My Summer Internship at Penn's Architectural Conservation Laboratory

This summer I had an internship with Penn's Architectural Conservation Laboratory. I was in Yassıhöyϋk, Turkey working on three landscape architecture/preservation projects.

 

I used aerial imagery to map the formation of the Gordion Citadel Mound over time, tracking the formation of trenches and spoil heaps as well as the use of rail tracks to move material through the site.

 

I completed a condition assessment of the escarpments around the perimeter of the excavation area. This information was used to develop a catalog of ways to cut or fill the escarpments in order to stabilize them. These proposed interventions include options for soil retention, erosion control, and revegetation. Some of the proposed interventions were tested this season (summer 2014) in a pilot study.

 

I researched and illustrated ways of creating a new entry road to the Citadel Mound using locally sourced materials. The road will be constructed during the 2015 season. A new hotel is being built in the village to promote visitors to the ancient site at Gordion and this project is part of building new infrastructure support these visitors.