Sanchez Farm Installation Project
Spring 2018
PROGRAM: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Planning and Design
STUDENTS: Cati Ambriz, Peach Anderson-Tauzer, Korrina Bencomo, Josiah Concho, Cooper Hamm, Megan Holcomb, Genevieve Huff, Tiffany Justice, Margaret Luciano, Andres Lucero, Alek Martinez, Ginaveve Pepin, Karl Redmon, Ramon Jesus Rivera, Payton Showwalter, and Melanie Zuni
INSTRUCTORS: Andrew Bernard
Illustrating the integral cultural importance of acequia culture in the surrounding neighborhood, the BAEPD capstone designed steel silhouettes based upon various aspects of acequia culture. Four teams each designed a silhouette and an ESRI story map to accompany the silhouettes to delve deeper into cultural significance of acequias in New Mexico.
In partnership with Bernalillo County Open Space, students researched and designed steel silhouettes to be installed along Sanchez Farms Open Space trail. The silhouettes depict the cultural significance of acequias to the surrounding community and the interconnected cultures in the region. Throughout the semester, students engaged with community and cultural leaders in the South Valley to hear their stories and visit their acequias.
Four teams designed four silhouettes and created ESRI story maps to accompany the installations. Using ESRI Story Map, students tell the story of acequias and discuss their cultural significance to the city, state, and region. Each team chose an integral aspect of culture that acequias have influenced: food, family, ecology, and identity.
Using spatial analysis, students design a steel silhouette to represent these aspects along the walking trail at Sanchez Farms. QR codes are installed alongside the steel silhouettes that link to the ESRI story maps created by students.
