Our Final Review is the culmination of my work for Donnelly Park and the residents of Gentilly in New Orleans. The requirements for the review were a challenge to complete and I am pleased with the work I have accomplished. A 1:20 scale plan, 1:10 scale model, three 1:10 scale section elevations, three perspectives, diagrams and study models were used for my presentation. 
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Final Review Tuesday, Mar 25 2008
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Installations Tuesday, Mar 25 2008
Uncategorized 1:32 am
Our last trip to Donnelley Park was to install and document an important piece of our design. This exercise was to help us see if what we were designing would work in reality. I decided to install one of the landforms i designed because they would be the main feature of my park. After using stakes, nails and some string build my landform I edited the pictures in photoshop to get a better understanding of how they would look. After seeing it in person and rendered on the computer I felt that I had designed exactly what I was going for. 
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The Next Step Monday, Mar 24 2008
Uncategorized 5:38 pm
Finally my design is coming together for the mid-review. I have used my original inspirations of “centerpiece” and “cracking” and took the ideas to new levels. I decided to create landforms that move or “crack” into the hardscape areas. This movement of landforms towards a memorial or “centerpiece,” represents the increasing growth and resurgence of the community. Our design involved producing a drafted plan, section, perspective and 1:30 scale model of our park for the mid-review. 
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img_3457.jpg At this stage in my process I created several circulation diagrams to better understand visually how the site would be used by visitors. These diagrams inspired me to create landforms, plantings and path systems based on programs and heavily trafficked areas. 
I also used a couple study models to translate my thoughts about the landforms and planting schemes from ideas to physical 3D models.
Breaks Tuesday, Mar 4 2008
Uncategorized 5:41 pm
Taking breaks and enjoying a game of ping pong or juggling the soccer ball in the parking lot every once and a while has helped me with my design process. It gives me a chance to step away from what I am working on, clear my mind, get focused again and get down to business. Believe it or not it has worked(for me). 
Process of design Sunday, Mar 2 2008
Uncategorized 7:39 pm
Our next step in creating a design for Donnelly Park was to fold, bend and score card stock paper into variations of our concept. I tried to explore the concepts of “centerpiece” and “cracking” in this stage of the design process. To better understand the topography and surface of these concept models we created section and clay models. 
After creating the first 3 types of models we made 3 more. This time we studied plantings and structures, canopy, and voids. Although I felt like I failed to create solid plantings and structures at this stage, these study models helped me move forward in my design process. 
Our first “stab” at redesigning Donnelly Park was done at a 1″=10′ scale. My first attempt started to bring to life my two concepts. I created four dominant areas, two being hardscape and two being green space. To incorporate my concept of “centerpiece” I used a planting design that connected program areas with each other. These plantings also supported my concept by having the green spaces “cracking” into the hardscape. 
