land revolution

Urban Design Studio Final Project
with S. Brunmeier
Evaluator: B. Goetz
Colorado State University Landscape Architecture Department

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An “artifact” I developed for a studio project at Colorado State University to address the issue of water loss/water balance in Colorado. Spatial datasets of evapotranspiration rates in Colorado were compared with annual rainfall values to generate this 3d model.
Course: LAND366 Landscape Design Expression
Instructor: B. Goetz

Rendered in Vue 6 xStream
Data Source: Waltman, 1997

Moorish Garden Design Concept from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.
Moorish Garden Design Concept, 2007
Colorado State University
LAND362 Form and Expression in Garden Design
Instructor: M. Paulson
Student: E.Rufe
rendered in vue 6

GIS Layer Study of Lory State Park – Fort Collins, Colorado from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.
Level 2 Ecoregions, Streams, Water Bodies, Soils, and Vegetation
Colorado State University, 2007
LAND364 Design and Nature
Instructor: M. Paulson
Student: E. Rufe

Interstate-25 Contour Model – Fort Collins, Colorado from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.

5′ Contour Model of Interstate-25 from Kechter Road to Prospect Road in Fort Collins, Colorado (~10x Vertical Exaggeration)
Colorado State University
LA447 Comprehensive Landscape Design – Landscape Architecture Studio (Senior Capstone)
Instructor: M. Paulson
Students: E. Rufe, S. Brunmeier
Materials:
1/4″ Chipboard, Glue, ~3 Hours

Lory State Park Contour Model – Fort Collins, Colorado from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.
10′ Contour Model of Lory State Park in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Colorado State University
LA364 Design with Nature – Landscape Architecture Studio
Instructor: M. Paulson
Students: E. Rufe, S. Brunmeier, A. Cawrse
Materials:
1/4″ Chipboard, Glue, ~80 hours