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Site location: Eugene, OregonTime: Jan. 2008 - Present

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11 Site location: Eugene, OregonTerm: Spring 2009 Professor: Ron Lovinger

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This studio was organized around the issues of urbanity and the notion of connecting downtown to the riverfront and university. My role on this master-plan project focused on the courthouse district and how to better transition from riverfront to downtown. Using unique characteristics of the site, I proposed a multi-use civic stadium and park blocks. By constructing such a place, opportunity for commercial retail and restaurants would ensue-- inviting exchange, and allowing visitors to enjoy, take owner-ship of, and animate public space. The stadium and its surrounding area would ultimately contribute to a much-improved public realm and draw people back to the downtown.

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The stadium location sits on the nexus between the city grid and river, an area that The stadium location sits on the nexus between the city grid and river, an area that naturally depicts a triangle. This influenced me to use the strengths of the site to define the area. It became clear to propose a civic stadium. I wanted to create a space that the area. It became clear to propose a civic stadium. I wanted to create a space that beneficially used the site for game day atmosphere while also contributing to city beneficially used the site for game day atmosphere while also contributing to city vitality. The stadium venue has the capacity to host a wide range of commerce from vitality. The stadium venue has the capacity to host a wide range of commerce from eateries and sky lounges to commercial retail and underground parking. The style of eateries and sky lounges to commercial retail and underground parking. The style of the stadium reflects the Morphosis design of the new courthouse and embodies the the stadium reflects the Morphosis design of the new courthouse and embodies the sites natural metamorphosis from serpentine to grid. The proposal of the stadium was sites natural metamorphosis from serpentine to grid. The proposal of the stadium was influenced by the Eugene Emeralds need for a stadium. influenced by the Eugene Emeralds need for a stadium.

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Site location: Gresham, OregonTerm: Fall 2009 Professor: Brook Muller2222u r b a n . h o u s i n g . f o r e s t2u r b a n . h o u s i n g . f o r e s t2

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Sustainable Cities Initiative EntryAward: Notable Project List

I had the opportunity to join my first architecture studio in Fall 2009. I worked with two architects, Dan Edleson and Tobin Newburgh to form an interdisciplin-ary team. The design challenge was to develop high-density housing units while enhancing the rich ecological structure on site. The concept focused on utilizing existing habitats and a created wetland to strengthen local habitat corridors. Buildings on site were integrated with the landscape to act as an amenity for residents.

This project was selected by the Sustain-able Cities Initiative to be presented to Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

The zigzag effect within the plan view represents community balconies that overlook the site. Right below, terracing gardens give residents the option to own garden plots. The zigzag was inspired by the break between declining habitat and the encroaching commercial district that the site currently resides on. The design aims to bring curiosity and awareness to the surrounding environment-- and how to better design for it.

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Respecting the location, the building footprint focuses its weight on the pe-riphery of the site to allow for the highest riphery of the site to allow for the highest degree of habitat integration. Through degree of habitat integration. Through the structural organization of the site, paths, walls, and building placement cre-ate buffers between human and wildlife function. A created wetland softens the separation while mitigating for sensitive areas of the site.

Site location: Salem, OregonTerm: Winter 2010 Professor: Brad Stangeland

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The tech studio required attention to detail and a final set of construction documents. The program involved redesigning the headquarters courtyard for the SAIF Insurance Corporation. The challenge was to explore ways in which to design around a legacy oak (center of courtyard) and berm protecting the space from a nearby creek. Our aim was to connect employees and clients of the SAIF Corp. with the underutilized courtyard that seemed to go unnoticed. This studio was conducted with studio teammate, Lytton Reid.

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Creating special grounds around the oak inspired the organization of the design. Surrounding the center, a continuum of spaces from public to private, and large to small, provide a variety of spatial qual-ities for people to enjoy at different times and different purposes. Additionally, we chose to establish high grounds atop the berm. This gesture provided visitors a sense of security and ownership, making the spaces within more desirable and comfortable.

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The objective of the planning studio for the Eugene and Springfield Metropolitan Area was to accommodate population growth while limiting urban sprawl and expansion of the Urban Growth Bound-ary. This was accomplished by using the residential grid structure as an indicator for locating residential infill and identify-ing where to allocate undeveloped land to provide spatial flexibility for future development. Additionally, there was a focus to promote a diversity of housing options and modes of transit to accom-modate a range of densities and income levels. With population growth, it became crucial to protect and preserve natural ar-eas with high ecological value for human and nonhuman function. This studio was conducted with teammates, Lisa Koch and Shawn Sanes.

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55 Site location: Pontiac, MichiganTerm: Winter 2011 Professor: Rob Ribe

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For my final studio, I had the unique opportunity to work for Triple Properties Inc., a development firm that just pur-chased the Silverdome Stadium in Pon-tiac, MI. My involvement with the project was to provide ideas that the developer could use economically to renovate the site in relationship to energy consump-tion, water use, programming, and site organization that would create a more sustainable and enjoyable site. The goal of my proposal was to produce a new framework for how to reclaim profession-al stadiums after they “retire”. The new owners are seeking to bring a profes-sional soccer team to the site, converting the 80,000 seat stadium into a multi-use facility comprised of retail, entertainment, office, and recreational opportunities.

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This project seeks to create a social hub for the city of Pontiac. The proposal envisions the creation of an outlet mall in the existing concourse to provide affordable shopping on-site for local residents. A number of open fields and park space is provided for residents. This was especially significant on the north side of the site where single-family homes currently face the empty Silverdome parking lot. Respecting this scale, pocket parks were stitched into the north edge of the site, which includes a dog park.

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Aesthetically the design represents a massive upgrade to the site. However the design also seeks to celebrate the stadiums past while creating a new struc-tural language with modular towers and strata of vegetation. During my encoun-ters with the residents in Pontiac there was a very strong desire to see the site become something, not just of economic significance but something people in the area could once again be proud of.

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Professor: Jenny Young & Donald CornerSite location: Italy + SwitzerlandTerm: Spring 201066s t u d y . a b r o a d . s k e t c h e s

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Italy is a stunning country; every place Italy is a stunning country; every place seems to be carefully crafted. Italian seems to be carefully crafted. Italian buildings, streets, and open space co-buildings, streets, and open space co-here together in a rich and vibrant way. here together in a rich and vibrant way. Layers of time have created a dense Layers of time have created a dense urban fabric so charming and dynamic it urban fabric so charming and dynamic it leaves us pondering the meaning of per-leaves us pondering the meaning of per-fection. Whether in the heart of a medi-fection. Whether in the heart of a medi-eval city or traveling along the road of the eval city or traveling along the road of the Italian countryside, Italy defines beauty. Italian countryside, Italy defines beauty. This work is a glimpse of my learning This work is a glimpse of my learning experience abroad, more specifically my experience abroad, more specifically my observations...

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77s t u d y . a b r o a d . p h o t o g r a p h yProfessor: Jenny Young & Donald CornerSite location: Italy + SwitzerlandTerm: Spring 2010

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Landscape Ar-chitecture is an art --but really it is so much more than that. It is a way of thinking. It is a way of echo-ing a connection to place, people, and dreams. It is the solution to complex problems and has the abil-ity to enrich lives with beauty and enrich our environ-ment with life. I am Matthew Ryan Sillaman, and this is my thought pro-cess.

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