Animated presentation of my first two years of studio work in the MLA program at Penn. Click to play.
A constructed perspective montage of a forest intervention. The large gabian wall reduces erosion and creates a unique destination.
A drawing of a transect and cross-section through the Wissahickon Valley. Graphite and charcoal.
Water flow in down the valley transect.
A drawing depicting the various flows and experiential qualities of the Wissahickon Valley
A study model for a forest intervention. Plaster and wood.
A drawing exercise to create sequential sections through a clay invented topography model.
A conceptual model of a constructed forest "carpet" to manage erosion and reveal process over time.
A conceptual model of a system of pins within the forest floor to manage erosion and reveal process over time.
An "ideogram" for a section of the path project.
A detailed plan of a section of the Wissahickon path project.
A long section that follows the route of a new path through the Wissahickon Valley, designed as a rugged, high impact, and highly varied alternative to existing trails.
A stain drawing depicting the process of geologic sluff from the forest valley and movement of rocks and boulders to the creek below.
Agile Territories
This studio was set in an urban forest valley along the Wissahickon Creek. Through a variety of techniques, including drafting, charcoal drawings, plaster casts, and photo montage we explored movement, transition, threshold and process in the landscape.
The studio culminated in the path project. My path project centered around the idea of resistance. This idea was expressed both in the difficulty of the path's terrain and through a system of pinsplaced in the ground along the path to intercept and amplify the collection of boulders on their descent to the creek. The design produces a measurement through which the visitor becomes aware of this otherwise subtle process and creates a dynamic, compelling landscape to explore.