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Mapping
Its' been really frustrating trying to get everyone in the group on the same page. When we're in person conversation takes some...
Sydney Olszewski
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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First visuals
Group: It's been difficult to find times to meet with everyone at once, but we generally meet on Wednesdays to go over what we've done...
Sydney Olszewski
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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CampbellReith Engineers
Structures impact landscape features and vise versa. Remember that principles don't change. Much like with the last lecture from...
Sydney Olszewski
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Steintec Civil Engineering: Part Two
Success in the Art of Pavement Construction- there's a lot. When it comes to success or failure- speak up, document everything, and...
Sydney Olszewski
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Steintec Civil Engineering: Part One
It seems like so many of these lectures are about our connection to other disciplines. How do we interact with each other? How do we...
Sydney Olszewski
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Role of the Contaminated Land Consultant
Guest speaker: Clair Chamley from ARUP Week 3 Key takeaways: What is contaminated land? - Potentially harmful substances in soil water...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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The Urban Tree: Plant Production
Week 2 Key takeaways: Bare root- scoop and shake out soil from the root system Root ball- scoop without the shake Container grown Use the...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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The Urban Tree: Soil
Week 2 Key takeaways: Soil- dead matter, contains nutrients, supports root systems, holds water Typical/ ideal soil: 25% air (void)...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Woodlands
Setting an intention: I want to use this blog as a resource for myself to look back on, and hopefully a resource for others studying...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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A walk to Greenwich park
For our first week we went on a walk through Greenwich park since the weather was unexpectedly nice. I feel I learn best this way,...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Group Strategy
This week our group (Group 2- the best group) had lots of conversations about our vision for the research report. We each offered an...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Return to Thameslink
Armed with a personal camera, umbrellas, and my talented colleague Andrina from urban design, we set out to get to know our site more...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Capturing the feeling
This collage shows what left an impression from our time at Thameslink- a mostly muted colour palette, a patchwork of materials, yet a...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Research and personal Interest
I started off the week with as much CAD context as the computer could handle, but am now researching what I found interesting on site....
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Gathering context
Everyone has their own style when approaching a new site. For me, I find it useful to go in blind to have an authentic first impression....
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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Let the games begin- our first site visit to Thames walk
From Deptford to the O2 we explored the shore, streets, and boroughs. First impressions: A kaleidoscope of materials, highly restricted...
Sydney Olszewski
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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