The Great River Road holds within it many different possibilities for a designer to follow. It presents possibilities from a variety of angles, but the elements that I chose to analyze included the systems, history, narrative memories generated through the landscape, hydrology, and geomorphology of the site.
I began [...]
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Historical Data compiled for analysis of Walcheren, Zeeland Providence, The Netherlands
The first week that LSU Landscape Architecture Study Abroad class arrived in Holland, we were able to commence a workshop charette with the Landscape Architecture and Architecture students at the Technical University of Delft and the Professor, Han Meyer. The main focus throughout this design [...]
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Posted in Process, Research on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a beginning of plant materials that will be incorporated in the water catch constructed elements throughout the Perkins Road Design Proposal. I would like to be able to incorporate more plant material to that would also be used towards the phytoremediation on the site. I need to begin compiling those species. I think [...]
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Posted in Research on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
this link is to a complied plant list for phytoremediation
http://www.superorg.net/archive/proposal/plant%20species%20phyto.pdf
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Posted in Process, Research on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Smart materials are materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by exposure to light, temperature, electric current, stress, and other external stimuli.
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Posted in Process, Research on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Site analysis and inventory diagrams of the site. I created these to allow me to compile the important information to be addressed throughout the design process. I also generated a program and with it some perspectives to try and see if these idea would work in the surrounding landscape. I really like the idea of [...]
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Posted in Precedents, Research on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Sustainable Approach to Stormwater Management
SW 12th Avenue Green Street Project, Portland, Oregonby Kevin Robert Perry; ASLA Award 2006
NE Siskiyou Green Street, Portland, Oregon by Kevin Robert Perry; ASLA Award 2007
Mt. Tabor Middle School Rain Garden, Portland, Oregonby Kevin Robert Perry; ASLA Award 2007
Stormwater Innovative Design: The role of the Landscape Architect there are some more [...]
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