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Ames Campustown Planning Study: Toward the Future of Ames' Campustown
CRP 432: Community Development Planning and Programming
DSN S 446: Interdisciplinary Design Studio
Spring 2006 
 
Faculty:
Mary Kay Wilcox, assistant professor
 
Department of Community and Regional Planning
Department of Landscape Architecture
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3093
 
 
 
A Park for the 21st Century: Conceptual Plans for a Waterfront Park, Charles City
LA 202: Site Planning and Design I
Spring 2006 
 
Faculty:
Heidi Hohmann, assistant professor
Carl Rogers, assistant professor
 
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3094
 
Landscape architecture students in this introductory studio prepared plans for a large riverfront park in the northeast Iowa town of Charles City. Their solutions were creative and will encourage city officials to consider new ideas in developing their park. 
 
 
 
Charles City Mixed-Use Urban Redevelopment Plan
CRP 416/516: Urban Design and Practice
Spring 2006
 
Faculty:
Ferro Trabalzi, assistant professor
 
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3093
 
Planning students in this advanced studio examined a former county maintenance facility in Charles City and imagined ways it could be put to new uses. Solutions ranged from an urban plaza to an artists' colony and farmers' market. Graphic presentations and models helped the community to share the students' vision for the site. 
 
 
 
Franklin Township Cemetery Expansion Plan
Spring 2006
 
Faculty:
Heidi Hohmann, assistant professor
M. Susan Erickson, extension specialist and PLaCE program coordinator
 
Research Assisant:
Phuong Nguyen 
 
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3094
 
Hohmann and Erickson worked with undergraduate research assistant Phuong Nguyen to develop expansion plans for this rural township cemetery in Greene County, focusing on meeting community needs for cemetery space, providing a gathering space for cemetery visitors and creating a project to promote community involvement.
 
 
 
Hampton Wellness Center Site Planning
Spring 2006
 
Faculty:
M. Susan Erickson, extension specialist and PLaCE program coordinator
 
Department of Landscape Architecture
146 College of Design
Ames, IA 5001-3094
 
The city of Hampton has a long history of involvement with the College of Design's PLaCE program, having used the program effectively for several community projects. A new wellness center has been built privately in Hampton, and in spring 2006, PLaCE program coordinator Susan Erickson provided consultation on site-planning considerations for the facility. Of particular interest were parking-lot design and maintenance and planting considerations to reduce maintenance inputs. Erickson also discussed with community leaders the advantages of making connections via trails to other locations in Hampton, such as the nearby healthcare facility, the town square, and a future middle school.
 
 
 
Brownfield Reclamation Studio 
Lindahl Salvage Yard Reclamation/Reuse
CRP 416/516: Urban Design and Practice
Spring 2006 
 
Faculty:
Ferro Trabalzi, assistant professor
 
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3093
 
Using the 3.5-acre site of a former junkyard on the northwest edge of Boone as a case study, 18 students in this advanced planning studio examined the treatment of marginal landscapes and communities. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources had informed the city of Boone that the site must be cleaned up to comply with environmental regulations. The studio class produced a report detailing proposed ways to reclaim and reuse the site to benefit the community.
 
 
 
Pocahontas Traffic Corridors, Main Street Plan
Fall 2006

Faculty:
Ferro Trabalzi, assistant professor
 
Department of Community and Regional Planning
146 College of Design
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3093 
 
Twenty-one students worked on this project to address concerns relating to traffic corridors and Main Street development in Pocahontas.
 
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