Constructing Nature: Creating Habitat in an Urban Landscape
This project takes a post-humanist approach to landscape architecture, ecologically restoring a toxic, degraded, and vacant site into a ively wildlife habitat. The site's unique location, adjacent to the Arroyo Seco River, acts as a buffer to the Arroyo Seco wildlife corridor, in addition to creating a needed linkage between nearby but disconnected wildlife areas. The ultimate goal is to increase biodiversity. The methodology includes first establishing which existing species in the area are of priority and, in turn identifying these species' unique habitats. The result, a habitat program, will be thoughtfully constructed and arranged in the park's master plan. Limited human access will create an experience that both protects, educates and builds appreciation for native fauna and flora.