bay based on the latest studies. It discusses water quality, ecosystems, flooding, and communities. The document outlines an integrated assessment and planning project with stakeholder input to improve habitat/ecosystems, reduce flood risk, and improve water quality. Preliminary findings note that two conceptual scenarios provide habitat and flood protection benefits in the next 20-30 years, but uncertainties remain about longer term sustainability due to changing conditions and costs.
The document proposes an "Aquatecture" architectural typology to adapt homes and cities to rising sea levels through flexible and water-inspired design. It discusses how water has influenced architecture historically and cites case studies of floating and amphibious structures. The research aims to define design parameters allowing buildings to behave like fluids and accommodate water through a parametric architecture approach. The methodology examines case studies and proposes designing for a coastal site in Karachi, Pakistan threatened by sea level rise. The fluid-inspired design seeks to provide long-term, self-sufficient housing alternatives for coastal communities impacted by climate change.
This document summarizes a study of erosion control techniques used by homeowners along the Severn River. Through interviews and site observations, the study examined a variety of structural (e.g. bulkheads, revetments) and non-structural (e.g. vegetation) techniques used to stabilize slopes. The location of each technique was mapped using GIS to analyze how factors like slope, elevation, wind exposure, and soil type relate to erosion risks and choice of mitigation approach. The study found that steeper slopes facing areas with higher wind and wave exposure were more prone to erosion. Homeowners with more financial means could implement hybrid structural-nonstructural approaches most effectively.
Rising sea levels are a global concern, several coastal cities and island will submerge undersea. to sustain this climate / environmental change, we might need to shift our habitat from land to ocean.
This document summarizes a professional project completed by Colleen Whitten Sax towards a Master's degree in urban planning. The project involved developing a model critical area ordinance for four cities in the Snoqualmie Watershed to consistently protect salmon habitat and watershed processes. Key aspects included coordinating planning staff from the cities and consultants, facilitating workshops, and presenting recommendations. The document provides background on literature related to environmental planning, watershed analysis, and conferences attended to inform the project.
This document discusses climate change impacts and an adaptation proposal for the Town of Littlemarsh. It provides background on the town and describes increasing flooding issues. The proposal is to amend zoning to establish "retreat" zones along coastal and river areas to allow for natural inland migration of shorelines as sea levels and river levels rise in the future. This would prohibit protective structures from being built in certain zones to prepare for land being inundated over time.
The introduction of coastal infrastructure can impact marine environments through habitat fragmentation, unnatural materials affecting colonization, and altering intertidal zones and nearshore areas. Infrastructure like breakwaters, groynes, jetties, seawalls, pilings, docks, and aquaculture facilities can change marine life distributions, sediment movement, biodiversity, and water quality. Future research is needed to better understand how ecological processes are affected and species interact on artificial structures to help mitigate human impacts through improved ecological engineering and coastal management.
Sea levels have been rising globally for thousands of years but the rate has accelerated dramatically in the last century due to climate change. This poses risks to coastal areas from permanent inundation, intensified storm damage, and erosion. The City of Santa Barbara conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify risks to human populations, infrastructure, recreation, and ecology from sea level rise. Beaches, harbors, and other coastal assets are most vulnerable. While populations are less exposed currently, infrastructure like roads are at increasing risk from storms. The city aims to update its coastal program to incorporate adaptation strategies like protection, accommodation, and retreat.
Erosion As Pollution: The net economic and shoreline effects of coastal struc...Lisa Granquist
This is an update to the presentation, "Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?"
Inland property owners observe significant premiums in home values due to the existence of beaches for recreation in front of proximate waterfront properties. As erosion occurs, waterfront property owners seek to protect their properties with hard structures (seawalls, revetments) often waterfront property owners have the legal right to do this.
A negotiated solution? “In theory,” to protect their own home values, inland property owners could pay waterfront property owners to forego hard structural protections or to replenish sand on the beach.
- from slide 21, Hoagland, Granquist, 2014, Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts: Erosion as Pollution?
Accelerated Erosion and Sea Level Rise, The Case for Adaptive PoliciesLisa Granquist
2012 March. Poster presenter. Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo RISE2012, Northeastern University, Poster title, Accelerated Erosion and Sea Level Rise, The Case for Adaptive Policies.
This document provides an overview of the environmental health and trends of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It discusses how the estuary's natural resources and ecosystems have been degraded by human activity over the past 400 years, including the loss of wetlands, forests, and shallow waters. However, conditions have improved in the last 30 years due to legislation and restoration efforts. The document examines topics such as pollution levels, wildlife populations, and natural areas to assess the current state of the estuary. It highlights ongoing work by agencies and organizations to further protect and restore the estuary.
This book is a catalog of work produced by the school of architecture at Louisiana State University in conjunction with the Chevron Corporation for a shorebase in Venice, Louisiana. All designs investigate unique and futuristic ways to harness the dynamic nature of coastal Louisiana into a reimagined symbiosis.
This book is a catalog of work produced by the school of architecture at Louisiana State University in conjunction with the Chevron Corporation for a shorebase in Venice, Louisiana. All designs investigate unique and futuristic ways to harness the dynamic nature of coastal Louisiana into a reimagined symbiosis.
New efforts in planning for large scale ecosystem restoration in the Sacramen...Cory Copeland
The Delta Stewardship Council (Council) is responsible for promoting the coequal goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem that forms the upper portion of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The Council is responsible for writing an enforceable Delta Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh. After a multi-year development process that included extensive public engagement and scientific synthesis, the Council, in 2020, authorized initiation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review of its proposed amendment to the Delta Plan focused on ecosystem protection, restoration, and enhancement. The amendment consists of six new and revised ecosystem performance measures, an updated narrative which includes four new and revised policies and 14 recommendations, and seven technical and regulatory appendices. The amendment is novel in that it focuses on landscape-scale process-based restoration, acknowledges the many social benefits from ecosystem restoration, utilizes advanced technical climate change analyses informed by best available science, and employs more rigorous tracking of progress in meeting Delta Plan objectives. The amendment embraces a portfolio of approaches to adaptively manage ecosystems in highly altered and changing landscapes, and strives to reestablish ecological processes in natural communities at a sufficient scale (and with connectivity, complexity, and diversity) to be resilient to land conversion and climate change. This digital poster will describe the collaborative science-driven process the Council used in developing the amendment, the draft currently under environmental review, and lessons for resource managers in other systems facing the challenge of planning ecosystem recovery amidst ongoing anthropogenic stressors and a rapidly changing climate.
Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?Lisa Granquist
2013 February. Workshop presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, of co-authored research, Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?
This document outlines a studio project for designing a park in Toledo, Ohio using dredged material from the Maumee River and Bay. The project studied current dredged material management practices and issues in Toledo's harbor. Students developed designs for Edison Park that incorporated large amounts of dredged material to create landforms and landscapes while providing new recreational opportunities and enhancing the environmental health of Lake Erie.
The document discusses trends and issues related to the development of deltas globally. It identifies key drivers of change such as population growth, economic development, and climate change. These drivers place increasing demands on deltas and exacerbate challenges like vulnerability to flooding and freshwater shortages. The document analyzes these issues across eight major deltas worldwide. It finds that deltas like the Mekong River Delta and Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta currently face major problems with factors like flood vulnerability, freshwater shortage, and loss of environmental quality and biodiversity.
The North Coast Design Competition is soliciting proposals to reimagine five sites along the Toledo, Ohio riverfront totaling over 170 acres that are either undergoing construction for stormwater infrastructure or were former dredge storage facilities. Entrants are asked to consider how to incorporate dredged sediment from maintenance of shipping channels in a way that enhances public spaces and embraces realities of dredging operations. The competition seeks to transform the riverfront and find new uses for dredged materials that minimize open lake disposal and address stormwater management needs in the city. A required element is a dredge research site to study uses of dredged sediments. Winning entries will receive prize money and help guide redevelopment of the important riverfront lands.
The document summarizes the geology of Los Angeles, California. It discusses the city's location within a sedimentary basin surrounded by mountains. It has experienced earthquakes, landslides, floods and other hazards. Important natural resources include vast oil and gas deposits and the La Brea Tar Pits. The city has aggressively addressed issues like air and water pollution. Engineering geology has been greatly influenced by laws and practices developed in Los Angeles to manage its complex geology and growth.
This document discusses the need for regulatory change to address emerging environmental and societal issues. It provides examples of how public and private stakeholders have worked together to enact regulatory changes. One case study describes how a pilot wastewater reuse project led Massachusetts to develop regulatory guidelines and later formal regulations allowing for expanded uses of reclaimed water. The document advocates for creating flexible regulatory structures through cooperation between regulators and developers.
Aaron Christopher Elswick is pursuing a career in urban design and landscape architecture to help strengthen the connection between cities and their natural environments. Through his thesis project called "The Irie Coast", he proposes a master plan for Montego Bay, Jamaica that implements green and blue infrastructure solutions to address issues like climate change resilience, coastal protection, and environmental and cultural sustainability. The plan aims to preserve Montego Bay's existing assets while restoring natural habitats and creating new public spaces to reconnect residents and visitors with the city's unique ecologies.
Louisiana In-Lieu-Fee Wetland Mitigation Program Proposal George Howard
The document evaluates Louisiana's mitigation program and recommends improvements to better align it with the state's coastal master plan. It finds the current program over-relies on individual mitigation projects that are not sustainable and do not support integrated coastal protection. It recommends giving higher priority to mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs if located strategically, and creating a state-operated in-lieu fee program to increase flexibility and support critical projects. Federal rules need adjusting to address Louisiana's unique coastal challenges.
This study assessed the ecological health of High Bank Creek three years after dam removal by comparing it to nearby Cedar Creek. Macroinvertebrates and fish were surveyed to evaluate the stream health. Twenty-six fish species were found in High Bank Creek compared to nine in Cedar Creek. Several metrics showed improved conditions in High Bank Creek, such as higher fish biodiversity index and presence of species previously absent. However, some metrics like macroinvertebrate richness were lower, possibly due to ongoing disturbance. Overall the dam removal appeared successful in restoring the fish community, and further stabilization was expected to improve conditions over time.
El documento proporciona instrucciones para mejorar el rendimiento de una computadora que funciona lentamente. Primero, se cierran todos los programas abiertos y se reinicia la computadora para ver si se vuelve más ágil. De no ser así, se elige un tema básico de Windows y se eliminan archivos pesados innecesarios. Si la computadora sigue lenta, es probable que el sistema operativo sea demasiado pesado y se recomienda instalar uno más adecuado para el hardware.
This document contains a personal profile and resume for Aju Rahim T.K. It includes his contact information, educational background, work experience, skills, projects, and references. Rahim has an MBA specializing in marketing and finance. He has over 2 years of work experience in marketing roles and has completed additional training programs. His educational qualifications include degrees in commerce, social work, and business administration. He is proficient in English, Hindi, Malayalam, and has computer and accounting skills.
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck, an online presentation tool. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation and sharing it on SlideShare. In just one sentence, it pitches the idea of using Haiku Deck to easily create engaging presentations.
This document discusses climate change impacts and an adaptation proposal for the Town of Littlemarsh. It provides background on the town and describes increasing flooding issues. The proposal is to amend zoning to establish "retreat" zones along coastal and river areas to allow for natural inland migration of shorelines as sea levels and river levels rise in the future. This would prohibit protective structures from being built in certain zones to prepare for land being inundated over time.
The introduction of coastal infrastructure can impact marine environments through habitat fragmentation, unnatural materials affecting colonization, and altering intertidal zones and nearshore areas. Infrastructure like breakwaters, groynes, jetties, seawalls, pilings, docks, and aquaculture facilities can change marine life distributions, sediment movement, biodiversity, and water quality. Future research is needed to better understand how ecological processes are affected and species interact on artificial structures to help mitigate human impacts through improved ecological engineering and coastal management.
Sea levels have been rising globally for thousands of years but the rate has accelerated dramatically in the last century due to climate change. This poses risks to coastal areas from permanent inundation, intensified storm damage, and erosion. The City of Santa Barbara conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify risks to human populations, infrastructure, recreation, and ecology from sea level rise. Beaches, harbors, and other coastal assets are most vulnerable. While populations are less exposed currently, infrastructure like roads are at increasing risk from storms. The city aims to update its coastal program to incorporate adaptation strategies like protection, accommodation, and retreat.
Erosion As Pollution: The net economic and shoreline effects of coastal struc...Lisa Granquist
This is an update to the presentation, "Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?"
Inland property owners observe significant premiums in home values due to the existence of beaches for recreation in front of proximate waterfront properties. As erosion occurs, waterfront property owners seek to protect their properties with hard structures (seawalls, revetments) often waterfront property owners have the legal right to do this.
A negotiated solution? “In theory,” to protect their own home values, inland property owners could pay waterfront property owners to forego hard structural protections or to replenish sand on the beach.
- from slide 21, Hoagland, Granquist, 2014, Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts: Erosion as Pollution?
Accelerated Erosion and Sea Level Rise, The Case for Adaptive PoliciesLisa Granquist
2012 March. Poster presenter. Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo RISE2012, Northeastern University, Poster title, Accelerated Erosion and Sea Level Rise, The Case for Adaptive Policies.
This document provides an overview of the environmental health and trends of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It discusses how the estuary's natural resources and ecosystems have been degraded by human activity over the past 400 years, including the loss of wetlands, forests, and shallow waters. However, conditions have improved in the last 30 years due to legislation and restoration efforts. The document examines topics such as pollution levels, wildlife populations, and natural areas to assess the current state of the estuary. It highlights ongoing work by agencies and organizations to further protect and restore the estuary.
This book is a catalog of work produced by the school of architecture at Louisiana State University in conjunction with the Chevron Corporation for a shorebase in Venice, Louisiana. All designs investigate unique and futuristic ways to harness the dynamic nature of coastal Louisiana into a reimagined symbiosis.
This book is a catalog of work produced by the school of architecture at Louisiana State University in conjunction with the Chevron Corporation for a shorebase in Venice, Louisiana. All designs investigate unique and futuristic ways to harness the dynamic nature of coastal Louisiana into a reimagined symbiosis.
New efforts in planning for large scale ecosystem restoration in the Sacramen...Cory Copeland
The Delta Stewardship Council (Council) is responsible for promoting the coequal goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem that forms the upper portion of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The Council is responsible for writing an enforceable Delta Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh. After a multi-year development process that included extensive public engagement and scientific synthesis, the Council, in 2020, authorized initiation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review of its proposed amendment to the Delta Plan focused on ecosystem protection, restoration, and enhancement. The amendment consists of six new and revised ecosystem performance measures, an updated narrative which includes four new and revised policies and 14 recommendations, and seven technical and regulatory appendices. The amendment is novel in that it focuses on landscape-scale process-based restoration, acknowledges the many social benefits from ecosystem restoration, utilizes advanced technical climate change analyses informed by best available science, and employs more rigorous tracking of progress in meeting Delta Plan objectives. The amendment embraces a portfolio of approaches to adaptively manage ecosystems in highly altered and changing landscapes, and strives to reestablish ecological processes in natural communities at a sufficient scale (and with connectivity, complexity, and diversity) to be resilient to land conversion and climate change. This digital poster will describe the collaborative science-driven process the Council used in developing the amendment, the draft currently under environmental review, and lessons for resource managers in other systems facing the challenge of planning ecosystem recovery amidst ongoing anthropogenic stressors and a rapidly changing climate.
Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?Lisa Granquist
2013 February. Workshop presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, of co-authored research, Shoreline Change in Urban Massachusetts, Time for Retreat?
This document outlines a studio project for designing a park in Toledo, Ohio using dredged material from the Maumee River and Bay. The project studied current dredged material management practices and issues in Toledo's harbor. Students developed designs for Edison Park that incorporated large amounts of dredged material to create landforms and landscapes while providing new recreational opportunities and enhancing the environmental health of Lake Erie.
The document discusses trends and issues related to the development of deltas globally. It identifies key drivers of change such as population growth, economic development, and climate change. These drivers place increasing demands on deltas and exacerbate challenges like vulnerability to flooding and freshwater shortages. The document analyzes these issues across eight major deltas worldwide. It finds that deltas like the Mekong River Delta and Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta currently face major problems with factors like flood vulnerability, freshwater shortage, and loss of environmental quality and biodiversity.
The North Coast Design Competition is soliciting proposals to reimagine five sites along the Toledo, Ohio riverfront totaling over 170 acres that are either undergoing construction for stormwater infrastructure or were former dredge storage facilities. Entrants are asked to consider how to incorporate dredged sediment from maintenance of shipping channels in a way that enhances public spaces and embraces realities of dredging operations. The competition seeks to transform the riverfront and find new uses for dredged materials that minimize open lake disposal and address stormwater management needs in the city. A required element is a dredge research site to study uses of dredged sediments. Winning entries will receive prize money and help guide redevelopment of the important riverfront lands.
The document summarizes the geology of Los Angeles, California. It discusses the city's location within a sedimentary basin surrounded by mountains. It has experienced earthquakes, landslides, floods and other hazards. Important natural resources include vast oil and gas deposits and the La Brea Tar Pits. The city has aggressively addressed issues like air and water pollution. Engineering geology has been greatly influenced by laws and practices developed in Los Angeles to manage its complex geology and growth.
This document discusses the need for regulatory change to address emerging environmental and societal issues. It provides examples of how public and private stakeholders have worked together to enact regulatory changes. One case study describes how a pilot wastewater reuse project led Massachusetts to develop regulatory guidelines and later formal regulations allowing for expanded uses of reclaimed water. The document advocates for creating flexible regulatory structures through cooperation between regulators and developers.
Aaron Christopher Elswick is pursuing a career in urban design and landscape architecture to help strengthen the connection between cities and their natural environments. Through his thesis project called "The Irie Coast", he proposes a master plan for Montego Bay, Jamaica that implements green and blue infrastructure solutions to address issues like climate change resilience, coastal protection, and environmental and cultural sustainability. The plan aims to preserve Montego Bay's existing assets while restoring natural habitats and creating new public spaces to reconnect residents and visitors with the city's unique ecologies.
Louisiana In-Lieu-Fee Wetland Mitigation Program Proposal George Howard
The document evaluates Louisiana's mitigation program and recommends improvements to better align it with the state's coastal master plan. It finds the current program over-relies on individual mitigation projects that are not sustainable and do not support integrated coastal protection. It recommends giving higher priority to mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs if located strategically, and creating a state-operated in-lieu fee program to increase flexibility and support critical projects. Federal rules need adjusting to address Louisiana's unique coastal challenges.
This study assessed the ecological health of High Bank Creek three years after dam removal by comparing it to nearby Cedar Creek. Macroinvertebrates and fish were surveyed to evaluate the stream health. Twenty-six fish species were found in High Bank Creek compared to nine in Cedar Creek. Several metrics showed improved conditions in High Bank Creek, such as higher fish biodiversity index and presence of species previously absent. However, some metrics like macroinvertebrate richness were lower, possibly due to ongoing disturbance. Overall the dam removal appeared successful in restoring the fish community, and further stabilization was expected to improve conditions over time.
El documento proporciona instrucciones para mejorar el rendimiento de una computadora que funciona lentamente. Primero, se cierran todos los programas abiertos y se reinicia la computadora para ver si se vuelve más ágil. De no ser así, se elige un tema básico de Windows y se eliminan archivos pesados innecesarios. Si la computadora sigue lenta, es probable que el sistema operativo sea demasiado pesado y se recomienda instalar uno más adecuado para el hardware.
This document contains a personal profile and resume for Aju Rahim T.K. It includes his contact information, educational background, work experience, skills, projects, and references. Rahim has an MBA specializing in marketing and finance. He has over 2 years of work experience in marketing roles and has completed additional training programs. His educational qualifications include degrees in commerce, social work, and business administration. He is proficient in English, Hindi, Malayalam, and has computer and accounting skills.
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck, an online presentation tool. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation and sharing it on SlideShare. In just one sentence, it pitches the idea of using Haiku Deck to easily create engaging presentations.
Derek Webster SITE Selection Mag 14-07_Malaysia DRAFTDerek Webster
This document discusses Malaysia's growing data center sector and potential to become a major data center hub in Southeast Asia. It notes that Malaysia has several inherent advantages that make it attractive for data centers, such as a stable business environment, strategic location between major Asian markets, and government support for the industry. The data center sector is seen as important for Malaysia's economic transformation goals. While Malaysia still has some areas for improvement, such as international bandwidth, projections estimate strong continued growth in the country's data center market value and capacity. Establishing more data center parks and improving connectivity are steps Malaysia is taking to further strengthen its data center ecosystem.
Future Of - Season 1 Episode 1 - Learning w/ Aislinn MalzeckiDavid King
MaRS’ Aislinn Malszecki will explore the future of learning, where anything and everything can be learned at any time. How will we learn? Who will we learn from? How might technology change why we learn?
Concepto y definición de emprendimientoMonica Gomez
El documento trata sobre el concepto y características de los emprendedores. Explica que el emprendimiento se refiere a la capacidad de una persona para emprender nuevos retos y proyectos con el fin de lograr mayores objetivos. Luego, enumera algunas de las razones principales por las que alguien debería ser un emprendedor, como la independencia, realización personal, ingresos económicos altos y la posibilidad de cambiar el mundo. Finalmente, resume las características básicas que suelen tener los emprendedores exit
This document provides guidance on developing strong writing skills for the workplace. It discusses planning and structuring documents, drafting and editing, and technical writing skills. Specific types of workplace writing are identified, such as letters, reports, memos, and minutes. The document emphasizes clear purpose, logical structure, appropriate language, and consideration of the audience. It offers tips for planning documents, identifying topics, using mind maps and outlining structures. Strong paragraphs and accuracy are addressed.
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Maintaining Rain Gardens: Lessons Learned from Kansas State University
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COSEE Great Lakes: Scientists Who Have Made a Difference and Broadened ImpactsDerek Moy
The primary objective of the COSEE Great Lakes program is to facilitate collaboration between scientists and educators by enhancing teacher capabilities in Great Lakes/ocean science and to assist scientists in education and public outreach. Presented at IAGLR Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN, June 2, 2011.
Dennis G. Lambert is a civil and environmental engineer with 27 years of experience specializing in coastal, marine, and environmental engineering projects. He has a Master's degree in environmental engineering from Tulane University and is a registered professional engineer in Louisiana. He has worked on numerous coastal restoration, flood protection, and ecosystem restoration projects along the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines involving hydraulic modeling, navigation impacts, and barrier island restoration. His experience also includes work on marine terminals, dredging projects, and flood risk assessments. He is an active member of several professional engineering organizations.
Dennis G. Lambert is a civil and environmental engineer with 27 years of experience specializing in coastal, marine, and environmental engineering projects. He has a Master's degree in environmental engineering from Tulane University and is a registered professional engineer in Louisiana. He has worked on numerous coastal restoration, flood protection, and ecosystem restoration projects along the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines involving hydraulic modeling, navigation impacts, and barrier island restoration. His experience also includes work on marine terminals, dredging projects, and flood risk assessments. He is an active member of several professional engineering organizations.
Ga presentation - scc capitol lake 10-12-10aolydert
This document summarizes the history and context of Capitol Lake planning in Washington state. It discusses the various proposals that have been considered over time to manage the lake and sediment accumulation, including maintaining the lake, restoring an estuary, or creating a dual basin estuary. It also outlines some of the technical, economic, environmental, and regulatory considerations of each alternative. Moving forward, the state legislature will need to decide on a long-term management strategy, but permitting for major changes could take 4-6 years.
This document summarizes the history and context of Capitol Lake planning in Washington state, including:
1) Capitol Lake was created in 1937 by damming the Deschutes River to form a lake as part of the state capitol campus. Since then, sediment accumulation has been an ongoing issue requiring dredging.
2) Recent studies from 1997-2009 have evaluated managing the lake or restoring an estuary, considering environmental, economic, technical, and community factors.
3) Key recommendations and considerations related to ongoing management of the lake or restoring an estuary include costs and timing of dredging, infrastructure needs, water quality impacts, and habitat restoration.
4) Next steps require action by the State Capitol
This book is a catalog of work produced by the school of architecture at Louisiana State University in conjunction with the Chevron Corporation for a shorebase in Venice, Louisiana. All designs investigate unique and futuristic ways to harness the dynamic nature of coastal Louisiana into a reimagined symbiosis.
Restoration and Transformation of Small Stagnant Urban Water bodies of Dhaka ...Syma Haque Trisha
This document summarizes a study on restoring and transforming small stagnant urban ponds in Dhaka, Bangladesh for sustainability. Five ponds in Old Dhaka were selected as case studies: DIT Pukur Paar, Dhupkhola Pushkuni Paar, Sikkatuli Pocha Pukur, Bangshal Pond, and Gol Talab. Socio-environmental surveys were conducted at each pond to examine current water quality, impacts of nearby residents, and basis for sustainable development. Water samples were tested and users were interviewed. Results showed variations in physical characteristics of ponds and deterioration of water quality from pollution. The study aims to restore and conserve these ponds for functional
DSD-INT 2015 - unique delft3 d applications in the usa- edwin eliasDeltares
Deltares is a Dutch research institute focused on water management. It has over 850 staff working on developing and applying expert knowledge to sustainable development of deltas, coasts, and rivers. Deltares has been collaborating with USGS to apply its modeling capabilities to coastal systems in the US, including the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay. Key areas of collaboration include understanding sediment processes, developing community models to assess climate change impacts, and applying models to inform management of dredging, flooding, and ecosystem restoration.
This document discusses dams and their environmental and social impacts. It begins by defining dams and explaining their purposes, which include irrigation, flood control, hydropower, and navigation. It then describes the main types of dams and discusses their environmental performance, noting impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems from habitat loss and changes to natural flow regimes. Socially, dams can displace large populations and disrupt livelihoods when people are resettled or downstream access to resources is reduced. Planning for dams often undercounts affected people and resettlement efforts are frequently inadequate.
This document summarizes a stormwater management project at Clemson University. The project aims to reduce flooding in an area of low elevation known as "the bottoms" by installing bioretention cells to increase infiltration of runoff back into the ground. Currently, large diesel pumps are needed to remove water from the bottoms into Lake Hartwell after storms. The bioretention cells would flatten peak runoff rates and reduce total runoff volumes, potentially eliminating the need for pumps. A literature review covers the hydrologic impacts of impervious surfaces and how bioretention promotes infiltration to decrease stormwater runoff.
This article discusses the past, present, and future of the ecohydrology of the Mississippi River system. It describes how the river system has been radically altered by human activities like navigation, flood control projects, and watershed modifications. These changes have disrupted the river's natural hydrology and hydraulics, degraded water quality, reduced biodiversity, and impacted ecosystem services. The article argues that sustainable rehabilitation of the river ecosystem requires reversing these physical, chemical, and biological alterations through projects that reestablish the historical floodplain and implement ecohydrological goals and metrics to measure success.
1. Stormwater management at Clemson University is currently inefficient, causing flooding even in small storms. A proposed parking lot could exacerbate this problem.
2. The document proposes designing a bioretention cell to capture and infiltrate runoff from the parking lot on site, reducing flooding downstream.
3. Multiple benefits are cited for bioretention cells, including environmental, economic, and aesthetic advantages over traditional stormwater management approaches.
Water H₂OECS 1116 September 2016Donald B. OlsonProb.docxcelenarouzie
Water: H₂O
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6 September 2016
Donald B. Olson
Problems with Water:
Demise of the Marsh Arabs
What sets the scales for water as a commodity?
What sets the price of water?
How does water quality enter the picture?
Is there a need to protect the price of water for some specific uses?
Does the last question suggest that waters has different worth under free trade?
When does water lead to diplomatic problems including war?
National Geo. Apr. 2010
Water in our Ecosystems: Cont.
Adequate water: Domestic, industrial, agricultural uses, and the rest of nature
Sustainability of water supplies: Future use
Maintenance of water quality: Pollution from natural (salt), industrial/agriculture, domestic sources.
Trans-boundary issues: Sharing water between cities/rural districts, states, countries.
Natural Saline Waters
Colorado River
Sources of fresh water:
Ground water: Aquifers
- Volume (km³), removal rate (km³/sec)
– Issue recharge rates and depletion times
Rivers and streams: Runoff in channels
- Volume transport (km³/sec)
- Downstream water quality
Lakes: Still waters, natural and dam created
- Volume exchange: Residence times
- Water quality and pollution build up
Residence and depletion times:
Residence time:TR Equilibrium (Steady State)
Depletion rates:TD
Rate of resource decay
Problems to consider:
Calculate the residence times for the different water pools in the last lecture (see Tables).
Discuss the assumptions you have to make to turn these global numbers into something that might be useful for policy. (What do you have to assume?)
Choose a lake that you are interested in and work out its water balance.
Calculate a depletion time for an aquifer.
Water Stocks in the Environment
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From: Chow, Maidment and Mays, Applied Hydrology, McGraw Hill, 1988
Water Fluxes in the Environment
Salinity ~ 35 gm salt/kg sea water; potable water < 19
22
More on freshwater availability
23
Global Water Balance (land)
Rainfall (119,000 km3/yr or 31 in) =
Evapotranspiration (72,000 km3/yr or 19 in) +
Runoff (44,700 km3/yr or 11.7 in) +
Infiltration (2,200 km3/yr or 0.3 in)
Conclusion: the world lives on a “water budget”
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Stocks and Fluxes
Budgeting of an environmental stock takes place over a period of time (day, month, year, etc).
[Change in Stock] = [Flux In]
- [Flux Out]
+ [Stock created]
- [Stock withdrawn]
25
Rainfall Data
Annual Rainfall in the Continental US, 1895-2003
Source: NOAA (www.noaa.gov)
26
Evaporation
Found by “evaporation pans”
Actual Evaporation =
Pan Evaporation x 0.70
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Transpiration
Vegetation uptake and release of water for metabolic (growth) purposes
Uptake takes place through the roots
Release takes place through the leaves (stomata)
Vegetation functions as a “pass-through” for water
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Source: Laio et al., Advances
In Water Resources 24, p. 708,
.
The Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study aims to develop a long-term strategy to protect the Coney Island community from the effects of storm surge and sea level rise. The study analyzed flood mitigation options for Coney Island Creek and developed a "Kit of Parts" of potential measures. Community engagement was a key part of the process to gather input and ensure any strategies considered the goals and priorities of local residents. The study's findings will help inform future planning and implementation efforts by city agencies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for restoring the Camac River in Dublin City while managing flood risk, supporting urban renewal, and adapting to climate change. The river suffers from channelization, loss of floodplains and wetlands, and lengthy culverts. Restoration requires tackling existing issues and avoiding new pressures. Opportunities include maximizing green space, rezoning industrial lands, and creating a greenway. Successful restoration requires considering the whole catchment and securing sufficient land, and balancing priorities like flood protection, development, and environmental goals. Planning tools like new zoning objectives can help protect land for restoration and climate adaptation.
This document discusses stream daylighting in New York City, including its benefits, opportunities, and challenges. Some key points:
- Daylighting redirects buried streams back above ground, providing ecological, recreational, and economic benefits to communities.
- Benefits include reducing combined sewer overflows, improving water quality through filtration and infiltration, increasing connectivity and open space, and enhancing resilience.
- New York City has opportunities for daylighting given its extensive combined sewer system, and there are examples of successful projects internationally and in other US cities like Seattle and Yonkers that NYC could learn from.
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This document provides an overview of coastal resource management. It begins by defining key coastal geography terms and describing various coastal landforms and features formed by sediment. It then discusses coastal processes and resources. Coastal resource management is defined as ensuring functions and activities are organized to achieve desired results through policies and projects. Factors affecting coastal resource management and its benefits are listed. Examples of coastal resource management processes and engineering approaches are provided, including coastal habitat management. The document concludes with a list of references.
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This presentation provides a comprehensive guide to the best digital marketing strategies for 2024, focusing on enhancing your online presence. Key topics include understanding and targeting your audience, building a user-friendly and mobile-responsive website, leveraging the power of social media platforms, optimizing content for search engines, and using email marketing to foster direct engagement. By adopting these strategies, you can increase brand visibility, drive traffic, generate leads, and ultimately boost sales, ensuring your business thrives in the competitive digital landscape.
Rethinking Kållered │ From Big Box to a Reuse Hub: A Transformation Journey ...SirmaDuztepeliler
"Rethinking Kållered │ From Big Box to a Reuse Hub: A Transformation Journey Toward Sustainability"
The booklet of my master’s thesis at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. (Gothenburg, Sweden)
This thesis explores the transformation of the vacated (2023) IKEA store in Kållered, Sweden, into a "Reuse Hub" addressing various user types. The project aims to create a model for circular and sustainable economic practices that promote resource efficiency, waste reduction, and a shift in societal overconsumption patterns.
Reuse, though crucial in the circular economy, is one of the least studied areas. Most materials with reuse potential, especially in the construction sector, are recycled (downcycled), causing a greater loss of resources and energy. My project addresses barriers to reuse, such as difficult access to materials, storage, and logistics issues.
Aims:
• Enhancing Access to Reclaimed Materials: Creating a hub for reclaimed construction materials for both institutional and individual needs.
• Promoting Circular Economy: Showcasing the potential and variety of reusable materials and how they can drive a circular economy.
• Fostering Community Engagement: Developing spaces for social interaction around reuse-focused stores and workshops.
• Raising Awareness: Transforming a former consumerist symbol into a center for circular practices.
Highlights:
• The project emphasizes cross-sector collaboration with producers and wholesalers to repurpose surplus materials before they enter the recycling phase.
• This project can serve as a prototype for reusing many idle commercial buildings in different scales and sizes.
• The findings indicate that transforming large vacant properties can support sustainable practices and present an economically attractive business model with high social returns at the same time.
• It highlights the potential of how sustainable practices in the construction sector can drive societal change.
1. WAX LAKE
DELTA [ ]Architecture of [Wet] Land Building
LSU ARCH 7004 Design Proposals
2. WAX LAKE
DELTA [ ]Architecture of [Wet] Land Building
LSU ARCH 7004 Design Proposals
3. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 6
The challenge of sustaining the ecological, settlement, and economic framework
of the coast is one of the Gulf South’s most pressing issues. The mission of the
LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio is to address this challenge.
The Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS) is a trans-disciplinary program of the
College of Art & Design, College of Engineering, and the School of the Coast
& Environment. At CSS, scientists, engineers, and designers come together to
intensively study and respond to issues of settlement, coastal restoration, flood
protection, and the economy. CSS brings together disciplines that normally work
separately to respond to critical coastal issues in a comprehensive way.
The CSS approach centers on supporting resilient human communities in the
dynamic Gulf of Mexico environment. These communities face tremendous
challenges, many of which are not being solved because the various disciplines
alone cannot cope with the complexity and enormity of the problems. CSS was
created as a trans-disciplinary institute for this reason and works to envision and
design sustainable systems that reduce vulnerability to increased storm strength,
coastal hazards, habitat degradation, and global environmental change.
The LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio provided financial, planning, and
institutional support for the course. CSS works to envision and design sustainable
systems that reduce vulnerability to increased storm strength, coastal hazards,
habitat degradation, and global environmental change. The results of this design
experimentation provide a sound basis for major policy decisions for adaptation
through more sustainable land-use planning protection, and education
Studio collaborations with Dr. Robert Twilley, executive director of the Louisiana
Sea Grant Program.
Work complied by Kelli Cunningham, LSU Architecture + Landscape Architecture
Graduate Student. Kayla Bosarge LSU Architecture Graduate Student and
Jennifer Trippett. Photos by Shelby Doyle, Jennifer Trippett, Ana Orosco, and
the students of ARCH 4993.
Top Right, CSS Work Pinned up, CSS
Bottom Right, Mudscapes, CSS entry and
finalist in the 2014 ONE Prize.
Coastal Sustainability Studio
4. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 8
Coastal Roots Planting, Shelby Doyle
students participated in the coastal roots
program lead by Dr. Pamela Blanchard,
to aid in restoring the coastal ecology.
Morgan City Excursion, Shelby Doyle
Shelby Elizabeth Doyle is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University
School of Architecture and a Research Fellow at the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio.
Her research examines architecture’s potential agency and disciplinary relevance
to the urban future of the Gulf South. This research began a 2011-2012 Fulbright
Research Fellow based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia entitled City of Water: Architecture,
Infrastructure, and the Floods of Phnom Penh and can be found at cityofwater.
wordpress.com. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University
of Virginia and Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of
Design.
Alexis Malone
Kathleen Autilio
Kayla Bosarge
Ethan Jordan
Sara Loquist
Jennifer Price
Reagan Rispone
Travis Dickerson
Cameron Spencer
ARCH 7004 Students
Instructors
Kiel Moe, a registered practicing architect and associate professor of architecture and
energy at Harvard Graduate School of Design, was named one of two 2014–15 Nadine
Carter Russell Chairs. Moe is codirector of the Master in Design Studies program
and the Energy, Environments & Design Research Lab at HGSD, where he teaches
and coordinates core design studios, seminars on forms of energy, and lectures on
architecture and energy. His research and design practice centers on an agenda for
design and energy that is at once more ecologically and architecturally ambitious,
focusing on both buildings as manifestations of large-scale energy systems as well as
overlooked and discrete thermal parameters in buildings that yet have great impact
on the power and thermodynamic depth of architecture.
ARCH 7004 is the fourth architecture studio in the six-‐‐studio sequence Master of
Architecture Program at LSU. The Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana serves as a site for the
course. The US Army Corps of Engineers constructed a diversion channel in 1942
directing sediment to the Wax Lake resulting in measurable (wet)land building during
the last 70 years. The studio will propose designs for the flagship Louisiana NERRS
facility in the Wax Lake Delta. The 20,000-‐‐square-‐‐foot facility will include
office space, laboratories, classrooms, educational spaces, exhibition space, and a
dormitory.
Course Description
5. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 10
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Project 1 12
Wax Lake Dynamic and Energy System Models
Project 2 14
Site and Precedent
Project 3 16
Material and Systems Research
Project 4 18
Organization and Aggregations
Project 5 20
Plan | Parameter
Project 6 22
Designing a position
Voronoi Future Plan 26
kathleen autilio
Datum 36
ethan jordan
Undulating Layers 44
jenn price
Verticality 52
kayla bosarge
Shifting Edge 60
alexis malone
Water Circulation 68
sarah loquist
Adaptive Reuse 74
regan rispone
Spatial Evolution 80
travis dickerson
Apertures 86
cameron spencer
References 90
Course References 92
6. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 12
Far left, Wax Lake Delta, Shelby Doyle
Marsh Condition within the current
deltaic environment
Left, Migratory birds take flight, Shelby
Doyle
The Hurricane Katrina disaster of August 2005 highlighted a problem
recognized for decades: the Mississippi River Delta (MRD) is sinking, resulting in
extensive loss of wetlands and increasing the exposure of urban and industrial
infrastructuretocoastalstorms[Fischetti2001;NRC2005].Byfarthelargestcontributing
factor to wetlands loss has been the construction of flood control levees along the
lower Mississippi River, that has cutting off the river from its surrounding delta plain,
thus converting the river into a pipeline that shunts water and sediment to the Gulf of
Mexico and starves the wetlands of sediment [Day et al. 2005]. The land-loss problem
will be exacerbated further with eustatic sea level rise [Blum & Roberts 2009], which
is a problem facing deltas and depositional coastlines the world over [Syvitski et al.
2009; Vörösmarty et al. 2009]. The urgent need for large- scale wetland restoration
through the diversion of Mississippi River water and sediments has been recognized
throughout the restoration community [Day et al. 2003; Mitsch & Day 2006; Mitsch
et al. 2005, CPRA 2007]. This management strategy uses diversion control structures
from the Mississippi River to deliver freshwater and sediments to declining wetland
areas (e.g., Barataria Bay and Breton Sound) [[Delaune et al. 2008; Day et al. 2005,
2007; Keddy et al. 2007; Lane et al. 2006]. These early diversions were not designed to
capture sediment from the river and cannot be expected to build significant land, but
they do restore seasonal freshwater pulses to the estuary. Large-scale river diversions
that can deliver coarse sediment are needed to build wetlands. This concept has been
modeled and projects 1,000 km2 of new wetlands can be built with the Mississippi
River within a century [Kim et al. 2009].
One of the major challenges facing large-scale delta restoration is confidence
that the trajectory of delta growth and decay of these new subdeltas will build land
and promote wetland ecology as predicted in mathematical and physical models. The
Wax Lake Delta (WLD) is living proof that land building in the face of sea level rise
and subsidence is possible, as long as a substantial sediment supply is available in a
shallow depositional region. Thus, the WLD is both an inspiring analog for engineered
diversions of the Mississippi River, and an ideal natural laboratory to understand the
ecogeomorphic evolution of growing delta lobes. Delta restoration requires calibrated
predictive models for design and scenario analysis that are grounded in comprehensive
field-based data sets. There is no facility anywhere in the world that can provide such
data sets. The DELTA LAB research observatory at WLD provides critical data to the
worldwide research community focusing on evolution and restoration of prograding
delta environments. The delta is developing in shallow bayhead
WAX LAKE DELTA
7. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 14
Above, Wax Lake Delta, Shelby Doyle
Marsh Condition along a deltaic lobe.
near the headlands of oldest lobe of the Mississippi River, the Maringouin-Teche.
Currently the WLD receives approximately 30-40% of the total water and sediment
discharge of the Atchafalaya River, which is equivalent to 10-12% of Mississippi River
discharge [McManus 2002; Roberts et al. 2003]. Long-term subaerial land growth of the
WLD is 1.0 - 2.0 km2 yr-1 [Roberts et al. 1997], and the delta front expands at a rate of
+/- 0.3 km yr-1 [Parker & Sequierios 2006]. Sediment transport in the WLD is influenced
by seasonal water exchange from river flooding, tidal exchange, cold fronts, and
tropical storms. Winter-spring cold fronts control the inshore to offshore exchange of
water and sediments as river discharge is increasing [Mossa & Roberts 1990]. As river
discharge decreases and winds relax during summer, micro-tides transport sediment-
laden river water to vegetated wetlands. The lowest water discharge occurs during the
fall, when tropical storms periodically move water inshore [Walker 2001]. Interacting
with these geophysical forces is the seasonal growth and mortality of wetland plants
that affect sediment retention in the wetlands [Holm & Sasser 2001]. The delta islands
are colonized by woody, shrub/scrub and herbaceous fresh marsh species that exhibit
zonation along the natural elevation gradient (Visser 1998) these same patterns have
also been documented in the Atchafalaya Delta (Johnson et al 1985, Schaffer et al.
1992).The delta is under state ownership managed as a Wildlife Management Area
with lease agreement by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The accuracy of land building models is completely dependent upon the breadth and
accuracy of the field data available development and verification. While more detailed
numerical models are currently being developed to investigate the physical controls
over fine scale channel structure [Edmonds & Slingerland 2010] the data sets need to
validate them are not currently available. The ecological, nutrient biogeochemical,
and storm surge reduction attributes of delta models are also still being developed
and are limited by a lack of large spatial and temporal data sets. These types of
models are critical to predicting the benefits that large-scale coastal and ecological
restoration projects can provide society and when developed will be an integral part
of the restoration management practice in Louisiana as well as other deltas around
the world. Deltas exemplify the strong coupling across disciplinary boundaries that we
recognize as characteristic of Earth-surface dynamics [Committee on Challenges and
Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes 2010]. We stress also that engineering is, in
effect, folded into the entire effort as the basic-science research increasingly strives to
produce engineering-style predictions of the outcomes of specific designs and actions.
Finally, the problem of predicting delta evolution and dynamics is as scientifically rich
as it is socially important. Given that hundreds of millions of people worldwide live or
depend on low-lying depositional coasts, human impacts dominate coastal dynamics
(e.g. by modifying channel patterns, building levees, and manipulating water flow);
social factors and social sciences need to be included in the entire framework for delta
management and restoration [Syvitski et al. 2009].
The missing centerpiece in the grand scientific challenge of delta prediction and
restoration is a densely instrumented delta observatory to provide the comprehensive
data sets needed to stimulate the whole enterprise. The challenge is to develop a
research environment that captures key pulsed events (e.g. fronts, floods, tropical
storms) that drive the physical, ecological, and geochemical patterns that determine
delta evolution. Our main goal is to develop the instrumentation necessary to capture
such pulsed events in the Wax Lake DELTA LAB observatory. The instruments we
developed at WLD is not a single device but the instrumented delta itself: a dense,
self-activating instrument network designed to capture the full range of relevant
physical-geochemical-ecological linkages associated with such events. The DELTA
LAB described in this proposal represents a critical investment in the development
of a field-based research environment in the emerging discipline of ‘coastal and
ecological engineering’.
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Project 1
This is a continuation of the dynamic models produced in ARCH 4993, now adding an
energy component. There would be two models for each student: one at the scale of
Wax Lake (1:50,000), one at the scale of the site (1’=1/32”). The dynamic models should
characterize regional and historic dynamics. The models should also spatialize energy
diagrams of Wax Lake as a system of inputs, transformations, and feedbacks. Consider
the relationship between X, Y, and Z axes as a design opportunity. These will also serve
as the conceptual sites for your architectural proposals and should be considered as
the beginning of your architectural research rather than a separate exercise. As such,
choices made about these models (what they represent and how they represent) can
be understood as early declarations of an architectural agenda, and will be evaluated
as such. To this end, much thought should be granted to the models, their construction,
and their content. These models should demonstrate 10 (ten) or more layers of
site dynamics and interaction between the dynamics. Use a limited number of
material and little or no glue; rather consider the material assembly and connections
of the model pieces as inherent to the design process. The models should be
interactive, either hi-‐‐tech (Arduino/sensor/motors) or low-‐‐tech (levers/cranks/
pulleys). Consider the dynamic models of ARCH 4993 and the ‘machine models’ of
ARCH 7001 as precedents.
6”x.75”
attached by jewelry rings
4”x.75”
attached by jewelry rings
3”x.75”
attached by jewelry rings
2”x.75”
attached by jewelry rings
Jewelry rings .6mm
Drilled Holes 5/64”
Basswood 3/32”
Magnetic Tape
Wax Lake Dynamic and Energy System Models
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Project 2
During the visit to the precedent facilities- the Grand Bay NERRS Facility and LUMCON
- you are to in particular to regard these precedents from an energetic perspective.
How do their programmatic organizations responding to or not to the energy hierarchy
of the building and open thermodynamic systems: How does each facility relate to its
site, region, and relate to the energy hierarch? How do the program chunks and their
organization relate as a whole to the extreme weather events? How do the material
and structural systems relate to the energy hierarchy? Prior to departure prepare draft
documents. Do so as to produce 11 x 17 portrait document for each facility. While on
site make notes through sketch, diagrams, photographs and documentation of your
questions of the precedent hosts. This should not be considered separate from the
design process, but rather as research in material, aggregation, and organization of a
NERRS research facility.
Site and Precedent
10. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 20
Project 3
Given that 80% of a building’s energy consumption associated with the energy of
building material production, construction and maintenance (likely even a higher
percentage in a hurricane zone), there will be an overt focus on the idea that matter
is but captured energy. Based on the Project 1 energy analysis, the students are to
determine the primary material energy system of their building. Material selections
should be based on the energy analysis of project one as well as inevitable Code
and FEMA regulations. The system studied should include both foundation types and
primary structural/enclosure material systems as not only tectonic elements but as the
primary energy system of a building as well. Given the climatic context of this project
preference should be given to aggregating materials and material assemblies that
“breathe” at multiple scales as well as systems that can self shade. In other words,
there will be a focus on “convergent” approach to material and building development
wherein a single material performs multiple functions ( structural, enclosure, ventilation,
humidity, control, ect).
Material and Systems Research
11. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 22
Project 4
Given what you have studied regarding the dynamics of Wax Lake at multiple spatial
and temporal scales of energetic formation as well as what you have studied regarding
field research stations, propose proto-architectural organizations of program and
material aggregations.
Organization: You have been provided with only the most general program information:
the overall size of the proposed building as well as the relative size of the various
program components. The architecture of your program strategy thus needs to be
more strategic: the architecture of how different types of program will relate technically,
materially, and spatially. This demands a clear articulation of various hierarchies
embedded in the project (from programmatic relationships to perhaps contradictory
programmatic responses to hurricane events. Remember, architecture consists mostly
of what occurs in between things how things, not just their arrangement.
Aggregation: How should this building be both connected to and separated from its
context? How will material be a primary architectural protagonist in this necessary act of
separation and connection? How will you aggregate material in various states to satisfy
a range of programmatic, technical, and ecological realties? What does your material-
scale aggregation suggest for the overall building? What does your organization
studies suggest for material-scale aggregation? These part-whole relationships are
essential not only to this project, but to architecture in general.
Together, the organization and aggregation proposals should, along with the initial
site documentation, begin to articulate this research center as a maximum power
system. The proposals will be evaluated in this regard, as well as the cogency of their
energetic, tectonic, and programmatic resolution. The Organization proposals should
be presented in a set of concept models.
Organization and Aggregations
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Project 5
The provided program can be organized in multiple ways. Any organization considered
architectural will both suggest the order of the building’s configuration and perimeter
as well as be inflected by that perimeter. There must be overt tension between the
internal organization of the building and the geometry of its perimeter. There may
be conditions of tight fit between program and perimeter and conditions of loose fit
between program and perimeter. To help develop this tension, each student will begin
with a coherent building perimeter that is understood to be inflected by the internal
organization of the building. Likewise, the legibility of the perimeter ought to inflect
the internal organization.
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Project 6
Beyond the programmatic diagram architecture must take a position (or series
of positions): material, environmental, spatial, etc. The next phase will be devoted
to proposing and developing the conceptual narrative and thesis of the work as
something beyond merely competent. These documents are as much models and
sections of a thesis as they are of a building. They should illustrate the thesis and the
building at once. These documents require the parallel/simultaneous development of
the building through an iterative process of diagram, models, site plans, floor plans,
and sections; all developed with equal rigor.
2 ‐ 1/16” sectional perspective design drawings (E/W and N/S) situated in site photos
and combining digital and hand media. These should reveal the conceptual position
of the project, material assembly, circulation, and spatial conditions. Select a specific
moment in the time scale of the project that best conveys the position and thesis.
Draw relevant site and environmental dynamics. Use scale figures: plants, animals,
humans, transit etc.
2 – 1/16” site + architectural working models cuts into 2 or more sections. These should
model the ground/water conditions, relevant dynamics, material, enclosure, openings,
circulation, and spatial conditions. Program should not be a primary concern and will
be reintroduced at a later stage.
Designing a Position
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Voronoi Future Plan
Designing in the Wax Lake Delta demands a nuanced and site specific
building. Utilizing forces on the site [wind, water, land], voronoi cells corresponding to
these conditions create a plan for future development. The different spaces created
can become program, courtyards or future usable space. As programs and usage
change, the building can adjust and adapt to these scenarios. Column placement,
due to forces, corresponds to the size of the courtyards. In this instance, spaces above
water would be smaller and over land bigger. As the Wax Lake Delta changes over
time, the building could as well. For example, currently there are only trees along the
water/land boundary. These would begin to penetrate the flat, long building. Over
time, more trees will develop and need courtyard space to puncture the building.
The mat-building would focus on circulation and isolated views correlating with the
region below. In this sense, the building would be informing and encouraging study
of the varied ecosystems of the delta. The complicated circulation pattern would
follow hallways that lead from space to space. The pattern would choreograph the
movement of people through the building with selected views highlighted by opacity/
transparency. Additionally, the building will highlight dematerialization and weathering
as a method of design. In this sense, it will appear to be floating above the delta on
small steel columns and seem to disappear into the horizon of the Wax Lake Delta.
Kathleen Autilio
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Temporary SpaceConcrete Core Space
Field of Points
Field of “V-Columns”
Massing of Building
Porosity of Building/
Program of Building
Points of Interconnectivity
Workers: Sleep
Students: sleep
Students: education
Public
gathering for
Workers and
Students
Workers:
Offices and labs
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This images shows the ramp that takes
researchers down from the wet lab and
to the water/shoreline to waiting boats
for further research. The proximity to the
actual lab is crucial as this is their job to
research the deltaic condition. This is also
a place that educators can bring students
to access kayaks and canoes.
Mixed media model perspective, showing
water connection and building elevations.
This image shows the cafeteria/multi-
purpose space that acts as a main
gathering core of the design. There
are large gathering decks where the
concrete circulation slab becomes wider
to accommodate pausing rather than
passing through.
18. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 36
High Ground
Low Ground
Standing Water
Salix nigra
Vigna luteoia
Mikania scandens
Typha domingus
Eleocharis Spp.
Justica ovata
Schoenoplectus americanus
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Sagittaria latifolia
Sphenochea zeylandica
Phragmites australis
Sagittaria platyphylia
Nelumbo nuciferia
Potamogeton spp.
Eichhornia crassipes
Colocasia esculenta
polygonum punctatum
20. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 40
Datum
A NERRS facility in the Delta would allow scientists to study the process
of sediment flow and wetland growth with the possibility of utilizing the findings to
help create new solutions to combat coastal land loss. This design maximizes the
building’s footprint, stretching, not stacking space, to take advantage of the natural
processes and energy generated by the deltaic ecosystem, specifically the water and
sediment discharge. In addition to collecting valuable data and testing hypothesis,
the installation of netting to the facility’s structural piles has the potential to create a
new delta lobe on site, as the capture of sediment will help to build land and provide
wildlife habitat.
The intent is for the facility to gradually expand further into the delta over
time. While the option for infill exists (if necessary), the goal is to grow horizontally.
Materials will be shipped by barge from the Port of New Orleans or Baton Rouge, while
smaller supplies may be flown in by helicopter. The process of creating this maximal
tectonic includes a derrick barge in the water to drive additional piles, and a crane
on board to assemble the structure. The first phase will be completed by 2025, with
a program stretching over 2,000 feet. However, by 2100, it could potentially extend
more than mile long. Eventually, the architecture will resemble a small city more than a
conventional NERRS facility.
The conceptual framework for this argument, specifically the large container
structure, was influenced by Rem Koolhaas’ Theory of Bigness. “Only Bigness
can sustain a promiscuous proliferation of events in a single container. It develops
strategies to organize both their independence and interdependence within a larger
entity in a symbiosis that exacerbates rather than compromises specificity,” S,M,L,XL.
Basic programming is divided between science, education, and living. While
the programs are separated horizontally, so me spaces are linked by vertical change.
Sectional variation occurs according to purpose. For example, the living spaces are
located at the top of the datum, protected from floods and storm surge according
to FEMA guidelines. Some spaces engage the datum, such as the exhibition gallery,
studio space, and offices, while others, like the wet labs, drop below it to actively
engage the water.
Ethan Jordan
21. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 42
DWELLING DWELLING DWELLING
OFFICES
BREEDING + HATCHING TANKS
DRY LABS
WET LABS
STUDIO
CLASS
DISCOVERY
LAB
LIBRARY CAFETERIA
EXHIBITION SPACE
BOATING SUPPLIES + STORAGE
ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE DOCK MAIN DOCK
Weather Screen
Circulation (All Levels)
Occupied Level
Mechanical Level (Datum)
Water Level
Metal + Wood Units
Steel Grid + Metal Decking
Wood Piles
LIVING
Short-Term Dormitories
48 Students + 4 Teachers
LIVING
Long-Term Residence
24 Scientists/Fellows
SCIENCE
Wet + Dry Labs
40 Offices
EDUCATION
3 Classrooms
48 Students
PUBLIC
Exhibit + Library
Cafeteria for 104
Weather Screen
Circulation (All Levels)
Occupied Level
Mechanical Level (Datum)
Water Level
Metal + Wood Units
Steel Grid + Metal Decking
Wood Piles
LIVING
Short-Term Dormitories
48 Students + 4 Teachers
LIVING
Long-Term Residence
24 Scientists/Fellows
SCIENCE
Wet + Dry Labs
40 Offices
EDUCATION
3 Classrooms
48 Students
PUBLIC
Exhibit + Library
Cafeteria for 104
24. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 48
Undulating Layers
My project focuses on proposing an architecture where the limits of
landscape end and art begins. To creating a blurred kind of uncertainty between reality
and perception. The design direction of my architecture has been influences by the
many layers that make up the natural surroundings of the Wax Lake Delta. Through
multiple study models, sketches, my focused has been designated on how architecture
can become a dynamic, flexible extension out of the delta. Through layering and
interweaving program a building took form that is meant to be a subtle form that
celebrates the use of exterior spaces, undulating ramp and roof lines creating multi-
layers of daylighting opportunities and open multi-functional program spaces.
The site of my NERR facility is located west of the Wax Lake Delta in response
to infrastructural mapping. I tasked myself with creating a site where the public could
easily access the facility by land or water. Being close to infrastructure allows me to
propose a connection from the existing road, power and waterlines. As a visitor to
the facility arriving by land, one would progress through exhibition spaces, hard and
soft caped boardwalks that would lead out towards the water’s edge and views of the
delta. The promenade between the buildings is designed to allow visitors to take a
self-guided elevated tour through the marshland, highlighting views, landscape and
educational program along the walk. The mile distance between the two buildings
allows for visitors to explore, learn, and connect with the landscape around them.
The vistas the walk provide allow the building to disappear and reappear as you walk
towards the waters edge.
The building interacts with the site creating program spaces that extend
out into the delta creating boat docks for kayaking, multiple levels of Delta viewing
decks and an exterior learning classroom located below the water’s edge allowing for
a tidal experience wall highlighting high and low tide. Below the surface a habitat skirt
extends out providing a series of stepped ledges that promote sediment deposit and
facilitate the establishment of a wide diversity of marine life.
The combination of green roofs, the connection between interior and exterior
spaces and undulating forms allow for this NERR facility to blur between nature and
building. The design concept has been a focus around recreating the familiarity of
nature through architecture. The collaboration of concept, structure, and voided space
creates a building that blurs between land and water that evokes the site throughout
the NERR facility.
Jenn Price
25. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 50
GREEN ROOF
PROGRAM
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
ROOF
PROGRAM
DEEP OVERHANGS ON
SOUTH FACING GLASS
MAXIMIZED GLAZING
ON NORTH FACADE
HORIZONTAL SUNSCREENS
ON WEST FACADE
28. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 56
Verticality
I propose to create an architecture that utilizes verticality in order to establish
an observable site that is up to 15 miles in all directions. The specific site that I chose
to place my architecture on is located on the very first delta lobe in the Wax Lake Delta.
It is a central lobe and the first lobe one approaches when navigating to the site form
Morgan City. The lobe is called Mike’s Island and I placed my architecture at the tip of
the lobe in order to explore both conditions of the marsh as it exists perpendicular and
parallel to the river.
The materiality of my architecture consists of a structural concrete frame
made up of wall slabs and floor plates. The concrete is precasted and transported to
the site via waterways. This decision was made from an energy perspective. The bulk
of the energy that is consumed happens during the construction phase of the building
process and so more concentration was placed on this phase. Wood is the secondary
material applied and allows for a hierarchy of permanence, with the concept being
that the core concrete architecture can be utilized again by a different program once
the rest of the architecture reaches its life span.
The completed architecture creates a NERRs facility that allows for the user to
experience the site in three particular ways. It creates a marker that can be seen from
farther away by users exploring the delta. It explores the physical conditions of the
delta at more than one level through outdoor spaces that exist at several levels. Lastly,
through different framed views of the delta that explore its condition in all directions.
The verticality of the building is what allows all of this to happen. The verticality creates
a site map that can now expand up to 15 miles.
Kayla Bosarge
32. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 64
Shifting Edge
In analyzing the site’s edge condition, it was seen that
edges are present in several moments on the site, not just where
the land and water meet. These variations of the edge are seen
in five different categories consisting of the dense edge, stable
edge, soft edge, gradient edge, and moving edge. The dense
edge consists of an area of firm land that is furthest away from the
water’s edge that contains the most healthy vegetation, while the
stable edge consists of an area of land not directly by the water’s
edge that contains some vegetation. The soft edge is the edge
that is most clear to the human eye, where we can visually see
the boundary where land and water meet. Although this edge
appears to be clear, the land does not drastically stop when the
water touches the land. The land continues below the surface
of the water, creating the gradient edge. The last edge present
in the Wax Lake Delta is the moving edge, which is the most
dynamic edge which is physically embodied by water. Because
the water is in a constant state of motion, the moving edge
directly effects each of the other edges on the site.
Alexis Malone
33. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 66
D
ADJACENCY
C
OVERLAPPING/LAYERING
1.
MOVING EDGE
2.
GRADIENT EDGE
3.
SOFT EDGE
STABLE EDGE
5.
4.
DENSE EDGE
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SCALE 1/16”=1’-0”
EXPERIMENTAL FIELD LEARNING
NATURE WALKS AROUND SITE (ON LAND)
BOAT TOURS
EXPERIMENTAL FIELD LEARNING
WET LABORATORY
APPLIED LEARNING
TEACHING LAB
CLASSROOMS
EXHIBIT
AUDITORIUM
LIBRARY
REINFORCED LEARNING
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEER’s FACILITY OVER TIME
COLUMNS
PILES
LANDSCAPE
BUILDING MASS
3RD FLOOR PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
FLOOR MASS
3RD FLOOR PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
FLOOR MASS
3RD FLOOR PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
FLOOR MASS
CEDAR WOOD
RAIN SCREENS
WOOD DECKING
OVER FLEXIBLE
SPACES
EXPLODED AXONMETRIC BUILDING SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLY
36. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 72
Water Circulation
Being in a coastal area, we need to learn to live with the water and not shy
away from it. We need to develop research centers that study and inspires learning to
live in our environment, and not working against it. The Wax Lake Delta exists primarily
because water from the Atchafalaya River diversion brings sediment down into the
Gulf of Mexico. Because of this, I looked at the different ways that water impacted the
land being formed. I focused on four phases of the water condition: still water, wakes
caused by boat traffic, high tide and storm surge. Each of these water heights impact
the shore line in different ways, and rises and falls at different rates causing a circulation
to the water.
When thinking about water and the ways that it moves, I propose an
architectural plan for my research facility that has circulation that loops and changes
heights. Much like the four water types I identified earlier, the program of this research
facility will cater to four different groups of people. These people are outreach,
administrators, education and research. Much like the water, these groups will loop
through the building based on their primary needs and interests. The
Further up into the building loops, the longer your stay will be.
My project does not shy away from the water, it embraces it. The building is
made of site cast concrete and glass block and is imbedded in the site. The lower part
of the building that is below the fourteen foot flood plain features glass block for the
windows and day lighting, the areas that are above the flood plain have glass walled
windows. By the building being curved, my intension is that the force caused by water
would be deflected around the building, instead of one solid force and any particular
wall. If the building floods during hurricanes, the concrete and glass block can be
sprayed down and restored to operable use. In conclusion, I propose that we learn to
live with the water and embrace it. By inviting people to the Gulf, we are educating
people on the power of water and the problems that are impacting our delta.
Sarah Loquist
37. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 74
ural Components
Walls
Walls
on
Piers
Second Floor Plan
Research and Education
Legend:
1
2
4
3
8
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
1. Cafeteria/Gathering Space
2. Commerical Kitchen
3. Restrooms
4. Outdoor Patio
5. Teaching Lab
6. Classroom
7. Education Dorms
8. Television Lounge
9. Research Dorms
10. Research Lab
11. Offices
12. Green Roof Scale: 1/16”= 1’
N
SEAT
First Floor Plan
Administration and Outreach
Legend:
1
2
4
3
8
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
1. Welcome & Exhibits
2. Auditorium
3. Offices
4. Conference Room
5. Flexible Space
6. Library
7. Outdoor Courtyard/Classroom
8. Classroom
9. Teaching Lab
10. Exhibits
11. Office
12. Aquarium Access
13. Aquarium
14. Lab
15. Locker Room
16. Restrooms Scale: 1/16”= 1’
N
13
14
16
15
39. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 78
Adaptive Reuse
This project’s site is located in the lower part of the Wax Lake Delta along the
Atchafalaya Bay. A National Estuarine Research Reserve System facility will be created
by adaptively reusing an oil rig that will be stacked in the near future. This oil rig
comes from the oil and gas company, Hercules Offshore. This particular oil rig is called
‘Hercules 120’. It is a jack up rig, which is an oil rig for areas of shallow water. The
rig has a rectangular structure situated on 4 trusses, which allow for the structure to
move up and down when necessary. The movement of this rig will allow for a structure
to be created that can respond to this particular site’s needs, particularly when a
hurricane or flood comes to the area. Hercules 120’s is the only oil rig from 1958 that
is currently still in the Gulf of Mexico. Hercules 120’s contract ended on March 1, 2015.
It is currently being prepared to be cold stacked. After this process it will be brought
to the Wax Lake Delta to be converted into a research facility for high school students
and scientist in the nearby areas of Louisiana, allowing them to connect directly with
the area of research.
Reagan Rispone
42. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 84
Spatial Evolution
The program of the proposed research facility can be broken down into four
main parts: research, education, living, and administration. With that in mind, I’m
proposing four buildings, built in stages, on a developing delta lobe of the wax lake
delta. The goal is to construct the research facility over time as new demands arise.
Each building will be located at the tip of the delta lobe: a past, present, and future
location. For example: the first structure to be built will be the research building at
the current tip of the delta lobe. Over time, there may be a need for living quarters
for scientist and researchers, so a dorm would be built on a projected tip of the delta
lobe. As time goes on, public interest will arise about this facility, so educational and
public outreach facilities will be added on another datum point location. Along with
the educational and public building, an administrative building will have to be added
to manage the entire complex, located on a past datum point. As the facility grows
beyond its initial program needs, additional floors can be added to each structure, or
new buildings added to the site at predetermined locations.
Travis Dickerson
0’ 50’ 100’
N
BELOW GRADE PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN
MUD ROOM / LOCKER / RESTROOM
DRY LAB
MUD ROOM / LOCKER / RESTROOM
MUD ROOM / LOCKER / STORAGE
WET LAB
45. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 90
Apertures
Cameron Spencer
1’ - 4”
4-wythe double monarch clay brick
2-wythe transparent glass brick
metal channel fastener / support
Typical Wall Section Detail
White Thermoplastic Polyolefin Single-Ply Roof
Multi-Color Double Monarch Brick Exterior Walls
Gray High-Strength Concrete Structural Elements
CONSTRUCTIONS & MATERIALS
scale: 1/2” = 1’-0”
This architectural proposal for a National Estuarine Research Reserve System
(NERRS) facility is located along the Intercoastal Waterway, just south of Patterson and
Morgan City, Louisiana. The project’s siting serves the building’s principal users, the
scientists, by offering critical access to the Intercoastal Waterway, and therefore also to
a multitude of connecting water bodies, including the Wax Lake Delta. Additionally, the
facility’s proximity to local communities provides educational outreach opportunities,
especially to the area’s middle and high schools. In fact, each of the upper level
schools within the cities of Patterson, Berwick, and Morgan City are no more than 18
minutes and 10 miles away (average 14 minutes and 6.8 miles away).
The proposed NERRS facility itself also supports the needs of its users
programmatically, with public education spaces on the first floor, residential spaces on
the second floor, laboratory spaces on the third floor, and an elevated observation deck
on the fourth floor. Circulation within the building moves primarily (vertically) through
a centrally located staircase, and secondarily (horizontally) through looped paths on
the second and third floors. The observation deck serves as a vertical terminus and as
an attraction for guests to the facility.
High-strength concrete comprises the primary structural elements of the
facility, while double monarch bricks afford additional support and compose the
skin of the building. Building materials are provided relatively locally (concrete from
Morgan City and bricks from Lafayette) in order to minimize energy impact. At critical
locations along the exterior, traditional bricks are replaced with transparent glass
bricks in order to form a spattering of various porosities along the building’s façade.
These transparencies provide viewports to the exterior and scatter the natural sunlight
shining into the building, thus creating a unique architectural experience for the users
of the NERRS facility.
47. Architecture of (Wet)Land Building 94
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TheLSUCoastalSustainabilityStudio(CSS)isatrans-disciplinaryprogramoftheCollege
of Art + Design, College of Engineering, and School of the Coast & Environment
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http://coastalroots.lsu.edu/
To assist students in developing an attitude of stewardship toward our natural resources
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sustaining our coastal ecosystems.
Dr. Pam Blanchard, LSU Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice,
College of Education, Director of Coastal Roots Program
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