Michael B rand Boxer MinchinLandscape Arch i tecturePor t fo l io _ 2013

M.minchin13@gmai l .com 914-772-6271

The Pennsy lvan ia S tate Un ivers i ty Ph i ladelph ia Embedded Stud io S .L .O.P .S . Creat ive Campus Grant G. I .S . Su i tab i l i ty Survey S torm Water Management Const ruct ion Documentat ion P lant ing Documents Nat ive Vegetat ion Educat ional Campus Des ign Analys i s

I . F . L .A. In ternat ional Federat ion of Land-scape Arch i tecture

3rd P lace _ Urban Photography

A .C.S .A. Assoc iat ion of Col leg iate Schools of Arch i tecture

Creat ive Achievement _ S .L .O.P .S .

K ingswood Camp, NH Head Counse lor

Century Count ry C lub, NY Caddie

Photoshop I l lus t rator InDes ign Sketch-up 8 pro Rh inoceros Microsof t Su i te Arc Map Auto Cad Laser Cutter Wood shop Cert i f ied Wa-com Tablets V-Ray Model Bu i ld ing Photography Economic Proforma In format ional Graphics

A .S .L .A. _ S tudent MemberL .A.S .S . _ L .A. S tudent Soc ietyN.S .L .S . _ Nat ional Soc iety of Leadersh ip and Success

A . I .B . Akademie Fur In ternat ionale B i ldung ZwischenStadt - Messdor fer Fe ld Bas ic German Renais sance to Modern Arch. H i s tory

S .U .P .A. Sy racuse Un ivers i ty P ro ject Advanced Forens ic Sc ience

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Urban Rev i ta l i zat ionPhi ladelph ia, PA

Model ingCopenhagen Harbor Bath

Corn ing Communi ty Col lege

Const ruct ion DocumentsP lant ing

Deta i l sGrading

Stud ies in MovementS.L .O.P .S .

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I address each pro ject w i th an energy and enthus iasm focused on prov id ing a un ique so lut ion set . My des ign goals are speci f ic to the s i te , i t s context , and the c l ient ’ s need. S imple and e legant aesthet ics he lp create a nar rat ive which gu ides my creat ive process f rom incept ion to presentat ion. More of ten than not , my concepts s tem f rom an appreciat ion of nature and cu l tu re .

Pop Cul tu re and Economic DevelopmentPort land

Phi ladelphia, PA.Cal lowhi l l -Ch inatown North Rev i ta l i zat ion Master p lan

Ins t ructors : B ryan Hanes , Kasey Toomey

Fa l l 2012 _ Stud io: 414 1 .1

As S tud io B ryan Hanes s t rove to develop the V iaduct as a res ident ia l park , he embedded us in the ne ighborhood and chal lenged us to imagine the area 50 years f rom now. Through mass ing s tud ies and a master p lan, we ut i l i zed the V iaduct as a cata lys t fo r development jus t outs ide Center C i ty Ph i ladelph ia. Creat ing new s t reetscapes a long Broad St reet , Spr ing Garden St . and Delaware Ave would he lp s t rengthen the urban fabr ic which was b i sected by the const ruct ion of I -95 and 676. By increas ing bu i ld ing he ight a long these major ar ter ies , the des ign draws people toward a new type of water f ront . Wi th in our master p lan, we env i s ioned four un ique spaces . The la rgest one reproposed sur face park ing in the superb lock d i s t r ic t and created a ser ies of s tormwater b iof i l t rat ion sys tems a long Wi l low St reet . One group member examined an abandoned s team factory wi th in the lo f t d i s t r ic t and turned th i s un ique arch i tectura l e lement in to an act ive space for a l l ages . Another member chose Fest iva l P ie r and mainta ined i t as a tour i s t dest inat ion wi th a programmed mus ic venue. The water f ront would act as a res ident ia l connect ion between F i shtown to the nor th and Old c i ty be low the Ben jamin F rank l in br idge and our s i te . Our pr imary goal of S tormwater management cu lminated in an inner marsh which would mix the t reated water w i th the r iver . My ro le was to evaluate and redes ign the sunken V iaduct as a poss ib le mul t i - use connect ion between Fa i rmount Park and our or ig ina l s i te .

Phi ladelphia, PA.Cal lowhi l l -Ch inatown North Rev i ta l i zat ion Master p lan

DELAWARE RIVER

CAMDENAQUARIUM

SCHUYKILLRIVER

FAIRMOUNT PARK

INDEPENDANCEMALL

PENN TREATY PARK

PENN’S LANDING

FESTIVALPIER

LOGAN SQUARE

BALDWIN PARK

CITY HALL

SPRING GARDEN POPLAR

NORTHERN LIBERTIES

OLD CITY

SOCIETY HILL

CENTER CITY

CALLOWHILL SUPERBLOCKWATER FRONT

CHINA TOWN

LOGAN SQUARE

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VINE ST. EXPRESS

BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE

DELAWARE RIVER

CAMDENAQUARIUM

SCHUYKILLRIVER

FAIRMOUNT PARK

INDEPENDANCEMALL

PENN TREATY PARK

PENN’S LANDING

FESTIVALPIER

LOGAN SQUARE

BALDWIN PARK

CITY HALL

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BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGECITY HALLCITYHALL

Communi ty Connect ion Exposed In f ras t ructure Hi s tor ica l Hydro log ic Pattern

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Natura l i zed V iaduct wi th B ike Lane Inf i l t rat ion Bas in wi th in the V iaduct

Math ias Ba ldwin Park

Connect ion to Fa i rmount Park

WaterIn f i l t rat ion

Natura l i zed Species

F lex Space

Inqui rerCas ino

New Off ice

V iaduct Ent rance

Phi ladelphia, PA.Cal lowhi l l -Ch inatown North Rev i ta l i zat ion Sunken V iaduct _ Hydro log ic Sys tem

Us ing Math ias Ba ldwin Park and the E levated V iaduct as anchors , I des igned a ser ies of moments w i th in the sunken V iaduct a long a s inuous b ike t ra i l . Captur ing runof f f rom the adjacent park ing s t ructures cont inued the overa l l theme of s tormwater management

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Phi ladelphia, PA.Cal lowhi l l -Ch inatown North Rev i ta l i zat ion Sunken V iaduct _ Hydro log ic Sys tem

Phi ladelphia, PA.Cal lowhi l l -Ch inatown North Rev i ta l i zat ion Sunken V iaduct _ Hydro log ic Sys tem

A rev i ta l i zed Math ias Ba ldwin Park on 17th s t reet prov ides access in to the sunken V iaduct

A ser ies of sect ions th rough my des ign a l lowed me to present my l inear park des ign 1 .1 1 .1

Math ias Ba ldwin Park

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S tormwater In f i l t rat ion E levated V iaduct

V iaduct in T rans i t ion V iaduct and Noble S t . Pedest r ian access on 17th S t .

Copenhagen Harbor BathCopenhagen, DenmarkModel ing

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Th i s second year pro ject was des igned to promote an unders tanding of s i te context and three d imens ional th ink ing. Two arch i tecture f i rms , B IG and JPS , c reated th i s park to rev i ta l i ze the Copenhagen indust r ia l harbor . Th i s park i s a soc ia l icon as wel l as a dest inat ion. The adjacent park near ly doubles the capaci ty of th i s water feature and creates a dynamic water f ront . Our task was to rebu i ld th i s space us ing the arch i tectura l language of p lans , sect ions , and e levat ions . We descr ibed subt le mater ia l and e levat ion changes in a deta i led Sketch-up 8 model . Un ique components populated the model and prov ided a speci f ic unders tanding of s i te ameni t ies . As a group, we unfo lded the computer model and bu i l t the p ier and dock forms in to ho l low she l l s . However , the shape and subt le curve of the ter raced jumping p lat form made our in i t ia l at tempts to bu i ld i t imposs ib le . By s tack ing the bu i ld ing mater ia l , the pro ject was completed and our model was bu i l t to exact speci f icat ions .

Ins t ructors : T im Johnson, Peter Aeschbacher

Fa l l 2009 _ Stud io: 251

Copenhagen Harbor BathModel ing Sketch-up 8 proUnique Components

2 .1Copenhagen Harbor BathLaser cut modelTh ink ing in 3D

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Corn ing Communi ty Col legeE lmi ra, New York Communi ty Gardening

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Th i s four th year s tud io was our f i r s t c l ient - based pro ject . The Corn ing Communi ty Col lege wanted to create a ser ies of garden in i t iat ives across the i r sate l l i te campus. One idea was a green roof fo r the new sc ience complex at the main campus, another was a sensory garden near the i r nurs ing fac i l i ty , and th i rd was a redes ign of the i r main quad. The school , wh ich focuses on prov id ing technical c lasses a imed at gett ing s tudents job p lacements , had jus t acqui red a vacant lot across f rom the i r indust r ia l - s ty le bu i ld ing. The i r hope was to use th i s space as an oas i s fo r the communi ty in th i s pr imar i ly low income town. I w i shed to create a v ibrant space by center ing the des ign around a k i tchen where the communi ty cou ld gather and c lasses would teach s tudents about proper harvest ing, wash ing and prepar ing of foods . Th i s space could become a gem in the communi ty and a l so be a source of income for local c i t i zens . New gardening in i t iat ives in the school were des igned to create a programmed space for the communi ty and for the s tudents . C lasses would teach sus ta inable and the benef i t s of local i zed growing. I env i s ioned f ive d i f fe rent types of growing s i tuat ions , two of which could be implemented at home to lower food costs . Th i s inc luded an herb wal l and one “pot” meals . Other methods of product ion inc luded a green house, ber ry bushes in the ent ry p laza and s tandard garden p lots .

Ins t ructors : Sean Burkho lder , Peter Aeschbacher

Spr ing 2011 _ Stud io: 414

2 .2Corn ing Communi ty Col legeDes ign Process Hand sketches , AutoCad, Render ing

Corn ing Communi ty Col legeModelSketch-up 8

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Des ign i te rat ion

Const ruct ion Documentat ion

Implementat ion of Des ign 3 .0

At The Pennsy lvan ia S tate Un ivers i ty , we have the opportun i ty to s tudy var ious ecological sys tems. Urban so i l seminars and implementat ion c lasses on sub jects such as s tormwater management and nat ive vegetat ion dr ive many of my des ign concepts . I have acqui red an extens ive unders tanding and appreciat ion of the nat ive f lo ra wi th in Pennsy lvan ia. Af ter var ious f ie ld t r ips and Ident i f icat ion qu izzes , I fee l conf ident not on ly des ign ing complex and beaut i fu l p lant ings but a l so ta lk ing to cont ractors and oversee ing ins ta l lat ion and maintenance crews. Recent ly , I have examined mater ia l s and const ruct ion pract ices necessary to rea l i ze pro jects as bu i l t fo rms. I focused most ly on s ta i r s , pavement , and reta in ing wal l s s ince these are our profess ions most essent ia l s t ructures . Des ign ing un ique s i te speci f ic e lements and combin ing them in a package has become a labor of love. New technologies are be ing employed to manage s tormwater on s i te , and I am up to date wi th cur rent best management pract ices . I have made s tormwater management a pr io r i ty in both la rge and smal l sca le pro jects and fee l comfor table grading any s i te to encourage pos i t ive dra inage.

3 .1Plant ing Deta i l sAutoCad, Hand Graphics , Sketch-up 8 Const ruct ion Documents

Plant ing P lansAutoCad, Hand Graphics Const ruct ion Documents

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Old Growth Forest _ Grass Meadow Ornamenta l Shade Garden

Urban T ree P laza Deta i l

Ins t ructor : Ken Tamminga

Spr ing 2010 Ins t ructor : Char les Cole

Fa l l 2012

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Const ruct ion Deta i l sAuto-Cad Const ruct ion Documents

Sta i r E levat ion

Reta in ing Wal l Sect ion NTS

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3 .2Lake v iew Town homesAutocadStorm water runof f

3 .3Ins t ructor : T im Ba i rd

Fa l l 2012 Ins t ructor : S tuar t Echol s

Spr ing 2009

S.L .O.P .S . Socia l L i fe o f Publ ic SpaceCol laborat ive Idea lab Dance per formance

4 .1Ins t ructors : Marcus Shaf fer , Peter Aeschbacher

Spr ing 2009

Th i s was a co l laborat ive pro ject which cu lminated in a dance per formance. A smal l team was chosen to t rave l to Los Angeles fo r two weeks to meet and t ra in wi th the members of a modern acrobat ic dance company cal led D iavolo. These incredib ly ta lented ar t i s t s under the leadersh ip of Jacques He im are renowned for innovat ive movements on overs i zed everyday objects and sur rea l i s t ic sets . Af ter observ ing them move and s tudy ing how people use publ ic spaces , we were chal lenged to create a memorable dance back at The Pennsy lvan ia S tate Un ivers i ty at the end of the year . A team of 60 people inc lud ing arch i tects , landscape arch i tects , engineers , and dancers jo ined forces to make dev ices which would enhance the dancers . Some made large objects to dance on, others worked on l ight ing sys tems to en l iven the dance or draw in an audience, and a few s tud ied body language as a gu ide to the f ina l dance. I was in teres ted in the subt le and of ten subconsc ious way people in teracted wi th complete s t rangers in open space. I observed, mapped and categor i zed people based on f i r s t impress ion and how they used the space. I took th i s data and bu i l t cont rapt ions which represented each group and would e longate the i r mot ion and interact ion wi th the space and each other . Another dev ice mainta ined the pressure of an impr int on i t s su r face which a l lowed me to t rack movement . Es sent ia l ly th i s pro ject enabled me to be part of a bra ins torming creat ive research team.

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S.L.O.P .S . Socia l L i fe o f Publ ic SpaceCol laborat ive Idea lab Wearable Dev ices

S .L .O.P .S . Socia l L i fe o f Publ ic SpaceCol laborat ive Idea lab T rac ing Mot ion Research

After s tudy ing an act ive publ ic space on campus, I mapped where people in teracted wi th each other and where they ignored others and the landscape.

I used these observed patterns of movements f rom everyday l i fe to create a score which the dancers cou ld exaggerate to make a s tory .

Two dev ices which extended and h igh l ighted the mot ion of the sub ject .

A mat which captures the impr int w i th paint .I over la id the data and ident i f ied zones of act iv i ty . Locat ing where people are more l i ke ly to in teract wi th each other .

Th i s co l laborat ive s tud io a l lowed me to research f i r s t hand s i te ameni t ies and how they in f luence peoples mot ions and act iv i ty w i th in spaces . I a l so bu i l t dev ices which would h igh l ight ing mot ion and captur ing some ones phys ica l presence

Mapping Zones of In teres t

B lue - L imbo Green - Engaged Red - D i s in teres ted

Observ ing Motat ion (mot ion + notat ion)

Creat ing a Score Spat ia l Awareness

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L imbo

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Wearable Device Motat ion and Pressure

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