NATHAN BURGESSportfolio

DESIGN TOOLS | PROCESS

My work in graduate school has been characterized by conceptual and technological experimentation within a suite of emerging and traditional design tools. The resulting projects are situated at the boundary between the scientific and the intuitivebearing the mark of my undergraduate training in environmental science and literary criticism. A common theme within much of this work is the produc-tion of landscape by interventions within human and geophysical processes. I have organized the first section of the portfolio in order to highlight my experimentation with the tools of design and the second section to describe how these tools find their way into the process of researching and designing landscapes.

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research teams come from Padua and Venice

researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier

researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens

researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior

researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples

researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla

clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

new grid cell set up for a research group

clean up litter in freshwater pond

construct board walk trail through barene

drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks

maintenance work on exclosure

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9

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boat dredges malamocco canal

arrives by airplaneover alps

leaves mainlandin the morning to fish

leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter

stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet

takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market

camps at Camping Fusina

goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop

climbs tower for birds eye view of lagoon

goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix

boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port

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arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south

heads south to Africa forwinter

makes nest on Colmata DE for first time

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A. nyroca

R. pendulinus

arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights

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S. hirundu

spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching

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M. cephalus

P. australis

goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B

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helps child build a nest with sticks

collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds

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clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

EVENT CYCLE

boat dredges malamocco canal

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new technology invented from research

undisturbed areasreach climax community

rotate managementto new plot

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new touristarrives

new touristarrives

fish season

shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway

native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration

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collects sticks and grasses for nest

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builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest

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head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish

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filter feeds on detritus

establish community

physio-chemical soil processes

biologicalsoil processes

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narrowly avoids fishing tern

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caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants

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contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations

migration

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native range shifts withchanging climate and land use

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returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

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stops for a drink in Venice

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INDEPENDENCE PARK

Independence Community Parkbecomes a home away from homefor the citizens of Melville. For several days the park provides space for parking and plenty of amenities. Here and in parks like it outside ofthe basin, Melvillians can create annual rituals and traditions, and continue to enjoy their rights toLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit ofHappiness! Move your game pieceto Independence Park.

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ANALOG DIAGRAM | ANATOMY OF A BARRIER ISLANDink, Thesis Design Research/Regenerative Technologies, Fall 2012 advisor: Brian Osborn, critic: Matthew Jull, Theresa Gali (based on Reinson, 1992)

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These hand drawn block diagrams helped to quickly record my understanding of barrier island ecology for my thesis research on coastal morphological modeling in designing for sea level rise adaptation at Sandbridge Beach, VA.

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HYBRID DIAGRAMMATIC MODEL | HISTORIC ATCHALAYA LEVEE SETTLEMENTlaser-cut chipboard and laser-etched acrylic, cardboard, woodParadoxCity Studio: New Orleans, Fall 2011, critic: Jorg Sieweke (collaborative)

This diagrammatic model solved the challenge of representing the distinction between non-physical geopolitical space (acrylic) and topographic space (chipboard). The geopolitical plane illustrates two approaches to living in the delta: narrower French parcels aggregate along naturally high ground while the Jeffersonian grid extends through the lowlands.

Design Toolbox | Map

BARENA

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DREDGE LOWLAND

EXISTING PATH

PROPOSED PATH

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Maintenancelay out grid

research teams come from Padua and Venice

researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier

researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens

researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior

researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples

researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla

clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

new grid cell set up for a research group

clean up litter in freshwater pond

construct board walk trail through barene

drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks

maintenance work on exclosure

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7

boat dredges malamocco canal

arrives by airplaneover alps

leaves mainlandin the morning to fish

leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter

stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet

takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market

camps at Camping Fusina

goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop

climbs tower for birds eye view of lagoon

goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix

boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5

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Dredge

Tourist

Fisherman

Squatter

Scientist

arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south

heads south to Africa forwinter

makes nest on Colmata DE for first time

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5N. arquata

A. nyroca

R. pendulinus

arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5

S. hirundu

spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

M. cephalus

P. australis

goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B

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1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 19:00 20:00 21:0017:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 24:00

passes through exclosure

T9

helps child build a nest with sticks

collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds

(Apr-Nov)

(Apr-Nov)

(Jan-Dec)

1 yr 10 yr 1000 yr100 yr 1000000 yr

clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

EVENT CYCLE

boat dredges malamocco canal

1 day

new technology invented from research

undisturbed areasreach climax community

rotate managementto new plot

TYPICAL DAY

new touristarrives

new touristarrives

fish season

shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway

native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration

T1

collects sticks and grasses for nest

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builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest

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head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish

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M1

filter feeds on detritus

establish community

physio-chemical soil processes

biologicalsoil processes

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narrowly avoids fishing tern

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caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants

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contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations

migration

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native range shifts withchanging climate and land use

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returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

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spends night on Colmata B

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stops for a drink in Venice

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phragmites colonizes land near freshwater pondbirds help transport species to island new dredge arrives roots help prevent erosion of dredge phytostabilizes contaminants provides a spectacle for visitors

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(MOSTLY) ANALOG MAP | HUMAN ECOLOGY OF THE VENICE LAGOONink (drawn over a digital aerial collage)ParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke

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Maintenancelay out grid

research teams come from Padua and Venice

researcher heads into the field to gather datadock at field station pier

researcher notes the successional conditions of remediation gardens

researcher compares avianbehavior at island edge and interior

researcher returns to field station torecord observations and test samples

researcher completes paper on the remediating capabilities of Tamarix aphylla

clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

new grid cell set up for a research group

clean up litter in freshwater pond

construct board walk trail through barene

drop off remaining materialin squatter district 1 harvest willow sticks

maintenance work on exclosure

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M9

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7

boat dredges malamocco canal

arrives by airplaneover alps

leaves mainlandin the morning to fish

leaves for a long weekend on Cassa B Moors boat at shared boat dock goes hunting in the barene returns to find pile of wood and building material builds a new dock in front of her/his shelter

stops to pick up equipment at shack on Cassa DE checks nets along canals for fish catches a lot of mullet

takes catch to Venice to sell at Rialto fish market

camps at Camping Fusina

goes to Venice and Murano for the morning takes vaporetto to Cassa DE stop

climbs tower for birds eye view of lagoon

goes for 4 mile hike through Cassa DE passes observational grid/matrix returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

dredge boat pipes slurry into observation matrix

boat heads up industrial canal to colmatas boat makes several stops boat continues to port

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5

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Dredge

Tourist

Fisherman

Squatter

Scientist

arrives over Alpsas nesting shifts south

heads south to Africa forwinter

makes nest on Colmata DE for first time

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5N. arquata

A. nyroca

R. pendulinus

arrives from Africa breeds from April to May collects grasses and twigs builds nest on floating platform feeds on grasses at night in barene away from lights

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5

S. hirundu

spends July-November feedingin barene and phragmites sees tourists out birdwatching

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

M. cephalus

P. australis

goes for 20 mile boat ride around Cassa B and DE, and barene sees ferroginous duck stops on Colmata B

B5 B6 B7 B8

1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 19:00 20:00 21:0017:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 24:00

passes through exclosure

T9

helps child build a nest with sticks

collects sticks and grass selects a Ruppia maritima constructs nest feeds in reed bedbreeds

(Apr-Nov)

(Apr-Nov)

(Jan-Dec)

1 yr 10 yr 1000 yr100 yr 1000000 yr

clear vegetation in successional plots

use harvested wood to build trails

EVENT CYCLE

boat dredges malamocco canal

1 day

new technology invented from research

undisturbed areasreach climax community

rotate managementto new plot

TYPICAL DAY

new touristarrives

new touristarrives

fish season

shelter changes occupantsweekend getaway

native range shifts withchanging climate and land usemigration

T1

collects sticks and grasses for nest

T2

builds nest onexclosure platform defecates 5-50 feet from nest

T3 T4

head south for winteringfishes for molluscs and fish

T3

M1

filter feeds on detritus

establish community

physio-chemical soil processes

biologicalsoil processes

M3

narrowly avoids fishing tern

M4

caught by fisherpersonavoids scientist monitoring for contaminants

M2

contaminant levelsstabilize across fish and mollusc populations

migration

migration

native range shifts withchanging climate and land use

M9

returns via vaporetto to camping fusina

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spends night on Colmata B

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stops for a drink in Venice

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phragmites colonizes land near freshwater pondbirds help transport species to island new dredge arrives roots help prevent erosion of dredge phytostabilizes contaminants provides a spectacle for visitors

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Inspired by the representation of Raumlabor and my work as an illustrator prior to graduate school at Earth magazine, this drawing helped me frame the novel human ecology of the Venice lagoon as my collaborator and I began conceptual design exploration for land reclaimed by the Port of Marghera at Cassa di Colmata B.

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DIGITAL MAPPING | UVA ACADEMICAL VILLAGE PAVILLION GARDEN SURVEYSESRI ArcMap (from field notes)Cultural Landscape Report Fellowship, Summer 2012, supervisor: Mary Hughes

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HYBRID GAMEBOARD MAP | THE FLOOD GAMEcardboard, ink, ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoshopParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke

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Melville has many one story ranch-style homes. In the photosfrom the 1927 flood, these houseswould barely peek above the water.Pay $400 for flood insurance.

BUILDING ELEVATION

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INDEPENDENCE PARK

Independence Community Parkbecomes a home away from homefor the citizens of Melville. For several days the park provides space for parking and plenty of amenities. Here and in parks like it outside ofthe basin, Melvillians can create annual rituals and traditions, and continue to enjoy their rights toLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit ofHappiness! Move your game pieceto Independence Park.

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This gameboard is a map, a plan, and a model of life in a Mississippi River Floodway. It maps the cycle of flood evacuation and return for residents of ring-levee towns like Melville, LA. It also pro-poses a distributed support network that encour-ages residents to transition to jobs and lives on higher ground.

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0ANALOG SECTION MODEL | GEOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF CASSA DI COLMATA Bcardboard, chipboard, paper, nails, sandParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg SiewekeThis collaboratively constructed section model of Cassa di Colmata B represents the relationship of a distinctive layer of clay in the Venetian lagoon and its impact on the formation of the intricate network of channels within the lagoon. Carving the channels by hand from aerial photographs imparted a visceral understanding of morphological change.

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ANALOG PROCESS MODEL | WILLOUGHBY SPIT MOONSCAPEcardboard, chipboard, paper, nails, sandFoundation Studio II: Spring 2011, critic: Dr. Kristina Hill

This project curated the morphological change of a large lump of nourishment sand placed off the coast of Virgin-ia Beach, Virginia. This simple sand table helped to vi-

sualize how a lunar calendar of data-collecting buoys might serve as a datum and palimpsest for a

periodic nourishment ritual. My thesis re-search uses a simple morphological

model, the Coastal Evolution Model for a similar purpose.

DIGITAL MODEL | BUOYS AND COASTAL MORPHOLOGY rhinoceros 3D, photoshop (rendering)Foundation Studio II, Spring 2011, critic: Kristina Hill

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HYBRID MODEL | PLAZA DESIGN ALTERNATIVESExternship: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, January 2012collaboratively designed with Michael Vergason

Michael Vergason asked me to construct a model his proposed plaza in Forth Worth, Texas. Working with Vergason, I created a model with several interchange-able topographic inserts and site features. This mod-els groundplane is illustrated with Vergasons hand-drawn site plans and building facades are illustrated with elevations of buildings from a consulting architect.

The model inserts above were designed so that buildlings and site features, such as trees and pergolas, could be inserted into the model, allowing for live demon-stration of various plaza configurations.

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HYBRID FABRICATED MODEL | ASCLEPIUS HIGH FLOW DISTRIBUTORSoft Surface Operations, Fall 2011, critic: Lucia Phinney

Rhino3D + Grasshopper Plugin + Firefly Plugin + Arduino Microprocessor: Responsive Digital Model

Acrylic + Rhino3D + Laser Cutter + Arduino Microprocessor + Water Flow Sensor + Servos: Fabricated Mechanical Milkweed Model

Ink: Milkweed Pod, Mechanical Diagram

This mechanical model of a milkweed pod responded to changes in fluid flow by opening or closing. This design project developed into a broader project researching the aerodynamics of milkweed pods in an environmental science course in fluid mechanics.

Design Toolbox | Plan, Section, Axon

ANALOG SECTION | OBSERVATORY HILL WASTEWATER REMIXgraphiteFoundation Studio I, Fall 2010, critic: Nancy Takahashi

This section depicts a proposal for converting two unused water treatment storage ponds at the University of Virginia into an amphitheater and con-structed wetland. The bald cypress in this hand-drafted section reflects my parallel exploration of planted form and ecology in a plant identifica-tion course that semester. I still find that hand drawing provides the most flexible, efficient and elegant means of representing the detailed form of trees and shrubs.

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ANALOG ANALYTICAL AXONOMETRIC| BENCH CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHLINEgraphiteSite Assembly, Fall 2010, critic: Zaneta Hong

This analytical axonometric was developed from sketches and notes takenin the field at the Highline in Brooklyn, NY.

DIGITAL SECTION PERSPECTIVE | OBSERVATORY HILL CREMAINS GARDENAdobe Photoshop and Rhino3DFoundation Studio I, Fall 2010, critic: Nancy TakahashiThis section perspective from my first studio project of graduate school synthesizes newly acquired techniques of digital modeling in Rhino3D with collaging techniques in Adobe Photoshop. The reflecting pool in the section per-spective rests on a surface intended to erode over time. I proposed that family of persons used as medical cadav-ers for the University could place small, compostable memorial items in the reflecting pool.

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DIGITAL PLAN | CASSA DI COLMATA RECREATIONAL MASTERPLANAdobe PhotoshopParadoxCity Studio: Venice, Spring 2012, critic: Jorg Sieweke

This proposal for reclaimed land in the Venetian lagoon imagines an is-land where human and non-human squatters have equal right to use the land. These agents include fishermen, endangered birds, phytoremediating plants, and tourists from Venice.

HYBRID PLAN | FACE PLAYGROUNDInk, AutoCADEarthwork, Spring 2012, critic: Jen Trompetter

This project explored translation of topo-graphic data from clay to an AutoCAD contour plan and digital model. A toothpick was used to record topograph-ic elevation of clay above the model base. A contour plan was interpolated from this grid of spot elevations by hand (above right). This ink drawing was used as an underlay in AutoCAD (below).

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HYBRID PLAN | FACE PLAYGROUNDInk, AutoCADEarthwork, Spring 2012, critic: Jen Trompetter

DESIGN PROCESS | ACADEMICAL VILLAGE HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHY

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RESEARCH AND ORGANIZATION | DATA FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS

This research was conducted in preparation for the University of Virginias 2012-2013 Cultural Land-scape Report. The Office of the Landscape architect asked me and another Cultural Landscape Report Fellow to construct a series of digital models to show changes to the University of Virginias topography over time. We created topographic models for the years 1896, 1909, 1945, and 2012. These models synthesized data from existing historical contour maps, sections, spot elevations, and aerial photographs. In addition to purely documenting the site, the process of designing these mod-els allowed us to fill in some of the historical narrative. For example, we were able to describe the topography within the Rotunda Annexs rampart wallsfilling in a blank in the historical record. We carefully organized our research process and products so that they would be used by multiple clients: the Office of the Architect, Facilities Management, and the Cultural Landscape Report consulting firm. We chose ArcGIS and ArcScene as a platform for developing this model because of the power of its toolset and because it was used by each of our clients.

RESEARCH AND ORGANIZATION | DIGITIZING HISTORICAL MAPS

McKim, Mead and White 1896 contour map (UVA Facilities Management) 1909 Anonymous Contour Map (UVA Special Collections)

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Spot elevations were interpolated in ArcGIS to help recreate the topography of ground that is today occupied by academic buildings and other landscape features.

1. annex c. 1895 after rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)

2. northeast annex stairs before rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)

3. northeast annex stairs before rotunda fire (UVA Special Collections)

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Discovery: an occupiable earthwork existed within the Rotunda Annexs rampart walls

HISTORIC TOPOGRAPHY | 1909

Discovery: stairs on the southwest side of the Academical illages extended southern terrace existed in 1909 and were part of an unfin-ished pergola wing to the adjacent academic building.

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DESIGN PROCESS | CVILLE CARNIVORES NURSERYStudio Critic: Julie Bargmann

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As the site of a former gas station and a current fast-foodoperation, the limited unpaved area exhibits a monocultureof lawn grass with a small wooded area. Non-lawn vegetationconsists of Japanese honeysuckle, a sub-canopy featuring plantssuch as Autumn Olive, and a canopy of pine trees.

The current riparian corridor exhibits weedy, invasive andsome native plantscommon to disturbed and degraded sites, including sycamore and mimosa. The wetland ecology bearsthe imprint of human disturbance from nearby sites as wellas the disconnection produced by the concretized stream channel.

The woodland on the site encompasses a west-facing slope with a dense ground and shrub layer and areas of somewhat full canopy. Canopy and the understory here are patchy at best, but well-formeddogwood and tulip poplar specimens stand out. Birds, insects, and

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Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchmans Breeches)Eupatoriadelphus stulosus (Joe-pye weed)Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)Anemone quinquefolia (Wood Anemone)

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Myrica cerifera (southern waxmyrtle)Rhododendron maximum (Great Rhododendron)

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SITE RESEARCH AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN | ARBYS PARKING LOT TO CARNIVOROUS NURSERY

The goal of this project was to design a nursery and display gardenon a parcel of land adjacent to Rt. 29 in Charlottesville, VAthe site of an Arbys restaurant and an abandoned gas station. The idea for a carnivorous plant nursery came as a response to the existing site use by human carnivores. The conceptual alternative collages above were de-veloped with trash from Arbys. The section below (Adobe Illustrator) was produced as a group mapping exercise for existing vegetation on the site.

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Native Range: Louisiana to Canada, ponds and muddy streamsDuration: AnnualBloom: Purple, Jul-SepSize: 2-6 inchesNote: Threatend in Maryland; Rob S. suggests this plant for stock growth and sales.

Utricularia inflata Floating bladderwort

Native Range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote: Swimming pray touch trig-ger hairs, a trapdoor-like tissue flap expands sucking organism into the plant, where it is digested. Consumes mosquito larva.

Utricularia vulgaris Common bladderwart

Native Range: Native to all forty states except Mississippi, region 1-7 wetland IndicatorDuration: PerennialNotes: Useful for reducing mosquito larvae in pools of standing water. Dif-ficult to grow; useful for display beds.

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Utricularia purpurea | Purple bladderwortNative Range: Louisiana to Canada, acidic ponds and muddy streamsDuration: AnnualBloom: Purple, Jul-SepNote: Threatend in Maryland; Rob S. suggests this plant for stock growth and sales.

Utricularia inflata | Floating bladderwortNative Range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote: Swimming pray touch trigger hairs, a trapdoor-like tissue flap expands sucking organism into the plant, where it is digested. Consumes mosquito larva.

Pinguicula lutea | yellow butterwortNative Range: Eastern Louisiana to North Carolina, moist, aciic, sandy coastal pinelands and savannasBloom: March-May, temperature dependent Habit: Notes:

Pinguicula caerulea | Blue butterwort

Native Range: Florida to North and South Carolina, moist or aquatic habitatsBloom: light lavendar to blueDuration: Notes: See P. primuliflora

Pinguicula primuliflora | Primrose butterwort

Native Range: Native to sandy moist, basic pinelands, bogs, and ditches in the Southeast US. Requires poor, acidic soilsBloom: White, one of the first to flower in springNotes: Genus name refers to the slimy upper surface and leaves. Buy in tissue culture and sell cheaply.

Pinguicula breviflora |Dwarf sundew

Native Range: Alabama to VirginiaDuration: PerennialForm: HerbBloom: April-JuneNotes: Difficult to grow. Rob S. Says no to this one, but I think it can go in the terrarium garden.

Drosera capillaris | Pink sundew

Native Range:Texas to Maryland found in acidic bogsDuration: Perennial-AnnualForm: Forb/herbBloom: MarchNotes:

Sarracenia flava | Yellow PitcherNative Range: Alabama to Florida to Southern Virginia (coastal plane)Habit: PitcherBloom: SpringNote:

Utricularia radiata | Small floating bladderort

Native range: Texas to Nova Scotia, in ponds and ditches, wet, acidic, still waterDuration: PerennialHabit: SubshrubBloom: Yellow, May-NovNote:Poisonous seed and flowers! Consumes Mosquito larvae.

Native fange: Florida to North Carolina; faces significant habitat pressureHabit:Bloom:Note: controversy exists over whether jonesii is a subspecies of S. rubra.

Drosera filliformis | Threadleaf sundew

Native Range: Georgia to New Jersey. Unusual species found at acidic seeps in the Blue Ridge mountains.Habit: PitcherBloom:Note:

Sarracenea purpurea | Purple PitcherSarracenia minor | Hooded Pitcher

Native range: Acidic wamps/bogs in gulf Coast states (anec-dotal evidence of species in Virginia)Habit: PitcherBloom: Produces two pitcher crops, mid-spring and late summer.Note: White top interveined with red or purple. Find propagated plants versus plants cut form the wild. Popular for horticultural display.

Sarracenia leucophylla | White-topped Pitcher

Sarracenia rubra | Red Pitcher

Native Range: Southwest Australia. Unable to tolerate low calcium water.Habit:Bloom: Notes: Takes 2-1/2 years to grow. Use regular well water.

Cephalotus follicularis | Albany pitcher plantNative Range: Indigenous to the coastal plane of North and South Carolina, grow in humid, wet, sunny warm bogs.Habit: Bloom:Notes: Can be used as an outdoor plant. Buy in tissue-culture.

Dionaea muscipula | Venus flytrap

Native: Grows in humid jungles of southeast Asia. Habit: Bloom:Notes: Grows on large vines; one of the largest pitcher plant species. Suitable only for greenhouse conditions. Limited sales potential. Purchase enough for display and high-end customers.

Nepenthes species | Tropical pitcher plant

Native Range: Florida to Newfoundland, acidic, wet, sandy, coastal areasBloom: Lavendar rose flowers, June - SeptHabit: PerennialNotes: Forms an unusual groundcover. Rob S. suggests sprinkling in with Sarracenia sp. Rob S. says D. filliformis is easy to propagate.

Native Range: Northern half of the United States, including Virginia, grows on moist acidic soilsNotes: accompanies sphargum moss in the boglands of Dolly Sods, West Virginia

Lycopodium dendroideum | Tree clubmoss

Native range: Tall fern that grows in woods of VA, West Virginia.Duration: DeciduousNotes: I think this was the fern that turned a glorious yellow on my visit to the bo-gland at Dolly Sods, WV, in fall 2010

Dennstaedtia punctilobula | Hayscented fern

Polytrichum commune | Hair cap moss

Native: Lower 48 states and Canada, drought intolerant and shade tolerantSize/texture: One of four mosses available for gardening uses. Notes: Moderately pollutant tolerant.

Native Range: VA native, grows in bogs and similar acidic moist soils in sun or partial shadeNotes: attracts butterflies (Boloria eunomia). Dont pant with bog plants. Use a separate area for stones and cranberries.

Oxycoccus erythrocarpus | American Cranberry

Native Range: Native to VA, grows in acidic, moist soils, sun-shade.Size/form: Low shrub Foliage: red green in spring to blue green in summer to maroon purple in fall.Notes: Blueberries are awesome. Rob S. suggests planting as a border above stock plants on the slope.

Vaccinium species | Blueberry

Notes: aquatic Utricularia (i.e. U. minor, intermedia, stygia) benefit from sedge and cattail leaf litter

Typha species Cattails

Sphagnum species | Sphagnum mossNative range: large wetland moss, decays to form peat moss, found in bogs.Notes: Fine to plant with Sarracenia and other species. Keep pulled away from plant crowns to reduce rot. Rob S. suggests planting pitchers in clumps within a field of sphagnum. For bog soils use peat moss with a pH of ~4.

Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken fernMorella cerifera | Waxmyrtle

Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Rose Mallow

Native Range: Cornus amomum is adapted from Florida to maine, per-forming best in moist, poorly drained, moderately acidic soils. Size: Large shrub 6-10 feet high Notes: Sometimes used with willows for stream bank stabilization.

Native Range: Western bracken fern is native to most of the United States, though it is considered a weed in some areas. In many states, how-ever, the brackenfern is endangered or threatened.Habit:Bloom:Size: Bracken ferns can get up to 7 tall and function solidly in the shrub layer.

Native Range: Common in swamps, marshes, and ditches in the deep south. Hardy zone 7-11.Size: 7-10 Note: Leaves look like marijuana.

Native Range: Native in the lower 48 states, not tolerant of basic soils, or salt or too much shade.Habit: Shrub to subcanopyBloom: June-AugustNotes: Provides nesting and food for many birds. Many mammals eat the fruit or eat the red twigs.

Native Range: Native to central VA. acidic soilsHabit: Form is wider than other pines, with an sort of explosive look.Bloom:Notes:

Cornus sericea | Red Osier DogwoodRhododendron catawbiense | Catawba

Native range: Lower 48 on acidic, well drained soil, prefers shade and mountain woods.Size/shape: 6-20 ft tall, coarse, thick texture. Bloom: Pink, purple, Apr-JunNotes: Propagate with sphagnum moss and germinate under a mist.

Native range: Native to Virginia, grows in fine to coarse textured soils and a wide range of pHs. The plant is slightly tolerant of salinity.Bloom: springNote: Will tolerate hedging

Native Range: Found throughout the eastern half of the United States in me-dium textured soils tending toward acidic soils. Size: Heigh at 20 years, 25 feet. Shade tolerant species.

Cornus alternifolia | Alternate leaf dogwood

Native Range: Found native throughout the east and midwest. Found on well-drained, finer soils on low ridges or alluvial slopes near streams. Habit: Medium to large treeNotes: Typelo leaf miner and forest tent caterpillar are notable pests.

Nyssa sylvatica | Blackgum

Native Range: Fast-growing tree with multiple leaders. Found in wet soil along stream corridors and pond margins, tolerant of clay, loam, sand, slightly acidic soilDuration: PerennialBloom: March-AprilFall color:YellowSize: 35-75 ft

Salix NIgra | Swamp willow

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Native Range: Native to central Virginia. Semi-evergreen to evergreen. Grows in moist, acidic soils, sandy to clay loam.Habit: ShrubBloom: Beautiful, leathery white flowers open in the morning and close at night for several days each year. Apr-JulyNote:

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Cyperus haspans | Haspan flatsedgeNative: Texas to Virginia, found in acidic bog soils in the south.Habit: Erect, bunching grass formBloom: Brown, SpringNotes: Needs 230 frost free days and is intolerant of shade. It cant survive below 7 degrees farenheight.

Pinus palustris | longleaf pine

Alnus serrulata | smooth alder

Saccharum giganteum | giant plumegrass

Taxodium distichum | bald cypress

LOUISIANA EASTERN HILLSIDESEEPAGE BOG

Native Range: Native Texas to Southeastern Virginia in deep, coarse, acidic, sandy soils. Key species in the Longleaf Pine Sa-vannah ecosystem type. Duration: PerennialBloom: Jan, DecHabit: Erect tree with long needled plume at considerable height. Notes: Tapped for turpentine and resin and logged for construx-tion timbers and pulpwood. Prune to maintain shape and fertilize 3 times a year. Noted as part of the Eastern Hill. Seep. Bog.

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Native Range: Native Texas to Southern Deleware in acidic, wet soils: muck, clay, fine sand. Key species in the Longleaf Pine Savannah ecosystem type. Duration: PerennialBloom/Fruit: Perennial, Mid Spring/SummerHabit: Conical TreeNotes: Wood used for construction purposes. Seeds eaten by turkey, ducks, waterfowl. Domes provide watering opportunities for birds and mammals.

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Native range: Acidic wamps/bogs in gulf Coast states (anec-dotal evidence of species in Virginia)Habit: PitcherBloom: March-AprilNote: In native locations, one of the tallest pitcher plants at 3-6.

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Native Range: Northern Florida to Southern Maine, growing best in moist bot-tomlands or stream margins. Acid and shade tolerant.Habit: Picturesque, hicket-forming shrub to small treeBloom: Note: Nitrogen fixing plant that has potential for streambank stabilization.

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Picea mariana c. Doumetii | Black spruce

Native Range: Canada to West VirginiaHabit: Conical deciduous coniferous treeBloom:Notes: Forms stands with black spruce in the north around bogs that feature Sarracenia Purpurea.

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Native Range: Canada to Pennsylvania in moist soils associated with peat bogs. Cultivar does well in zone 6 and 7. Habit: Densely pyramidal coniferous treeBloom: Notes: Forms stands with black spruce in the north around bogs that feature Sarracenia Purpurea.

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Native Range: New Hampshire to Florida. Found in flood plains and swampsHabit: Peeling bark and a spreading form.Bloom:Note

Native Range: Lower 48 states Bloom: greenSize/texture: coarse textured graminoid, grows in clumps.Notes: aquatic Utricularia (i.e. U. minor, intermedia, stygia) benefit from sedge and cattail leaf litte

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EARLY DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PLANT PALETTE

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | REFINED PLANS

As the project entered design development, modeling site topography and boardwalk details helped to clarify the relationship between undulating bog topography and a network of viewing platforms and stock display tables. The final design included converting the existing Arbys into a terrarium sales area with a connecting greenhouse for tropical carnivorous plants. A secretive car-nivorous plant research bunker was embedded into the adjacent hillside and accessible by an elevated walkway over an existing one-lane road.

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DESIGN PROCESS | CITY MARKET INFORMATICSStudio Critic: Elizabeth Meyer and Leena Cho

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The most popular city market in the city of Chicago. Comprised of 50 farmers from five different states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin Has grown from approximately 40,000 visitors in 2007 to 200,000 visitors in 2010 Producer-only market (all foods either produced or created by vendors)

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This project was developed as part of a studio that asked students to relocate and redesign an existing farmers market in Charlottesville, VA, and embed this within a larger urban strategy for an urban district and a green infrastructure plan. My project explored the importance of information exchange in markets. It also explored a market-based stormwater management approach for a local subwatershed. My initial research explored farmers market precedents such as Green City Market in Chicago (below), as well as the existing City Market in Charlottesville (stops along a sound-transect through the market, right).

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CONCEPTUAL AND SITE ALTERNATIVES | 1ST STREET AND GARRETT STREET

An initial design concept for the site at Garrett Street considered the hydrology and urban canopy of the site and proposed a new hydrologic com-mons downstream from the market site.

An initial design concept for the site at 2nd Street proposed creating a hydrologic and social network linking local government buildlins with the new City Market.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN | GARRETT STREET OPTION

urban hydrology strategy

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The final market area is subdivided by market product. Each product area features a uniquely color labeling to living and constructed canopy (red, orange, yellow). The groundplane is a vegetated urban plaza range from garss to grasscrete to pervious concrete.

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CONTACTNathan Burgess1702 Rugby Ave

Charlottesville, VA 22903nab3vw@virginia.edu

757 715 3104