Anderson selected works portfolio

Sam Andersonselected works portfolio

Sam Anderson

2015 UMN MLA I Candidate

765 Raymond Avenue #302Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114+1 (218)[email protected]

ResumeResume

ULI Hines Competition 2015ULI Hines Competition 2015

Employment and education summary, proficient skills, and volunteer involvement.

A two week collaborative urban development and design competition with an interdisciplinary team from the University of Minnesota. Team members include: Jono Cowgill (Urban Planning), Rachel Burand (Landscape Architecture), and Nicole Ponath (Landscape Architecture).

GIS + MappingGIS + Mapping

Rendering + ModelingRendering + Modeling

Various design projects with technical applications including: Adobe Creative Suite (CS6), Sketchup (2014/2015), and Kerkythea Rendering System.

Coursework examples using ArcMap 10.2 from an introduction to GIS course, and a Regional Environmental Landscape Planning class both taught at the University of Minnesota, and self-directed studies of cartographic representation.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAH.H.H. School of Public AffairsMinneapolis, MNMaster’s of Urban Planning Candidate 2016+Land Use / Urban Design Focus

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTACollege of DesignMinneapolis, MNBachelor’s of Design in Architecture

Norwegian Minor

Graduated: December 2013

UNIVERSITY OF OSLO (UiO) Oslo, NorwayHECUA - The New Norway

Fall Semester 2012

GRYGLA HIGH SCHOOL Grygla, MNGraduated with Honors: May 2009

Education

ROSENLOF / LUCAS STUDIO - Minneapolis, MNIntern: Aug 2014 - Current-Assisting in design, fabrication, and implementation of landscape and furniture construction

ANDERSON FARMS - Grygla, MNOperator + Laborer: May 2005 - Current (seasonal)-Working all aspects of the farm including operating heavy machinery, safely transporting goods, and maintaining farm grounds and equipment

ANNIES PARLOUR - Minneapolis, MNRestaurant Manager: June 2013 - Sept 2014-Managed entire restaurant, staff, and customer relations while ensuring safe food practices are maintained

FRIGO - Oslo, NorwayIntern (Praksis): Aug 2012 - Dec 2012-Helped guide expeditions and teach students from inner-city Oslo about outdoor recreation

Employment

ResumeResume

CHANCE (Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement) - Minneapolis, MNVolunteer / Member: Oct 2014 - Current

GREAT RIVER GREENING - Minneapolis, MNVolunteer: October 2014

FREE BIKES FOR KIDS - Mendota Heights, MNVolunteer: Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

NORWEGIAN CLUB - University of Minnesota Member: Sept 2009 - May 2011

Involvement

Adobe CS6 (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

SketchUp 3D Modeling

GIS + Geodatabases

Landscape Design / Fabrication Strategies

Kerkythea Rendering System

DSLR Photography

Rhinoceros 5.0 + Grasshopper

Macintosh OS X

Norwegian Fluency (Bokmål)

Skills

ULI Hines Competition 2015ULI Hines Competition 2015

For two weeks, I participated with an interdisciplinary team in the Urban Land Institute Hines Competition. The challenge is for graduate students to propose a comprehensive land use and development for a large-scale site. This year’s Hines Competition was focused on New Orleans neighborhoods of Tulane/Gravier and Iberville which lie in close proximity to the French Quarter and downtown.

The issues of highest concern were working with the new Laffitte Greenway proposal along the developmental boundary, working around an existing freeway, and tieing the neighbhorhood to a new medical complex.

Our plan was titled FLUX, as our overall vision for the area puts the public first. Longtime residents, tourists, and local workers come together. The plan allows for change and innovation in this historic area, which, like the city itself, is constantly in flux.

Development Phase 1 Development Phase 3Development Phase 2

Rendered View of Interstate Condition

Overall FLUX Site Plan Proposal

The 2015 UMN FLUX team includes: Jono Cowgill (Urban Planning), Rachel Burand (Landscape Architecture), and Nicole Ponath (Landscape Architecture)

GIS + Mapping

U.S. Trunk Highway

Minnesota Trunk Highway

County State Aid Highway

County Road

Township Road

Municipal State Aid Street

Municipal Street

Unknown

Streams

Floodplains and Elevation100-year floodplain

500-year floodplain

700 feet elevation or less

701 feet elevation to 750 feet elevation







1051 feet elevation or greater

t 0 1 2 3 40.5Miles

Sam Anderson

Land Form and Floodplains

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Laketown Township Study Area

January 26, 2015

I have always had an innate fascination with maps of all kinds. As an abstraction of reality, maps are a powerful tool for representing and studying natural and terrestrial conditions.

Upon entering the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, I have begun learning how to utilize GIS software to inform and enrich the design process. My experience with the software has included studying and mapping things such as population demographics, and analyzing physical landforms in a landscape. I have also started learning other programs such as MapBox to use different means of representation in the mapmaking process.

Landform Analysis - Laketown Township (UMN 2015)

St. Paul Population Demographic Analysis (UMN 2014)

GIS + Mapping

SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE

SHOREVIEWARDEN HILLS

NORTH OAKS

WHITE BEAR LAKEVADNAIS HEIGHTS

NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK

Population Density (2010)Map 01: Ramsey County, Minnesota

Population Per Sq. Mi (2010)

Major Bodies of Water

0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45

Miles Source: U. S. Census Bureau, 2010

Prepared By: Sam Anderson

SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK

Median Age of Population (2010)Map 02: Ramsey County, Minnesota

Median Population Age (2010)


0 - 26

27 - 32

33 - 38

39 - 45

46 - 70

t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK

Workforce Age Population (2010)Map 03: Ramsey County, Minnesota

Pct. Pop. Over Age 18 (2010)


0 - 30

31 - 45

46 - 60

61 - 75

76 - 100t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



SAINT PAUL

MAPLEWOODROSEVILLE


NORTH OAKS


NEW BRIGHTON

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LITTLE CANADA

MOUNDS VIEW

NORTH SAINT PAUL

FALCON HEIGHTS

GEM LAKE

SAINT ANTHONY

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP

LAUDERDALE

BLAINE

SPRING LAKE PARK




0.00 - 2500.00

2500.01 - 5000.00

5000.01 - 8000.00

8000.01 - 12000.00

12000.01 - 22500.00t0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.60.45



Mapmaking Methodology Study (Self-Directed 2014)

During my undergraduate architecture degree, I was able to familiarize myself with the power of virtual modeling and rendering. I found the importance of working in between programs and mediums in order to portray different physical and spatial conditions.

My digital representation skills, which have proven to be extremely vital developing any type of design, have been widely applicable in prototyping furniture and landscape designs with RO/LU. For me, I have found the effectiveness of working across these processes is extremely vital in developing any type of design.

Table Rendering Study (RO/LU 2014)

Volumetric Knot Interpretation (UMN 2013)

Rendering + ModelingRendering + Modeling

Spatial Interior Rendering (UMN 2013)

Documents

Anderson selected works portfolio