a portfolio of selected workslandscape architectureMatthew Kessler

objective To provide creative design in tandem with sustainable innovation to further evolve the art and functionality of landscape architecture

education Unive rs i t y o f Minneso ta College of Design Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate (MLA) Expected Graduation: May 2014Unive rs i t y o f Minneso ta College of Design Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED) Minor: Urban Studies Major GPA:3.7 Awards Accepted to Accelerated BED-MLA Program, Fall 2012 Lake Minnetonka Garden Club Scholarship WinnerMcNal ly Smi th Co l lege o f Mus ic Years Attended: 2002-2004 Song Writing / Music Production

experience Mesa Des ign Group - Da l las , TX June - August 2013 Intern Produced professional quality documents for conceptual, schematic, and construction phases. Landscape design on Austin, TX Seaholm Intake Design Competition w/ Brinkley Sargeant Architects.He id i ’ s L i fes ty le Gardens - P lymouth , MNMay - August 2012 Intern Residential garden design, installation, and maintenance Provide professional and meticulous garden services to high profile clientele Selected to travel to annual Ball Seed horticulture event in Chicago July 2011Cons tab le-S tee le Garden Des ign - Minneapol is , MNMay 2010 - October 2010 Intern Planted, developed, and maintained residential horticulture gardensUnive rs i t y o f Minneso ta Depar tment o f Landcare September 2009 - 2010 Maintain University grounds by providing exterior maintenance and waste managementAmer iCorps 2006 - 2007 Instruct and engage with youth (ages 6-16) through challenge course and team building activities while instilling the YMCA values

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Wags & Whiske rs An imal Rescue September 2012-PresentAEON May - August 2011Tree Trus t , LLC October 2010Unive rs i t y o f Minneso ta June, October 2010

Dig i ta l Adobe Su i te , Au toCAD, Ske tchUp, ArcGIS , Rh ino , LumionManua l P lan t Knowledge , Pho tography, Hand Dra f t ing , Mus ic , Cr i t ique

organizations Minneso ta S tuden t Chap te r o f the Amer ican Soc ie ty o f Landscape Arch i tec ts Participating Member September 2009 - PresentDes ign S tuden t & A lumni Board Landscape Architecture Student Representative May 2010 - May 2013

matthew.a.kessler@gmail.com 5043 44th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 554177 1 2 . 3 3 0 . 7 5 9 9

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Accelerator Hubteam: n.alexander m.healy m.kessler

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duluth, mn

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master plan

Accelerator Hubteam: n.alexander m.healy m.kessler

DESIGN DULUTH is a 3rd year multi-disciplinary studio which integrates architects and landscape architects to RE-IMAGINE the post industrial landscape of the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The Accelerator Hub DISSECTS and re-assembles a former K-mart and 1980’s era strip mall into a new home for the National Resource Research Institute.

Building footprints were provided by the team of architects and otherwise all work herein was produced by the landscape architect. Integral to the design concept is the INTERPLAY between interior and exterior space, allowing the building programs to spill out into the LANDSCAPE to incorporate public space, office space, meeting areas, lunch rooms, and library space.

sand box

wrap deck

ReconnectNeighborhoods

Cody/Irving/Denton/SpiritValley/Fairmount

Denfield

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Spirit Valley

IrvingFairmount

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j anuar y morn ingtimberwave plaza

reconnect neighborhoods

design concepts

control stormwater

forest & prairie

ConnectGreenspaceKeene Creek Park/Memorial Park

MemorialPark

Keene CreekPark

IrvingPark

connect greenspace

may a t duskoutdoor cubicles

october morn ingbranded entry

site scale

september even ingtree library

apr i l n ightdemolition bunker

atrium theater

Duwamish BasinASLA-MN 2013 Professional Award of Excellence

Unbuilt Works Category seattle, wa

Turning Basin #3 Master Restoration

Hamm Creek Restoration Project

Basin Property

Power Transfer Station

Turning Basin #3 Restoration Project

Transport Storage

Boeing Parking

Duwamish Waterway

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Turning Basin #3 Master Restoration

Hamm Creek Tidal Estuary

Market & Estuary ParkingKayak Berth

Power Transfer Station

Mooring MarketTurning Basin #3 Restoration Project(Expanded Mud Flats)

Longhouse Development & ParkingFruit Tree Orchard

1/4 Acre Urban Agriculture Plotshamm creek tidal estuary

longhouse local

Over the past 100 years, the DUWAMISH River Valley of Seattle has been violently altered from a meandering river/estuary into an industrial monoculture. The vision of the project seeks to re-invest communities in the LIFE of the river, creating homes, opportunities for work and trade, and a vital healthy ecosystem for all.

In the post-capitalist city of the future the very concept of “LIVE/WORK” will have to be re-evaluated, and the definition of “work” re-defined. Providing cities with MOBILE markets designed for shop-boats (think house-boat, but for goods) begins a new paradigm of RESILIENT and sustainable business which can move according to the EBBS & FLOWS of tides and commerce.

The concept of ‘longhouse local’ builds on the communal dwelling history of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, providing small group residence buildings, INFRASTRUCTURE to house trade and a new CULTURAL structure known as the Orchard House, which can be used as a hub for communities to come together to work.

Duwamish Basin

mobile mooring market

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Wingdam Extension

Kayak Berth

Hamm Creek Inflow

Estuary Pool

8’ Tidal Land Bridge

Outlook Point

Wingdam Extension

Property Edge

Duwamish River

Parking AreaCirculation to MarketPower SubstationBoat Parking

hamm creek tidal estuary

mobile mooring market

Gangplank Access

Boat Parking

Circulation Access

Vegetated PilingsOpen Market Space

High Tension Power Lines

Power Substation

site plan

Orchard HouseCirculation Access

Longhouse Development

Stormwater StumperyTrade House

Swale to RiverExisting Honey Locust AlleeOrchard SpaceRiver Bluff

Duwamish River

Parking AreaLonghouse Development

1/4 Acre Agriculture Plots

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minneapolis, mn

A to X Corridor

north commons park

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design concepts

school shed

shed proposal

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Ornamental Allee

Drumlin Fields

15 mph Zone Raised CrossingsArt Space

Apple TunnelsApple TunnelsApple Tunnels

Art Space

Bioswale

A to X: Re-imagining 16th Ave from Aldrich to Xerxes - proposes to re-develop a 22 block section of 16th Avenue in North Minneapolis from Aldrich Avenue to Xerxes Avenue on the west into a corridor focused on EDUCATION and SAFETY for the neighborhood’s nearly 2500 STUDENTS, creating connections with 3 elementary schools and a high school.

Students living in the neighborhoods who have previously been given the opportunity to be educated outside of their immediate school zones will now have to attend the most LOCAL school possible. As such, the existing public SCHOOLS which now sit either ABANDONED or nearly empty will undergo a massive INFLUX of students in the very near future, a reality for which the infrastructure in place is not currently suited to handle.

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Apple TunnelsOrnamental AlleeOrnamental Allee

Drumlin FieldsArt Space Art SpaceArt Space

Drumlin Fields

North High Bioswale

The Confluenceteam: m.dorfman e.brown m.richardson m.kessler

gabion sediment collectoryear 2012

prescott, wi

Tiered Center Treatment Gully22’ Wide

St. Croix River

Evening Allee Lighting

Overflow Funnel

Active Aqua Channel20’ Clearance

Pedestrian Boardwalk15’ Wide

Waterproofing Liner

Extensive Growing MediumExtensive Green Roof Vegetation

Textured Concrete Sediment Detention

Metal Bridge Cladding

Stone Wall Channel

Drainage & Capillary LayerRoot Permeable Filter Layer

Protection & Storage Layer

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Tiered Center Treatment Gully22’ Wide

St. Croix River

Evening Allee Lighting

Overflow Funnel

Active Channel20’ Clearance

Pedestrian Boardwalk15’ Wide

Waterproof Liner

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Vegetation

Textured Concrete Sediment Detention

Metal Cladding

Stone Wall Channel

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Filter Layer

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Pedeco BridgePrescott, WI

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This three phase design began in teams, creating a guiding VISION for a 30 mile section of the Mississippi River between St. Paul, Minnesota and Prescott, Wisconsin at the confluence with the St. Croix River. This CONFLUENCE became the focus of my personal phase 2 and 3 designs, challenging the idea that an existing park space was the best celebration of such an important hydrologic merge.

By repurposing the existing rail and highway INFRASTRUCTURE into pedestrian experiences, the new PEDECO bridge becomes a natural extension of an inward focused downtown and an innovative RAINWATER treatment train.

Gabion SEDIMENT collectors radiate from the new park space at 30 degrees into the rivers flow to create SLACKWATER conditions which promote sediment drop and thus provide conditions for the park to ‘GROW’ itself over time. The Confluence then becomes a self-perpetuating human/natural feature at the HEART of two rivers.

The Confluence

pedestrian highway

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proposed islands

St. Croix River

Mississippi River

Evening Allee Lighting

Sediment Deposition

Migratory Birds

Eddy Wetland

Gabion Walkway

Mature Floodplain Forest Vegetation

Pedestrian Boardwalk

30th Anniversary

Wet Meadow Vegetation

Rip Rap Erosion Control

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gabion sediment collectoryear 2042

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Seaholm Intaketeam: brinkley-sargent MESA Design Group

austin, tx

Seaholm Intake

master plan

pool deck over look

In response to the City of Austin’s rapidly expanding population of outdoor enthusiasts the Seaholm Intake Competition called for ideas which sought to integrate a former power plant PUMPHOUSE on Ladybird Lake into the city fabric. The site sat derelict for years but has become a well travelled THOROUGHFARE for joggers and dog walkers.

As an intern at MESA Design Group together with Brinkley-Sargent Architects I developed and rendered the site master plan according to the architect’s forever-changing desires to create a movement CORRIDOR with interactive image screens through the structure’s bottom level and a dense perched wetland GARDEN on the upper level. the architects provided base perspective images for the structure and I was tasked with providing PLANTS and detail. Shown are but a few samples of the final exhibits.

team: Brinkley-Sargent MESA Design Group

treatment planters

wisteria trellis

internal building elevation

drizzle wall

treatment planters

WAGS&WHISKERSV O LU N T E E R W I T H

ADVOCATE

RANDOM

ADOPTION DAYS

EVENTS

wagswhiskersmn@gmailwagsmn.org

FOSTER

FUNDRAISE

TIMELIKE our Facebook page and help us get the word out by sharing our posts.

COME to Wags & Whiskers events to support the rescue and post our awesome fliers around town.

WEIRD SKILLS NEEDED Grant writers/ graphic designers/videographers/photographers/creative writers and the like...

HOLD PUPPIES Come to the adoption day events and hold one of the animals. We always have 1 person per animal and often times we need extra hands.

TRANSPORT Give an animal a lift to and from adoption day events and help them on their way to forever homes.

BRING FRIENDS... and snacks...

COMMITTEES Meet to discuss upcoming events and collaborate to make each event successful.

EVENT DAYS Help by working a booth, answering questions, directing people, etc.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN US? Come up with your own event idea for raising awareness and funds for Wags & Whiskers

FULL TIME FOSTER [Dog/Cat/Rabbit/Pig/Ferret] Commit to caring for an animal until they are adopted. All supplies are provided to you free of charge.

TEMP FOSTER Care for an animal temporarily while their full time foster is out of town or needs assistance.

HOME VISITS for potential adopters throughout the twin cities.

APPROACH businesses for cash donations and physical donations [for silent auctions and raffles]

WRITE to corporations to inquire about donations [cash and physical]

SEEK community partnerships for Wags & Whiskers [ya know, girl scouts, fraternities, local businesses, etc...]

[physical donations are things like stuff...]

HELP=HAPPY Become part of our volunteer network and take someone’s foster dog for a run/walk/bath or give them a break from their puppy for a few hours.

DOG DAYS From time to time we have dogs that spend time at a boarding facility in St. Paul. Take them for a walk or give them some extra loving attention.

WAIT, YOU’RE A TRAINER?? People with exceptional training experience could assist many of our fosters in getting their animals on the right track.

WHAT T IME’S D INNER AT

YOUR HOUSE?Wags & Whiskers Animal Rescue needs volunteers to provide shor t- term in-home care for f r iendly dogs, cats, rabbi ts, and other animals in need unt i l they are adopted. Ever yth ing you need to care for the pet is provided

by Wags & Whiskers, you s imply provide the lov ing home and your t ime. Foster ing can last f rom a few days to severa l months. To learn more about pet foster ing please v is i t www.wagsmn.org or emai l foster4wags@gmail .com

C A N I S N I F F A R O U N D

FOR A COUPLE WHILES?YOUR PLACEWags & Whiskers Animal Rescue needs volunteers to provide shor t- term in-home care for f r iendly dogs, cats, rabbi ts, and other animals in need unt i l they are adopted. Ever yth ing you need to care for the pet is provided

by Wags & Whiskers, you s imply provide the lov ing home and your t ime. Foster ing can last f rom a few days to severa l months. To learn more about pet foster ing please v is i t www.wagsmn.org or emai l foster4wags@gmail .com

M AY B E I C O M E P L AY I N

F O R A L I T T L E W H I L E ?YOUR YARDWags & Whiskers Animal Rescue needs volunteers to provide shor t- term in-home care for f r iendly dogs, cats, rabbi ts, and other animals in need unt i l they are adopted. Ever yth ing you need to care for the pet is provided

by Wags & Whiskers, you s imply provide the lov ing home and your t ime. Foster ing can last f rom a few days to severa l months. To learn more about pet foster ing please v is i t www.wagsmn.org or emai l foster4wags@gmail .com

Foster Promos

CAN I STRETCH OUT AT

YOUR DIGS?Wags & Whiskers Animal Rescue needs volunteers to provide shor t- term in-home care for f r iendly dogs, cats, rabbi ts, and other animals in need unt i l they are adopted. Ever yth ing you need to care for the pet is provided

by Wags & Whiskers, you s imply provide the lov ing home and your t ime. Foster ing can last f rom a few days to severa l months. To learn more about pet foster ing please v is i t www.wagsmn.org or emai l foster4wags@gmail .com

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university of minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

712.330.7599

5043 44th Ave S.

55417matthew.a.kessler@gmail.com BED ‘12 / MLA ‘14

Matthew Kessler