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Final Thesis Document

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An appropriate portfolio

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Storm Water System in Japan

Totally unrelated, but I think it’s cool so I’ll post it. Click on the image to read more.   […]

Habitat Design for Fernhill Park

I recently met with Lori Hennings, Senior Natural Resource Scientist at Metro to talk about habitat restoration for my site. I was encouraged to find that my concept for the site design is not only feasible, but, frankly, pretty cool. Connectivity Due to my site’s semi-urban location, it is mostly suitable for bird habitat (unless some charismatic […] […]

Schools of the 21st Century

For the past four years, Architectural Record has put out an annual issue featuring innovative design in K12 schools, called Schools of the 21st Century. The latest report came out last month, and I managed to sneak the library’s copy out long enough to make some copies for myself. What I love about these articles– really, […] […]

More Resources

These are a few things I’ve been looking at since mid-term. I thought I should post them here since it could be helpful for some other people too. First of, a couple things suggested by a friend MOMA: Rising Currents – This is an exhibition by MOMA, dealing with the changing sea levels in NY. […] […]

Precedent Studies II

I’ve compiled a set of precedents that look at sloping and green roof forms, and articulation of building and nature interfaces. [click to enlarge] I never though I would look to Zaha Hadid as a precedent, but Land Formation-One has inspired me to really experiment with my design. The Highline, a project I really adore and hope […] […]

19th Century Surveys, and Other Cool Maps

When talking about nature in the urban environment, we often start to wonder what was there before the city. There are several resources for finding this information. 1 One is to look at the General Land Office (GLO) maps. These are a set of survey maps documenting original settlements and land ownership in Oregon, dating […] […]

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Houses built out of plastic bottles […]

Art, science, innovation, and learning

I recently found an interesting article from SEED Magazine that explores ideas about the nature of science education, innovation in the American economy, and the role of art and design in that process. I think it may be informative to many peoples&#821… […]