http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1224 Search the Channel search http://krex.ksu.edu/dspace/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1233 Title: Greensburg envisioned<br/><br/>Authors: Anterola, Jeremy; Becker, Andrew; Blackwell, Jessica; Bonser, Skyler; Capps, Scott; Curry, Collin; Henley, Jacob; Jacobson, Melody; Jaquez-Herrera, Clemente; Kroen, Kevin; LaMartina, Josh; Rader, Julianne; Renyer, Shandelle; Richardson, Lindsey; Rolfs, Brett; Scherling, Ian; Stolwyk, Adrienne; Van de Riet, Geoff; Vanderpool, Aaron; Wages, Erin; Watkins, Malcolm; Wilke, Laura; Williams, Jessica<br/><br/>Editors: Klein, Melanie; Gabbard, Todd<br/><br/>Abstract: May 4, 2007, a tornado ripped across Kiowa County, Kansas, levelingninety-five percent of the town of Greensburg and leaving the rest ofthe town severely damaged. Shortly after the tornado, a 12-week processof meetings and discussions by teams of local, state, and federalofficials, business owners, civic groups, and hundreds of citizensresulted in “Long-Term Community Recovery Plan: Greensburg + KiowaCounty, Kansas ” (LTCRP), which expresses the Greensburg/Kiowa Countycommunity’s vision for recovery. In the LTCRP, the inhabitants ofGreensburg expressed a strong will to strategize the reconstruction ofa new, sustainable rural town.In October 2007, KSU College of Architecture, Planning and Designprofessors coordinated fourth year landscape architecture and fifthyear architecture students to begin addressing the design needs ofGreensburg. The aim was for students to create sustainable designconceptualizations for projects specifically listed in the LTCRP.Students were to communicate the following to the general public: somebasic sustainable design practices, and, how these practices couldmanifest in a design concept for Greensburg. The student projectswould then serve as a catalyst for conversation as the town considerstheir reconstruction efforts.From the beginning, architecture and landscape architecture studentswere instructed to work together on design proposals that encompassedaspects of ecological sensitivity, resource efficiency and residenthealth and well-being. It was soon acknowledged that, for thereconstruction of a small town, sustainability has broader implicationsthan the generally accepted definition of reduced environmental impact,conscientious resource use, and the preservation of human well-being.Ensuring the viability of the community - its economy, institutions,and infrastructure - was of vital importance. Communicating theseneeds, potential design solutions and design logic to the generalpublic was an architecture-landscape architecture student effort. InDecember 2007, the design concepts were given to the citizens ofGreensburg. A public gallery exhibited the work, digital files of allstudent project images and text were placed on the internet, and papercopies of all work were given to the City. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:52:57 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1232 Title: Greensburg green: Design strategies for a progressive community<br/><br/>Authors: Maddock, Sally; Kern, Kelsey<br/><br/>Editors: Klein, Melanie; Gabbard, Todd Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:52:42 GMT