Graduate Work Sample

WASHINGTON STREET
EXISTING

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A. Life Post Coal - Fall 2015

B. Softscaping South Bay - Spring 2015
C. Work It! Revere - Spring 2015

PROPOSED

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UTI

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Re-imagining a Dudley Corridor- First Semester Core Studio - Fall 2014

UTI

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BERLIN

Life Post Coal: The Transition of Senftenberg

from an Economy of Extraction to a
Landscape of Leisure
Professor: Eve Blau
Reconceptualizing the Urban: Berlin as Laboratory
Fall 2015
Senftenberg is just one town involved in a larger regional
effort to transition the Lusatian economy from one of
lignite mining to a lake region for respite and recreation.
This project focused on the period of transition: the
entities and policies that influenced the creation of
Lake Senftenberg, the details of the physical restoration
process, and how the result is informing policy and
planning decisions in the region today. The diagrammatic
timeline highlights the period in which critical events
and policies influenced the transition of Senftenbergs
economy and landscape.
The plan for Lake Senftenberg originated before major
environmental concern for the pollution of lignite mines.
Lusatia is commended for its proactive planning for the
future, assuming a time in which the rest of the mines
would be exhausted. The series of maps to follow will
document the physical transition of the land over the
20th century to today so we can see the drastic changes
in land use as mines are created, closed, and reclaimed.

SENFTENBERG

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Timeline and Socio-Political Context:

1990
1919

1945

Treaty of Versailles gives control of

West German coal mines to France

Otto Rindt begins designing

Lusatian Lake Region

Split of East and West Germany

Lifespan of Niemtsch Mine

Wiemar Republic

Lusatian IBA

Creation of Lake Senftenberg

Ally Occupation
Nazi Regime/WWII

WWII

Fall of the Soviet Unionl

17 of 22 lignite mines close

1966

Periods of Nationalized Coal Industry

Unified Germany
German Democratic Republic

LMBV: federal mine restoration agency

1951

1980

Regulation to reuse coal mines

Federal Mining Act:

Mining companies responsible to remedy
any damage or risk from their activities

Periods of Privatized Coal Industry

c. 1700 Prussian decree- mandated mine owners be held responsible for restoring their land

1910

1945

1930

1950

1970

1990

2010

1965

New Lakes
Displaced Development
Urban Development
Operating Coal Mines
Retired Coal Mines
River
Rail
Autobahn

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1971

1980

1988

2010

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Softscaping South Bay: Creating a More

Resilient Newmarket
5 Sea Level Rise (c. 2100)

Professor: Dan DOca

Second Semester Urban Planning Core Studio
Spring 2015
This project studies the Newmarket/South Bay area and
how it will be affected by sea level rise. While the site is
not in the flood plain as defined by FEMA, it is vulnerable
to inundation with the 5 sea level rise and even more so
with the 200 year 7.5 sea level rise. The risk of this area
flooding is heightened by the fact that this is an industrial
area and much of the land has been polluted throughout
the years.

7.5 Sea Level Rise (c. 2200)

This area is one of Bostons most viable industrial

districts. However, with the industrial nature comes huge
swathes of impervious pavement. When also considering
surrounding streets and rooftops, practically the entire
site is an impervious surface. This condition will only
exacerbate local flooding issues.
For my intervention, I proposed to majorly increase
the amount of soft surfaces to create a more resilient
industrial district. The goal is to use green infrastructure
to both manage storm-water runoff and filter pollutants
before they enter the bay. Also, to create a safer, healthier,
and more enjoyable environment for the districts
employees. This plan will implement various techniques
such as permeable pavement, bioswales, infiltration
fields, and green roofs. It is critical to do all of this while
maintaining the functionality of a viable industrial and
commercial district.

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Work It! Revere

Partner: John McCartin
Professor: Dan DOca
Second Semester Urban Planning Core Studio
Spring 2015
This project studies the Newmarket/South Bay area and
how it will be affected by sea level rise. While the site is
not in the flood plain as defined by FEMA, it is vulnerable
to inundation with the 5 sea level rise and even more so
with the 200 year 7.5 sea level rise. The risk of this area
flooding is heightened by the fact that this is an industrial
area and much of the land has been polluted throughout
the years.
This area is one of Bostons, if not the most, viable
industrial district. It However, with the industrial nature
comes huge swathes of impervious pavement. When you
add in the streets and consider the roofs practically the
entire site is hard surfaces. This will only exacerbate the
issues of flooding.
So for my intervention, I am proposing to majorly
increase the amount of soft surfaces to create a more
resilient industrial district. My goal is to use green
infrastructure to both manage storm-water runoff and
filter pollutants before they enter the bay. Also, to create
a safer, healthier, and more enjoyable environment for
the districts employees. I plan to implement various
techniques such as permeable pavement, bioswales,
infiltration fields, and green roofs. I want to do all of this
while maintaining the functionality of a viable industrial
and commercial district.

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OLD MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

OLD MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Sugar
Sugar
Peanuts
Sugar
Peanuts
Sugar
Cacoa
Peanuts

Candy Factory

Chocolate Bars

Candy Factory

Chocolate Bars

Candy Factory

Chocolate Bars

Candy Factory

Chocolate Bars

Cacoa
One big company handles all inputs and production processes.
Peanuts
Cacoa

One big company handles all inputs and production processes.

NEW
MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Cacoa
One big company handles all inputs and production processes.
One big company handles all inputs and production processes.
NEW
MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Sugar

Caramel

Candy Assembly Plant

Chocolate Bars

Sugar
Peanuts
Sugar
Peanuts
Sugar
Cacoa
Peanuts

Caramel
Peanut Butter
Caramel

Candy Assembly Plant

Chocolate Bars

Candy Assembly Plant

Chocolate Bars

Candy Assembly Plant

Chocolate Bars

Peanut Butter
Caramel
Chocolate
Peanut Butter

Cacoa
Chocolate form a complex supply chain.
Many small companies make niche products
Peanuts
Peanutand
Butter
Cacoa
Chocolate
Many small companies make niche products
and form a complex supply chain.
Cacoa
Chocolate
Many small companies make niche products
and form a complex supply chain.

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Midnight

CREATING COMMUNITY
IN WORK IT! REVERE

Maryam, 36
Manufacturing
Entrepreneur
6am

Noon

ii
6pm

Work at
Incubator on
Machining
Startup

Meet with
nearby
component
producer

C
D

Meet with
Investors
Beer Garden
Karaoke!

Cassie, 11
Student

Andy, 24
Specialty
Baker

1
2
3

Workout
at Gym

Work at
Commercial
Bakery

After-School
Candy Shopping
at the Official
Necco Store

Lunch/Stroll
in Park

Hanging at
the Beer
Garden

i
ii
iii

Playing at the
Playground
A safe, easy
walk home to
Shirley Ave.

Midnight

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3

4
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anna e. white
undergraduate
design portfolio

contents

Urban Design/Landscape Studio: Pruitt-Igoe Now

p. 03

Intro to Design Processes: Wellston Wonder-Room

p. 11

Architectural Design: Carondalet Park Public Pool

p. 16

Study Abroad in Florence, Italy: Selected Works

p. 21
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all work individual unless noted otherwise

spring
2012

The independent
portion of this work
was submitted for the
International PruittIgoe Now Design
Competition. My
proposal was chosen
as one of the fifteen
finalists.

Urban Design/Landscape Studio: Pruitt-Igoe Now

pruitt-igoe now

MOBILIZING A COMMUNITY:

Reconnecting Pruitt-Igoe,
Physically and Socially, to the greater Neighborhood, City, and Region

Nature Area
Columbia Botto
Conservation Area

orate

Proposed North Side

Greenwa

independent
proposal
A lack of social and
physical mobility has
long played a critical
role in destabilizing
the community
around the Pruitt-Igoe
site. The difficulty
of commuting in
and out of North St.
Louis and the sites
disconnection to the
surrounding city is
preventing the areas
development and
reurbanization.
I am proposing to
create an overlap of
multiple transportation
systems and networks
to reconnect the
Pruitt-Igoe site
to the rest of the
neighborhood, the
city, and the entire St.
Louis region.

Existing Trestle Project

Existing Bike Trails
Existing MetroLInk Line

Vacant lots

Vacant lots to incorporate

New Greenway
Proposed Bike Trail
Proposed Light Rail

The Overlap of Existing and Proposed Systems:

Creating multiple layers of Mobility in North St. Louis
and incorporating the Pruitt-Igoe site

TIMELINE:

How the Pruitt-Igoe Site became

an island within St. Louis City

pruitt igoe now

1910 STREETCAR MAP

Proposed Light Rail Transit System: Connecting Highly

Populated Neighborhoods and Desireable Attractions

independent
proposal

1920 REALTOR AGREEMEN

T

Fairground Park

Historic Neighborhood:
The Ville

Hyde Park

Aldi Grocery Store

Crown Square

1956 FEDERAL HIGHWAYACT

PruittIgoe Site

North Grand
Business District

Historic Neighborhood:
Carr Square

St. Louis University

Firebird Music
Venue

1920 RAPID TRANSIT PLAN VS.

1993 REALIZED PROJECT

The Grove Business District

A proposed NorthSouth running lightrail

loop will connect
highly populated
and historic
neighborhoods as
well as desirable
attractions that are
currently difficult
to reach by public
transportation.

Wash. Ave
Business District

Interchange:
Grand MetroLink
Station
Historic Neighborhood:
Lafayette Square
Lafayette
Park

Missouri
Botanical
Gardens
Tower Grove Park

TODAY:TIMING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Populated Neighrborhood:
Tower Grove South

South Grand
Business District
Cherokee Street
Business District

Benton Park

Shnucks
Grocery Store

Populated Neighrborhood:
Dutchtown

Measuring Time of Commute.

EMPLOYMENT

RECREATION

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Populated
Neighrborhood:
Bevo Mill

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Zoom on North Jefferson Ave: A Model

for Further Greenway Development

pruitt igoe now

independent
proposal

By allowing the
copious amount
of vacant lots
surrounding the site
to be incorporated
into a new expanded
greenway network,
the corridor will
provide various
programs for the
neighborhood
and allow the land
(often a brownfield)
to remediate and
prepare for possible
future development.

What will a Greenway bring to the community?

Program

Benefits

Street Plantings

Creates a more beautiful and

healthy environment

Open Space

Makes empty lots useable, large

spaces for community activities

Biking Trails

Promotes healthy, efficient, and

affordable transit

Lightrail Transit

Provides a sustainable and efficient

means of North-South transportation
for St. Louis City

Recreation

Promotes community interaction and

healthy living through activity

Farm/Gardens

Provides healthy food options while

fostering a community project

Bioremediation

Remediates brownfields, allows the

land to be enjoyed while opening up
the possibility of future development

pruitt igoe now

group project:
existing conditions

regional water systems

site contamination

existing bike paths

city vacancy

To gain a full
understanding of
the site and gather
information that
would later inform our
design project, we
spent a good portion
of the semester
gathering information
and creating graphics
that studied the
existing conditions
of the Pruitt-Igoe site
and surrounding city.
These studies range
in scales and topics,
but all support the
complex and loaded
nature of the site.

pruitt igoe now

group project:
proposed elements

experiential bioretention

beautification/bioremediation

expanded lightrail and bike path network

using vacant land for a connective, multi-use greenway

After working
through a variety
of mediums
and different
group structures,
we devised a
comprehensive
plan for PruittIgoe. Working
together we were
able to combine
our favorite
ideas from the
individual projects
to create a plan
that addressed the
neighborhood and
city scale, as well as
providing a variety
of programs, goals,
and opportunities
for the site.

pruitt igoe now

group project:
final proposal

pruitt igoe now

group project:
section studies

individual study model: an intersection of networks

group site section studioes

After working
through a variety
of mediums
and different
group structures,
we devised a
comprehensive
plan for PruittIgoe. Working
together we were
able to combine
our favorite
ideas from the
individual projects
to create a plan
that addressed the
neighborhood and
city scale, as well as
providing a variety
of programs, goals,
and opportunities
for the site.

group study model: designing city-wide networks

individual section perpective

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fall
2008

Intro to Design Processes: Wellston Wonder-Room

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wellston site analysis and wonder-room

site analysis
For this site-specific
project, we studied
the neighborhood of
Wellston: a beutiful,
historic area of St.
Louis that has been
extremely impacted
by the effects of
de-urbanization. We
did a brief survey of
a site and collected
samples of materials
found.

vacant lot site plan

mapping of materials collected at the site

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wellston site analysis and wonder-room

site analysis
Through these found
objects we were able
to construct narratives
about the site that
would inspire our
further designs. We
then cast our samples
in plaster and cut
them open to study
the materiality of
the objects through
sections.

preparing the frame for the mold

pouring plaster into the mold

four plaster casts of different objects

section through the newspaper cast

section cuts through plaster mold

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wellston site analysis and wonder-room

wonder-room
design
I chose to focus on
a old newspaper I
found on the site,
and I was attracted
to the way the
planes of the paper
in my mold folded
on itself to create a
concave negative
space. Inspired
by my section
drawings

plan and section

unraveled elevation

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wellston site analysis and wonder-room

wonder-room
design
I designed a small,
temporary shelter
to be placed
on my site. This
Wonder-Room,
or contemplation
space, would
be to observe
found objects and
experience the site
in a different way.

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fall
2010

Architectural Design: Carondalet Public Pool

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carondelet park public pool

design process

vaulting structure study

development of design from topography

detail drawing and structure section

Public pools are

often spaces of
uninspired design,
uncomfortably
low ceilings, and
poor acoustics. I
wanted to give to
the Carondelet
community a
completely different
and stimulating
design that would
elevate the indoor
pool building to the
aesthetics of other
large scale public
spaces.

inspiration collage

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carondelet park public pool

design process

intersecting vault studie models

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carondelet park public pool

FITNESS CENTER
OFFICE AND
TRAINER ROOM

final pool design

SAUNA
CHINA

K-3432
WELLWORTH
TOILETS
VITREOUS

SUN DECK

Inspired by the rolling

hills of the park and
the type of enclosure
created through
the surrounding tree
canopies I used
arches and vaults as
modules to define the
space and create a
dynamic interior and
exterior experience.
Using a grid defined
by the topography
I created a system
of intersecting vaults
that vary in size and
shape depending
on the program
encompassed.

CHINA

K-3432
WELLWORTH
TOILETS
VITREOUS
CHINA

K-3432
WELLWORTH
TOILETS
VITREOUS

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FAUCETS
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CHINA

WELLWORTH
K-3432
VITREOUS
TOILETS

CHINA

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K-3432
WELLWORTH
VITREOUS
TOILETS

K-3432
WELLWORTH
TOILETS
VITREOUS

BRASS
FAUCETS
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OUTDOOR PATIO

floorplan

3-D model in stie

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carondelet park public pool

final pool design

sections

elevations

photographs of paper model

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spring
2011

Study Abroad in Florence, Italy: Selected Works

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study abroad: florence, italy

timeline
Florence was
built as a city of
merchants, so
material production
has always been
integrated into the
urban fabric. This
concept remains in
our perception of the
modern city, in which
products such as
tourism, fashion, and
food are legitimized
by a made in
florence label. In this
timeline I break the
history into chapters
of production and
overlap maps of the
growing city with
artifacts of material
cutlure that are
significant to the
development of
Florence.

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study abroad: florence, italy

exploring the
streets
In a city such as
Florence, the best
way to understand
the urban design,
history, and culture
of the city is to get
out and walk the
streets. In this project
I studied one of the
most traveled paths
in Florence: from the
Palazzo Vecchio,
over Ponte Vecchio,
and to Palazzo Pitti.
Through perspective
and section drawings,
I observed how the
urban fabric affected
my experience and
how I understood this
well-known area of
the city.

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summer
2011 &
present

Professional and Internship Projects: Selected Works

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professional and internship selected works

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design/build
This work is from my
recent time as an
architect with the
develop/design/
build firm Urban
Improvement
Company. I have
gained valuable
experience through
working on projects at
multiple scales from
interior decoration to
urban design.
Washington Boulevard
Pulitzer
Foundation
for the Arts

Contemporary
Art Museum

restaurant interior: bar design

diagramatic axonometric for historic renovation

Vandeventer Avenue

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Future Building Site

New Park

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Multi-family with
Ground Floor
Retail/Office

Multi-family with Ground

Floor Retail/Office

Olive Street
Multi-family with Ground
Floor Retail/Office

Multi-family
with
Ground
Floor
Retail/Office

Multi-family
with Ground
Floor
Retail/Office

24 New Single-Family
Townhomes

Future Building Site

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street design for proposed infill commercial/residential

professional and internship selected works

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design/build

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typical home material take-off diagram

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mixed-use project proposal mapping

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professional and internship selected works

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old north st. louis

restoration group
During my internship,
I worked to better
market properties
owned by the nonprofit for sale to
private homeowners.
Many people cannot
picture how these
vacant buildings
might look after
renovation, so I
created before
and after images
to highlight the
possibility of the
buildings. The
document has been
featured on their
website, their blog,
and in presentations
to advertise these
great rehab
opportunities.

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professional and internship selected works

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14th street
mapping
Inspired by my time
as an intern in Old
North, I chose to study
the 14th Street Mall
in the neighborhood
for an Urban Design
Class. Through
dedication and
investment of strongwilled individuals,
the planning and
development of the
recent 14th Street
Mall Crown Square
development has
been recognized
nationally as a
successful urban
preservation and
revitalization project.
This mapping
identifies the major
events in history
and active agents
that have shaped
14th Street and the
neighborhood into
what it is today.

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