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Project Type
Master of Landscape
Architecture student
design studio project.
Master of Landscape Architecture student design studio project.
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Summary
Proposal for recognizing the historic disenfranchisement of black families in Portland’s Albina district by identifying trees that survived mass home demolition. Inspired by the Black Heritage Tree Project. Developed using ArcGIS,
historic aerial image comparison, and
information provided by
the Albina Vision Trust.
Dr. Robert Ribe
Instructors
Timeline
Fall 2025
Sara Loquist
Urban Forestry Proposal For Portland’s Albina District
Albina Heritage Trees
Proposal for recognizing the historic disenfranchisement of black families in Portland’s Albina district by identifying trees that survived mass home demolition. Inspired by the Black Heritage Tree Project. Developed using ArcGIS,
historic aerial image comparison, and information provided by the Albina Vision Trust.
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Signage Design Concept
Albina Heritage Tree Aerials
Screenshots from Portland Maps showing the same locations in the Albina District in 1948 and 2024. The example heritage tree shows how the environmental context has changed for this particular London Plane tree, based on the tax lot geometry that provides spatial references for both maps.
The tree’s candidacy for heritage tree status was confirmed with City of Portland ArcGIS public tree data, filtered by DBH (diameter at breast height) with consideration for species growth rate.
Albina Heritage Tree Proposal
The core design intent is to help heal the disrupted ecosystem in Lower Albina by taking special care of the trees that survived the construction of I-5. Full development of this concept would require input from the Albina Vision Trust and current residents.
Albina Heritage Tree Aerials
Screenshots from Portland Maps showing the same locations in the Albina District in 1948 and 2024. The example heritage tree shows how the environmental context has changed for this particular London Plane tree, based on the tax lot geometry that provides spatial references for both maps.
The tree’s candidacy for heritage tree status was confirmed with City of Portland ArcGIS public tree data, filtered by DBH (diameter at breast height) with consideration for species growth rate.
Signage Design Concept
Albina Heritage Trees
Urban Forestry Proposal For Portland’s Albina District
Albina Heritage Tree Proposal
The core design intent is to help heal the disrupted ecosystem in Lower Albina by taking special care of the trees that survived the construction of I-5. Full development of this concept would require input from the Albina Vision Trust and current residents.