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Yetunde Ogunwumi

Yetunde Ogunwumi

Staten Island, NY

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Farming Forney

The goal for this project was to create an estate that would embody the original nature of a small town just outside Dallas, Texas, called Forney, while creating a unique yet futuristic design. One thing that came to mind immediately was the movement towards edible landscapes that has been implemented in larger overbuilt cities. It was decided that it would be so much easier if we planned for agriculture to be a part of this community from the beginning. The City would start out as farms, but over time, be developed to tend to the needs of people that would eventually move in. I created a system of infrastructure plots that would serve the needs of the farms, as well as the people living on the land. We also created an ecological system of vegetative buffers that would make it possible for people to live adjacent to these farms. 

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Forney, TX, US
My Role: Landscape and Systems Architect
Additional Credits: Studio by Inaki Alday and Tat Bonhevi
Max Brenner
Anfal Adam
Taylor Baskin