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LIZZIE NEEDHAMPORTFOLIO
University of Virginia | School of ArchitectureCharlottesville, Virginia | June 2018- currentMaster of Landscape Architecture
University of Wisconsin | College of Letters and SciencesMadison, Wisconsin | 2009- 2013B.A. in Environmental Studies (Honors program)B.A. in Chinese- Mandarin (Honors program)
University of California | College of Environmental DesignBerkeley, California | July-August 2016Landscape Architecture [IN] land summer program
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE Education Outside| Program AssociateSan Francisco, CA | August 2015- May 2018Converts schoolyards into living outdoor classrooms with full time instructors at public elementary schools.Full time instructor at CIS De Avila Elementary school, provided landscape design consultations to Education Outside sites, facilitated trainings for Education Outside trainers and community members, developed infrastruc-ture resources and site improvement plans.
GreenBiz Group| Business Development ManagerOakland, CA | August 2013- May 2015Advances the opportunities at the intersection of busi-ness, technology and sustainability through its websites, events, peer-to-peer network and research.Managed partnerships with key corporate accounts, in-kind partners, events registration process, and research and events projects
RESEARCH Center for Cultural Landscapes|Research AssistantCharlottesville, Virginia | January 2019- currentCreates new models of innovative cultural landscape stewardship through research, fieldwork, planning, pres-ervation, and design.Research and provide design assistance for landscape studies initiative projects for Professor Elizabeth Meyer, Michael Lee and Allison James.
VOLUNTEER Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | FarmhandTarrytown, New York | June- August 2017Vegetable and orchard production, formal gardens
San Francisco Botanical Garden Children’s Garden| DesignerSan Francisco, CA| January- May 2016Collaborated with team to recommend a new design strategy development
AWARDS Landscape Architecture Departmental Merit ScholarshipUniversity of Virginia | August 2018 - August 2021
Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate FellowshipUniversity of Wisconsin- Madison | May 2012 - May 2013Selected to receive a competitive grant to develop schoolyard garden program at local public middle school
Community Environmental Scholars ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin- Madison | August 2011- May 2013Selected as member of learning program focused on environ-mental, community-based, and service learning
PUBLICATIONS Why the future of food tastes like a mealworm | GreenBiz.com
TECHNICAL SKILLS AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects), Rhino, Grasshopper, ArcGIS
ADDITIONAL Worked on numerous woodworking and small-scale construc-tion projects including rainwater catchment systems, raised beds, garden trellises, benches, tables and chairs. Has experience with gardening, composting, landscaping and drip irrigation. Taught garden-based cooking lessons to hundreds of students and community members. Proficient Mandarin Chinese speaker.
Segal Americorps Education AwardSan Francisco, CA | August 2015 - May 2017Served as an Americorps member
LIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected] CVEDUCATION
LIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected] REFERENCES
Matthew SeibertAssistant ProfessorUniversity of Virgina, Department of Landscape [email protected]
Jason GrauerSenior Crop ManagerStone Barns Center for Food and [email protected]
Kristin Owyang GageAssistant Director of ProgramsEducation [email protected]
5-7’
hydrology
light condi�on
historical context
landfill mounds
impact
displaced soil
refuse
exis�ng top soil
chlorinated solvents
petroleum hydrocarbons
heavy metalspes�cides
winter
spring
summer
fall
SOIL TOXICITY LEVEL
TIME LINE
TARGETED TOXINS
rhizodegreda�on phytovola�za�on phytoextrac�on
Petroleum hydrocarbons: MTB, BTEX, PAH, Alipha�cs heavy metals: arsenic, cadminium, mercury, radionuclides: radium, uraniumpes�cides: altrazine, diazinonchlorinated solvents: formaldehyde, TCE, PHC
none
00 degraded landscape 00-06 rapid juvenile growth 07- 19 reproduc�on // peak biomass produc�on 20-24 organisms mature// biomass produc�on slows 41-75 reproduc�on slows // outcompeted due to light loss // return to edges
LIGHT CONDITION
winter spring summer fall
25-45 closed canopy // proli�c reproduction
ECOSYSTEM IMPACT
LIFE CYCLE
PHYTOREMEDIATION phytometabolism phytostabiliza�on
microorganisms degrade released through gas exchange convert to biomass harvest and remove from site stabilize in place
food source
nitrogen enricher
pollinator resource
habitat
material resource
forest regenerator
FOUNDATION STUDIOLIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected]
This project required intensive site investigation followed by responsive design at Observatory Hill in Charlottesville, VA through the lens of a specific environmental factor. Using a photo emulsion solution, I analyzed light and shadow. My light and shadow exploration lead me to focus on a highly disturbed site: a landfill. Next, we were asked to integrate the site with a non-human species. My site research drove me to propose a phytoremediation project using the Fabaceae Robinia psuedoacacia, a native Virginia species.
Site research and analysis Conceptual collage portraying site history, light conditions and phytoremediation
Section and diagram illustrating Black Locust and phytoremediation
50’
REMEDIATION TERRACE 1REMEDIATION TERRACE 2REMEDIATION TERRACE 3EROSION FENCES EROSION FENCES EROSION FENCES
minimal interven�on phase 1
cul�vate
hedgerows
pollard phase 1
pollard phase 2
minimal interven�on phase 2
pollard phase 3
cull
unmaintained and exis�ng succession
successional plan�ngInten�on: erosion control // phasal phytoremeda�on
minimal interven�onInten�on: erosion control // phasal phytoremeda�on // habitat
pruning and pollardingInten�on: erosion control // toxicity monitoring // light control
harves�ngInten�on: phytoextrac�on // light control
fill landfill
hedgerowsInten�on: living erosion fences // terrace forma�on
hydrology
sediment
ARBORICULTURAL PRACTICE
concrete wall
200’
N
500’
525’
550’
575’
600’
625’ 650’ 675’
HYDROLOGY
REMEDIATION TERRACE
SECTION SERIES
35’ on center
SECTION AXON
CONCRETE WALLS
REMEDIATION TERRACE
PLANTING PLAN
EROSION FENCES
REMEDIATION TERRACE
LIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected] FOUNDATION STUDIOMy design proposes a 75 year experiment with the intention of reducing toxicity and also creating a series of powerful and transitory light conditions. Staggered and strongly architectural terraces divert contaminated water flow while the adaptable nature of the Black Locust allow for extreme and fast-paced cultivation practices that produce a unique light condition.
Axon section at 20 years Site plan (grading and planting)
Perspective PerspectiveSite model
chlorinated solvents pes�cidespetroleum hydrocarbons heavy metals
TIMELINE
LIGHTCONDITION
ARBORICULTURALPRACTICE
TOPOGRAPHICCONDITION
HYDROLOGY
ROOTSTRUCTURES
SOILTOXICITY
LANDFILL
exis�ng year 1 year 20 year 30 year 40 year 50 year 75
10’
LIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected] SCHOOLYARD GARDENSFood access, regenerative soil practices, ecology-centered plantings, and community involvement are my bottom line principles as a designer. My experience as a teacher at CIS De Avila Elementary School demonstrated the powerful impacts that green space can have on a community. Prior to joining the school, there was no outdoor classroom. Working together with the students and school community, I designed, installed, maintained and managed a living classroom program. These images illustrate the thought process behind the designs as well as some of the final installations.
Design values
LIZZIE NEEDHAM. (917) 733-6511. [email protected] DESIGN BUILDI created a series of design build templates so that school communities can install garden infrastruc-ture easily and affordably. The schoolyard bench is now installed at dozens of SFUSD elementary school. This is the first installation at my full-time school, CIS De Avila Elementary School.