Community Services
Over-the-Rhine Model
The Community Design Center refurbished and expanded a physical model of the central portion of OTR for the City of Cincinnati and the OTR Community Council.
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Findlay Market District: Mapping (2006)
Over several months, the Community Design Center engaged in a thorough examination of the physical, economic, and geographical characteristics of the market's surrounding area.
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Washington Park District: Mapping (2006)
The Community Design Center worked with the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) to inventory and map existing conditions in the two block area north of Washington Park.
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Over-the-Rhine Community Education Project (2002)
With faculty and students from the UC College of DAAP, UCCDC collaborated with the Children's Defense Fund, Cincinnati public Schools, and Local (citizen) School Decision Making Committees to promote the US Department of Education program "Schools as Centers for Community Learning".
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Cincinnati Homeless Resources Map (2002)
The Community Design Center provided technical assistance to the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati by mapping resources available to homeless persons in downtown Cincinnati and Clifton neighborhoods.
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FEMA Windstorm Mitigation Research and Design (2001)
Following the 2000 tornado disaster in Xenia Ohio, the Community Design Center was requested by FEMA to assist in illustrating windstorm damage mitigation techniques for the construction of wood frame houses.
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Cincinnati Health Department Window Guard Prototype (2001)
The Community Design Center provided industrial design services to the City of Cincinnati Health Department to research and design a prototype window guard to protect children from accidental falls. The Health Department statistics on child facilities indicate the need to provide safety measures to reduce accidental falls.
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