I am currently seeking a 28-week internship beginning in January 2012. Thanks for taking the time to look through my work. If you'd like to contact me, I can be reached by email at lewald@ksu.edu.

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2. personal statement:
I am a leader. My leadership skills began to develop the day I became an older sister, and
shaped my involvement throughout academic and extracurricular activities in
high school and college. A large part of my confidence stems from my
ability to lead successfully, and my greatest satisfactions are a
result of leadership efforts that ultimately contribute to aims
larger than myself.
For me, leadership is not enough without passion. I am a leader because I choose to be and
because leadership is a great way to be passionate about what I do with my time.
I am passionate about landscape architecture because it is a profession at the
forefront of design. Leaders in landscape architecture are boldly visionary.
At the same time, these leaders recognize limitations and
actively seek out other resources. This is the
leader I hope to be someday.

3. contents: 1
cerner center
project type:
regional and community planning
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metrotones
project type:
collaborative urban revitalization
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switzer neighborhood
farm
project type:
pro bono
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manhattan mennonite
congregation
project type:
planting design
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hand graphics

4. cerner center
Public-private partnerships will revitalize
Kansas City’s downtown core by
developing a strong foundation for future
businesses and improving quality of life for
city dwellers. Densifying the area south of
the I-670 cap will generate connections to
activity centers. In addition, multi-modal
transit opportunities and linear civic
spaces will increase both citizens’ and
businesses’ investment in the
community and downtown area.
Kansas City is currently home to three
Fortune 500 companies, two of which
are located in Overland Park, an outlying
suburb. Since many of Kansas City’s
businesses are opting to locate in the
suburbs, the downtown must establish a
low-risk environment to entice
business investment. A successful
corporate center will double the
downtown population while
maintaining a high quality of life.
(right) Primary and secondary
pedestrian corridors reconnect the
downtown core and the
crossroads district.

5. pr oj ect t y p e: COM M U NI T Y P L A NN I N G p r o f e sso r s: BL A KE BEL A N GER, J A SON BRODY, H OWA RD H A HN
loca t i o n: KAN S AS C I T Y, M I S S O U R I c o lla b o r a tio n : C A MMIE C H RISTN ER, A N N E H U N D L EY
studi o: R E G ION AL / C O M M U NI T Y P L A NN I N G t oo ls: PEN A N D IN K, SKETC H U P, A D OBE PH OTOSH OP, IL LU STRATO R, INDESIG N
* Group responsibilities included computer graphics, data collection, and general design.
(above) The team envisioned a
network of green roofs at the onset
of the project.

6. civic corridors funnel pedestrian traffi c from
major cultural centers
understanding civic space through building
massing scenarios
(above) This diagram illustrates
the fusion of four team projects
from the CityEcologies studio.
(left) Quick massing studies
generated civic corridors and land
use strategies.

7. (above) Residential green roofs
improve quality of urban living in
downtown Kansas City.

8. metrotones
The redevelopment plan for Arapahoe
Square transforms the currently
disconnected site into an area that is
weaved into the larger context of Denver,
sensitive to the socio-economic complexes
of the Five Points neighborhood, and
seamlessly mobile at all levels
of circulation.
The site essentially becomes a metrotone,
a word stemming from “ecotone.” Like
an ecotone, the site is a transition area
between downtown and the residential
areas outside of the city; the metrotone
has some characteristics of both these
communities, but also has characteristics
unique to neither.
The pedestrian corridor in the residential
area is inspired by linear movement.
The interactive features are abstracted from
performers adept to creating beautiful
linear forms through body movement.
The art installations sustain the community
and engage sight, sound, and touch.
(right) The interactive features along
the pedestrian corridor encourage
linear movement and perform
at night.

9. pr oj ect t y p e: UR BA N R E V I TA L I Z AT I O N p r o f e sso r s: BL A KE BEL A N GER, J ON H U N T
loca t i o n: DE N V E R , C O LO R A D O c o lla b o r a tio n : KU RT H EIN EN , D EREK H OETMER, A A RON J OH N SON, G ARRETT K ILBRIDE
studi o: S IT E P LAN NI NG A N D D E S I G N t o o ls : PEN A N D IN K, SKETC H U P, A D OBE PH OTOSH OP, IL LU STRATO R, INDESIG N
* The group was composed of two architecture and three landscape architecture students. Responsibilities for the larger site included diagramming framework and design
strategies. During the second phase of the project, each team member worked on a smaller focus area.
(above) Linear movement and sensory
experience inspired the design of the
pedestrian corridor, located in the
residental area of the master plan.

10. study model enhanced spatial understanding (above) The residential micro-
of the narrow corridor metrotone transitions between private
and public realms.
(left) A gradual activity gradient
along the length of the site reinforces
the transition to private residences.
(right) The Metrotones team used
periphery existing and planned land
use to blend the site into the current
downtown fabric.

11. using contextual land use
as a design guide
residential
residential
residential
residential
residential
large-format retail
commercial dining
Dowtown -- Arapahoe Square Urban Residential large -format retail
Downtown -- Core District Urban Row Houses
Mixed Use Urban Center General Urban Multi-Unit
Marketplace Initiative Residential Multi-Unit
Special Open Space Planned Unit District
(above) The rainwater curtain
transitions the marketplace
environment to the subtle
neighborhood atmosphere.

12. switzer
neighborhood
farm
Located in Westside neighborhood in
downtown Kansas City, the Switzer
Neighborhood Farm is home to an
economically diverse population and
resides on a brownfield. An abandoned
school flanks two sides of the site, and a
library and community center are directly
adjacent. Switzer Neighborhood Farm has
very limited funding and no direct access
to the water system for irrigation.
The design of the Switzer Neighborhood
Farm has three elements that lead
to a rich Westside communitiy:
multifunctionalism, educational
opportunities, and biodiversity.
The site hosts a variety of special events
and daily educational experiences,
bringing in a large, diverse crowd from the
neighborhood. Children and seniors alike
can participate in gardening, and a mentor
program connects these two age groups.
(right) The community center at the
base of the south slope promotes
gathering, education, and play.

13. TILE/METAL ROOF
pr oj ect t y p e: P R O B O NO p r o f e sso r s: J ESSIC A C A N FIEL D, L EE SKA BELU N D
loca t i o n: KAN S AS C I T Y, M I S S O U R I c o lla b o r a tio n : C A MMIE C H RISTN ER FILTER
studi o: P LAN T IN G D E S I G N t o o ls : A D OBE PH OTOSH OP, IL LU STRATOR, A N D IN D ESIGN
* Group responsibilities included perspectives and infographics. General site design was a team effort. Numerical data concerning
rainwater collection was completed by Cammie Christner. This project received the Prairie Gateway Chapter (ASLA) Merit Award: Design Unbuilt.
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(above) Rain barrels were equated
to basketballs for community
understanding. Multiple design
concepts were revised and reworked.

14. onions 14,500
14 500 peppers 5,625 tomatoes , corn 3,750

15. (above) The butterfly garden requires
four components to attract butterflies:
sources of water, rocks to rest on and
sunbathe, scaly bark, and nectar.
(left) Water requirements for
common garden vegetables (and
other numerical data concerning
precipitation) was equated to
basketballs to enhance community
understanding.
(above) By centralizing educational
and cultural spaces on the
challenging slope, the garden picks
up a new identity (not to scale).

16. manhattan
mennonite
congregation
The design proposal fosters a healthy
relationship between civilization and the
earth, as a core value of the Mennonite
congregation. Natural plant communities
are mimicked to attract wildlife, and
bioswales cultivate a rich plant community
while facilitating stormwater management.
The palette of plants includes species native
to Kansas, and specifically the Flint Hills
eco-region. Native plants have a greater
percentage of survival and require little
maintenance after establishment.
By mimicking natural plant communities,
wildlife species are drawn to the site. spring summer
The habitat then becomes an excellent
educational resource for the congregation
and the surrounding community.
(right) Seasonal collages. Newsprint,
trace paper, cardstock paper, modge
podge glue, and ink.
(opposite) Curvi-linear elements
indicate church entryway. Red plant fall winter
material contrasts limestone facades.

17. pr oj ect t y p e: P LA N T I NG D E S I G N p r o f e sso r s: J ESSIC A C A N FIEL D, L EE SKA BELU N D
loca t i o n: M AN HAT TA N, K A N S A S c o lla b o r a tio n : SA RA H C RA IG
studi o: P LAN T IN G D E S I G N, t o o ls : GRA PH ITE, AU TOC A D C IV IL 3D 2011, A D OBE PH OTOSH O P, ILLUSTRATO R,
CON S T R U C T I O N I & I I A N D IN D ESIGN
* Group responsibilities included site analysis, general site design, and preliminary site grading. Planting design was individual work.
(above) Sustainable Sites Initiative
objectives were incorporated into the
planting and site design.

18. (above, left) Curvilinear, raised
planting beds line the main entry
corridor. This detail is also for the
adjoining bench.
(above, right) A bench and footing
detail are included in the detail
set for the Manhattan Mennonite
Congregation.
(left) The contemplative area is
elevated on a wooden deck. This
detail is for the stairs and railing.

19. (above) The plants selected for the
Manhattan Mennonite Congregation
site cater to the human senses
throughout all seasons.

20. hand graphics
(above, left) Practice marker
rendering from the advanced
graphics course. Marker and ink.
(above, right) Watercolor practice
from the advanced graphics course,
plan and perspective.
Watercolor and ink.
(right) The Marlatt Park amphitheater
is nestled into the cuesta.
Colored pencil and ink on
printed photograph.

21. (above) Council Grove site aerial.
Colored pencil.

22. other
interests
(above) I learned how to use a
pottery wheel while working at Camp
War Eagle and taught campers
pottery wheel basics. This sketch is
from a motion mapping exercise.
(right) The Festival of Trees was a
tree decoration competition and
auction benefiting the Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program. I headed
up the entry for the ASLA student
chapter. We won both the Mayor’s
Choice and People’s Choice Awards.
(far right) The Jungle Room mural
was a team service project for the
University Christian Church’s
Preschool Academy.

23. references: DENNIS L AW, FASLA
Dean Emeritus
Landscape Architecture and
Regional and Community Planning
Kansas State University
1515 Williamsburg Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
785.532.1087
delaw@ksu.edu
BLAKE BELANGER, RLA, ASLA
Assistant Professor
CELA Regional Director
Landscape Architecture and
Regional and Community Planning
Kansas State University
Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785.532.1096
belanger@ksu.edu
JESSICA CANFIELD
Assistant Professor
Landscape Architecture and
Regional and Community Planning
Kansas State University
Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785.532.7083
jesscan@ksu.edu
LESLIE SEATON
Staff Coordinator
Camp War Eagle
14323 Camp War Eagle Road
Rogers, AR 72756
479.751.8899
leslie@campwareagle.org

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