Daniel James Morgan

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MLA Candidate 2014College of Architecture Planning & Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of Arizona

Daniel Morgan is a widely involved Landscape Architecture student at the University of Arizona. Daniel was elected President of the UA Student ASLA chapter as well as invited to serve on his college’s Student Council. He is an engaged listener, a diligent worker, and dedicated to collaboration with others to accomplish common goals. Leadership qualities emerge when needed as well as an ability to take feedback and improve. Daniel is passionate about the honor of bringing design, natural systems and community together in Landscape Architecture.

EDUCATIONUniversity of Arizona / 2011-2014 / MLA Candidate 2014

Shepherd University / 2005-2008 / BFA in Photography and Computer Digital Imagery

WORK2014 Spring Teaching Assistant/ Design Studio I

2013-2014 Assist/Photography / Steve Martino Landscape Architect/ Site Survey, Photograph

2011-Present Photographer/ College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture; Award dinners, Special events

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2012-2013 Graduate Assistantship / organize and edit reaccreditation report for the School of Landscape Architecture. Photographer. Manage social media for school.

2011-2013 Teaching Assistant / Guide discussions, grade projects for class “Design on the American Landscape”

5/2011-8/2011 Grassland Ecology Intern / The Nature Conservancy/ inventoried sacaton grass and firesuccessionontheLasCienegasNational Conservation Area.

1/2011-5/2011 Recreation Planner Intern / Chicago Botanical Garden/ U.S. Bureau of Land Management / Collect survey data from recreation sites inside the Ironwood Forest National Monument for Recreation Management Plan.

3/2010-1/2011 Restoration Intern / U.S. Bureau of Land Management / Crew leader in restoration efforts mitigating illegal smuggling damage to Ironwood Forest National Monument. Assisted other specialists with wildlife monitoring an surveys

HONORS AND AWARDSFeb 2014 Arizona ASLA Honors Award / “Sykes Welcome Center”Feb 2014 Arizona ASLA Honors Award / “Hydro Gene”

2014 MLA Leadership Award 2014 Participated in ULI Gerald D.Hines Student Urban Design Competition2013-2014 Ervin Zube Scholarship2012-2013 CAPLA Graduate Expo - Student Choice Best Physical Model. Rincon Desert Resort2012-2013 UA Undergraduate and Graduate Poster Exhibition: Runner-up2012-2013 Ervin Zube Scholarship2012-2013 Warren Gill Scholarship 2011-2012 Ervin Zube Scholarship

SERVICE2014 Member for Faculty Search Committee/ CAPLA UA2013-2014 Vineyard Christian Community Church / Plan and Drawings2012-2013 President / Student ASLA / University of Arizona2013 Volunteer/ Arizona ASLA Gala and Awards Event2013 Public Lecturer on “Linking Tucson’s Warehouse Art’s District”2013 VolunteerLandscapingclean-upforTucsonUnified School District (TUSD)2012-2013 Member / CALA Student Council / University of Arizona.2012-2013 Designer / 3rd Floor Studio: Student Community Outreach / University of Arizona

HOBBIESPhotography/ Playing folk-country music / Art / Gardening / Composting / Biking

DANIEL JAMES MORGAN

THE LOST TRACKS creating culinary connections and community

The Lost Tracks is a project that aims to unite people through the celebration of food; from production to culinary use and everything in between. This project creates a physical connection over a major highway in downtown Tucson by creating a destination for locals and tourists alike in a forgotten post-

industrial district. With a local food movement in full swing in the Western United States, it is appropriate to explore the ways this movement might be utitlized for the overall health of Tucson, Arizona. This project is about making connections: physically, economically and socially.

BROADWAY RETAIL

OPEN PARK SPACE

BAJA ARIZONAGASTRONOMY CENTER

COMMERCIALGREENHOUSES

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

GRADUATE STUDENT HOUSING

PARKING

MIXED USE HOUSING

CENTRAL MARKET

URBANHOUSING

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OFFICE PARK

INDUSTRIAL YARD

VACANTLOT

COMMERCIAL WASH RESIDENTIAL


COMMERCIAL

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RESIDENTIAL

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GREEN SPACE

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PUBLIC OPENSPACE

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FINAL CONCEPT

After developing the concept around the goals of the project it became important to understand the urban fabric of the site; this was best understood in the third dimension. Creating a physical model helped tremendously in understanding the spaces associated with the project. With the building footprints established in a general manner it was then easier to approach a landscape treatment and how the spaces outside of the building would function.

1. OPEN SPACE

2. GASTRONOMY CORE

3. NORTH ENTRANCE


EXISTING AND PROPOSED BUILDINGS

HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION


BROADWAY RETAIL

EXPOSED WASH

CONNECTION TO RECREATION TRAIL/NEIGHBORHOOD

PUBLIC PARK & GARDENS

MIXED USE

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

NATIVE PLANT GARDENS

UA GRADUATE HOUSING

HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS

LOST BARRIO RETAIL

NORTH OF THE TRACKSThe northern section of the site holds the mix UA Graduate housing complex along with mixed-use development surrounding the large public open-space. To the the very north running along Broadway Boulevard is a strong retail environment with shaded walkways and water retention basins that doubly serve as comfortable resting spaces for shoppers.

COMMUNITY YARDThis public open-space provides residents with a relaxed and informal space to socialize and build strong community relationships.

PUBLIC YARD + BRIDGEThis view shows the appraoch to the northern section from the Pedestrian bridge spanning over the multiple roads and railroad tracks.


PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE


SOUTH OF THE TRACKS

DISTILLERY/RESTAURANT

MAIN MARKET PLACE

COOKING DEMONSTRATION SPACE

CULINARY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER

BEER GARDEN

COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSES

AQUACULTURE TANKS

LINK TO WAREHOUSE DISTRICT

BAJA FOOD CENTERThis space is the heart of the whole southern section, it is surrounded by multiple gastronomy amenities. A comfortably shaded green plaza is surrounded by flexible space allowing Food trucks and vendors to come and go with ease.

RESIDENTIALUA HOUSINGThis residential housing units mimics the Spanish courtyard prototype allowing for merchants on the exterior while residents can enjoy the cool interior space.

The Hydro Gene at the science concourse is a place where students and the science of life come together. This inspiring space combines the beauty and respite of the Sonoran desert’s ephemeral washes with the social spaces needed for a growing

and intellectually geared student body. This project has infused the themes of science and education into the land and thoughtfully integrated innovative water management methods that capture rainwater.

ARIZONA TUCSON U OF A SCIENCE CONCOURSE

THE HYDRO GENE University of Arizona/ Science Concourse

Department of Geosciences

Atmospheric Sciences

Applied Biosciences Biological Sciences West

Veterinary

Family and Consumer Sciences

Math

CONCEPT

ECOLOGY

HYDROLOGY

The conceptual base for the proposed design comes from the locational context, both immediate and regional. The concept emerged by bringing the spirit of the sciences into the landscape, while simultaneously calling attention to the larger ecological context

The form of the double helix functionsas a central water collection basin and riparian corridor. Using the patch-and-corridor matrix model the Hydro Gene recreates the uniquely biodiverse desertriparianzonefornativefloraandfauna,aswellas human enjoyment.

The Hydro Gene incoporates green infrastructure practices by creating multiple water basins, incoporating absorbant vegetation and increasing water’s time of concentration, all making water a visible experience in the landscape.

Creosote Flats

Rainwater Catchment

Basin

Corten Steel Viewing Platform

Turf Basin Ecological Bioswale

Permeable Paving

Palo Verde Bosque

Corten Steel Walkway

Space for Improvised Classrooms

Cafe Space

Shade Structure

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SYKES HOUSE WELCOME CENTER AND GARDENS Tucson, Arizona

The design for the Sykes House Welcome Center and Gardens calls to mind the history of the area, with refrerences to Hohokam and Tohono O’odham basketry patterns and ancient pottery. Tumamoc Hill is a national historic landmark that was once the site of a Hohokam village some 2300 years ago, this site is also considered one of the longest-studied natural laboratories in the world. Stacked Terraces in the entry garden reference the historical Hohokam terraces that can be found on the site, their geometric shape not only mimicking the geometry but framing highly designed planting beds for sculptural, native plant species.

LINNKING THE WAREHOUSE ARTS DISTRICT Tucson, Arizona

Drawing from Tucson’s history and the existing Warehouse Arts District, the Community Arts Campus seeks to empower residents of the area and larger citybyprovidingfirst-rateeducationinawide-rangeof art disciplines to preserve the area’s existing arts intelligence. The compus promotes diversity through inclusion of programs and amenities serving all ages, socioeconomic statuses, and lifestyle choices. Solar, water harvesting, and other ecologically sensitive tactics combine with supportive social services to promote collective responsibility for the environment and one another.

RAILROAD

INTELLIGENCE CAMPUS

RESIDENTIAL

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

FINE ARTS

This project was the result of a semester-long team collaboration

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HISTORY: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT

1900 1920The railroad’s arrival in 1880 had firmly established industrial growth around the tracks, resulting in major warehouses and lumber yards being construct-ed.

As Tucson’s population grew the railroad’s importance for delivering goods and materials became even more prevelant. The 4th avenue underpass was built in 1916, eliminating the barrier between downtown and encouraged growth north of the tracks.

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HISTORY: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT

1940 2013Industry continued to grow until the slump of the 1960’s. At this point there was a movement by prominent city leaders to push for Anti-industry and Pro-tourism. By the 1980’s much of the district was abandoned allowing artists to use these buildings for studio space.

Today many buildings have been lost or fallen into a state of decrepidation. In 2004 WAMO (Warehouse Arts Management Organization) was formed to preserve the buildings in the district for use by and for artists.

This unprecedented place of respite and immersion redefinesthedefinitionofaresortbycreatingadesign that displays more responsible possibilities for desert living. The purpose is to connect visitors with the Sonoran Desert by highlighting the dependence and attraction to water, one of the desert’smostdefiningresources.Thisdistinctiveresort draws people to a place of respite and

relaxation, where education, exploration and beauty emerge at the forefront of the visitor experience.The Rincon Desert Resort opens the dialogue of how to reconcile the diversity of ecological sensitivity of the Sonoran Desert with vistor’s expectations for comfort in a resort setting. The resort works through these inherent challenges by combining past and future technologies in a seamless fashion.

RINCON DESERT RESORT Tucson, Arizona

Concept Development

Reminiscent of ancient aqueducts, these ephermeral water arches provide a tranquil transition to dispersed guest quarters

Water-harvesting Solar power Pedestrian CirculationPhysical Model Perspective

Water harvesting system section

The Tucson House community open space posed a unique challenge being situationed directly north of a 17-story housing unit. The site was depressed and rarely recieved sun except for extreme moments in mid-summer. After visiting the site it became evident that most residents experienced the garden more often from above than from within. The solution was to create a very linear and pattern based design composed of hardy, adaptable desert plantings. It was also recommended to daylight the storm-water gutters and redirect water into two water-harvesting tanks.

TUCSON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING GARDEN Tucson, Arizona

Community Open Space

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The design solution for the community gathering space north of the Tucson House is based upon pulling the orthogonal shapes and grid patterns from the surrounding architecture into the landscapedesign and using these elements to create acomfortable and low-maintenance space.

TUCSON HOUSE

The Tucson house is rooted in a modernistic and retrograde style.

The site sits nearly 8 feet below grade on the north side of the Tucson House which is an 17 story high rise building. This has major implications on plant selection. Plants must be able to deal with long ex-posures of cold in the winter and intense sun expo-sure in the summer.

The site is most visible from the many apartment balaconies above. The site currently is covered in red rock with multiple plants present.

CONCEPTS

The goal is to provide an accesible and social gathering place outside for the residents of the Tucson House to enjoy.

-Create a space that is safe and visible to people outside the site.

-Design a space that residents from overhead balconies can appreciate.

-Design space that allows for microbasins to fill with overflow rainwater.

SITE ANALYSIS

Fraxinus velutina (3) 5 gal.fan-tex ash

Hesperaloe parviflora (33) 1 gal.rved yucca

Guara lindheimeri (26) 1 gal.white guara

Salvia greggii (55) 1 gal.autumn sage

Yucca rupicola (19) 1 gal.twisted-leaf yucca

Washingtonia robusta (8) existingMexican fan palm

Echinocactus grusonii (18) 1 galgolden barrel cactus

Pedilanthus macrocarpa (8) 1 gallady slipper plant

Hesperaloe funifera (1) 3 galgiant yucca

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Prof. LivingstonPlanting Design

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Entry perspectivePerspective from inside the community gathering area




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Process Drawings

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

The Callaghan Vineyard is a leader in southern Arizona winemaking and requested a space for visiting patrons to relax and enjoy the expansive views, while not getting in the way of production and daily management activities. The site was a dirt lot infront of the building and was in dire need of shade and wind-breaks. The solution was to encapsulate a central space creating an event courtyard.

CALLAGHAN VINEYARD Elgins, Arizona

PERSONAL WORK

Documents

Daniel James Morgan