SA+CD Urban Design StudioLocalizing Social Capital

St. Petersburg Waterfront Masterplan | Urban Design Studio CSchool of Architecture + Community Design

University of South Florida

Edited by Josue Robles Caraballo MArch. MSci.

CreditsINSTRUCTOR Josue Robles Caraballo, MArch, MSciEditor + Adjunct Professor

Andrew M. Hayes AIA Adjunct Professor

TEACHING ASSISTANTKendall Alhberg, MArchGraduate Student

STUDENT TEAM ONEFancy DiazLilian MerhiBonnie NewmanGabriel Rodgers

STUDENT TEAM TWO Jeffery StewartAaron MauroMatthew BarrentineLinaea Floden

AcknowledgmentsA City Is Its People, Urban Visioning Acknowledgement by Dr. Kanika Tomalin, Deputy Mayor St. Petersburg, Florida

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A city is its people. It is those born within its bound-aries who would never think to call another place home… and those who have come from far away to be any place other than home. It belongs equal-ly to the lifers and the transplants…to the families that have been here for generations, and to gen-erations yet to be born. A city sings the songs of its people. It belts the enthusiastic vibrato of boom times and cries the plaintiff wail of dreams deferred. From many voices, countless experiences, one song rings out as the sound of a city’s soul. All of a city – its triumphs and trials, challenges and changes are carried in that soul, through the ages, into the future. A city belongs equally to those who find themselves at home, with purpose and those for whom happenstance authored an address. Its geography is largely etched in stone, but its char-acter, color and culture flow as freely as its people allow or disrupt.

Every city is defined, in part and whole, by those who occupy its neighborhoods, drink in its bars, learn in its classrooms and play in its parks. It is as daring as the leaders who emerge to chart its course and as bold as the dreamers who envision what could be. It is made authentic by the systemic inclusion of all who comprise it.

The strongest cities engage every corner of their communities, drawing out the nuanced dynam-ics that define quality of life for their inhabitants. These cities count on and cultivate their dream-ers; insisting on ambitious appetites for innovation that refuse to be sated. And, they empower and amplify their leaders; nurturing ideas that yield the sustaining social capital that blooms as the fruit of

progress. This social capital is the common thread of currency that ensures a city can afford to be its biggest, boldest, most-pioneering self.

St. Petersburg is masterful in its collection of this currency. It recognizes that social capital and the subsequent inclination to engage is found in many forms, and if facilitated, pours forth from every-one who calls this place home – in their ways, in their places, in their time – for our city. This social capital demands regard for and the pursuit of eq-uitable representation and consideration in a way that prevents the future from falling casualty to the mistrust, resentment and devolution that disparity breeds. St. Petersburg thrives and will codify its cur-rency of social capital with continued investment in the value proposition of civic engagement that is rooted in community empowerment and vision-ing. Important academic and theoretical projects, such as the USF SACD Urban Design Studio, not only examine this truth, but breathe life into the practi-cum that serves as a living lab for our joint under-standing and application.

The hybrid product of science and art that comes to life in a civic design think tank stands to transform our city’s approach to placemaking by infusing the important practice of civic engagement into the essence of every significant consideration that shapes our community’s future.

From exercises in tactical urbanism to honoring our city’s historical precedents, an urban visioning think tank and research center that ponders the peren-nial question of “what if,” as it relates to our city, is a tool that helps ensure we are never a city resting on “What is.”

Table of Contenti. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3

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1.0 LOCALIZING SOCIAL CAPITAL 7Josue Robles Caraballo 2.0 INTRODUCTION: ST. PETERSBURG WATERFRONT 11Andrew M. Hayes

3.0 INSTRUCTORS 18

4.0 PARTICIPATORY ANALYSIS 214.1 Team One 234.2 Team Two 27 5.0 PARTICIPATORY FIELD ANALYSIS 315.1 Team One 355.2 Team Two 37

6.0 INSTALLATION. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT 416.1 Team One 436.2 Team Two 53

7.0 WATERFRONT MASTER PLANNING 637.1 Team One 657.2 Team Two 93 8.0 REFLECTIONS 121

9.0 LIST OF FIGURES 123

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1.0With a lively waterfront, proud built icons and a constant growth the city of St. Petersburg has be-come a popular destination to live, work, and visit. The city has continuously embraced its cultural diversity and provides venues for the locals to en-gage in lifestyles that best serves their wants and needs. Finding great pride it the city’s progressive nature; residents, business owners and civic lead-ers are in constant development of underdevel-oped parts of the city. Such effort does not take form easily, even with great success, there is no community development silver bullet and every community possesses a new set of opportunities and challenges.

In the spring of 2013, a collaboration between the graduate students of the USF School of Architec-ture + Community Design and a series of stakehold-ers from the city of St. Petersburg took on the chal-lenge to identify, analyze and propose a number of community design alternatives within the city. This exercise provided a platform to illustrate both the communities’ socio-cultural pillars and imme-diate vulnerabilities. In addition, the participatory efforts between residents, business owners and civic leaders generate an opportunity for students to bridge the academic threshold, allowing the students to work hand by hand with community members beyond the classroom setting.

The first phase of the semester long effort com-menced by hosting a series of workshops with a range of different community stake holder; resi-dent, business owners, and civil leaders. To maxi-mize the level of exposure and richness of the debate, all 3 workshops included guests from dif-ferent communities within the city. The workshops

allowed the students and guest to discuss topics on education, employment, transportation, ac-cess to fresh food, public events, and community spaces. The workshop reviled new information to students and guest alike, many of the locals have never had the opportunity to hear what other communities were experiencing in everyday basis. In addition, observing the dialog between stake holders from different part of the city had proven to be the true value of the workshops.

After concluding with all the community work-shops, students created a collective pool of data to cross-reference all potential findings. Informa-tion gathered was used to inform the following studio exercise. Students prepared a series of analytical mapping illustrating the areas with high + low social capital energy. For this exercise, stu-dents identified the areas of the city that were the healthiest for its residents/users in contrast to areas that offer the least. Students identified the areas along the waterfront, downtown, and Central av-enue with the most assets for their residents/users; providing more opportunities in regards to em-ployment, transportation, access to food, security, and community spaces. On the opposite side of the coin, neighborhoods such as Melrose Mercy provided the most challenges. Residents/users from the Melrose Mercy communicated the lack of employment, access to fresh food and high criminal incidence. This underdeveloped area also had a rich cultural history. The Melrose Merci was home to Manhattan’s Casino a once part of active “main street” in the heart of this predomi-nantly African American neighborhood. Allowing the students to understand their current state while respecting the areas past.

LOCALIZING SOCIAL CAPITALCommunity Design Beyond the Classroom Walls.by Josue Robles Caraballo, Lecturer + Studio Instructor SA+CD University of South Florida

The student continued to engage the community by designing, building and documenting the inter-action of resident with a series of urban installation along the waterfront. The installation allowed the student to further clarify information gathered and analyzed during workshops. This process not only challenged their capacity to craft installations in a critical manner, but extended their threshold of communion with residents and visitors alike. In this process student continuously documented the lack awareness of conditions affecting other un-derdeveloped neighborhoods. Installations were only available to the public for a few days, none-theless, this short period of time proved the values of this socio-spatial exercise. The installation criti-cally extended the students socio-cultural analyti-cal threshold, while illustrating the spatial potential of different venues in the city.

After concluding the analytical part of the exer-cise, student focused all efforts in to developing design opportunities for the betterment of several communities. Particularly interesting all student groups departed from the premises that no single community was in better or worst state, but decid-ed to design for opportunities that allow several communities to show case their history and built a future spaces focused in what was or is strong. Students design intervention built community con-nections or generated possible destinations to induce a communal exchange, inducing com-munity members to envision the city beyond their current neighborhood, to induce users to envision the city as a whole.

Beyond the different design resolutions provided

by the students, the greatest value of this effort comes from the collaboration between practitio-ners and users. Working closely with community poses great challenges and at the end of the day it does not ensures a just or efficient community design. Nonetheless, collaboration informs design surpassing assumptions and shaping communities as a whole. In one hand, allowing students to fur-ther their understanding of spatial implementation beyond the classroom, in the other, creating a channel of communicating for those affected in everyday basis.

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IntroductionANDREW M. HAYES. AIA, LEED BD+C

2.0The nation’s urban population increased by 12.1% from 2000 to 2010, outpacing the overall growth rate in America of 9.7% for the same period, ac-cording to the U.S. Census Bureau. This occurred while the world was undergoing the largest wave of urban growth ever. In the book ‘The Endless City’, Ricky Burdett and Phillip Rode point out that by the end of 2009, for the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population was living in towns and cities. However, during this same period the city of St Petersburg actually de-creased in population, albeit slightly.

Communities across the United States are facing significant challenges. Much of the time these challenges manifest themselves through the symptoms of dilapidated buildings and crum-bling infrastructure. We see these manifestations in some areas despite significant capital investment, technological innovation and signs of prosper-ity in other parts of the same city. But why would this be? What would cause such severe extremes within close proximity to one another?

St Petersburg, Florida is one such city. It has a vi-brant waterfront and adjacent downtown, yet several neighborhoods are challenged to provide basic needs for their residents. Over the past few decades St Pete has struggled to strengthen its neighborhoods, update an aged housing stock and provide a just distribution of services. Like many cities of its size across America, it continues to be challenged with how to create vibrancy and economic self sufficiency in its inner city. Several strong mayors have made attempts to improve the area known as Midtown. And some have had limited success, however significant challenges still remain.

The USF School of Architecture and Community Design elected to take up this civic challenge as part of its curriculum; focusing students of its urban design studio upon both the Downtown waterfront and Midtown neighborhoods. We began with the question ‘How do we leverage the waterfront to build social capital in Midtown?” The studio was comprised of students seeking their Master of Ar-chitecture degree; in their last organized studio as part of the coursework before they enter their final year which is focused upon production of a thesis.

In framing this effort to localize the notion of social capital within Midtown we started by conduct-ing three panel discussions with key St Petersburg stakeholders. The panels included representatives of the Midtown neighborhoods, business owners on south 22nd Street, community leaders of various organizations vital to the Melrose Mercy neighbor-hood, local artists, key City staff members and City political leaders. Once the panel discussions were completed, the studio traveled to San Juan Puerto Rico. We used San Juan as a case study; looking at their underserved neighborhoods, tourism in-dustry and waterfront. Upon returning the students engaged in a short analysis and documentation effort to quickly illustrate the precedents found within the rich Puerto Rican urban context.

The students formed teams, and were then given a short exercise to design and fabricate a public installation, and document the public’s interaction with it. The point of this intervention exercise was to create public awareness of the disparities found in social capital between various areas within St Pete. And the studio culminated with these same student teams then taking the learning experience of the installation, and applying it to create an ur-

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ban design concept that could build social capi-tal. The focus of the critical urban master planning was to address the disparities found in levels of social capital between Midtown, the Waterfront, and various other areas within St Petersburg.

Like many American cities, in St Petersburg there is tension and debate. At the intersection of this debate are cultural precepts, economic vitality and social justice. It is unclear where government intervention is warranted as well as where social and market forces must be left to find equilibrium. How do we, as a society, live in harmony while developing and implementing public policy with guiding principles and vision that creates organ-ic opportunity? How do we ensure a reasonable livelihood for all individual citizens and perpetuate sustainable communities over time?

What must we do as citizens, urbanists, planners and political leaders to assume a role of respon-sibility and make a significant contribution toward resolving these critical challenges in third millen-nium?

In antiquity, there was much philosophical discus-sion regarding how to best live in harmony, plan, create, and organize the City for the good of all its citizens. Plato’s historic dialogue on The Republic, was searching for the principles upon which a just society could be built. Plato posited that through a division of labor between citizens, and their codependence upon each other to share the fruits of their labor to satisfy basic needs, a frame-work is created to facilitate the development of a just society.

But Plato also created another segment of society,

separate from the commerce centered portion, in order to provide protection (guardians) and gov-ernance (legislators) for the City. His intention in doing this was to keep these two groups separate from monetary transactions and eliminate the pos-sibility of corruption. Their basic needs were to be provided by the state, where their allegiance was expected to rest. But Socrates points out a poten-tial fallacy in the model Plato posited. By creat-ing two separate groups within society, Plato may actually create the unintended consequence of disharmony within the City. Socrates is critical of this approach citing inevitable friction between the two classes of Platonic society; laborers and public servants. We will leave you to make your own judgments on the applicability of these obser-vations to American society today.

After almost two and a half centuries, the Ameri-can experiment with democracy is still grappling with how to implement government ‘of the peo-ple, by the people, and for the people.’ Currently we are failing to engage citizens in active and continuous pursuit of a just society. The economic meltdown of 2008 – 2009 has exacerbated the challenges of ensuring justice within our cities, as many urban neighborhoods no longer function for the residents who live there. This situation has caused other major social challenges as well. The questions of poverty, social capital and just distri-bution of resources amid these conditions is plac-ing significant stress on local, state and national government as well as non-profit agencies.Today within America there are many, many is-sues to address. What is appropriate for us as citi-zens, urbanists, architects and planners to filter out, amongst the noise, in order to allow the important and relevant urban issues to rise to the top? Pres-

ently, it is critical that architects practicing with a focus upon urbanism understand what is relevant to our communities.

In an attempt to lead the social discourse on what kind of communities American cities need, and American citizens want, we have chosen to use St Petersburg as a case study. It is critical that we analyze what its residents value within the built environment, in order to anticipate how future is-sues such as smart growth, public transportation, affordable housing and access to good quality schools are to be solved. It is absolutely impera-tive that the public be engaged in this critical civic dialogue at every level; in our neighborhoods, on local city municipal boards, with city political lead-ers and in our legislatures.

In analyzing the social and cultural issues found, the students attempted to grapple with determin-ing the root causes for these conditions. Through these explorations the students attempted to identify a point at which to intervene as designers. Their goal was to find how they could positively affect the quality of life in Midtown through their urban design concepts.

This thread of conceptual thought is based upon the mathematical definition of an ‘inflection point.’ We have conscripted the term; its actual definition is the point on a line where the slope changes from positive to negative, or vice versa. We use this concept to attempt to identify the most appropriate point to intervene into the physi-cal realm. It appears that this concept could lend itself to understanding where it is appropriate to intervene into a city or urban community in order to improve quality of life and provide enduring,

sustainable and transformational change.

The means to illustrate this idea of social capital utilizes the notion of ‘lenses’ for developing per-spective on the subject. In contemplation of these concerns, and in order to gain insight into the critical issues facing the Midtown area of St Petersburg, some themes emerged. These themes appear to offer relevance to the understanding of quality of life within urban neighborhoods and the ability to improve and sustain it over time. The cur-rent lenses utilized for analysis within the context of this particular urban case study are: resilience vulnerability mobility authenticity In this context resilience is characterized by a com-munity’s ability to withstand tremendous change and degradation to quality of life and economic opportunity. We have attempted to look at the following factors: access to: nutritious food clothing appropriate housing alternatives

Another vitally important measure that defines the quality of life in an area is public safety. There are two aspects to this, one actual and the other per-ceived. Actual public safety is typically defined in terms of crime incidents and the possibility to be a victim of crime. However, the perception of public safety deals with how residents perceive the physi-cal space of their personal surroundings as they interact with and move through it.

Crime statistics are frequently used to define

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public safety and readily accessible for use and interpretation for the purpose of developing pub-lic policy. In the context of this studio, we have elected to focus upon the vulnerability that local residents are aware of, as they move through their neighborhood in the course of daily life. We have focused upon the perception of safety and secu-rity, or lack of it, within the following realms: home neighborhood streets public or semi-public space(s)

Economic opportunity provided fairly and equally for all residents, is one of the core responsibilities of a just government. This is a difficult and nebu-lous challenge, as economic opportunity is prin-cipally provided through the work and activities of private enterprise. But what local government can do, and should do, is ensure equal access to economic opportunity for its residents. Within this exercise we have defined this concept as mobility. This is characterized by a range of transportation choices which facilitate independence and allow for the possibility of: improved quality of life employment opportunity & livelihood access to a good quality education

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a notable French phi-losopher of the 18th century who influenced the French Revolution, authored a treatise on the ho-listic education of the archetypal citizen. In this text he devoted much thought to the impact of authenticity on society. In the book ‘The Politics of Authenticity’, Marshall Berman said this about his work: ‘The task Rousseau set for himself as a political the-orist was to imagine a community in which men

could be freely and openly themselves, and in which they could discover and express the fullness of their powers, and in which personal authenticity could be a politically cohesive force.’

In taking up this analysis we strive to play a con-structive and collaborative role in the creation of a just community. So we have elected to con-cern ourselves with attempting to understand the creation of genuine social and economic vitality. But in taking this goal upon ourselves, we must en-deavor to understand local cultural precedents, the historical fabric of the community, and local commerce. At the core of these threads lies au-thenticity. This requires understanding and preserv-ing the relationship between: multi-generational history of local resi-dents local cultural traditions and folklore historic built environment and neighbor-hood fabric

American cities are now a very complex series of interrelated systems that typically exist in a state of flux, as the city grows and evolves. Within all of the sub-systems that support a city, some level of dis-cord occurs at any given moment. All indications are that the trend for people to migrate back into urban areas will continue and the rate of urbaniza-tion will increase; thus fueling the flux and discord of American cities for the foreseeable future.

It is the domain of architecture and urban design to address the physical, spatial and aesthetic qualities of the city. But in order to do so in an ethical way, with real agency, we must endeavor to understand the complex cultural, societal, po-litical and economic challenges facing the Ameri-

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can cities of our time. And this will require civic engagement of an expanded sphere of atypical collaborators.

In order to effect the long lasting and transfor-mational change that is necessary, it is absolutely critical that citizens of St Petersburg collectively engage in civic discourse on what their neighbor-hoods need. This dialogue should be framed by the challenges of today, utilizing empirical data wherever possible, but focus upon proactive solu-tions for tomorrow. This will require digging deep to understand the root causes of these urban challenges. It will also require us collectively, as a community, to attempt to understand this notion of social capital and use it as a factor to evaluate whether potential solutions could be effective.

The primary pedagogical goal of this studio was to introduce the students to the concept of social capital. Our hope was that in the processing of learning they would internalize the importance of understanding social capital as an underpinning, essential to the successful intervention into the physical and civic realm of a neighborhood. The installations created by the students, were experi-ments that provided immediate feedback on how people react to interventions into civic space. But this exercise also gave them a direct experience about how difficult it is to link social issues to a physical object that is being used as a catalyst to create increased public awareness on a particu-lar social issue.

The strategic purpose of this urban design studio, at this time, in St Petersburg was to also act as a catalyst for meaningful public dialogue by simply posing the question ‘what if’? And then, using the

notion of social capital as a measuring stick; at-tempting to determine the impact of proposed design solutions on the potential to improve the quality of life of as many current residents as pos-sible.

In striving to make a difference in the aggregate social capital of St Petersburg, the students were immersed within two realms. First, that the city ex-ists as a series of complex interrelated systems; land use, parking, pedestrian movement, civic space, landscape ecology, vistas, way-finding, transportation, historic fabric, and cultural tradi-tions to name but a few. And second, that each of these systems flows through every neighborhood within the city; making up a very complex, diverse and rich series of spatial, social, and economic re-lationships.

Our hope with this exercise is that we provided, as much as possible, an objective theoretical ap-proach. An approach that perhaps offers benefits and a possible new methodology for future urban design praxis. Perhaps even, an evaluation tool for potential future interventions within the city of St Petersburg; one that could have positive impli-cations for other American cities of similar size as well.

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Josué attended the University of South Florida’s School of Architecture + Community Design, receiving a Masters in Architecture in 2007. As a student, his graduate master’s project marked the beginning of his interest in community led architecture and urban design, where he explored issues in urban and community planning. Upon graduation, he joined Mesh Architecture, Halflants+Pichette Studio for Modern Architecture, and SchenkelSchultz Architecture, where he contributed to numerous housing and institutional projects.

Robles Caraballo completed a second Master’s in Science degree in Building and Urban Design Development from the Bartlett’s Development Planning Unit at University College London in 2011. During that year, he conducted field research focused on community-led urban design initiatives in Bangkok, Port-au-Prince, Brescia, and London.

Josué has led several graduate design studios exploring the complex socio-cultural dimensions of architecture and community design. His advance graduate studios have participated in several local and international participatory design programs, including the Bartlett’s DPU London SummerLab in 2013 and 2014, where students explored the aftermath of post-Olympics urban development.

Josué is also the founding director of the Development Collective, a participatory community planning and development studio based in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is currently undergoing field research in community generated design and public interest architecture. He has also been contributing as a building and community planner with Thinking Development, a development organization based in London, on the Centre Rosalie Javouhey, a primary school and community center at the heart of Port-au-Prince.

InstructorsJosue Robles Caraballo MArch, MSciVisiting Assistant Professor + Editor

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Hayes has over 22 years experience in all aspects of planning and design. He founded hayes|cumming architects in the fall of 2006 with a focus on public architecture, science/technology and wor-ship spaces.

Andy has worked for local governments across Florida. Projects have included affordable housing, homeless shelters, recreation centers, fire stations and schools; as well as multiple churches. In the process he experienced planning and development methods that are disengaged from the end user and delivered within the confines of municipal bureaucracy. Attempting to find comprehensive, organic solutions borne out of community consensus, Andy has been involved in putting together groups of stakeholders that cross typical boundaries of government, private sector and faith based organizations. He has also been en-gaged in advocacy efforts and policy development in an attempt to create holistic and long lasting solutions based on bottom-up perspectives that evolve out of community engagement and par-ticipatory methods.

Andrew M. Hayes, AIA, LEED BD+CAdjunct Professor + Managing Principal, hayes|cumming architects, pa

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Participatory Analysis,IntroThe city of St. Petersburg is home to a rich transcultural scene and a destination for many in search of tropical haven. The city is the proud home of several local treasures like the Dali Museum, Rays’ Stadium and the longest waterfront of the state. This translate into an area that hosts a great number of events, ranging from the Saturday Morning Market, First Friday Night, and other seasonal events such as the Grand Prix.

As means to allow the students understand the urban grain of the city, they have to closely engage the main user groups and study their role within city as a whole.

The students had the opportunity to experience the many faces of St. Petersburg. As part of the studio, a series of workshops were organized to allow the students to engage and discuss a number of topics affecting the city. The workshops were organize in three groups; residents, business owners, and civic leaders. The open table workshops were followed by in class discussion and analytical mappings that illustrated, both the conceptual and the physical concepts of the city.

Students have documented their participation in workshops with community members. The students’ narratives and mappings will serve as the foundation of the subsequent planning and design stages.

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4.1.1 Studio critique with Mark Aeling of MGA Sculptor Studio, Ryan Swanson from the Urban Conga, and Alec Smith from Hayes and Cummings Architecture.

Participatory AnalysisTEAM ONE

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WORKSHOPS WITH RESIDENTS.By Lilian Merhi

Professors Josue Robles Caraballo and Andy Hayes facilitated a set of workshops for their Design C University of South Florida School of Archi-tecture and Community Design studio. The work-shops were weekly interviews focusing in on three components of the city of St. Petersburg: residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. The honorable guests carried a wide range of their personal ex-periences with the city to the meeting. They pro-vided knowledge to the discussion of which con-sisted of their views of the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the city. The guests’ personal input was an eye opening experience for the stu-dents; one which later created a solid foundation for their research and urban analysis of the city. The focus of the first week’s discussion was social capital. The guests spoke about the nodes that carried a lot of social capital in Downtown and the areas of Midtown of which were slowly be-ing rooted up. Elihu Braboy, a resident, small busi-ness owner and Design Chair of the Deuces Live shared about his small ice cream shop in Midtown. The small shop created a sense of community and comfort. It was one of few places that created so-cial capital for Midtown. Evidently, there is a harsh

lack of business locality in the areas of midtown; yet there is an abundance of empty spaces for business. The residents also mention that after the Pier was closed, those living in Midtown felt that they no longer had a reason to dwell in Downtown since the pier was one of the few places they used to enjoy that didn’t necessarily cost money. Trans-portation and social and economic status were large setbacks for their level of engagement. Yet, through the fog of these disconnections, there was a small clearing. Bernie Wilhelm, graduate Architect and designer at MESH, spoke about the arts as the thriving community in which is spurring renewal of the existing art culture and passion of St. Petersburg. Central Avenue was revealed con-siderably the start of the new livelihood of the city as a whole, fostering energy to other areas of the region as it continues to grow. Ross Preville, a resident of Old Northeast and St. Pete Chamber Chairman had a unique and personal experience of the Downtown Water-front because it was his home. Preville discussed the vitality of the waterfront that St. Petersburg has to offer. Rich green spaces stretch across the wa-terfront edge and protect it. These green spaces hold many events and provide enterprise to the city. However, these city engagements, as dis-cussed, turned away many of the residents. Even though the wide range of events bring in a multi-tude of people, unusually enough they do not at-tract many of the people who actually live there. Noise levels, street traffic conditions, and parking issues all play into the downsides of these events that somehow only attract outsiders of the city. This workshop set the stage for the rest

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of the coming weeks. The students extrapolated what was discussed and began to consider close-ly the existing urban conditions and the intimate tie that residents share in with the city. The students also began to take a different approach to their urban analysis after this workshop, because of the need for relevancy that St. Petersburg was striving for.

WORKSHOP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSBy Bonnie Newman

We began by asking our discussion panel the question, “What are some of the communal assets you believe every good city should be an-chored upon?” From there, a deep discussion into the importance of the arts emerged, specifically directed towards what is missing in our own city of St. Petersburg. The arts (history museums, art mu-seums, public art, street art, etc.) could be used as a marketing tool to draw people into the city to become a part of their own neighborhood. The example was given of the 2nd Saturday Art Walk, and the potential of this event to draw large crowds out to explore the city. We then discussed the perception of the city of St. Petersburg not having a clear, cohesive vision for all of the neigh-borhoods in St. Pete, and maybe public art could be that connection we are looking for. It was then asked by Gloria Campbell if we even wanted the city to create a common vision, or if each neigh-borhood should create its own vision. Should we have a common vision, or is there a stronger sense of community when each neighborhood distinguishes themselves from each other? This question drove us into different topics such as transportation issues, waterfront activities

that are needed, and marketing strategies for how to engage the people of midtown with the waterfront. The strong potential for the Pinellas Trail to be the connector between all of St. Pete and the waterfront was explored, along with the Greenlight Pinellas program that will be voted for in November of this year, which would increase bus service by 65% in the city of St. Pete, allowing all parts of the city to be more accessible to ev-eryone living in St. Pete. But the question still arose, if people from midtown could get direct access to the waterfront, what is there to offer for them? Mike Dove then talked about some of things the Pier used to offer that were free to residents, such as the Howdy Doody show being filmed on the pier for people to watch, and fishing access. Oth-er members on our panel spoke about other things that are currently free such as movies in the park, free museum days, etc., but Mike brought up the point that the awareness of these free activities do not exist in Midtown. How can marketing strat-egies (billboards, ads in the paper, social media) expand awareness in midtown for free activities along the waterfront? In conclusion, there was no determined actions of city planning that needed to be imple-mented in order to solve x and y problems in St. Petersburg, but many ideas were given to us as a class. The potential city growth and sense of con-nection could be strongly realized through the growing culture of art in St. Pete. Stronger connec-tions from midtown to the waterfront need to be made, via transportation, destinations, and more accessible activities for people of all social class. The city must develop a better marketing strategy that targets the people of midtown to bring them out to the waterfront of St. Pete.

CIVIC LEADERS.By Lilian Merhi

The final week of workshops included very important and influential speakers. The discussion continued to form around the question: What is social capital to the city of St. Petersburg? The spark of this integral discussion arose from Depu-ty Mayor, Kanika Tomalin when she spoke of the ideal St. Petersburg waterfront. Her vision for this opportunistic city is for all the homes of the entirety of St. Pete to act as the individual “bedrooms” of a house to the Downtown Waterfront’s “living room.” In her words, “comfort is the willingness to engage.” This comfort would be the outcome of various ideas that include links to the city’s history. How do we make cultural memories and make them manifest? The Manhattan Casino was de-liberately discussed as the catalyst for this histori-cal connectivity. We discussed how different local groups viewed the casino as the first step towards gentrification. Civic leader Karl Nurse, said that public transit for Midtown is a need. From this need many things would emerge such as anchors to the waterfront that the people of Midtown can en-gage in. Susan Elftman pro bono of the Deuces Live, spoke about design as relevancy. “Design encourages organic situations that facilitate evo-lution,” she stated. She also mentioned that “the best design solution for the city is one that emerg-es from the students’ processes not one that is su-perimposed.” The Central Avenue art corridor was men-tioned as a mixed use high density art district that will encourage the city’s urban fibers to intertwine. This link along with a connection to the history of

the city (the Manhattan Casino) were both said to provide sustenance for the people in midtown. Nurse also stated that the waterfront will be a true success once it caters to the needs of all of the people of St. Petersburg, so that consequently it may be so comfortable as to be called the city’s urban living room.

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“architecture is an element that offers a place for a community to become involved in something greater than

themselves.” Susan Elfman

4.2.1 TOP Participatory Workshop with community residents.4.2.2 BELOW Participatory Workshop with community leaders.

Participatory AnalysisTEAM TWO

4.0WORKSHOPS WITH RESIDENTS.By Matthew Barrentine

Beginning a semester of school focusing on the redevelopment of a prominent local city, the value of the views and input from local resi-dents and business owners who serve and support their city every day could not be overstated. Im-mediately the group of individuals, who all aspire towards positive development of St. Petersburg, began to resonate a culture and civic pride that can affect changes in the city. Unfortunately the major issue that began to present itself was that the waterfront has developed into an asset, while other areas of St. Pete have suffered and serves as an invisible barrier not everyone can get through; the need for a greater interconnectivity within the city becomes apparent. Likewise, subtle details that seemingly have been missed by the greater city officials present themselves, as well as a true need of the people within the dense center of the county to have access to information on events and local vendors that can in turn promote inclu-sion of these communities to the downtown sec-tor. Input from Jeff Danner, a former city coun-cilman for St Pete’s district 8 and current president of the Grand Central Business district became increasingly critical as the he imparted ways to learn and act upon changes to the city’s zoning and land codes that could help to further push the scope of activity into those parts of the city that it could most benefit. Donna Welch also expressed the critical values of the city’s simple amenities that pulled the masses of out of their homes to activate each other, thus extending the sphere of comfort and family attachment to St Petersburg

as a whole. Understanding how these community values serve to bring relevance to environments together lends itself to improving a Master Plan for the area. Having the opportunity to have city offi-cials and representatives share these first hand un-derstandings of spaces and values is an irreplace-able value to an urban design project.

WORKSHOP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSMatthew Barrentine

Upon meeting the individuals involved in the revitalization of Midtown, the notion of a city-wide persona became a topic of possibility in order to truly help change the way the city is inhabited and perceived. It became easy to imagine how the city of St. Petersburg could begin to mould in such a way that the separate “neighborhoods” can begin to organize a sense of a sense of indi-viduality while still being connected on a macro scale to one another through community. These men, who came from backgrounds in law, plan-ning, residential development, sculpture and de-sign, all advocated a common thread of art and how it could lead to consistency as a statement for the city to allow interaction on every scale. Mark Arling spoke often of a relationship of cheaper development to the influx of new ar-eas of rebirth and even the possibility of develop-ing USF St. Pete or St. Petersburg College into a for-matted art school which allows for the simplicity of consistency throughout the city and for the image to enhance our perception of art into something worthy of experiencing. This meeting posited the biggest issue that needs to be addressed is the dichotomy between social class in specific areas,

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4.2.3 Circulation Diagram of the city

however with a common theme between all nine entities was an effort to push this way of thinking and conforming into an antiquated thing of the past. There was a strong realization that the aim of what is hoped to accomplished, must be pursued by all the people. For it is a grander association of community that is imperative to any hope for development in the foreseeable future.

WORKSHOPS WITH CIVIC LEADERS.By Matthew Barrentine

A final conversation, facilitated between two different sections of Design C, District 6 Coun-cilman Karl Nurse, SPC Adjunct Professor Susan Elft-man, and Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin, brought about the issue of Midtown and the identity that it maintains both in the past as well as right now. The issues that these residents are required to deal with mostly are the level of poverty and lack of devel-opment while benefiting from a strong community and a sincere connection with authenticity. With such a powerful wealth of historic presence and family association, what has to hap-pen now is the ability for our city government to deliver the people of the area a sense of engage-ment. Some of the methods by which Dr. Tomalin addressed they are starting to aid the areas strife with is for public transit to develop a larger con-nection of Midtown to the rest of St. Petersburg, redesigning 22nd street in order to facilitate slower traffic patterns and bicycle use, as well as a new SPC campus which should help bring more youth into the area. It was said that the neighborhoods come back when the people become optimistic, and in order to expedite this process it should be considered how other portions of St. Petersburg’s

waterfront could begin to share or direct the en-ergy that is needed to breed life back into those communities. The character and history of the 22nd Street corridor is rich with history and latent social capital to bring the midtown back to a thriving center for commerce and city life. What is missing from the equation though is the financial capital invested into the corridor to bring the kind of businesses and commercial spaces that the res-idence need, as well as work/living spaces to the area, which will enliven the streets with the daily activities of life. What continues to be a thing of beauty is the connection that these families con-tinue to share with their local church and com-munity; somehow these threads should be used to benefit the remainder of St. Petersburg’s develop-ing urban fabric.

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5.0.2 Site visit to San Felipe del Morro with fellow professor Vikas Metha. PhD.

5.0.1 Visit to Catano City Hall with Mario Corsino From InterGroup.

Participatory Field Analysis 5.0 After having experience a series of collaboratory workshops, and analytical exercises exploring the diverse grain of the urban tissue of the city of St Petersburg, the students had the opportunity to explore and study the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In contrast to St. Petersburg, San Juan has suffered the joy of the constant reshaping of its waterfront and role as a city since it was founded in 1521. Students had the opportunity to learn from the cities successful urban design implementations, while identifying spaces in transition, or in need of betterment. The students experienced the dichotomy of the pristine capital and neighbor city in state of development. Students conducted several site visits around the capital stimulating the engagement of several means of transportation, vehicular, marine, and as a pedestrian. Apart from the multiplicity of information provided from experiencing the city by different means, the students had the opportunity to engage with a number of local practitioners and entities. Students were welcomed by the several members of the faculty of the School of architecture of the Universidad De Puerto Rico, including the dean liuljljhljd and kiheuhle. Subsequently the students discussed current challenges with the waterfront of the City of Catano with its major and Urban Planner Corsino. The close contact with local professionals allow the student to clarify question and concerns beyond observation and information previously gathered, In general, the trip allowed the students to situate St. Petersburg in comparison to a waterfront and city that has experience constant change while always been the pride of the island of Puerto Rico.

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5.0.3 Diagram of Cultural Centre of Activities

5.0.5 SAN FELIPE DEL MORRO FORT

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5.1.1 PLAZA DEL MERCADO SANTURCE

Participatory Field AnalysisTRIP REFLECTION TEAM ONE

5.1By Fancy Diaz The 2014 Design C studio class has had the opportunity to go on a four day trip to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Students stayed within the boundaries of Old San Juan and were able to ex-perience the every day breath and flow of the city and its inhabitants along the waterfront. Over the course of three day trips throughout the veins of the city, students were able to delve into critical documentation and analysis of the city at an ur-ban scale. Public space was one of the main subjects the students were asked to look at. Throughout Old San Juan there is a wide variety in scale of outdoor public spaces, from the El Morro National Park to small hidden pockets within residential streets. The diversity of character within these pubic spaces is what builds the appreciation of each individu-al one, for both residents and tourists. In El Morro National Park groups of people wander the open grass while they talk and take pictures of the beau-tiful open views of the Atlantic. Little kids run with kites flying above them, while parents laugh and chase them. Dogs roll in the grass and embrace the cool ocean breeze. Just a few blocks inward of El Morro rests Plaza de la Catedral, Directly fac-ing Catedral de San Juan Bautista this park hides under the shade of a large oak and provides seat-ing between bushes of grass and flowers. Couples hide away in the crevices of the park and enjoy solitude in the midst of this public space. Students study for exams, workers rest between shifts at the office, tourists pass through swiftly and make their way towards the cathedral. The brick streets, stone paths, and the brief glitter of sunlight through the trees’ canopy above makes this park a hide out within the city: a place of reprieve. Neither park,

Plaza de la Catedral or El Morro National Park, are esteemed higher than the other, and neither park claims to acquire the beauties or provisions of the other. Rather, these parks along with the multitude of others within Old San Juan, live in harmony, and in turn, they reinforce the flow and beat of the city.

5.1.2 Relationship of public spaces, urban rooms along the waterfront

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5.0 PLAZA DEL MERCADO SANTURCE

5.2.1 Plaza del Convento, time lapsed picture.

Participatory Field AnalysisPUERTO RICO to ST PETERSBURG TEAM TWO

5.2By Jeffery Stewart

Upon first arrival in old San Juan, Puerto Rico one would find it difficult to comprehend the profound history and culture that makes up a such a unique place. Throughout our exploring of the city we continued to stumble across spaces that seemed to be packed with life and cultural activi-ties. It was in these unique spaces that we found the real connection between the people and the making of place within the built environment. On one particular evening we happened upon a music festival in a dilapidated corner of a main street, overlooking the impoverished shanties of La Perla. Observing the people and watching their social interactions between one another, one be-gan to feel part of this inclusive community, and share in the local experience. We began to under-stand the richness that these spaces held within the community for providing the environments for these activities. The sense of memory and cul-tural significance that happened in these spaces built this relationship of community and common ground for everyone that was involved. It was after these observations when we begin to reflect and start to relate these experi-ences to St. Petersburg. What does St. Petersburg have that carries this sense of community and creates a sense of personal memory for its inhabit-ants? The space that we continued to gravitate towards was the Banyan Trees which are located in North Straub Park. We came to this conclusion after watching dozens of people young and old stop and experience the space. After engaging in casual conversation with numerous pedestrians we began to come to the conclusion that these trees have ingrained memories and a sense of

place that is unique to St. Petersburg. Whether it was the occasional jogger or a child climbing the trees , the space capture this sense of cultural significance that paralleled the spaces that we encountered in Puerto Rico. Discovering ways to incorporate relevant meaning to spaces, and un-derstanding the cultural needs that these spaces serve contribute to addressing the needs of serv-ing the larger public in a community Master Plan, by developing nodes of cultural interest and cre-ating lively streets.

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5.2.2 TOP Hierarchy of public spaces along water edge and buildings of interest.

5.2.3 TOP LEFT. View of San Juan from Catano City. 5.2.4 BELOW LEFT. View of Catano from City Hall, with Mario Corsino from InterGroup 5.2.5 TOP RIGHT. UPR campus visit with Andres Mennucci. 5.2.6 BELOW RIGHT. Class trip picture at Catano Beach.

6.1.0 IN STUDIO CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

Installation Conceptual Development 6.0For the initial part of the urban studio the students have been closely observing the grain of the city of St. Petersburg thru a series of organized participatory workshops. As means to consolidate all ideas an concepts gathered in the participatory analysis, students will have the opportunity to design and build an urban installation. The installation will allow them to go pass the initial analytical stages. The installation will allow the students to engage the public in an uncontrolled environment. The public setting will provide an unpredictable range of factors to observe, engage and document.

Students will select the location that will maximize the effect of their research and public engagement. After designing, building, and negotiating with city official, they had the opportunity to have their installation open to the public for 10 days. The following chapter will narrate the process and observation from both teams.

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6.1.1 CONCEPT BOARD TEAM ONE

Installation Conceptual Development 6.1

Installation Experience TEAM ONE By Lilian Merhi

Professors Josue Robles and Andy Hayes unveiled an academic public installation project in architecture for their Urban Design C Studio. This entailed an integration of St. Petersburg’s conditions as a city; a juxtaposition of a thriving growth, and a disengagement with the whole. The installation was to provide an experience for the residents of the city and offer to them a common thread; a public engagement. This art/installation was to be designed and fabricated at full scale; a project scale in which the students had never tackled before. After long hours, much thought, much debate, and rigorous analysis, the students went on to design a place of gathering. A place in which any divergence trapped within the walls of the city could be knocked down. A place where anybody, from any part in the city could come outside, and be a part of this public coalescent event. St. Petersburg needs a common thread. Along the east water’s edge of the city lies a rapid growing urban downtown full of rich culture and history. However, this growth is but a moment in the midst of a much larger urban fabric. While this emerging downtown clings to the waterfront and stands alone, the surrounding,

inland neighborhoods struggle to play their part. Downtown St. Petersburg: The Living Room: While maintaining the character and individuality of each surrounding neighborhood, downtown St. Petersburg needs to provide a sense of comfort in which each of these neighborhoods can come together and feel as if they are a part of something greater. The charge was as follows: How can an urban living room, that caters to the needs of the various cultures, age groups, economic status’, and interests of the city’s inhabitants be created? We are all united by the same sun. Currently there is no place in downtown St. Petersburg to leisurely lay for a sublime feeling. The urban installation provides an opportunity that allows for public gateway. Various levels of seating conditions and moments of rest and play are manifested by the stark contrast that lies in midtown and downtown. A skin system that provides shade, and encompasses the installation together as a whole as well as undulations in the design are markings of the city’s social capital. After three consecutive weeks of studio meetings with city residents, city business leaders, and city civic leaders, the group collected data from these voices. A contextual design was cultivated from these discussions and was superimposed onto a mapping of St. Petersburg. The group highlighted the moments in the city that they felt had the greatest social capital. These moments were derived from both the areas of Downtown and Midtown St. Petersburg. Ultimately, Downtown showed a vast density of social capital, while Midtown was only sparsely marked by it. These varying levels of social capital were translated into the design of the installation. Two parts were designed: One dedicated to

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CONCEPT BOARD 6.1.2 Process Model

6.1.3 Left Fabrication 6.1.4 Top Glue laminated frame. 6.1.5 Bottom CNC Machine

6.1.6 FABRICATION OF INSTALLATION

“the juxtaposition of thriving growth and disengaged neglect” Donna Welch 6.1.7 TOP SUNDAY COMFORT 6.1.8 NIGHTTIME GLOW

“Kids begged and pulled their parents to go and elderly people stopped and read the banner and then drew them-selves into the project itself” 6.1.9 AD HOC HANGOUT

Downtown, and one dedicated to Midtown. These two parts of the installation were to be connected together by a “common thread”. Undulations of seating conditions were obtained from the mapping based on the levels of social capital. The mapping was directly translated in the shape and playfulness of the installation. Many hours of technical drawing and fabrication took place. The students used a CNC router to construct the installation into large segments. These segments were to later be bolted together for ease of onsite assembly and disassembly. Two by four slats were nailed across the segments with a few carrying inscriptions of varying street names from St. Petersburg. These inscriptions were also direct translations from the initial social capital mapping. Dacron Sail material was personalized and perforated with grommets to perfectly be bolted onto parts of the installation. The project was initially assembled in the university’s studio, then later taken apart in segments to South Straub Park and reassembled onsite. The installation was fully developed and brought to reality in the true form of time and space. For the students, it was a moment in which a simple design that normally only took form in the boundaries of a micro scale, was manifested and brought to life. It was brought to a form that the people of the city were to actually fully begin engagement in, just as the students had hoped. The coalescence had come to life, and the moment in which a small offering in this interlocking web of urban fabric was made a reality. The students’ involvement continued on throughout the display of the installation which initially lasted three days and was later given a week extension. Even on the first day people

6.1.10 DOG FRIENDLY

immediately began to engage themselves with the installation. A variety of age groups interacted with the installation. Group of people lounged on the installation for an extended period of time. A couple took a nap in the late afternoon that lasted an hour. People leisurely enjoyed the comfort the installation provided throughout the entirety of day. There was a constant movement of people throughout the installation, especially after St. Petersburg’s Saturday Morning Market. Kids begged and pulled their parents to go and elderly people stopped and read the banner and then drew themselves into the project itself. Sun bathing, napping, reading, climbing, playing, walking, sitting, eating, all were components that shaped the installation constantly throughout its display. People recognized the intent of the installation when they came up and read the street inscriptions on the wooden slats and discovered by themselves that one part was talking about downtown and another was talking about the rest of St. Petersburg. People were attracted to the midtown portion more so than the downtown piece. The playfulness of it drew people in and especially kids. They climbed all over the midtown segment. Bike tires were marked on the installation leaving a sense of liveliness that the project provided for people. People approached the students on the day of disassembly and expressed their connection and enjoyment of the installation, and were saddened that it was being taken down. Joel Weiser, a resident who lived in the condos in Downtown St. Petersburg spoke with the students about his experience with the project. He discussed how he wanted that space to be a place for public art that changed every couple of months or so, to keep the park activated. He was

passionate enough to even provide the students with his information so that he may later be able to aid them in keeping the installation up for a longer period of time. The process that lead to this human engagement was far beyond a successful school project, but rather it was a way in which an expression of the city was manifested. Often, the craft of architectural models and graphics determine the success of an individual project; rendering the experiential qualities limited to the level of craft in scaled decisions. Therefore, the nuances of experience and memory can only be expressed and understood at the scale of the body: fully developed and brought to reality in the true form of time and space. Architecture as it captures someone’s greater imagination to existentially explore the possibilities of space-time is the moment that transcends the physical edge to become a catalyst for critical introspection. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead). Historically, architecture is an element that offers a place for a community to become involved in something greater than themselves. It was here that philosophers committed themselves to inform the world of their findings, bringing change to world as we know it. In recent years the world has seen great change catalyzed by these communities of shared knowledge and experience, regardless of the medium. Often the change occurs within the physical edge and is solidified via the built world. Thus, change cannot truly occur until human experience is physicalized and documented at full scale; dedicating a node in the world to the community that bridged rational passion into practical action.

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6.2.1 Installation concept board

Installation ExperienceTEAM TOROS VERDESBy Linaea Floden

A full scale installation project was a beguiling opportunity for this group of Advanced Design Students. Three years at the university and 2 years of intro classes have given ample time to witness what adventures previous class years have had in Design C, and this project offered more of a critical challenge than the usual hypothetical. Not knowing what the project would require, the opportunity presented a breadth of difficulties that offered opportunity for growth and development beyond the usual studio setting. The site selection posed the first learning opportunity. In previous studio experiences the site was given. Students are allowed to respond to a pre-determined space that may be either charged or banal, based on the intended lesson outcomes. For this design team, the opportunity to choose the site turned the whole design process inside out. The design challenge for the project was to develop an installation that utilized the downtown exposure to present the issue of the dichotomy between the St Petersburg downtown and midtown urban environments. A struggle existed initially to find intent and direction in the design until it be could

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identified through phenomena from the selected site. But given such a broad space to select from, the possibilities were overwhelming. A back and forth needed to happen between honing in the design intent and matching that to existing characteristics on the site. The final site selection of the Banyan trees offered responses to historical, cultural as well as identity issues for downtown St Petersburg. This gave the critical rules needed to conform the design, for it to be both relevant and appropriate for the project and the space as well as provide the critical venue for expressing the installation metaphor. What was initially postulated to be a 10’x10’x10’ installation, developed into a 12’x25”x15” interactive exhibit. The team had initially determined that the project would in some way showcase the merging of two different entities into a cohesive whole. The banyan trees played to this concept in the mixing of their canopies and their growth pattern; spreading roots extending down to the earth and creating other “nodes.” After selecting this as the site, it became the driver of the design. Rules for proportioning, physical characteristics, views, and materiality all were extracted from the phenomena found in the banyan trees. As easily as these guidelines unfolded themselves, pushback came from the complication of these ideas meeting a full scale, occupiable construction. Immediately the design development dialog moved from “will it say what we want it to say” to “will it be safe?” and suppositions were put through a three partitioned reality filter of “Is it safe?”, “How does it feel to the occupant?” and “Will it even work?” As much as it may have been previously hoped that these things were considered in previous design studio experiences, the severity of the issues became far more apparent when one had to internalize that

Installation Conceptual Development

6.2.2 Top Idea Scketch 6.2.3 Bottom Concept Scale Model

it simply is not enough to assume the intervention won’t cause harm, or assume that it will look good; there must be absolute certainty. Some of the earlier concepts began to fold under the pressure of this speculation. Certain materials that behaved ideal for the expression of the concept didn’t serve the purpose of physical interaction or posed a safety issue. Those that passed through these obstacles were met with budget conflict. This filtering process had the unintended consequence of purifying the project concept. Budgeting restricted superfluous elements that served only to support the concept but were not key players in the original expression. The need for meeting the haptic demands of the project drove the necessity for expanding the tool palette. The usual materials used in modeling practices did not meet the ephemeral requirements for the physical experience the project required so the team was pushed to experiment beyond the customary and understood into the unknown for materials and performance abilities. The design process was less than smooth. The concept was difficult to express physically with an absence or lack of appropriate material expression, so early concepts were not well communicated or understood. The lack of understanding of material performances produced a sharp learning curve in material explorations and connections. This was met with much apprehension as the impending deadline left little room for experimentation and guesswork. However, rigorous concept development enabled the group to continue assuredly with the process, despite the security of experience and external validation. Trusting the process became the process itself.

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To assist in filling in the gaps of experience, the team consulted with numerous professionals to conduct walk-thrus of the project site and construction components. Two Certified Arborists were consulted to validate the proposed tree connections for the installations structure and verify tree safety. A Certified Sling Specialist was consulted to assist in developing connection techniques and details to ensure visitor safety and project feasibility. Lighting technicians assisted in developing the appropriate lighting requirements to meet the design standards. A mechanical engineer assisted the team in understanding safety concerns and identifying design opportunities. Early in the design phase Rubber Technicians, Welders, and textiles specialists were all utilized to glean information towards refining and developing the design. A fabrication specialist assisted in the final stretch to enable the team to bring the installation into fruition, assisting with tools and strategies that were beyond the teams’ current skill set. One of the biggest complications the project faced was gaining approval from the City and from the Museum of Fine Arts for utilizing the historical banyan trees for supporting the installation. Conversations with the City pushed the team to formalize their design and concepts into clear and concise visual communication tools to ensure the concept was articulated in the appropriate manner for the receiving, diversified party. A meeting with the Director of the Museum of Fine Arts was one of the most challenging experiences. The meeting, which was the final hurdle in gaining approval for installation of the project, proved to be both exciting and frustrating. The presentation of the concept was very similar to a design studio critique, where the idea was

once paralyzed the team only hours before absolutely dissipated as visitors were observed delighting in the final successful installation. The first group was women in their late 60’s who proceeded to waltz through the space, arms wide open, allowing the tendrils of chiffon to pass over their faces and shoulders. What a rewarding experience to observe such a positive response, in light of the hours of rigorous consideration of how one would physically appreciate the design. After so many options considered that all resulted in what could have been weapons in their aggressive heavier behavior, to see older citizens, then infants and predominately children delighting in the materiality was the final affirmative check mark on the list of “will it work?” The project was policed 24/7 by the design team, in which, during the 2 full day installation, over 3000 people danced their way through the project, with a steady group of 12-15 visitors interacting every 5 minutes during peak afternoon and evening hours. The project was well received and spoke to visitors in two different ways about the project concept. First, in its physically designed form of density and void, visitors could move through the tendrils and experience density of the material followed by a voided space within the installation that offered views to the overhead Banyan tree canopy. Secondly, in the more metaphorical, visual sense, the visitor could observe the multiplicity of tendrils and draw connections to the idea of the beauty the Midtown area amidst being the “tattered urban fabric.” Interviews with the users demonstrated a clear understanding and positive support of the concept. One visitor expressed great excitement for the intent of design studio. He and his wife work in one of the elementary schools located in

explained both in conceptual and metaphorical terms, as well as pragmatic fundamentals, but with the added twist that the critic had a personal, vested interest in all that the project represented, much the same as an owner/client would; making this meeting the student designers’ very first real world project proposal. The team struggled to grapple with the verbiage to express the entirety of the concept and to maintain control of that dialog, resulting in a rich learning experience in speaking with clients and verbally clarifying concepts and intentions. Even after all the specialists consultations and hurdles that were overcome, none were quite as challenging as installation day when the team had to put into place all processes they had mentally procured into real world application. The rigorous design process had proved effective in meeting most of the design needs, but success only prevailed through ensuring that the right people were available at the critical moments in the project. At one point, without the resources needed to execute the project, taxed with sleep deprivation and subsequent irrational thinking, and struggling with the lack of experience with the tools and materials being used, the team was forced to step back from the project and stop construction. The challenge to the team was to “dig deep” into whatever resources, connections or professionals they knew that could assist in the current problem with experience, tools or advice. After calling in a professional fabricator to offer the team direction on what components they could consider to bring the project to fruition, the team was back up and running, only a few hours behind deadline. All weariness and exhaustion that had

a different part of St Petersburg area and shared with the team their reflections of the community. “We’re both educators at an elementary school which is in a very impoverished area as well. Just south of Central Avenue it’s just not the same kind of safe environment as the rest of the city. The level of social and racial stratification in this town still is astounding. It’ great to see people trying to bring awareness to the problem… My wife and I moved from Minneapolis to St Pete. Originally we didn’t plan to stay, but we found out the city is actually really amazing. Just like this (gestures at the installation), you can stumble on something as cool as this just out on your walk.” Still another visitor shared, “I get it. The trick will be to see who is experiencing it for fun versus who many people understand what you’re saying about Midtown. A lot of people might not want to think about the struggles of Midtown while they’re walking through the park, so they might not want to engage with it for that reason. But I get it. This area (downtown) is going through a renaissance. It’s like a second renaissance really. But Midtown is still really struggling. There is still isn’t a lot of development going on.” Overall the project was well received by the St Petersburg community. Visitors not only shared in the physical experience of the space, but created memorial experiences as a part of it. Wedding photos and engagement photos were taken in the installation, as well as Fashion model shoots, and a wealth of spontaneous “Instagram” pics, which were found hashtagged across the internet under #Ilovetheburg,#dtsp, #banyanlights, and #dtstpete photo streams. A media magazine, 89 Degrees Media, featured the installation on the front cover of their e-newsletter

and website. In general the team couldn’t be more pleased with the projects outcomes. The installation was beautiful, safe, and impactful, and served to push the boundaries of the student’s skillset, as well as pull the strings of the social fabric in engaging the community.

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6.2.4 Left View from Bay Shore Dr. 6.2.5 Right View from Beach Dr.

“the critical values of the city’s simple amenities that pulled the masses of out of their homes to activate each other, thus extending the sphere of comfort and family attachment to St Petersburg as a whole” Donna Welch

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6.2.6 View from Beach Dr.

6.2.7 Top Light-Wind play 6.2.8 Bottom Sunset from Beach Dr.

7.0.1 MASTER PLAN MODEL

Waterfront Master Planning 7.0In the final part of this studio urban intervention, both groups will utilizw all ideas gathered from the first part of the semester.

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7.1.1 Circulation and Movement Zones

Waterfront Master PlanningPursuing Enlightenment for our Community TEAM ONE

7.1 Conceptual Development - Grounded by our participatory information gathering prior to this project, social capital remains crucial to both the urban installation and the conceptual master plan. Given the opportunity to offer a combined solution and visualization to the residents and business owners, a great deal of respect and precision in our efforts is demanded. In addition to the required reverence, we take a bold stance in how to connect areas of interest. Thus, our goals are to 1) Provide locally desired amenities and urban public centers. 2) Offer modes of transportation that initially resolve immobile communities and provide future transit-oriented economic development.

Areas of Interest - Initially investigating several nodes throughout the surrounding Downtown regions, our research of Midtown helps eliminate many areas. While there are many sectors that can be involved, we removed areas such as Northshore, Old Northeast, Old Southeast, regions north of 1st Avenue North, and the portion west of 34th St South, among many other important areas within the city limits. Since these places do not have a high level of social capital that may be shared with Midtown, or their juxtaposition is simply too far, they offer little in fulfilling our first goal of local amenities. Equally, since these regions have very different historical and residing demographics, the Waterfront

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and Midtown regions became the only two areas. While opposite in nature, the Southern Waterfront has an immediate need for identity and transportation: becoming the first connection from the Waterfront to Midtown.

Primary Focus - Progressing from node selection, our research makes apparent that transportation is a key element in aiding in local identity and amenities. Cautious to disrupt the existing built environment, we are suggesting a Light Rail system with dedicated bus lines, connecting Midtown to the Waterfront and greater metropolitan area, and a new Ferry System at the Southern Waterfront. Therefore, the identity of the Southern Waterfront becomes the Ferry station, Light Rail station, and Fish Market. The potential economic development relating to both transportation and the marine industry can intensify and extend the Waterfront capital. The region of 22nd Street South in Midtown is the most significant area for Music education, entertainment, and related industry. Midtown now has a connection to its history and paves the way for a rich identity with the arts and music.

7.1.2 Transportation and Areas of Interconnectivity

Local mapping of Light Rail, Ferry, and developed regions. Beginning with Site A, we are offering an outdoor Music Venue surrounded by record stores, spoken word cafes, instrument repair and craft studios. To bring pedestrian qualities, the roads of 22nd Street South will retrograde to their original brick paving, ample tree-scape and a personal scale, bridging Midtown towards the thriving Grand Central District with a Linear Parkway alongside 275, acting as an artery. Now creating the flow of residents towards Downtown and potential patrons towards the culturally rich 22nd Music District.

Entangled by the new route of the Pinellas Trail, pedestrian and bicycle volume increases use and identity. Arriving at Tropicana, locals and tourist meet for the first time. Acting as a multimodal interchange, the northwest blocks of the Trop. region are dedicated to the first new major transportation element: County Light Rail, as indicated by Greenlight Pinellas, encourages a critical mass to emerge in this newly created transit development. Shops and cafes abound, the culture of the Trop manifests the necessary meeting ground for county residents to embrace the city, and begin to migrate to more specific sectors of the City.

The Trop Interchange acts as a fluid gate to the surrounding city, connecting the county to city, and city to it’s districts. Starting at the Trop Interchange, passengers then can enjoy the commercial and enterprise zone bound by the Light Rail. The closest areas are 22nd, Grand Central, Roser Park, and the new Midtown Linear Park. Moving towards the Waterfront along 1st Ave South, 4th Street brings passengers into the heart of downtown, turning towards the final resting point at the Pier.

The Pier is the link between Site B and the rest of the Waterfront. Apart of the entire Tampa Bay region, the Pier and SouthWater are both multimodal stations for Light Rail and new Proposed Ferry System. Connecting to Downtown Tampa, Sarasota, and Apollo Beach, these stations offer a new experience not only to St. Petersburg, but the entire region. Being the Main stop for the Ferry, the Pier gains new prominence and iconic status, while SouthWater helps facility high volume and passengers who reside or attend USF St. Pete, among many other great benefits.

Directly connected to Midtown via Light Rail, SouthWater offers transit oriented development at each of its stops, encouraging economic growth and integration of job growth with cultural locations at each stop; emanating its energy outwardly into the local neighborhoods. This type of development can offer safe growth and resolve many of the locals demands for more marketplaces or grocery stores as well as micro-enterprise or local business.

Looping back to 22nd, the Light Rail wraps around the areas of interest, but extending to the rest of the city and will develop into a common element. Social capital will increase in areas that currently are lacking, but more importantly, the areas that already have identity and amenities for its local inhabitants and users will grow independently: not uniformly. It will be ultimately up those involved in farther developing his or her community, while all residents have the opportunity to interconnect the city of St. Petersburg into a thriving body of communities.

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7.1.3 22nd SOUTH STREET. General Scheme

The rich music history of 22nd St. South was a great opportunity for development and growth. Looking at a larger scale of the street in its industrial warehouse patterns, we implemented a design that would coherently affect the larger context. The proposed lightrail system that passes through 1st Ave S and what is now the Pinellas Trail provides connectivity for the area to the Downtown St. Petersburg waterfront and various places in the city such as the Tropicana Field, and the upper St. Petersburg area. The design of the specific node of 22nd St. S reverberates energy throughout the shown area through music warehouses, and public courtyard and green spaces that draw people in and allow people to move through the city on a pedestrian level.

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7.1.4 Model 22nd Drive South Node

TITLE TEAM ONE 7.1.5 LAND USE DIAGRAM 7.1.6 WEEKEND ACTIVITIES DIGRAM

7.1.7 CIRCULAR NETWORKS DIAGRAM

7.1.8 22nd SOUTH STREET. Music Node The design changes that were implemented in this site included relocating the existing Pinellas Trail parallel to the interstate through a greened walkway and bike trail that allows for dense pedestrian movement throughout the area. This greened walkway is reflected on the interstate through green sound walls that keep vehicular noise away and at the same time provide an indirect experience of 22nd St. S for people driving on the interstate. A large music pavilion space honoring the history of 22nd Street South is designed leading to a courtyard space that is surrounded with retail and music studios as well as cafes. These design decisions were reflections based on the analysis of The Historic Manhattan Casino for the revival of the area. Adding brick roads to 22nd St. was another design decision that was implemented to slow down vehicular traffic and engage the public though a pedestrian discovery of the city.

7.1.9 Section 22nd Drive South Node

7.1.10 Section 22nd Drive South Node and Interstate 275.

Facing north, this section includes 23rd Street South as part of the street scape improvement, creating a continuous pedestrian experience and family atmosphere. Music stores, recording studios and cafes

culminate at the Manhattan Casino: one of the original music centers in Florida.

Facing west, this section shows the southern and northern portion of the proposed Midtown Linear Parkway. This system softens the harshness of the interstate while linking the southern portion of Midtown, and making

the path from the south to Grand Central more approachable and accessible. Just north of the Parkway, lies proposed outdoor seating, ample green space and an outdoor theater for events.

7.1.12 Right View 22nd South Drive SouthWithin the courtyard, the café and local hangout becomes a way of life for residents and enthusiasts.

7.1.11 View 22nd South Drive South towards I275.22nd Street has the potential for a bustling culture of music adjacent to the

Manhattan (left) with the new Up-lighting and acoustic park under I-275 offering a visceral experience and reason to travel along 22nd. A reception hall for the

outdoor music venue, with steps defining the corner, aiding in the identity of the music district.

7.1.13 4th AVENUE SOUTH NODE. General Scheme

This area was unique in its characteristics because of its intimate waterfront. The node was barren in its original conditions, yet its boating community pushed us to redevelop the area into a fish market, ferry hub and boardwalk experience that would allow this area to become a landmark for locals and tourists. Through changing the face of 3rd Street S into a more open and welcoming place that leads people to the fish market and the boardwalk, and through adding a lightrail station, the area becomes multimodal and thriving in energy. The redesign of the node allows for connections to the St. Petersburg waterfront to go beyond the boundaries of the city, reaching towards areas such as Tampa and Sarasota and bringing a larger group of people into the space.

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7.1.17 14th AVENUE SOUTH NODE. General Scheme

The redevelopment of this node was to help improve pedestrian movement and entertainment along the waterfront. The space called for a fish market and a thriving boardwalk that engaged people with the waterfront. We input green spaces, and murals on the existing water towers to provide ways for the public to feel welcomed into the space and not cut off. Transportation was important in this space because we wanted to provide for a larger group of people. We added a ferry system and included a ferry station on the site as well as a light rail station. This multimodal place will invite locals and tourists to come and enjoy this new landmark for the city’s waterfront.

7.1.16 CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

7.1.18 Section of 4th Street.A new Ferry system id exciting for residents both local and regional as it offers a new realm of sustainable infrastructure and greater access to the water. Finding a balance of new program, this site has a proposed Fish Market with indoor and outdoor facilities, revitalized public green space between the two water towers to be incorporated in a public arts project with new murals. Also, 1st Street and 13th Avenue will loop to the north as a street market. Finally, the boardwalk offers a new texture to all of St. Pete with an environmentally conscience structure that gives life to the community and marine habitat.

7.1.19 Below Section of Water Ferry StationProviding as many micro and macro amenities within a small site without disrupting the ecology, bait

and tackle, restaurants and the boardwalk offer small places for the Ferry and Light Rail passengers to enjoy. The main focus would be the green space and boardwalk experience, and future

developments could allow for this area to rival other great marketplaces.

7.1.20View of water ferry station from water. Sometimes the best view of a place is looking at its character from across the water. The Ferry system would give that to all passengers, making the waterfront the joys of the marine life more accessible. Being the most direct connection to Midtown, this can be the experience residents and visitors call their own.

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7.1.21 Right View of water ferry station from ferry.Upon arriving at the southern ferry pier, passengers will be able to see St. Pete from a view that few from Midtown previously know: home from over the water; giving ownership of the waterfront to all

residents of St. Pete.

7.1.22 Water ferry station.The boardwalk acts as a public place to see nature and to see others. With the constant flux of those entering and exiting the city, the liveliness of the boardwalk would not reduce until the last stop; providing energy to the city from dawn to dusk.

7.1.23 Right Water ferry station.As part of local signifiers, the proposed fish market extends possibilities of what can happen at

multimodal stations. There will be a demand for things to do and see, and all around the world, fish markets are renowned for their high capacity, central location to transit and vital for the working

class and making a bold statement for the region.

7.1.24 View of Light Rail StationMany consider a light rail system a signifier to the quality of a city. St. Petersburg could gain tremendous image and recognition from the rest of the world once a system is implemented. Daily lives become energized by the flow of the rail, and although research of light-rail vs. rapid-bus-transit seems to find that the two are compatible financially long term: the City of St. Pete can offer a solution to the residents of Midtown that demonstrates genuine investment and initiative towards the residents who need transportation, not just those who can afford other means of infrastructure advancement.

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7.1.25 View of Light Rail towards FerryMarrying the two forms of mass transit into one distilled site with public space surrounding the stations

gives the most back to the community. Allowing room for growth via transit oriented development and urban public centers, St Pete will become a greater interconnected city with a plethora of

image and identity incorporated by its residents.

7.2.1 Social Capital Energy Mapping

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Master Plan Proposal - The new Mas-ter Plan for St Petersburg taps latent energy within two main nodes of focus and extracts it through key corridors. This is accomplished by 1) activating and encouraging lively streets 2) developing a system of pedestrian con-nectivity through continuation and multiplic-ity of transit options and 3) developing nodes of interest along those pedestrian corridors.

PROPOSED BUILDING INTERVENTIONS - Additional space for commerce is woven into the existing urban fabric, repairing tat-tered and vacant edges with density and lively street rooms. On 22nd Street S, mixed use commercial and residential spaces line the street fronts with building typologies that serve artists and local business, with scale and proportioning that support the spirit and culture of the The Dueces by recalling its historical identity. On 3rd Street, the new Ferry Station brings travelers to contemporary commercial, retail, and muti-family residen-tial structures, bringing a new identity to an otherwise blighted area.

Master Plan Proposal - The new Mas-ter Plan for St Petersburg taps latent energy within two main nodes of focus and extracts it through key corridors. This is accomplished by 1) activating and encouraging lively streets 2) developing a system of pedestrian con-nectivity through continuation and multiplic-

ity of transit options and 3) developing nodes of interest along those pedestrian corridors.

PROPOSED BUILDING INTERVENTIONS - Additional space for commerce is woven into the existing urban fabric, repairing tat-tered and vacant edges with density and lively street rooms. On 22nd Street S, mixed use commercial and residential spaces line the street fronts with building typologies that serve artists and local business, with scale and proportioning that support the spirit and culture of the The Dueces by recalling its historical identity. On 3rd Street, the new Ferry Station brings travelers to contemporary commercial, retail, and muti-family residen-tial structures, bringing a new identity to an otherwise blighted area.

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7.2.7 22nd STREET SOUTH NODE. Building Use and Pedestrian Connectivity

The Masterplan for 22nd Street called for suturing up the street front, closing gaps between buildings with infill, and livening up the streets by permeating the store fronts with store windows, and undulating the building facades to create nooks of activity and areas for queuing. The 5th Avenue and 22nd Street intersection becomes gateway to 22nd Street S by creating a community space for cyclists and pedestrians, with shaded gathering spaces, a bike shop, Bike Share Station, and focused views of the art warehouses both across the street and along the trail.

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7.2.8 Master Plan Model 22nd Drive South .

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7.2.10 22nd STREET SOUTH NODE.

Building typologies are reflective of the historical scale and character of Midtown. Small businesses spaces allow for local business opportunities and added commercial variety to accommodate a broader interest for space use.

7.2.11 Right. TRANSFORMATION OF THE STREET EDGE

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Building typologies are reflective of the histor-ical scale and character of Midtown. Small businesses spaces allow for local business op-portunities and added commercial variety to accommodate a broader interest for space use.

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1077.1.13 22nd STREET SOUTH AND 5th AVENUE SOUTH INTERSECTION, LOOKING NORTH7.2.14 22ND STREET AND 9TH AVENUE INTER-SECTION, LOOKING SOUTH.

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7.2.17 3rd Street Marina Area. The 3rd Street commercial area will be served by a ferry stop introduced at the Marina.The foot traf-fic from the pedestrian ferry will be provided added bus stops for direct service to down-town. The New Ferry building and utterly un-developed areas of 3rd street allow for the opportunity for introducing a new character to this area and creating an intimate expe-rience with the water, differentiating it from the experience of downtown, making the 3rd Street commerce district diverse with users, traffic and opportunity.

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7.2.19 PEDESTRIAN MALL & BOARDWALk, BOOKING NORTH BETWEEN 4TH AND 3RD STREET

Spanning the Booker Creek Canal, the proposed pedestrian mall offers a unique shopping and dining experience to Downtown St. Petersburg. Embracing the water edge visitors and residents can enjoy shopping, dining, and social activities, all within a protected walking distance, and only steps away from mayor transportation.

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7.2.20 3rd STREET FERRY, LOOKING WEST

Serving as a major treshhold between visitors & locals; Tampa and St. Petersburg. The proposed ferry station becomes a thriving hub of new cultural activity. Hosting local shops, a fish market and movement from museums, shops and local

amenities. The new station is a meeting and collection of communities experiences.

7.2.21 Land Bridge Section. The 5th Avenue and 22nd Street S Gathering Space is the first stop on a pedestrian corridor along the Pinellas Trail that passes through Tropicana Field were we propose a massive Central Park for St Pete, and the trail user can carry along on the trail through the park and connect to the Roser Park District, and eventually the 3rd Street Ferry Hub using a large land bridge. Buildings around the new Central Park will accommodate multi-family residential, creating prime, park view real estate options.

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7.2.22 Land Bridge over Interstate 275. The proposed new Central Park for St. Petersburg is unscripted space that allows for various opportunities of civic engagement and community use. Currently the only opportunity for such events exists at the waterfront. The close proximity to the Stadium ensures diverse and ongoing activation of the space. The large, sweeping Land Bridge gives pedestrians priority over the interstate, by ensuring beautiful views of the park and the downtown skyline.

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References. List of Figures 9.0Figure 4.1.1 Studio critique with Mark Aeling of MGA Sculptor Studio, Ryan Swanson from the Urban Conga, and Alec Smith from Hayes and Cummings Architecture. Figure 4.2.1 Participatory Workshop with community residents.Figure 4.2.2 Participatory Workshop with community leaders.Figure 4.2.3 Circulation Diagram of the city.Figure 5.0.1 Visit to Catano City Hall with Mario Corsino From InterGroup.Figure 5.0.2 Site visit to San Felipe del Morro with fellow professor Vikas Metha. PhD.Figure 5.0.3 Diagram of Cultural Centre of ActivitiesFigure 5.0.4 La PerlaFigure 5.0.5 San Felipe del Morro fortFigure 5.0.6 La Concha HotelFigure 5.1.1 Plaza del Mercado Santurce Figure 5.1.2 Relationship of public spaces, urban rooms along the waterfrontFigure 5.2.1 Plaza del Convento. Time lapsed picture.Figure 5.2.2 Hierarchy of public spaces along water edge and buildings of interestFigure 5.2.3 View of San Juan from Catano CityFigure 5.2.4 View of Catano from City Hall, with Mario Corsino from InterGroupFigure 5.2.5 UPR campus visit with Andres MennucciFigure 5.2.6 Class trip picture at Catano BeachFigure 6.1.0 In studio conceptual developmentFigure 6.1.1 Concept board Team OneFigure 6.1.2 Process ModelFigure 6.1.3 FabricationFigure 6.1.4 Glue laminated frameFigure 6.1.5 C & C Machine Figure 6.1.6 Fabrication of installationFigure 6.1.7 Sunday ComfortFigure 6.1.8 Night time GlowFigure 6.1.9 AD HOC HangoutFigure 6.1.10 Dog FriendlyFigure 6.2.1 Installation concept boardFigure 6.2.2 Idea Sketch Figure 6.2.3 Concept Scale ModelFigure 6.2.4 View from Bay Shore DrFigure 6.2.5 View from Beach DrFigure 6.2.6 View from Beach DrFigure 6.2.7 Light-Wind play Figure 6.2.8 Sunset from Beach DrFigure 7.0.1 Master Plan modelFigure 7.1.1 Circulation and Movement ZonesFigure 7.1.2 Transportation and Area of Interconnectivity

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Figure 7.1.3 22nd South Street. General Scheme Figure 7.1.4 Model 22nd Drive South Node Figure 7.1.5 Land Use DiagramFigure 7.1.6 Weekend Activities DiagramFigure 7.1.8 22nd South Street. Music NodeFigure 7.1.9 Section 22nd Drive South NodeFigure 7.1.10 Section 22nd Drive South Node and Interstate 275Figure 7.1.11 View 22nd South Drive South towards Interstate 275Figure 7.1.12 View 22nd South Drive SouthFigure 7.1.13 4th Avenue South node. General Scheme Figure 7.1.14 Land Use DiagramFigure 7.1.15 Weekend Activities DiagramFigure 7.1.16 Circulation Network Diagram Figure 7.1.17 14th Avenue South node. General Scheme Figure 7.1.18 Section of 4th StreetFigure 7.1.19 Section of Water Ferry StationFigure 7.1.20 View of water ferry station from waterFigure 7.1.21 View of water ferry station from ferryFigure 7.1.22 Water ferry stationFigure 7.1.23 Water ferry stationFigure 7.1.24 Intermodal stationFigure 7.1.25 Intermodal stationFigure 7.2.1 Social Capital Energy MappingFigure 7.2.2 Social Capital Energy Mapping Figure 7.2.3 Public Transportation MapFigure 7.2.4 Master Plan Model Figure 7.2.5 Social Capital Energy Model Figure 7.2.6 Master PlanFigure 7.2.7 22nd Street South node. General Scheme Figure 7.2.8 Master Plan Model 22nd Drive South Figure 7.2.9 Master Plan Model 22nd Drive South Figure 7.2.10 22nd Street South nodeFigure 7.2.11 Transformation of the street edgeFigure 7.2.12 22nd Street SectionsFigure 7.2.13 22nd Street South and 5TH Avenue Intersection Figure 7.2.14 22nd Street South and 9TH Avenue IntersectionFigure 7.2.15 3RD Street building use & pedestrian connectivity diagram

Figure 7.2.16 Masterplan 3rd Street nodeFigure 7.2.17 3rd Street Marina areaFigure 7.2.18 3rd Street SectionFigure 7.2.19 Pedestrian MallFigure 7.2.20 3rd Street FerryFigure 7.2.21 Land Bridge SectionFigure 7.2.22 Land Bridge over Interstate 275

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