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Unorthodox Urban honey bee Pioneer

The pantry started out as an idea to propagate honey bees and disperse hives over urban areas along with plants that would give the honey produced distinct and sought-after flavors. That idea evolved, as I realized the vast number of a specific plant it would take to influence the flavor of the honey, into an edible outdoor room with vertical layers, giving the feeling of shelves and walls.

EDUCATION • Master of Landscape Architecture Apr. 2017 University of Florida (UF) • Bachelor of Science, Landscape Management Apr. 2012 Minor: Business Management Brigham Young University (BYU)

EMPLOYMENT • Grounds Keeper, Santa Fe College Oct. 2015 – Jan. 2016• Grounds Maintenance Worker 3, Tree Crew Nov. 2014 – Oct. 2015 University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) • Pool Technician, Pool Chlor Mar. 2014 – Nov. 2014• Intern, Linden Nursery Feb. 2012 – May 2012• Gardening Crew Member, BYU Apr. 2007 – Aug. 2011• Sales Associate, Kitsap Sports Aug. 2005 – Jan. 2007

DRAFTING, RENDERING AND COMPUTER SKILLS • Computer Aided Drafting: AutoCAD• 3DDrafting: Google Sketchup, Rhinosorous • Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator • Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

MEMBERSHIP • American Society of Landscape Architects, Student Member • Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Member • Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout

Contents:

Personnal Garden desiGn

small Park desiGn

Urban renewal desiGn

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BRANDON RAY EKMAN

(801) 922-0591 3301 SW 13th St. #Q243 theekman@gmail.com Gainesville, FL 32608

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a twist in the Park

We were tasked with creating a neighborhood park that would celebrate the city of Gainesville, Florida. I was new to the area and was fascinated to learn that the area had been primarily pine forest before palm trees were imported from further south to give it a more tropical feel. I at once decided to design my park around that change.

This project was to be our introduction to topography, and I took the challenge head-on.

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CreatinG alivinG street

The City of Longwood is a suburb of Orlando, Florida. Longwood is a nice place with a historical district and an industrial district. The town is, however, sliced in half by a very fast-traveled road. This road has made a major barrier in the city and has started causing serious blight. We set out to bring life back to the area, slow down the street, and increase walkability and access to public transit.

Existing Figure-Ground Existing Circulation Public Domain

Proposed Figure-Ground Proposed Circulation Spacial Diagram

I chose to slow down the street by creating a living cooridor with every element in the design, from the specific pavers to the color of the flowering trees, encouraging vehicles to slow and coaxing vehicles to calm down and inviting heavier foot traffic.

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Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica ‘Pink Velour’

Horsetail Equisetum hymale

Asian Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum

Dwarf Azalea Rhodendron ‘Red Ruffles’

Schillings (Dwarf) Yaupon Ilex vomitoria ‘Schilling’s Dwarf’

a PlaCe to start

This studio design was frustrating at first because there was no context for the site, just a rectangular patch; I needed a place to begin. I started with the image of a puzzle piece and began to work with the horizontal and vertical layers off of the base to create additional sections in the design.

I painted a picture of my daughter Faye dancing and gave it to her for Christmas. The gift was lacking something vital, so as a second part to the Christmas present, Faye and I had a date in which we finished the painting together. Faye, age 2, named the painting “Faye Shooting Star.”

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shootinG star

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