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The objective of the fistpart of this assignmentwas aimed at develop-ing graphic techniquesto represent ground sur-faces, both natural andman-made. Both of thesepieces are done on 11by

17 inch vel-lum paper witha mechanicalpencil, variouslead weights, at-square, andother straightedges. In thesecond partwe were given

a plain siteplan to applythese graphictechniques.

Ground Plane

Hardscape & Soft-

scape Graphic

Techniques

Urban Planning Studio: Principals of Planning Design and Graphic Communication

Drawing From PhotographsIn this assignment we were re-quired to select an urban streetscene and take a series of pho-tographs to create a panoramic.We then had to prepare repre-

sentational renderingsfrom the composite

photo series.In thispart of the assignmentwe assumed the roleof the urban designer.Through alterations ofthe original photograph,we proposedrecommendations toimprove the buildingsand street scape.


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Plan Elevation Elements &

Site-Section Elevation

The first part of thisassignment introducedus to drawing man-madeand natural site elements toscale in elevation format.

The second part taught ushow to construct a site-sec-tion elevation from the planon the left. It was preparedwith pencil and marker on24 by 36 inch tracing paper.

For our final poster project we were required to take someof the drawings originally rendered in black and white and

add color. The media used included markers, coloredpencils, pens, and pastels.

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The objectives of this assignment are to become familiarwith basic principles involved in the construction of one

Two-Point Perspective Drawing

and two-point perspectives. Wewere required to select an urbanenvironment down town and

render it with pencil and pens.We then added color for our finalposter assignment.


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Cincinnati Neighborhood Analysis

In this studio we worked in two person teams on one neighborhood of the

city. My partner and I analyzed and developed posters on the Historical,

Physical, and Social conditions of the Neighborhood of Norhside. We then

picked a section of the business district to develop a Problem/Solution Analy-

sis poster. Our proposal (made prior to f inding out about the actual project

that is currently underway) was to renovate and adaptively reuse the Historic

American Can Factory building and develop the surrounding area.


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Planning Design Studio: Neighborhood/District

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Building Conditions

The theme of this studio was the Claiming and Reuse of Resid-

ual Spaces in the Contemporary City. My team and I chose an

area surrounding the intersection of Vine St. and WClifton Ave

in Cincinnati (pictured to the left). We did an analysis of the dis-

tricts current building conditions, land use, zoning, occupancy,

natural systems, population characteristics, infrastructure, and

circulation. With this information at hand, we did a SWOT anal-

ysis for the district, and reviewed relevant case studies. Follow-

ing the analysis and research stage, we deveolped a program

for the district to form a strategy and site specific designs for

intervention areas within the district. The intervention area I fos-

used on for our final proposal was the site plan for reclaiming

a previous residential area for a neighborhood park (pictured

below). The few homes left on the site were quite neglected

(map pictured to the right). The park was designed to incor-

porate the extreme topography of the area. Also included in

the plan is an area forapartment/condo (or

public) amenities such

as tennis courts and

a pool. This connects

the park area with a

proposed mixed-use

development on our

other main intervention

area within the district.


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Niehoff Urban Studio: Comprehensive/Regional

I am currently in an interdisciplinary studio including Planners and Engineers

entitled Place Matters: Covington Center City Action Plan. Our focus is a

region within the City of Covington, Kentucky. In this research phase, some

teams are documenting and analyzing aspects of the natural and man-made

environment, while some are assigned neighborhoods of Covington.

I made these graphics with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for a poster

presentation on an initial Community Framework Analysis and Synthesis. A

partner and I were assigned to document and analyze Covingtons Historic

Licking Riverside neighborhood to uncover the community framework that

supports its livability.

Road Circulation Map

HLR Neighborhood Over Time


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Amenity Hours of Activity

Concluding Thoughts

The method and analytical framework re-

quired to approach this assignment borrowed

the approach of William Morrish and Cathe-

rine Brown as described in Planning To Stay.

This framework consists of five types of physi-

cal features found in neighborhoods (Homes& Gardens, Community Streets, NeighborhoodNiches, Anchoring Institutions, and Public Gar-

dens) and five organizing themes (Location,

Scale, Mix, Time, & Movement). The Physical

features are documented and discussed on

the original posters

Amenity Location Map

Scale of the Built Environment

Niehoff Urban Studio: Comprehensive/Regional


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Landscape Design I Landscape Design II

Residential Site: Inventory & Analysis, hand draftedResidential Site: Master Plan, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop


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Landscape Design II

Residential Site: Functional Digram, Illustrator & Photoshop Residential Site: Preliminary Design, hand draft and Adobe


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One of my focus

projects throughout

this internship was

to support research

for a sustainable

business model forthe post grant future

of Findlay Market

Farms, an exten-

sion of the non-profit

farmers market. At

the end of my intern-

ship my boss, the

Urban Farm Man-

ager, utilized this and

his own research

to make his finalrecommendations

for a business model

proposal.

I began the project

by independently

researching Urban

Farm programs, compiling a list of non and for profits with

helpful information. The Farm manager and I then created

a project to manage a group of UC student volunteers

for further research. After our introductory meeting with thestudents, I acted as project manager, taking complete

responsibility for supporting the students work to comple-

tion. I created a case study form for capturing and analyz-

ing the information they gathered, and provided them with

an extensive example with Somerton Tanks Farms (the top

section in the spread to the left). Once they provided me

with their results, I compiled and organized the research

data into both a master document and spread sheet. I pre-

sented the information for analysis by order ing the existing

urban farm business models from most useful to least.

the apprentice farmers. I made these logo options

for a grower in the Findlay Market Farms program in

Adobe Illustrator. Along with designing and making

a variety of laminated display signs for multiple farm

teams to use in selling their produce, I helped create

a system for the apprentices to track their produce,

pricing, and market sales.

Apprentice FarmerMarketing and Selling

SupportAnother project I worked onwas developing a framework

for farmer market selling for

Findlay Market Farms Internship


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Gamble Montessori High School Volunteer Workday

tA group of Gamble Highschool students volunteered their time for a

workday with the apprentice farmers at the Elm and Liberty garden site.

I made these project fliers to communicate the work day goals and

organize the efforts of the team leaders and their students. Other projects

included hoop house construction and fence maintenance. I served as

the team leader for the weeding group.

Findlay Market Farms Volunteer ManagementBuilding off the work of a previous UC intern, I helped create a Volunteer

Management System to support the Urban Farm Project and apprentice

farmers in the growing and selling of their produce. I created a volunteer

managment e-mail account for FMFarms, ammended and made new volunteer

application forms, and worked with other volunteers to think through a centralizeddatabase system for future volunteer workday events.

Findlay Market Farms Internship


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Sketch Up Graphics

Site Section and

Perspective Views

Amberley Green Road

Hierarchy. Preparedfor Site Analysis,Planning, and Design

Studio

Example of

Typical ItalianetteAcrchitecture

Prepared for

Northside BusinessDistrict Focus


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Northside American Can

Site Proposal

Prepared for the Northside Business District Focus:

Problem Solution Analysis Proposal

Sketch Up Graphics


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IV: Proposed Street Section and Plan View2

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AutoCAD Graphics

Project Source for Graphics:

Price Avenue Corridor Streetscape

East Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio


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Digital Design Fundamentals

Flier forWork

PlanningStudentOrganizationLogo Submission

Hand tool recreationassignment onlypermited the use ofshapes, no pen toolallowed

Design by anEtsy artist, posterrecreated for own

use in Illustrator

Leaf shapesfound and

altered inphotoshop,

poster done inIllustrator

Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop Graphics

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Pottery

Thrown on the wheel for a scultpture andceramics class or at home


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Sketches

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Various Sketches from

notebooks kept over the

years.

Special thanks to the

instructors and peers

involved in the work pre-

sented in this portfolio.

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