Carol Stafford Landscape Architecture Portfolio

LandscaPe architecture

PortfoLio

Jonathan Dunbar, ASLA associate, tBG Partners

214-744-0757 [email protected]

Nico Larco, AIA co-director, sustainable cities initiative

associate Professor, university of oregon department of architecture

541-346-1421, [email protected]

Kenny Helphand, FASLAKnight Professor, university of oregon

department of Landscape architecture 541-346-1454, [email protected]

Marc Schlossberg, PhDco-director, sustainable cities initiative

associate Professor, university of oregondepartment of Planning, Public Policy and Management

541-346-2046, [email protected]

references

educationUniversity of Oregon, Eugene, OR • 2014

Master of Landscape architecture

Historic Preservation Field School, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia • 2012study abroad, focus in historic landscapes and field documentation

University of Washington Extension Program, Seattle, WA • 2009community development course “strategies for neighborhood revitalization”

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA • 2004-2008Bachelor of arts, Major in Geography, Minor in film studies

University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia • 2007study abroad, focus in human geography and urban planning

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sustainabilitY • design • leadershipProfessionaL exPerience

Graduate Fellow, Sustainable Cities Initiative, Eugene, OR • 2012-2014create marketing materials and write grants for an interdisciplinary urban design program

President, ASLA Student Chapter, Eugene, OR • 2013-2014conduct weekly meetings, manage annual $5,000 program budget, apply for funding, organize social, professional, and skill-building events for the department of 100 students

Intern, Talley Associates Landscape Architecture, Dallas TX • Summer 2013drew autocad details and plans (layout, planting, grading) for schematic design, design development, and construction drawing sets. used Photoshop and indesign to render plans and sections, marketing materials, and mood image posters.

Intern, Residential Landscape Design-Build, Dallas, TX • Summer 2012created illustrative hand drawn planting design plans and performed site measurements

Sustainability Graduate Assistant, UO Office of Sustainability • Spring 2012conducted greenhouse gas emissions inventory, event planning, data request and analysis

Analyst, Environment International Ltd. Consulting, Seattle, WA • 2008-2011Performed Gis analysis, field sampling, ethnographic surveying, photo-documentation for site visits across the country, and wrote technical reports and proposals

Intern, Snohomish Co. Planning + Development, Everett, WA • Summer 2007researched and analyzed data for policy briefs and environmental planning legislation

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the design challenge was to develop a plan for a three-mile section of historic highway 101 that has been sloughing into the Pacific ocean since the 1940s. My solution designed a sequence of segments emphasizing geologic land movement through time and the historic importance of the site for indigenous communities, european settlers, and american autotourism.

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North Trailhead: Welcome visitors and guide them through their experience

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Historic Road Bed: this part of the trail is not failing because of its solid bedrock foundation

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Hiking Trail Loops: ideal for day hikers who want a physical challenge on a secluded forest path

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Enclosed Tree Canopy: the enclosed segment contrasts with the open grasslands and dense forest segments

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Road Failure Footbridges: educate visitors about the dynamism of coastal systems and road movement

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Coastal Prairie: Work with scientists and the yurok tribe to design and manage the restoration

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Exposed Bedrock: highlight the geology of the coast and a cultural timeline of the transit corridor

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Ocean Overlook: designed resting places create a destination along the trail

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Sitka Spruce Old Growth: educate visitors about the logging history and ecological matrix of the redwood Parks

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South Trailhead: designed round gateways allude to traditional yurok dwelling doors

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traiL MarKer detaiLthe yurok tribe traditionally marked trails by leaning branches and sticks against tree trunks along the trail. this significant historic and cultural tradition can live on in trail signage. stamped corten steel will be imprinted with sitka spruce or redwood bark patterns and trail information. the metal pieces shaped like tree trunks and leaning branches can be secured to the ground with simple attachments and weather-resistant materials to allow simple maintenance.

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this challenging park property is divided by a highway and the beach front is dominated by a dynamic river delta. steep hillsides surround a valley with severely compacted soils due to former use as an rV camp.

My design solution provides individual, group, yurt, and rV camp sites for oregon state Park recreational visitors. it creates day-use picnic shelters and open fields. the new boardwalk provides beach access across the stable river mouth. a new visitors center and restored riparian passage increase ecological education opportunities.

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historic PreserVation fieLd schooL daLMatian coast, croatia

the historic preservation field school focused on the house, garden, and fields of nikolina (niko) Juranovic. the dwelling is typical of 18th century dry stone vernacular construction. during the field school, i took measurements, created drawings, and documented physical structures, paved pathways, courtyards, and planted areas known as the vrtal (garden).

drvenik Veli is a small island of 12 square kilometers located in the split region of the dalmatian archipelago. the island is reached 3 times per day by a ferry from trogir, a unesco World heritage site. the island is inhabited year-round by a predominantly senior demographic of around 200 people. this population grows in the summertime to include many families and vacationers, most of whom have ancestral ties with the island.

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Building documentation: niko’s living quarters are located in a traditional stone house. the north half of the building is abandoned, and the roof has collapsed. three types of roofing materials were used on the living quarters: flat stone shingles, terra cotta tiles, and corrugated transite panels.

Garden Plan documentation: niko’s modest garden is representative of a standard garden type found throughout the Mediterranean basin. this garden type consists of dense planting where virtually all of the vegetation, especially trees and vines, serve both pragmatic and ornamental purposes.

MittLeMan JeWish coMMunity center Master PLan + PLantinG desiGn

there were many challenges at this back yard of the Mittleman Jewish community center in Portland, or. one third of site is a steep forested hillside. the client had a long list programming requests including facilities that can function as outdoor education and an entertainment venue.

My design moved visitors from the community center across a series of terraces, down to a sun patio and interactive fountain, class garden beds, an outdoor classroom, a play field, a native forest trail, and an amphitheater.

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as part of a team of two, i completed a construction document set for the Lane county farmer’s Market parking lot redevelopment. the program requirements included a structure, space for 200 farmer’s market tents, a splash pad, rainwater capture and retention, and a stage area. the final set included a site plan, grading, layout, planting, and lighting plans, fountain design details, stormwater planter details, and granite step details.

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exPLorinG PLace identity in Wind enerGy LandscaPesMaster’s research thesis

this research project dives into unknown territory by asking how wind farm landscapes have affected the place identity of rural residents in umatilla county, or, where the first large-scale wind farms in the state have been operational since 1998. through semi-structured oral history interviews, i attempted to understand place identity of rural residents and used this information to synthesize lessons for developers, landscape architects, and planners working in communities undergoing change as a result of new energy technology.

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WaterMarKs coMPetitionuc BerKeLey desiGn coMPetition 20132nd PLace internationaL coMPetition teaM: Kenneth helphand, Liska chan, carol stafford, emma froh, Pieter Van remoortere, shannon arms

as part of a team of 6, our Pdx Marks design proposes to make the hygrograph’s data visible in the river, along its banks, and in the city. Visible but not seen, the hydrograph inspired our design. the Willamette river is monitored and controlled by the us army corps of engineers who release water from dams throughout the riverine system. While this control provides a sense of protection, Portland still floods. overflowing its banks, the Willamette would advance up street sand into buildings. city blocks become urban islands in a sea of debris.

contribution to team submission: layout, historic preface, in-situ graphics, timeline (based on sketch by Kenny helphand)

Programs used: indesign, photoshop, illustrator

Hydrograph Warning ColorsIn ye llow, orange , red and purp le bands , the graph notes the water leve l in four flo od catagor ies : ac t ion , minor , moderate and major .

Pervasive PatternCapi ta liz ing on the ex i s t ing inf ras t ruc ture , the flo od warning leve l s are made v i s ible over s t r ia t ions on co lumns and wall s .

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Visible but not seen, the hydrograph inspired our design.

The Willamet te R iver i s moni tored and cont ro lled by the US Army Corps of Eng ine ers who re lease water f rom dams throughout the r iver ine sys tem . While thi s cont ro l prov ides a sense of protect ion , Por t land s t ill flo ods .

The r iver i s moni tored by s t ra teg ica lly p laced hydrographs . Encased in a s te e l cabinet beneath the Marquam Br idge i s USGS s t ream gauge 14211720 . Thi s hydrograph cont inuous ly moni tors the r iver ’ s s tages , flow, temperature , tu rbid i ty , d i s so lved oxygen , pH, and modes t t ida l fluc tuat ion as i t passes through Por t land .

The aim of PDX Marks is to make the hygrograph’s data visible in the river, along its banks, and in the city.

Buil t on the fer t ile flo odpla in of the Willamet te R iver , Por t land i s wet . Each year the r iver r i ses as ra infa ll in the Cascade Mounta ins reaches 12 fe et and snow pack reaches 25 fe et . In the ci ty , Por t land ’ s annua l ra infa ll averages 43” , fa lling mos t ly betwe en October and May .

In spr ing , a fter months of da ily ra in , the warm sun mel t s the snow and water se eps in to the ci ty through basement cracks and s t re et puddles .

Most ci t izens su ffer the de lus ion that the r iver has be en “ tamed, ” as i f i t was a wild animal , bu t much li ke an animal , the r iver ’ s nature remains unchanged and flo ods can inundate downtown . Overflowing i t s banks , the Willamet te would advance up s t re ets and in to build ings . Ci ty blocks become urban i s lands in a sea of debr i s .


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A harbor dr ive was buil t then removed in the 1970s for a water f ront park . On the Eas t Bank wharves and houseboats gave way to I -5 , Por t land ’ s link to the nat ion ’ s in ters ta te sys tem .

The Willamet te i s a bra ided r iver whose flo odpla in s li thers across the fer t ile Willamet te Va lley .

The Ind ians knew flo ods . The ir myths to ld of the great Missoula flo od 13,000 years ago that formed the va lley . Por t land lies 400 fe et be low that ancient water leve l .

For ear ly set t lers flo ods were commonplace . St re ets had e levated wo oden s idewalks wi th rowboat pat ro l s .

Downtown r iverbank snags were removed, o ld growth cu t and Por t land was known as Stumptown . Wo oden docks and p ilings were t ied wi th mass ive raft s of logs float ing to mill s .

In the 1920s downtown docks were removed, the r iverbank ex tended and hardened by a sea wall .

In 1948 the ci ty of Vanpor t flo oded . 40 ,000 people were homeless , 15 per i shed . Never rebuil t por t ions of the ci ty lie be low the water .

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