Final Presentation

I gave my final presentation for the Epping Way site today. I received some great feedback from professors, professionals, and students alike. And now it is finished..well..for the time being. Capstone is wrapped up, and the semester is coming to an end. It has been an extremely enlightening semester, I must say. But this is only the beginning for the Epping Way site. Good things are right around the corner for this site and for this community.

Promotional Poster

The Final Packet

The link to follow is the final .pdf packet for the Epping Way site. This is my attempt to bring back a part of Frayser that has been lost, to link this community back to its roots as well as to the ecology surrounding it, to educate the youth of this city by Fostering Epping Way. Feedback is welcome on the blog or via email.
Thank you.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45081854/FinalPacket.pdf

Nearing the End

These sections and perspectives very well may be my last drawn for this department. It's bitter sweet, reflecting on the many hours spent at the studio, all the lessons learned, the frustration and the joy. This may not be my last post, but I'll take this opportunity to say thanks first, to the faculty and staff of the Landscape Architecture Department for guiding me through these seemingly very short 4 years. Second, a special thank you to all of those involved in the Epping Way Project. We are far from finished, this is merely the first step in a long process of shining this gem. So here's to nearing the end of this stage in the project, and here's to what is to become of this very special place.

The full packet can be viewed as a .pdf by copying the link below:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45081854/IllustrativeDrawings.pdf

Master Plans

 Overall Master Plan for the Epping Way Site. 

BlowUp Master Plan for the Wolf River Conservancy Offices, drainage corridor, and surrounding area.

Cypress Middle Presentation

I had the pleasure of meeting with students (7th and 8th graders) at Cypress Middle who have participated in the "fostering" of Epping Way. These kids piled into one room to listen to my presentation regarding the industry of Landscape Architecture, the Epping Way site, and even submarines. We talked about the opportunities and constraints that this site presents, and what they would like to see happen moving forward. All of the feedback I received was very beneficial moving forward into the Masterplan Phase. Some comments were a bit more adventurous than others (i.e. a submarine/ship on the lake, an underwater parking structure), but all were creative and inventive ideas.

Overall, I believe the presentation went very well. It was nice to see how everyone came to their conclusions and made their design decisions. This was definitely good practice for the final presentation. Got a lot of work to do between now and then, though...