This document is Zachary Rees' 2016 landscape architecture portfolio, which includes information about his education and experience. It summarizes projects he worked on, including a sculpture garden planting design, an urban design project in Cincinnati, and an extracurricular community garden park design. Contact information is provided at the top for Zachary Rees.
2. Lake Central High School
Schererville, IN | 2007-2011
Ball State University
Muncie, IN | 2011-2016
Major: Landscape Architecture
Minor: Natural Resources
Email: zbrees@bsu.edu
Phone: 219.669.4042
Address: 6920 W 84th Pl,
Crown Point, IN 46307
Issuu: issuu.com/zbrees
2014 ASLA National Honor
Award: Student Collaboration
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: History,
Design, and the American People
2014 INASLA Student Award
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: History,
Design, and the American People
Deans List
Spring 2013 - Present
Alsip Home & Nursery
St. John, IN | Spring 2013
Stantec
New Haven, CT | Summer 2015
Available Upon Request
Education
Experience
VVM Tablet Application Design
Team Member | Spring 2014-Present
Awards
References
Contact
Zachary B.L. Rees
Community Circle Co-Designer
Muncie, IN | Fall 2014-Present
3. Selected Works Cardinal Sculpture Plaza
Spring 2014 | Planting Design
Fall 2015 | Urban Design
Community Circle:
An Old West End Garden-Park
Spring 2015 | Extracurricular Design Project
VVM: Space + Meaning
Spring 2014 | Application Design
Design Skills
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2014 ASLA National Honor Award: Student Collaboration
2014 INASLA Student Award
Over the Rhine:
Woodward Place
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Main Pedestrian Axis: Creation of the two paths, bisected by
hawthorns, was key to help alleviate congestion seen on site.
Cardinal Sculpture Plaza
Studio: Planting Design
Location: Muncie, IN
About: Thematically this
site takes its form from the
“desire paths” that once
crisscrossed its boundaries.
Pedestrian circulation has
been abstracted into a
modern design that
Incorporates many lines
and planes similar to the
ones seen in the Arts and
Journalism Building nearby.
These lines and planes
give life to otherwise static
pathway most pedestrians
are used to, drawing them
to the site and offering
the a variety of intimate
experiences. >>
Spring2014
5. 0’ 10’ 20’ 40’ N
Sculpture Garden Master Plan
Master Key
A. Cafe Plaza
B. Sculpture Plazas
C. Natural Zones
D. Teaching Plaza
E. Main Path
F. Secondary Paths
G. Water Feature
H. Snack Shack
I. Main Entrances
J. Main Sidewalk
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Teaching Plaza North Pathway Natural Zone
Natural Zone Main Pathway Main Plaza Canal Secondary Pathway
South Pathway
Main Axis Section: Bisected by a line of green hawthorns, separating the flow of circulation.
Main Plaza Section: Acts as a buffer, with the help of a water feature and lower topography.
8. Over the Rhine:
Woodward Place
Studio: Urban Design
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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About: With the former
SCPA Building undergoing
a renovation and nearby
Zieglar Park in the stages
of an overhaul courtesy of
design firm Human Nature,
the present barren front
lawn of Alumni Lofts is
ripe for the creation of a
catalyst that brings people
of all backgrounds into a
cohesive living arrangement.
Proposed building footprints
mimic the nearby built
environment while material
considerations came from
the Human Nature design
and historic Cincinnati. >>
Plant Palette
Material Palette
Limestone Granite Sandstone Limestone
Wall
Honeylocust Redbud Serviceberry Karl Foerster
Zieglar Park + Woodward Place Master Plan
Fall2014
9. Geometry Diagram Pedestrian Circulation Diagram
View-shed Diagram Figure-Ground Diagram
Intensity Diagram
Program Diagram
Lowest Level of Activity
Highest Level of Activity
Plant Material
Built Structures
Retail Zone
Residential Zone
Building Zone
Urban Plaza Zone
Natural Zone
NExploded Axonometric Plan N.T.S
Softscape
Hardscape
Planters/Walls
Structures
Tree Canopy
Conceptual Design Process
10. Plan Key
A. Main Entrance
B. Secondary Entrance
C. Waterfall Feature
D. Apartment/Retail
E. Main Promenade
F. Sidewalk
G. Overhead Lighting
H. Trellis Structure
I. Barley Hammock Structure
J. Programmable Lawn Zone
K. Programmable Plaza
L. Cafe Seating Plaza
M. Planting Zone
N. Garage Entrance
O. Alumni Lofts
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Illustrative Site Plan
11. Planting
Buffer
Alumni Lofts Apartment/Retail Zone Court-
yard
Barley Hammock
Zone
Side-
walk
Retail
Zone
Programmable Lawn Zone
Commercial
Apartment
Programmable Lawn Zone Open
Plaza
Cafe Seating
Plaza
Pergola Promenade
Zone
Retail
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Apartment/Retail Zone Court-
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“Front-Yard” Zone
Commercial
Apartment
Apartment
0’ 16.5’ 33’ 66’
North|South Section: Accent pieces punctuate the edges of the active lawn zone.
West|East Section: Differing passive zones provide an edge to the active lawn zone.
0’ 16.5’ 33’ 66’
12. Community Circle:
An Old West End Garden Park
Extracurricular Design Project
Location: Muncie, IN
About: For this
extracurricular project, team
members from architecture,
landscape architecture,
and urban planning
backgrounds came together
to aid in the design of a
garden-park. Through
numerous neighborhood
meetings and charrettes,
the team and Old West End
Community was able to both
decide on a design and see
it through to fruition. >>
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Above: Final View of Trellis Structure
Image Credits: Old West End Neighborhood Association
Spring2015
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0’ 10’ 20’ 40’ N
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Concept One
Concept Two
Concept One:
1 Temporary Sculpture
2 Site Boundary
3 Pollinator Plantings
4 Main Sculpture
5 Gathering Space
6 Fruit Tree
7 Permanent Sculpture
8 Granite Benches
9 Main Pathway
Concept Two:
1 Ornamental Tree
2 Site Boundary
3 Limestone Benches
4 Free-Play Zone
5 Main Pathway
6 Pollinator Plantings
7 Granite Benches
8 Gathering Space
9 Central Sculpture
0’ 10’ 20’ 40’ N
Option One
0’ 10’ 20’ 40’ N
Option Two
14. Inventory/Design/Construction:
1 Previous Structure On-Site
2 Cleared Site
3 Surveying the Site
4 Community Design Charrette
5 Paver Sub-base Preparation
6 Installing Pavers
7 Installing Trellis Beams
8 Installing Trellis Crossbeams
9 Grand Opening Party!
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15. Site Design Elements:
1 NE Site Entrance
2 Central Art-Piece
3 SE Site Entrance
4 Granite Bench Detail
5 Pavement Detail
6 SW Site Entrance
7 Installing Trellis Beams
8 Site Design Panorama
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16. The Cultural Landscape Foundation
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
VVM: Space + Meaning
Studio: Application Design
Location: Washington, DC
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About: The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial tablet app represents a
collaboration among 23 students
from 16 disciplines. The app
synthesizes the history, design, and
context of the Memorial with cultural
history and current social practices.
Compelling narratives with images,
audio, text, video and animations,
are offered, with the intent of
reaching the millions who visit the
Memorial each year. The intent of
this app is three-fold: to increase
the general public’s exposure to
and understanding of contemporary
designed landscapes; to raise
awareness of the Memorial as a
therapeutic landscape, and to
tell compelling stories about the
making of the Memorial, and its
presence in many lives today.. >>
More info @
2014 National Honor Award:
Student Collaboration
2014 Student Award
Community PartnersOur Team +
Advertising
Digital Storytelling
Graphic Arts
History
Journalism
Marketing
Landscape Architecture
Telecommunications
Video Production
Visual Communications
Spring2014
17. &Researched
Historical Context of the Design
American Culture of Vietnam Era
Public Perception of Vietnam War
Psychological Impact of the Design
Contemporary Memorial Design
Realization of Design
Design Concepts Utilized
Construction of the Design
Details Associated with the Design
Conceptualization of the Memorial
Interviewed
VVMF NPS ASLA CLF
Jan Scruggs
Founder/President of the VVMF
Jan Scruggs
Education Director at the VVMF
Robert Doubek
Attorney/Former Project Director for the VVM
Bob Sonderman
Director at the Museum Resource Center
Senior Archaeologist at the NPS
Charles Birnbaum
Founder/President of the CLF
VVMF
VVMF
VVM
NPS
CLF
Designed
18. Home Screen
The app’s graphic introductory screen
presents the 5 major sections: the National
Mall, American Culture in the Vietnam
Era, the Names, Design, and Place of
Connection. The timeline also appears
on this page, illustrating the overlapping
eras important to communicating the
Memorial’s story, organized by events
and processes that began before its
1982 dedication, and those that occurred
afterward, through present day.
Presents the Mall at important points in its
history: The Federal City, Civil War, Turn of
the Century, World War II, the Bicentennial,
and the New Millennium. Within each
category, maps, images, and descriptions
detail additions, subtractions and key
events that shaped this landscape.
Uses a timeline format to explore
American culture from 1945 – 1982 (the
Memorial’s dedication). With 109 entries
subject matter in a range of categories is
presented: General War Information, Civil
Rights, Women’s Rights, Anti-War Efforts,
Music, Pop Culture, and the Soldier’s
Experience.
the National Mall American Culture
19. The Design section is organized into
two sections: Design (basic design
terms including: ground plane, journey,
connecting with history, shaping space,
time, scale), and Construction (where
the granite came from, how names were
inscribed and much more.
The powerful connection many experience
at the Wall, organized into three
categories: The Names, Offerings, and
Traditions. In The Names section the user
can learn how to find a name and how
names are arranged. The Offerings tells
the history of items left at the wall.
Traces the idea of the names from the
earliest thoughts of the Memorial to
Dedication in 1982, when the names could
be touched. The Legacy of the Names has
5 sections, sequential in time: The Spark
(the genesis of the idea).
the Names Place of Connection the Design
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219.669.4042 | ZBREES@BSU.EDU
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