City as a Work of Art class projects

Spring 2025

Plan of Spirit Valley with colored boxes to indicate sections

Plan of West Duluth with the group assignments indicated by different colors

Students in this 2000-level course worked in groups to reimagine a section of Spirit Valley Core Investment area as part of the Spirit Valley Core Investment Area planning process

Western Grand Avenue

Logo

Plan of section with rain gardens and crossing redesigns

Plan of re-imagined section

Final Draft - West Grand.pdf

View of bench, bus shelter tree, on a city corner

Elevation view of protected bus shelter and new benches, trash can, and tree

View of a rain garden under a highway overpass

Elevation view of rain garden below I-35 overpass

Grand Avenue Business District

View of imagined Pocket park at Grand Avenue and 56th Avenue West

Elevation view of proposed pocket park

Design Proposal for Grand Ave Business District.pdf

Logo

Hand-drawn block of Grand Avenue

Elevation view of Grand Avenue

Hand-drawn view of Grand Avenue

Elevation view of Grand Avenue

North Central Avenue

Logo

NCentral.pdf

Plan of area

Plan of redesigned section

View of garden with greenhouse and play areas

Elevation view of proposed garden

Sign

Sign

View of street with yellow houses on right and trees with no leaves

Central Avenue before redesign

Image of road lined with houses (on right) and with flower beds and trees between street and sidewalk on left side

Central Avenue after redesign with proposed pollinator beds in the easements

Central Avenue Business District

Logo (above), elevation view with proposed pocket park, elevation views of street; plan of redesign section below

CentralBusPlan.pdf

Two mixed use building with park between. Picnic tables and mural on the building wall

View of streetscape with mixed use buildings, crossings, and benches

View of streetscape with three buildings; the one of the right is a green movie theatre

CentralAveBus.pdf

Design portfolio

South Central Avenue

Logo

Plan of multi-lane street with crossings and park

Plan of section after redesign

Plan of area with streets, highways, and green areas

Plan of section before redesign

View of park with raised beds, gazebo, and exercise equipment

View of intersection with tree-lined park, with raised beds protecting along the sidewalk

Elevation view of proposed Spirit Plaza (top) & Dog Park (bottom)

SouthCentralAve.pdf

Design portfolio

Reimagine Kmart

West Duluth Community Center Logo & Wayfinding

Multi-story, mixed use building with brick exterior and large windows

West Duluth Community Center elevation view

Plan of building with interior, first floor functions

Plan after redesign

View of protected garden with central fountain and flower beds

Proposed garden

KMART Repurposing_Final Design Portfolio.pdf

Design Portfolio

Parking Lot Re-imagined #1

Spirit Valley Design Portfolio.pdf

Logo & Design portfolio

Plan of park with multiple activities

Reimagined plan

Examples of area sign, directional signage, and site-specific signage

Wayfinding examples

Design for a covered pavilion

View of the proposed park with paths, benches, and a central feature

Elevation views of key structures and playground with central fountain

Parking Lot Re-imagined #2

Plan of park with paths, river, activity areas, playgounds

Plan of re-imagined site

Kmart parking lot group 2 final paper.pdf

Design Portfolio

5 examples of different wayfinding examples for Spirit Valley park

Sample wayfinding

View of park with covered areas, community gardens, trees, and paths

Elevation view of section of propsed park

Playground with creek, trees, hill, native garden for natural play

Plan for reimagined natural play area

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