The 2024 Fuller Studio, Reclamation focused on creating a master plan for the expansion of the University of Oregon’s Urban Farm on to a new site along the Willamette River. This was a joint studio with Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture students working together on different elements of the master plan.
As a studio, we chose five specific focus areas to address in the master plan: food production, education, academic research, public engagement and ecology restoration. I partnered with a landscape student to design a flexible grid to support academic research. The grid consists of post footings to support sensors, fences and other equipment across the site. I also designed movable metal caps to be used with the posts to support equipment and sensors.
While working on the project, we had the opportunity to hear from University of Oregon researchers about their work and research needs. We also had a board game style feedback session with UO researchers and community members. The master plan proposal was well received by the Fuller committee members in attendance at our final presentation and will be presented to UO leadership in the coming months.
