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hey guys hope everyone is settling in and enjoying their time. quick little update on what I’ve been up to.

I have been extremely slammed balancing four different projects every week. like every single day feels full. it’s been a lot, but honestly super rewarding. right now I’m designing three concept alternatives for a local park near where I grew up, which makes it feel even more personal.

the biggest shift has been how I’m drafting. normally I would just place elements where they make the most spatial sense and move on. now I’m working through overlays of desired paths, weed areas, habitat zones, and grading on a steep site trying to disturb as little as possible.

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-creating distinct concepts and drafting them in cad 


this all started from our first workshop where we focused on understanding the land before designing on it. since then I’ve been doing most of the CAD drafting and a lot of the photoshop illustratives, translating those early sketches into real drawings. I’ve already rendered five illustrative plans which feels kind of crazy. seeing it go from trace paper ideas to something polished has been super cool.

we also had community outreach events. putting the boards together was a lot of work and not very rewarding lol. and people are so stubborn about what they want in their local park. every square inch has an opinion attached to it.


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-one of the three concept plans


it’s been really cool to touch every phase of the project from concept workshops to design development, site visits, modeling, and outreach. I’ll be presenting the concepts later in march so I’ll keep you updated. for now I’m speed modeling another park before I leave for brazil because apparently that’s the pace I operate at.


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-model progress from last week


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-avalanche game for my birthday 

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-nature walks with this cutie


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-pics of food as requested 

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