design residency november 2-5, 2011

Field of Dreams Master Plan

Interview

August 18, 20112:00 – 4:00 PM

DESIGN RESIDENCY November 2-5, 2011

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Learning CommunityRDG Design Residency

319-939-3906

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Iowa State UniversityClass of 2012

Ann Cashman – Architecture

I'm a 5th year architecture student at ISU. I studied in Rome for a

semester for the ISU architecture study abroad program. After

coming back from my travels, I took on a project this summer of my

own designing an amphitheater in my hometown of Waverly, Iowa.

My interests focus on sustainable design and enhancing the human

experience within a space. I hope in the future to make a difference

with my designs as an architect by challenging the way we perceive

and experience architecture.

Mentor Gabe GallaherArchitect

mailto:[email protected]


Drake UniversityMasters of Public Administration

Brent Borchardt – Business

515.508.9634

[email protected]

2024 69th St.

Windsor Heights, IA. 50324

Brent Borchardt is a graduate student in the Masters of Public

Administration program at Drake University and received a Bachelor

of Liberal Arts from Grand View University. Prior to moving to Des

Moines, he owned a natural foods store in Southeast Iowa. He is

currently employed by Campbell’s Nutrition in Des Moines.

Mentor Teresa Hay McMahonPresident of the Iowa Lean Consortium


Drake UniversityClass of 2012

Environmental Policy and International Relations

Cara Pratt – Environmental Policy

(262) 914-3790

[email protected]

1126 25th Street, Apartment 11

Des Moines, IA 50311

I am from Kenosha, Wisconsin, and I am a senior studying

Environmental Policy and International Relations at Drake

University. This is my second semester interning at the World Food

Prize Foundation, where I have become increasingly interested in

international food security. After graduation, I hope to be awarded a

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Brazil or become a

Peace Corps Volunteer in Latin America. Ultimately I am working

toward a career related to public health with a focus on natural

disaster relief and potable water acquisition. In my spare time I tutor

in the Writing Workshop, attempt to teach myself Portuguese, and

submit photos to National Geographic in hopes that someday they

will publish one of my submissions. Mentor Kim ChapmanEcologist


630=853-3513

[email protected].

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Iowa City, IA

University of IowaClass of 2013

R. Clifton Spargo – Iowa Arts Fellow @ Iowa Writers Workshop

R. Clifton Spargo is a Chicago-based fiction writer and critic and also literary advisor

to The Voices and Faces Project (www.voicesandfaces.org). He is currently an Iowa

Arts Fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and has held appointments as a Visiting

Associate Professor at Yale University, Professor of English at Marquette

University, and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Yale University. His stories have

appeared recently in journals such as The Antioch Review, FICTION, Glimmer

Train, SOMA, and The Kenyon Review. He has published and edited several books,

including, The Ethics of Mourning, Vigilant Memory: Emmanuel Levinas, the

Holocaust, and the Unjust Death, and (with Robert M. Ehrenreich) After

Representation?: The Holocaust, Literature, and Culture. And his essays, reviews,

and opinion pieces on topics ranging from contemporary rock music, literature, and

culture to gender-based violence have appeared in venues such as The Chicago

Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Yale Review, Commonweal, Raritan, and New

City. He has served as a Pearl Resnick Fellow and a Leon Milman Memorial Fellow

at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and, additionally, has held

several other prestigious fellowships. Visit his author’s website at

www.rcliftonspargo.com to learn more about his work. .

Mentor Pat Boddy (Emmy)Stewardship Director



641.888.0474

[email protected]

P.O. Box 4836, 1115 8th Ave, Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA 50112

I am from Nanjing, China, and I am a senior studying Economics,

Environmental Studies at Grinnell College. I am interested in global environmental

and economic issues. This past spring, I studied in Freiburg, Germany and lived in

Vauban area, one of the ―greenest‖ parts on earth, which greatly deepened my

understanding of sustainable development. My internship in the European Parliament

further broadened my knowledge in the political and business field.

After graduation, I hope to get a job in business or environment related field.

Ultimately I am working towards a career related to policy making with a focus on

international renewable energy market. In my spare time I like watching soccer,

traveling, cooking and doing ikebana.

Grinnell CollegeClass of 2012

Interdisciplinary Concentrations:Environmental Studies,

Global Development Studies

Mentor Rita ConnerCity of Des Moines

Cynthia (Shuangyue) Wu– Bachelor of Arts in Economics


612.419.7670

[email protected]

121 Beach Avenue #205

Ames, IA 50014


Katie Ledin – Interior Design

I was born and raised in Minnetonka, Minnesota and am currently a

senior at Iowa State University, working towards a BFA in Interior

Design and minor in Advertising. My interest in Interior Design

began at a very early age as I knew that it would allow me to

combine my need to help with my desire to create. I am extremely

interested in the Hotel/Resort/Gaming and Retail areas of design

due to the abundant amount of creativity required. After graduation, I

hope to pursue one of these avenues. In my spare time, I love to

travel; I like to consider myself a citizen of the world.

Mentor Collin BarnesInterior Design


563-940-3903

[email protected]

140 Lynn Anvenue

Ames, IA 50014

I am from Davenport, Iowa, and I am a 4th year student in the

Landscape Architecture program at Iowa State University. I enjoy

school and learning about the variety of challenges that my career

field attempts to tackle. My program has taken me all over the

United States as well as to London and Rome. In my spare time I

like to play golf, tennis, exercise, listen to music, and read.


Nicholas (Nick) King– Landscape Architect

Mentor Justin PlattsLandscape Architect


515-441-3182

[email protected]

4403 Ontario St. #4

Ames, IA 50014

I have a BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa in Iowa

City, IA. Since graduation in 2004, I have taken roles in sales,

marketing and management with various Fortune 500 companies.

My current research is focused on urban design as it relates to

walkable communities and sustainable environments. I am currently

pursuing dual master’s degrees in Community & Regional Planning

and Landscape Architecture.


Community/Regional Planning and

Landscape Architecture

Shawn O’Shea – MCRP & MLA

Mentor Gary LozanoPlanner



Design Residency Program

Today’s Panelists

Martha Willits

Martha leads the Greater Des Moines Partnership as a regional

organization ―United to drive economic growth with One Voice, One

Focus, One Region.‖ As president and chief executive officer, Willits

maintains strategic alliances with more than 4,000 member

businesses, local government, education, and community leaders.

She is accountable for the accomplishment of the Partnership’s

program goals, including economic and workforce development, a

vibrant downtown business core, and overall regional business

success. Prior to joining the Partnership in 2004, Willits was

president and chief professional officer of the United Way of Central

Iowa, an elected member of Polk County Board of Supervisors, and

a teacher in the Des Moines Public Schools system.

Greater Des Moines Partnership

Susan L. Harris, PhD

Since the early 90's, Susan Harris has pioneered state-of-the-art

leadership, strategy, and organization development for architecture and

engineering firms. She brings 30 years of experience as a manager and

consultant in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to helping firms

become learning organizations capable of responding resiliently to chaos

and complexity. Dr. Harris developed and taught Leadership, Facilitation

for Project Managers, and other core courses at the Advanced

Management Institute for Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco

for 14 years. She also served as principal architect and anchor faculty for

the Senior Executives Institute program offered by AMI in collaboration

with ACEC and the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and still

teaches in the program. In 2005 with her colleague Kyle V. Davy, Dr.

Harris published Value Redesigned: New Models for Professional

Practice, a comprehensive blueprint for transforming the A&E industry for

the 21st century. She was an Editor of the journal of the Bay Area

Organization Development Network for 10 years, is a long-time member of

the World Future Society, and holds a Ph.D. in English from the University

of California at Berkeley.

Owner & Principal Consultant

Leadership & Strategy for Sustainable Systems

Charlotte Hubbell

Ms. Hubbell is an attorney who has been active in a variety of

political, educational, cultural and environmental issues throughout

her career. She has been involved in several political campaigns and

served as a co-founder of several non-profit initiatives and on the

Boards of many non-profit organizations.

Ms. Hubbell graduated from Tulane University and received her J.D.

from the University of Iowa College of Law. She practiced law in

New York City beginning at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher where she was

an associate attorney specializing in corporate and securities work.

Ms. Hubbell subsequently became Chief Counsel of Operations for

Home Box Office, Inc. in New York where she oversaw legal activities

in Sales and Marketing, Network and Studio Operations, Public

Relations and Finance. Specific areas of oversight included

trademark, first amendment, antitrust, theft of service, common

carrier and state and federal regulatory laws.

David E. Vogel

David Vogel is a researcher and teacher. Following a 30-year career

as a management consultant and CEO in the health care industry, his

work has primarily focused on researching & teaching philanthropy

and sustainable business models. His clients in the health care

industry included some of the largest health care organizations in the

country as well as international clients in the UK and Africa.

Vogel is currently working on a large systems project called

―Business Paradigm Transformations‖, the objective of which is to

create a ―knowledge cluster‖ of sustainable business models and

leadership development expertise for the 21st Century. Another

project involves transforming a 92-acre blighted State Fair grounds

into a sustainable city park and education center in the middle of a

rapidly growing metropolitan area.

Vogel serves on the Board of the New York based ―Network for

Grateful Living‖, an international organization which teaches the

practice of grateful living to 7 million people a year and ―516 ARTS‖, a

non-profit organization who’s mission is to integrate the arts and

aesthetics into communities.

Christopher P. ‘Kit Ratcliff,

Kit Ratcliff is the third-generation leader of RATCLIFF, an award-

winning architecture and planning firm committed to sustainability in

concert with the AIA’s 2030 Challenge. Kit is an innovator, speaker

and writer on climate change. He directed the firm’s launch of the

GreenMatrixTM (www.greenmatrix.net), and developed a free tool to

measure greenhouse gas emissions, the GHG Calculator for Facility

Operations (www.ratcliffarch.com/ghgcalc). Most recently he has

implemented the firm’s Sustainability Planning Practice, dedicated to

systems analysis and planning that move organizations towards

environmental balance. This new practice area re-informs the basis

of the architectural project, placing RATCLIFF in the unique, but not

unfamiliar, position of being an innovator in an industry where it has

historically taken a leading role.

FAIA, NCARB LEED AP

Principal & CEO

http://www.greenmatrix.net/

http://www.ratcliffarch.com/ghgcalc

Rick Clark

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

City Manager – City of Des Moines 7/2005 to present

Deputy City Manager/City Manager Pro Tem – City of Des Moines 1995 to

2005

Acting City Manager – City of Des Moines 2/1995 to 10/1995

Deputy City Manager/City Manager Pro Tem – City of Des Moines 1985 to

1995

Senior Planner, Planning Department – City of Des Moines 1982 to 1985

Associate Planner/Development Review, Planning Department – City of Des

Moines 1979 to 1982

Associate Planner/Housing and Land Use, Planning Department – City of

Des Moines 1973 to 1979

Bethany Wilcoxon

2009 - Present: Associate Transportation Planner, MPO (Urbandale, IA)2009:

State Initiative Staff, Iowa Great Places (Des Moines, IA)2009: Planning Intern,

City of Huxley (Huxley, IA)2008 - 2009: GIS Specialist, Howard R. Green

Company (Des Moines, IA)2007 - 2009: Research Assistant, Iowa State

University (Ames, IA)

Metropolitan Planning Organization

Elizabeth Presutti

Des Moines Area Rapid Transit

General Manager

Design Residency Program A Video Introduction

The Landing

Design Residency ProgramOur Inspirations: Connection Cooperation Confluence

The Concept

The Concept – Connection – Cooperation – ConfluenceRDG Design Residency

The Landing is a contemporary neighborhood that balances work & play while enhancing cultural &

community values. The unique experience of living here offers residents new learning, recreational, and

commercial opportunities. This community fosters connections to many surrounding amenities, easy

access to downtown and adjacent green spaces. It is inspired by the values of civic participation, social

equity, long-term economic sustainability, and environmental responsibility — in short, this is the future of

the American Dream as we envision it.

Concept - Our Inspirations

RDG Design Residency

The Landing: Confluence of Sustainabilities

Sustainable Business

& Economic Development

Sustainable Society

& Culture

Sustainable Natural

Environment

Sustainable Food

& Health

Sustainable Business

& Economic Development

Easy Accessibility

Going Green

Cost-Effectiveness

Attraction: Profitability

Diversity: Mixed Use

Concept – Sustainable Business & Economic Development


Sustainable Society

& Culture

Education

Art

CommunityRecreation

Infrastructure

Concept – Sustainable Society and Culture


Concept – Sustainable Natural Environment


Sustainable Natural

Environment

Wildlife

Vegetation

WaterSoil

Human Practices

Concept – Sustainable Food & Health


Sustainable Food & Health

Transportation

Local Agriculture

Mindful LandscapingCommunity

Education

Design Residency Program An Integrated Approach

Challenges & Opportunities

The Landing – Existing EcosystemRDG Design Residency

Environmental Factors – Elevation and WetlandsRDG Design Residency

760-770

770-782

782-792

792-802

802-812

812-830

feet above

sea level

Raccoon

River

Data from Iowa DNR GIS Library

Wetlands

Environmental Factors – Soil ProfileRDG Design Residency

loamy

orthents

nodaways

sand and

gravel

urban

development


Environmental Factors – FEMA Flood ZonesRDG Design Residency

500-year

floodplain

100-year

floodplain

levees

Raccoon

River


Environmental Factors – Extent of 2008 FloodingRDG Design Residency

woodlands

flooding

flooding

saturation

levees

Raccoon

River


Environmental Factors – Contaminated SitesRDG Design Residency

levees

Raccoon

River

Merchants

Distribution

Service

Downtown

West

Levee

Riverpoint

West

Brownfield

Lumberman’s

Wholesale

Company

Rearco Inc.

contaminated

sites


Commercial Potential – ConfluenceRDG Design Residency

Confluence

• Confluence of Rivers

• Confluence of Traffic

Arteries

Confluence

• Confluence to draw people from suburbs to generate tax revenue

• Confluence drawing International Community into American Dream

through entrepreneurship.

• Confluence of Eco Technology and Education.

Commercial Potential – ConfluenceRDG Design Residency

The Landing – In ContextRDG Design Residency

- MLK

- Fleur Drive

- Raccoon River

- existing infrastructure

- sub station

Planning – ConstraintsRDG Design Residency

- arterial streets off MLK

- existing recreation trail at

Gray’s Lake

Planning – Existing Pedestrian and Vehicular ConnectionsRDG Design Residency

Planning – Existing Land Use OpportunitiesRDG Design Residency

Lorum Ipsum. Lorum Ipsum. Lorum Ipsum. Lorum Ipsum. Lorum

- urban core

- business district

- Gray’s Lake Park

- Waterworks park

- opportunity to

connect site to

amenities

Urban Renewal – Funding and Grant OpportunitiesRDG Design Residency

- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

- Environmental Protection Agency

- Brownfields Job Training Grants

- Des Moines Parks and Recreation

- Urban Prairie Project

- Vision Iowa

- Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Grant

Design Residency Program Facing Constraints, Building Dynamics

The Phases

Proposed Businesses:

•Central Plaza: Green and Community Space •International restaurant cluster (solar panel; green rooftops; runoff capture for toilet water)Cultural, Env, Econ, •Residential buildings (solar panel; green roof tops);•Hotels(solar panel; green rooftops; runoff capture for toilet water)•Multipurpose Complex: Movie Theater + gym + (stores?) (solar panel; green rooftops and runoff capture for toilet water)•Solar Panel producers (solar panel; green rooftops; runoff capture for toilet water)•Grocery stores with rooftop greenhouses (solar panel; green rooftop)•Elementary Schools (solar panels; rooftop gardens)

Phase 1

• Primary: Residential Use

• Preliminary community building

Phase 2

• Residential + businesses coming in

• Further community building

• Connection to surrounding areas

Phase 3

• More businesses emphasizing diversity

• Multicultural community

• All-round & multifunctional community

Assumptions (Condition now):

1. Surrounding areas are growing

2. The site is on the flood plain and has brown fields

3. Several Existing industries

4. No primary school nearby

5. Not many residential units nearby

6. Gateway of the city

Projections based on assumptions:

1. Mainly Mixed Residential use

3. Buildings with rooftop solar panels and greenhousees

2. School and cultural center

3. Bridges & roads to surroundings

4. Art work ( a solar powered spinning sculpture)

Assumptions (Condition in 2020):

1. Surrounding areas keep growing

2. Brown fields are treated, industries are removed

3. Residential area established

4. Opportunity for more businesses


1. More mixed used Residential Buildings

2. School and cultural center as the center

3. More connections to surroundings

4. More businesses coming in: i.e. International Restaurant Cluster

Assumptions (Condition in 2020):

1. Surrounding areas keep growing

2. Small businesses and restaurants available

3. Residential area expanded

4. Opportunities for more businesses

5. Multicultural community thriving


1. More mixed used Residential Buildings

2. More Green Spaces

3. More commercial activities

4. More international cultures and sense of community

5. More connections to surroundings

6. Well-established all-around community

Design Residency Program Phase Designs

Potential Development

Anchor and movement

Eco-District – Anchor and MovementRDG Design Residency

location

- serves as starting point

for development

- major cultural and

educational center for

future residents

- movement to and

through anchor

- green space

- Initial mixed residential

development

- school/cultural center

- connection to Gray’s

Lake

Phase I – 2020RDG Design Residency

Phase 2 – 2030RDG Design Residency


- further mixed

residential

development

- single family

residential

- further programming in

cultural center/school

- transit hub

- implementation of

urban agriculture

Phase 3 – 2040RDG Design Residency


- additional mixed

residential

- further implementation

of urban agriculture

- vegetated stream bank

Design Residency Program Sketches and Specifics

Concept Plan

The Landing – PhotomontageRDG Design Residency

Design Residency Program An Integrated Approach

Materiality on the Human Scale

Furniture Systems – Resource FurnitureRDG Design Residency

photo from resourcefurniture.com

Furniture Systems– Resource FurnitureRDG Design Residency

photo from resourcefurniture.com

Green Art Instalation – Breathe Living WallRDG Design Residency

photo from dirtt.com

Green Art Infrastructure – Breathe Living WallRDG Design Residency

photo from dirtt.com

Phase I: Short-term Fixed + Variable Cost:

- Land

- Brown Field Cleaning

- Construction

- Infrastructure

- Existing Industry

- Business Starting Cost

- Operations & Maintenance

Phase II: Mid-term Variable Cost:

- More Construction

- More Business Starting Cost


Phase III: Long-term Variable Cost:

- More Business Starting Cost


Phase I: Short-term preliminary benefits:

- Economic:> Property Tax> Employment> Rent> Connection to

surrounding s- Environmental:> Green Energy

Phase II: Mid-term More Benefit:

- Economic:All still there

- Social & Culture:> Community Building> Education> Art and Beauty

-Environmental:> Green Energy

- Food & Health:> on-site local food

Phase III: Long-term More Benefit:

- Economic:All still there- Social & Culture:> All still there > International Culture> Recreation and Fun-Environmental:> Green Energy> Embracing water> Less car-intensiveFood & Health:> on-site local food

Benefit

Cost

Design Residency Program A Day in the Life of Three Citizens of The Landing

Narratives

Thank you for listening! We welcome any questions.

Aerial photos couresy of Google Earth and Bing Maps

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