Highlighted excerpts from the more visually-oriented class projects that comprised my 2-year Master of City and Regional Planning program at Ohio State…
1. Spring 2016 ULI Hines Competition
Proposal: “Connectus” (View high-res version here)
Methods: Market research, sketching, diagramming, Rhino (team), Illustrator, InDesign
2. Fall 2015 Community Design Studio
Proposal: Bus Box and Heart of Linden
Methods: Documenting, interviewing, researching, PowerPoint, Illustrator, InDesign
See post on the importance of transit placemaking and equitable BRT-TOD for Columbus’ Linden neighborhood. Project also mentioned on CityLab.
Supplemental work: Published studio book
3. Spring 2015 Public Art Masterplanning Course
Proposal: East Broad Street Public Art Masterplan
Methods: Documenting, interviewing (PACT), PowerPoint, Photoshop, Streetmix
Supplemental work: 14-page Near East Side Public Art Masterplan and 30-page Near East Side Housing Needs Assessment
4. Fall 2015 Spatial Models Course: East Franklinton Class Project
Proposal: State Street Station
Part market-rate and workforce housing new construction, part affordable housing preservation (mixed-income, mixed-use, mixed-build)
Methods: Market research, parcel research, GIS, PowerPoint, Photoshop
5. Fall 2014 Site Planning Lab Project
Proposal: Grandview Forks development
Methods: Auto CAD
| Program | Specifications |
| Green space | 30 acres |
| Apartments | 910 DU, 1,820,000 SF |
| Townhomes | 200 DU |
| Commercial | 495,000 SF |
| Design code | Smart Code 9.2 (T4) |
6. Fall 2015 ULI Prep Workshop
Proposal: The Continent redeveloped as Calle Mayor (View high-res version here)
Methods: GIS, sketching, diagramming, market research, PowerPoint, Rhino (team), Illustrator, InDesign
| Program | Footprint | Floors | SF | Acres |
| Residential | ||||
| Townhomes | ||||
| North | 50000 | 2 | 100000 | 1.15 |
| West | 60000 | 2 | 120000 | 1.38 |
| South | 105000 | 2 | 210000 | 2.41 |
| Townhome Total | 215000 | 430000 | 4.94 | |
| Apartments | ||||
| North (Senior) | 180000 | 3 | 540000 | 4.13 |
| East (Family | 85000 | 3 | 255000 | 1.95 |
| West (Family) | 85000 | 3 | 255000 | 1.95 |
| Apartment Total | 350000 | 1050000 | 8.03 | |
| Office | ||||
| North Office | 70000 | 3 | 210000 | 1.61 |
| Middle Office | 150000 | 3 | 450000 | 3.44 |
| South Office | 60000 | 3 | 180000 | 1.38 |
| Office Total | 280000 | 840000 | 6.43 | |
| Hotel | ||||
| East Hotel | 36000 | 3 | 108000 | 0.83 |
| West Hotel | 36000 | 3 | 108000 | 0.83 |
| Hotel Total | 72000 | 3 | 216000 | 1.65 |
| Retail | ||||
| Giant Eagle | 110000 | 1 | 110000 | 2.53 |
| East Strip | 44000 | 1 | 44000 | 1.00 |
| West Strip | 200000 | 1 | 200000 | 4.60 |
| Retail Total | 354000 | 354000 | 8.13 |
7. Spring 2016 Graphic Design for Planners
Proposal: NKY River Route Study (View full PDF plan here)
Methods: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ArcGIS, Plotter
See post on the potential for the NKY Streetcar proposal to transform the historic river cities of Covington and Newport.
Plan Bigger 