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PHIL FARGASONProfess ional & Bui l t Work2011-2015

(COVER) Children enjoy the bioswales and grass mounds at the Patrick Henry Downtown Academy Learning Landscape. Photo credit: Peter Wilson. See pages 13-14 for this project.

C O N t e N t SHISTORIC RENOVATION WORK

PRESERVATION RESEARCH OffICE | 2014-2015................3 BROWN-KORTKAMP REALTY COMPANY | 2014-2015........6 LEWIS fAMILY LIBRARY | 2011-2012......................................7

PLANNING/POLICY WORK H3 STUDIO | 2011-2012...............................................................9

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Washington University: Student Project | Spring 2011........ 13

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(ABOVE) Homes of Leclaire Historic District. Completed district area survey and application to the NRHP. for this project.

(ABOVE) 3332 Pennsylvania Ave. I completed state and federal application for HTC’s for this project.

Since January 2014, I have served as Project Associate at Preservation Research Office (PRO), a historic preservation consulting firm, operating in Missouri and Illinois. In this role, I have managed the design and tax credit application pro-cess for numerous historic renovations projects.

Clients approach PRO at various phases in the redevelop-ment process. As Project Associate, I have conducted initial historic research on development opportunities, completed district and individual building nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), completed applications for state and federal historic tax credits (HTCs), and devel-oped construction drawings-sets for our clients to use in ob-taining permits. The following is a selection of my work at PRO.

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1. Retain portion of ext. wall as 36" knee wallat angle of stairs.

2. New basement stairs w/ 54x10" engineeredtreads and 1x6" risers.

3. New 2x4" framed wall with 14" gyp board

finish.4. Bathroom fixtures...5. 30" height granite countertop with stainless

steel appliances inset.6. 1'6" width cabinets above with can lights

mounted on bottom.7. 30" height granite kitchen island with 4"

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(ABOVE L&R) 3111 Keokuk st. before and after renovation. I completed state and federal application for HTC’s and full set of construction drawings for this project.

(ABOVE) For each project I typically manage up to four components: 1) District/building nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, 2) Application for Federal HTCs, 3) Application for State HTCs, 4) Architectural construction documents. 4

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(ABOVE 3 IMAGES) Conducted preliminary site research 124 E. Steins St. and on stone build-ing typology amongst German Immigrants to Carondelet, MO, which included research on build-ing methods (TOP), chain of title (LEFT), and parcel history (R.)

(RIGHT) 3111 Keokuk. I completed state and federal application for HTC’s and full set of con-struction drawings for this project.

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(TOP LEFT) Schematic drawings for building renovation. (TOP RIGHT) Pro-forma. (BOTTOM) BK company headquarters as seen today. 1st floor storefronts must be restored across entire facade in order to qualify for HTCs.

(ABOVE) Detailed section drawing of the addition.

For this project, I am serving as a consultant to my former employer, Brown-Kortkamp Realty Company (BK), to bring about a full renovation of the company’s headquarters using historic tax credits. Thus far in the project, I have conducted research on the property’s history, developed schematic ar-chitectural drawings, a basic market study and pro-forma, which we are in the process of sharing with potential devel-opment partners and lending institutions.

B R O w N -K O R t K A m P H Q B u I L d I N GIndependent Consulting Project

Phase 1:

Phase 2:

Square Ft. Price / Sq. Ft. Monthly Income Annual Income

Suite-102 & S-103 2400 15.83 $3,166.00 $37,992.00Suite-104 1200 15.83 $1,583.00 $18,996.00Suite-105 800 15.83 $1,055.33 $12,664.00Suite-101 (BKR) 1200 15.83 $1,583.00 $18,996.00

1200 15.83 $1,583.00 $18,996.00

Subtotal 6800 15.83 $8,970.33 $107,644.00

Storage Area (BKM) 10000 3.60 $3,000.00 $36,000.00

$143,644.008% $11,491.52

Adjusted Gross Income $11,012.71 $132,152.48

Price / Sq. Ft. Monthly Annual Insurance - Commercial Package $505.27 $6,063.24Maintenance & Repairs $1,280.00 $15,360.00Real Estate Tax $1,250.00 $15,000.00Salary $1,110.00 $13,320.00Utilities $1,500.00 $18,000.00

IRS Delinquent Payroll Tax - 2011 $1,250.00 $15,000.00Legal Expense $750.00 $9,000.00

Development Proposal for 4709 Delmar Blvd.

IntroductionThe following is a proposal for the renovation of the Brown-Kortkamp Headquarters building located at 4709 Delmar Blvd., which is owned by its affiliate, Urban Planning and Development Corporation of America, Inc. (UPDC),. The building is currently in need of a series of improvements, both major and minor, in order to be structurally sound and sealed, as well as to attract new tenants to the building. Because conventional bank financing is difficult to acheive at this time, we plan to carry out our project in 2 phases, the first of which is to be funded by an SBA insured loan. The second of which will be funded by a conventional mortgage, public and private incentive programs, as well as owner equity. A break-down of the phases is as follows.

Obtain microloan financing to finance tenant improvements for 1st floor leasable space, electrical improvements, and building signage to ensure that UPDC can attract quality tenants to 4709 Delmar.

Obtain conventional bank financing and public/private incentives to finance full building renovations--to include roof replacement, demoltion of deteriorating structures, tuckpointing, and other improvements--and consolodation of unsustainable debt.

Operating Pro Forma: Phase 1

Annual Operating Income: 4709 Delmar

SuiteFloor 1: Finished Spaces

Suite-100 (BKR)

Floor 1: Storage

Total Annual IncomeVacancy Rate

Annual Operating Expenses: 4709 Delmar

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Interest Expense $228.20 $2,738.40Finance/Late Charge $20.00 $240.00Total Operating Expenses $5.64 $7,893.47 $94,721.64

Net Operating Income: 4709 DelmarMonthly Annual

$3,119.24 $37,430.84

$2,599.36 $31,192.37

$1,521.40 $18,256.80$1,597.84 $19,174.04

AMOUNT ASSUMPTIONSRate Amortization

$150,000.00 9% 15.00Owner Equity $5,000.00Public Small Business Programs $30,000.00

$185,000.00

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$20,000.00Build-Out Brown Kortkamp Space, Suites 100 and 101 $20,000.00Building Signage $3,000.00Electrical Improvements (Storage and BK area) $3,000.00Architectural Services $8,000.00

$3,000.00$10,000.00$96,700.00

Repair Exterior Lights $2,000.00HVAC repairs $4,000.00

$15,273.00$184,973.00

Net Operating Income

Debt Coverage Ratio 1.20

Maximum Possible Debt Service Payment

Maximum Supportable Mortgage $256,280.15

Total Actual Debt Service PaymentCash Flow Before Taxes

Sources and Uses of Funds: Phase 1SOURCES OF FUNDS

SBA Insured Loan

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

USE OF FUNDSBuilding ImprovementsTenant Preparations: Suites 102-105

Garage DemolitionTuckpointingRoof Repair

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The Professional Architect's seal affixed to this sheetapplies only to the material and items shown on thissheet. All drawings, instruments or other documents notexhibiting this seal shall not be considered prepared bythis architect, and this architect expressly disclaims anyand all responsibility for such plans, drawings ordocuments not exhibiting this seal.

This drawing and details on it are the sole property of thearchitect and may be used for this specific project only.It shall not be loaned, copied or reproduced, in whole orpart, or for any other purpose or project without thewritten consent of the architect.

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KEYED NOTES:

14. NEW BRICK FACING. BRICK SUPPLIED BY OWNER. CONTRACTOR TOENSURE THAT MORTAR COLOR MATCHES THAT OF THE EXISTINGHOUSE.

15. NEW ALUMINUM DRAIN. PAINT BLACK TO MATCH EXISTING.

16. ROOF WATER DRAINS TO FRENCH DRAIN UNDER EXISTING BRICKPATIO. LEADS DIRECTLY TO STORM-WATER INTAKE.

17. WOOD FASCIA. PAINT BLACK TO MATCH FASCIA ON EXISTINGHOME'S SLATE ROOF.

18. BRICK WINDOW DETAIL. SIM TO THOSE AROUND EXISTINGWINDOWS. SEE (A3.2) DETAIL SHEET FOR MORE INFO.

19. MITSUBISHI MODEL MUZ-FE12NA DUCTLESS HEAT PUMPCONTROLLED THROUGH THERMOSTAT

20. USE TEMPERED GLASS ON ALL DOORS. ALSO USE ON ALL "W2"TYPE WINDOWS.

21. AREA WHERE THE LOCATION OF NEW FOOTING LIES DIRECTLYBELOW THE EXISTING FOOTING. CONTRACTOR TO DETERMINEMOST APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR PLACEMENT OF NEW FOOTING,WHETHER TO UNDERPIN THE EXISTING FOOTING OR TO SECURETHE SLAB AND BREAK UP THE EXISTING FOOTING WHERENECESSARY.

GENERAL NOTES :

A. ALL BRICK TO BE SUPPLIED BY OWNER

B. ALL DEMOLITION ABOVE GRADE WILL BE DONE BY OWNER

C. OWNER WILL CLEAR A PATH FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING

D. OWNER WILL REMOVE AND SALVAGE NECESSARY PORTIONS OF EXISTING TERRACE BEFORECONSTRUCTION. OWNER WILL REPAIR TERRACE AFTER CONSTRUCTION.

E. TOILET FACILITIES WILL BE SUPPLIED BY OWNER.

F. CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT DIGGING AND POURING OF NEW FOOTINGS IN A WAY THATPREVENTS CRACKING OF EXISTING SLAB OR DAMAGE TO THE CRAWLSPACE BELOW.

G. CONTRACTOR WILL FIELD VERIFY ALL CONDITIONS AND DIMENSIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANYWORK.

H. CONTRACTOR TO PROTECT EXISTING RESIDENCE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WORK FROM DAMAGEAND DEBRIS.

I. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE TO FINISHED FACE OF WALLS.

J. PROVIDE ALL CEILING/WALL MOUNTED LIGHTS WITH DIM STRIP TO CONTROL BRIGHTNESS OFLIGHTS; CEILING FAN TO HAVE CONTROL LEVELS.

LEGEND (REFLECTED CEILING PLAN):

RECESSED CAN LIGHT

WALL MOUNTED LIGHT

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DEMOLITION NOTES:

1. OWNER TO REMOVE AND RECYCLE EXISTING STRUCTURAL STEELMEMBERS.

2. OWNER TO REMOVE EXISTING ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF. REPAIRBRICK SURFACE ON ADJ. WALL AS REQUIRED.

3. OWNER TO REMOVE AND SALVAGE EXISTING PARTIAL BRICK WALL.PRESERVE EXISTING FLOOR SLAB WHERE POSSIBLE.

4. OWNER TO REMOVE EXISTING SCREEN DOOR AND DOOR FRAME.

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5. CABINETRY AND BOOK SHELVES TO BE BUILT-IN STAINED OAK.

6. 3.5" DIAMETER STRUCTURAL STEEL PIPE COLUMN.

7. GRANITE 12"X12" TILE FLOOR. TILE SETTER TO USE FLOOR LEVELERMATERIAL MAX OF 1" IN THICKNESS WILL BE NEEDED. MINIMIZEGROUT WIDTH BETWEEN TILES.

8. STRUCTURAL BEAM W5X16. ATTACH TO PIPE COLUMNS TOSUPPORT ROOF STRUCTURE.

9. WOOD WINDOW MULLIONS TO BE STAINED OR PAINTED BLACK.

10. WINDOW SILL EXTENDS TO THE EDGE OF THE FINISHED WALL TOFORM A SHELF.

11. HATCH INDICATES A BRICK VENEER OVER A 2"X6", 16" O.C. WOODSTUD WALL.

12. TIE NEW FDN. WALL INTO EXISTING WITH 2- #4 DOWELS TOP ANDBOTTOM OF WALL WITH EPOXY AND WITH MIN 8" EMBEDMENT.

13. NEW SLATE ROOF TO MATCH EXISTING. USE 1/2" AVERAGE LAPPING.

LEGEND (WINDOW AND DOOR TYPES):

SAME AS W1, BUT USE TEMPERED GLASS ON PANES WITHIN 24" OF ANY DOOR.

SAME AS W3. FIX LEADED STAINED GLASS WINDOW TO OUTER SIDE OFTHERMAL WINDOW.

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PELLA ARCHITECT SERIES ® MODEL 5086 FRENCH DOORS, TEMPERED GLASSWITH MAX. U VALUE OF 2.0 W/M2K. LEAD MULLIONS ADHERED ON BOTHSIDES. SIM TO EXISTING DOORS. PAINT EXTERIOR WOOD BLACK.

ALUMNINUM-CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOWS. EACH HALF IS A PELLAARCHITECT SERIES®: MODEL 2159. MAX. U VALUE OF 2.0 W/M2K. LEADMULLIONS ADHERED ON BOTH SIDES, SIM. TO EXISTING. PAINT EXTERIORWOOD AND ALUMINUM BLACK TO MATHC EXISTING.

SAME AS W1, BUT WINDOW IS FIXED.W3

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The Professional Architect's seal affixed to this sheetapplies only to the material and items shown on thissheet. All drawings, instruments or other documents notexhibiting this seal shall not be considered prepared bythis architect, and this architect expressly disclaims anyand all responsibility for such plans, drawings ordocuments not exhibiting this seal.

This drawing and details on it are the sole property of thearchitect and may be used for this specific project only.It shall not be loaned, copied or reproduced, in whole orpart, or for any other purpose or project without thewritten consent of the architect.

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1"=1'-0"TYPICAL CUSTOM WINDOW AND DOOR DETAIL

KEYED NOTES:

14. NEW BRICK FACING. BRICK SUPPLIED BY OWNER. CONTRACTOR TOENSURE THAT MORTAR COLOR MATCHES THAT OF THE EXISTINGHOUSE.

15. NEW ALUMINUM DRAIN. PAINT BLACK TO MATCH EXISTING.

16. ROOF WATER DRAINS TO FRENCH DRAIN UNDER EXISTING BRICKPATIO. LEADS DIRECTLY TO STORM-WATER INTAKE.

17. WOOD FASCIA. PAINT BLACK TO MATCH FASCIA ON EXISTINGHOME'S SLATE ROOF.

18. BRICK WINDOW DETAIL. SIM TO THOSE AROUND EXISTINGWINDOWS. SEE (A3.2) DETAIL SHEET FOR MORE INFO.

19. MITSUBISHI MODEL MUZ-FE12NA DUCTLESS HEAT PUMPCONTROLLED THROUGH THERMOSTAT

20. USE TEMPERED GLASS ON ALL DOORS. ALSO USE ON ALL "W2"TYPE WINDOWS.

21. AREA WHERE THE LOCATION OF NEW FOOTING LIES DIRECTLYBELOW THE EXISTING FOOTING. CONTRACTOR TO DETERMINEMOST APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR PLACEMENT OF NEW FOOTING,WHETHER TO UNDERPIN THE EXISTING FOOTING OR TO SECURETHE SLAB AND BREAK UP THE EXISTING FOOTING WHERENECESSARY.

GENERAL NOTES :

A. ALL BRICK TO BE SUPPLIED BY OWNER

B. ALL DEMOLITION ABOVE GRADE WILL BE DONE BY OWNER

C. OWNER WILL CLEAR A PATH FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING

D. OWNER WILL REMOVE AND SALVAGE NECESSARY PORTIONS OF EXISTING TERRACE BEFORECONSTRUCTION. OWNER WILL REPAIR TERRACE AFTER CONSTRUCTION.

E. TOILET FACILITIES WILL BE SUPPLIED BY OWNER.

F. CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT DIGGING AND POURING OF NEW FOOTINGS IN A WAY THATPREVENTS CRACKING OF EXISTING SLAB OR DAMAGE TO THE CRAWLSPACE BELOW.

G. CONTRACTOR WILL FIELD VERIFY ALL CONDITIONS AND DIMENSIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANYWORK.

H. CONTRACTOR TO PROTECT EXISTING RESIDENCE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WORK FROM DAMAGEAND DEBRIS.

I. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE TO FINISHED FACE OF WALLS.

J. PROVIDE ALL CEILING/WALL MOUNTED LIGHTS WITH DIM STRIP TO CONTROL BRIGHTNESS OFLIGHTS; CEILING FAN TO HAVE CONTROL LEVELS.

LEGEND (REFLECTED CEILING PLAN):

RECESSED CAN LIGHT

WALL MOUNTED LIGHT

CEILING MOUNTED LIGHT

DEMOLITION NOTES:

1. OWNER TO REMOVE AND RECYCLE EXISTING STRUCTURAL STEELMEMBERS.

2. OWNER TO REMOVE EXISTING ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF. REPAIRBRICK SURFACE ON ADJ. WALL AS REQUIRED.

3. OWNER TO REMOVE AND SALVAGE EXISTING PARTIAL BRICK WALL.PRESERVE EXISTING FLOOR SLAB WHERE POSSIBLE.

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5. CABINETRY AND BOOK SHELVES TO BE BUILT-IN STAINED OAK.

6. 3.5" DIAMETER STRUCTURAL STEEL PIPE COLUMN.

7. GRANITE 12"X12" TILE FLOOR. TILE SETTER TO USE FLOOR LEVELERMATERIAL MAX OF 1" IN THICKNESS WILL BE NEEDED. MINIMIZEGROUT WIDTH BETWEEN TILES.

8. STRUCTURAL BEAM W5X16. ATTACH TO PIPE COLUMNS TOSUPPORT ROOF STRUCTURE.

9. WOOD WINDOW MULLIONS TO BE STAINED OR PAINTED BLACK.

10. WINDOW SILL EXTENDS TO THE EDGE OF THE FINISHED WALL TOFORM A SHELF.

11. HATCH INDICATES A BRICK VENEER OVER A 2"X6", 16" O.C. WOODSTUD WALL.

12. TIE NEW FDN. WALL INTO EXISTING WITH 2- #4 DOWELS TOP ANDBOTTOM OF WALL WITH EPOXY AND WITH MIN 8" EMBEDMENT.

13. NEW SLATE ROOF TO MATCH EXISTING. USE 1/2" AVERAGE LAPPING.

LEGEND (WINDOW AND DOOR TYPES):

SAME AS W1, BUT USE TEMPERED GLASS ON PANES WITHIN 24" OF ANY DOOR.

SAME AS W3. FIX LEADED STAINED GLASS WINDOW TO OUTER SIDE OFTHERMAL WINDOW.

W1

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PELLA ARCHITECT SERIES ® MODEL 5086 FRENCH DOORS, TEMPERED GLASSWITH MAX. U VALUE OF 2.0 W/M2K. LEAD MULLIONS ADHERED ON BOTHSIDES. SIM TO EXISTING DOORS. PAINT EXTERIOR WOOD BLACK.

ALUMNINUM-CLAD WOOD CASEMENT WINDOWS. EACH HALF IS A PELLAARCHITECT SERIES®: MODEL 2159. MAX. U VALUE OF 2.0 W/M2K. LEADMULLIONS ADHERED ON BOTH SIDES, SIM. TO EXISTING. PAINT EXTERIORWOOD AND ALUMINUM BLACK TO MATHC EXISTING.

SAME AS W1, BUT WINDOW IS FIXED.W3

EXTERIOR DOOR LIGHTIN GLASS BOX

NOTE: ALL WINDOWS TO HAVE SILL AND APRON.

(ABOVE LEFT & RIGHT) Interior images of the library addition. (PAGE OVER) Walter and Memory Lewis stand in front of the completed library. The Lewis’, emeritus professors in Botany at Washington University, hired me to design this addition after I worked two summers tending their rose garden.

(ABOVE) Detailed section drawing of the addition.

For this project, I designed and supervised construction of a 300 sq. ft. library addition to the historic Louree-Watts Home, built in 1929. This home is one of the few arts and crafts style homes designed by St. Louis’s preeminent modernist archi-tect Isadore Shank.

In my design, I sought to emulate Shank’s creative use of decorative brickwork and provide the clients with a flexible space. The design is wood frame, with salvaged brick ve-neer on the interior and exterior. Bays of casement windows provide the space with natural light and fresh air. A slate roof, terrazzo floor, and stained glass window ensure the library blends seamlessly with the existing home.

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environmental SuStainability roadmap: a toolkit for local GovernmentS

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Our Design for a Sustainable Future

Sustainability in Kansas City M I S S O U R I

where we are and where we’re going

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G R E E N WO R K SP H I L A D E L P H I A

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Mayor Michael A. NutterCITY OF PHILADELPHIA

The City of New YorkMayor Michael R. Bloomberg

strong communities, engaged families, successful children

The 24:1 Initiative Community Plan

(ABOVE) Photo of a community meeting, used to gather feedback on the sustainability plan. Photo Credit: Catherine Werner.

(ABOVE) Nine sustainability plans whose proven best practices informed the plan.

(ABOVE & RIGHT) Cover and intro page of the Arts/Culture/Innovation section.

While working at H3 Studio as a Sustainability and Urban Design Intern, I wrote three of the seven sections of the City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan. H3 was serving as a consultant to the City of St. Louis for this plan. I wrote the content for the sections: Arts, Culture, and Innovation; Empowerment, Diver-sity, & Equity; and Urban Character, Vitality, and Ecology. I researched proven best practices from nine sustainability plans from around the country to inform the Goals, Objectives, and Strategies for these sections.

I revised this content multiple times to account for the feedback of the client, City department heads, and community stakeholders. I helped to facilitate community meetings as a part of three “Sustainability Summits,” and analyzed community feedback from these summits to finalize the plan’s content. I de-signed the graphic layout and took photographs for the three sections of the plan which I developed.

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Utilize the Arts, Culture, Design, Creative and Innovation Industries for Economic and Community Development

Increase Affordable and Equitable Access to a Diversity of Arts and Culture

Develop Multi-Use, Transit Accessible Arts and Cultural Districts

Encourage Innovation through Smart Learning Hubs and Venture Capital

Encourage Public Art and Design that Builds Vibrancy and Identity

Promote and Develop Arts, Cultural and Innovation Facilities, Resources, and Events

Build Arts, Design and Cultural Leadership, Volunteerism, Stewardship, and Funding

GOALThe City of St. Louis aspires to grow its existing vibrant, diverse and nation-ally signifi cant arts, culture, entertainment, creative and innovative indus-tries, and leverage them in order to both deliver and refl ect sustainability at the local level, and result in meaningful economic development opportuni-ties for the community at large.

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Arts, Culture, & InnovationSt. Louis is located in a nationally, historically, and culturally signifi cant location, rooted geographically and tem-porally at the confl uence of America’s greatest rivers. From this location, St. Louis has maintained a pivotal role in much of America’s history and culture since its settlement, making countless contributions to American music, dance, performance, art, history, design, architecture, building, landscape, literary arts, graphic design, crafts, and innovative new industries.

St. Louis has developed a nationally signifi cant collection of arts, cultural and historical sites and venues, a grow-ing local creative innovation industry, quality artistic press, well acclaimed fi ne dining, and blossoming creative arts districts. A study commissioned by Americans for the Arts and the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission indicates that in 2007, arts and culture was a $561 million industry, supporting 8,809 full time employees within the region. Furthermore, this arts and culture sector is growing, showing a 25% increase in economic activity and employment in the fi ve years since 2002. In addition, St. Louis has three successful professional sports teams that attract millions of visitors to the City and another $509 million in revenue (2010). Arts and Culture is one of the St. Louis region’s largest and most attractive industries, and the City of St. Louis serves as the center of this regional asset.

EXISTING ASSETSThe City of St. Louis has a great concentration of arts and cultural facilities and venues that are well utilized through successful events, which contribute signifi cant vitality to the City and its economy. There are numerous “arts, culture and entertainment districts” including Downtown, which contains the Jefferson National Expansion Memo-rial Arch Grounds, Old Courthouse, Old Cathedral and Gateway Mall, Peabody Auditorium, the Cardinals’ Busch Stadium, Scottrade Center, America’s Center, Peabody Opera House, Laclede’s Landing, and Citygarden. There is also a strong concentration of cultural institutions in Grand Center, with Powell Hall, The Contemporary Art Museum, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, the Sheldon Concert Hall, the Black Repertory Theater, and the Fox Theater. Forest Park contains fi ve exceptional cultural facilities: the St. Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis (MUNY), the St. Louis Zoo, and the St. Louis Science Center. The City is also home to the world renowned Missouri Botanical Garden. These institutions have ensured that Saint Louis has the most museums and libraries per capita than any large American city.

In addition, St. Louis has numerous emerging and established neighborhood arts and culture corridors, including the Grove, Cherokee Street, South Grand, Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, 14th Street in Old North, the Central West End, the Delmar Loop, and Washington Avenue. There are also emerging clusters of creative and innovative industries, in the Cortex area, Downtown, the Locust Business District, Mid-town, the Central West End, and sur-rounding the Delmar Loop. Biosciences, design, information technology, and other industries are thriving in these areas because of investments and leadership from Universities, venture capitalists, and City agencies. The City has also established numerous progressive policies to encourage the growth of arts, culture, and innovation, including the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District (ZMD), a special tax for cultural institutions, and the 1% for the Arts Ordinance (City Ordinance 68793). In addition, the city has a strong regional collaboration for the arts, organized by the Regional Arts Commission, and the progressive Metro Arts in Transit public art partnership.

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(ABOVE) Nine sustainability plans whose proven best practices informed the plan.

(ABOVE LEFT & RIGHT) Community meetings held as part of the Cortex Innovation District planning process.

Transit Oriented Development and Related Consulting Services

(ABOVE) Base-map that I developed for the Cortex Innovation District. The proposed MetroLINK station is at center right.

While at H3 Studio, I contributed to plans for two districts bor-dering the MetroLINK light rail in St. Louis’ Central Corridor.

The first of these plans was for a Transit Oriented Develop-ment (TOD) project jointly funded by Cortex, a biomedical tech. incubator and the St. Louis Development Corporation. In this project, the H3 Consulting Team was responsible for studying the impact of placing a new MetroLINK station at the center of the proposed Cortex Innovation District. I devel-oped maps and diagrams related to the new station’s context and urban design impact, and assisted with facilitating com-munity meetings.

The second of these projects was a Sustainable Neighbor-hood Framework for the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neigh-borhood. After serving as a teaching assistant to a Masters of Urban Design graduate course at Washington University, I built upon student research to develop the Framework Plan for increasing the neighborhood’s sustainability. The plan in-cludes strategies for improving neighborhood access, built form, open space, economy, food access, energy usage, wa-ter usage, and tree canopy. My work on the Framework Plan was funded by a Washington University Gephardt Grant for Social Innovation and was provided upon completion to the local CDC, Park Central Development Corporation (PCDC).

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(ABOVE) Master plan of strategies for the FPSE Sustainable Neighborhood Framework. (BELOW) Diagrams for four of the ten objectives included in the Sustainable Neighborhood Framework

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(ABOVE) Patrick Henry Downtown Academy after completion of the Learning Landscape design-build project.

(ABOVE LEFT) Outdoor classroom with limestone blocks and wooden planter boxes. Photo credit: Peter Wilson.(ABOVE RIGHT) Children engage in a sensory experience with basil that they planted. Photo credit: Peter Wilson.

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