Building Healthy and Resilient Places Studio
And Associated Seminars
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National ULI Hines Student Competition The Hines 2018 ULI Competition has been completed early in the spring semester. The project host city was announced on January 15th to kick off the competition. The competition was completed on January 19th with 3 separate teams sponsored by UC Forward, UC DAAP School for Planning, and the UC Real Estate Center. The teams were comprised of inter-disciplinary graduate students including real estate, finance, urban planning, and architecture. Each team developed a concept, site plans, architectural designs, and a real estate proforma. Professional developers from Cincinnati mentored the teams along with faculty members Frank Russell (Architect/Urban Designer) and Conrad Kickert(Architect/Urban Designer). This year the Hines Competition received applications from 60 universities from the United States and Canada. Out of 130 project submissions 2 out of 3 of the UC teams received an Honorable Mention. Placing team work are posted below. List of Mentors: Dave Neyer (STNL), Zeb Copley (PNC), Lydia Jacobs-Horton (ULI Cincinnati) Team 1: (Honorable Mention) Amber Wasinski (M.Arch), Andrew Scott Campbell (M.Arch), John Miklos (MCP), Matt Obringer (RE), Courtney Kress (M.Arch) with advisor Frank Russell Narrative | PosterTeam 2: Sadaf Arsalani (MLA), Saeed Piracha (BUP), Austin Gehman (M.Arch), Darion Ziegler (M.Arch), Patrick Maney (RE) with advisor Conrad Kickert
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Team 3: (Honorable Mention) Lorrin Kline (M.Arch), Sadaf Khalil Zare (MLA), Varsha Iyengar (M.Arch), Danielle Campbell (BUP), Ryan Stickel (RE) with advisor Frank Russell Narrative | Poster
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Local ULI Competition Studio The 2017 ULI Competition studio based within Bond Hill Business District. The competition had five finalist teams from multi-disciplinary studies including real estate, urban planning, and architecture. This studio is unique, because the students are required to produce a final product in two weeks. The studio is modeled after the National Hine ULI Competition by developing a concept, site plan, renderings, and a real estate Performa. The Hine’s competition is designed to “challenge students by collaborating across disciplines and imagine a better built environment”. The Winning team included a combination of UC undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines: Joseph Rusche, Matt Ziegler, Alex Scherzinger, John Miklos and Charles Wiederhold. The winners received a $5,000 prize split to each team member. Review the video below to understand the process to final products. List of Mentors: Ryan Laber, Lasserre Bradley, Chad Burke, Dave Neyer, Stefan Cornelis, Bruce Crutcher, Chad Munitz, Jason Chamlee, Jeff Raser, Adam Gelter, Michael Kady, Taylor Gruenwald, Matt Jacob, Tom Rowe, Steve Kenat, Kevin Wright
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Fall 2017:
Inquiry to Innovation: The Urban Wilderness Project Six interdisciplinary teams proposed concepts for leadership development for urban youth around an outdoor experience program. The project was conducted with community collaborator and sponsor the Camping Education Foundation and Faculty members Dr Kari Dunning and Frank Russell. BASE-Camping Education Poster Establishing and Effective Certificate
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Planning Senior Capstone The Spring 2017 Planning Senior Capstone focused on a diverse mix of people, with a particular benefit for those challenged by disabilities including the developmentally disabled and seniors. | |
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Fall 2016 ULI Competition Studio This studio competition was modeled after the existing national ULI Hines Competition conducted annually for 3-4 person interdisciplinary teams to design a real estate development project on an assigned local site. Student teams produced site plans, architectural designs, and real estate proformas. Professional Architects, Developers, Engineers from Cincinnati ULI mentored the teams along with Faculty Members Frank Russell (Architect/Urban Designer-UC Niehoff Urban Studio) and Shaun Bond (UC Real Estate Center). List of Mentors: Michael Kady, Jason Chamlee, Lasserre Bradley, Sari Lehtinen, Stefan Cornelis, Thea Munchel, Chad Munitz, Jim Zentmeyer, Jeff Raser, Lydia Jacobs-Horton, Edward Ratterman, Ryan Laber, Tom Rowe, Chad Burke, Kevin Wright, Mike Dooley, Steve Kenat, Joe Nickol, Adam Gelter Among 25 students divided into 5 teams from the Real Estate, Architecture and Urban Planning fields, the winning team composed was awarded with the $5,000. Winning Team: Hymes Connor Nicholas, Strauch Toni Nicole, Zhu Qisheng, Harris Jalisa, Riusche Joseph Team 1: Yasamin Enshaeian, Yilin Li, Guande Wu, Jonah Guttman, Yue Yan PosterTeam 2: Kellie Dunaway, Sadaf Khalil Zare, Sadaf Arsalani, Sutanu Majumber, Andrew Hannah
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Team 3: Ryan Craft, Kaaviyaa Nagarajan, Nathan Mertens, Austin Widman Poster
Team 4: (winning design)Connor Hymes, Toni Strauch, Qisheng Zhu, Jalisa Harris, Joseph Riusche Poster
Team 5: Crystal Collado, Jiajing Xie, Ruchira Khanvilkar, Yongkang Zhang, Chandler Berlinger Poster
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Planning Senior Capstone The Spring 2016 Planning Senior Capstone focused on creative placemaking and the next generation neighborhood business district in Cincinnati. | |
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Creative Placemaking Competition The Resilient Cities Studio took on Creative Placemaking as a focus for the Spring Semester. Architecture, Industrial Design, Urban Planning, and Communications students competed for best ideas among three neighborhoods. The Studio was conducted through the ProPel Collaboratory Program and sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky LISC. Community partners included the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Corp, Price Hill Will, and the Covington Center for Great Neighborhoods. Price Hill Open Air Gallery (3rd Place) | |
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Creative Placemaking Competition The Resilient Cities Studio took on Creative Placemaking as a focus for the Fall Semester. Architecture, Industrial Design, Urban Planning, and Communications students competed for best ideas among three neighborhoods. The Studio was conducted through the ProPel Collaboratory Program and sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky LISC. Community partners included the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Corp, Price Hill Will, and the Covington Center for Great Neighborhoods. | |
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Urban Land Institute Cincinnati Competition Studio This studio competition was modeled after the existing national ULI Hines Competition conducted annually for 3-4 person interdiciplinary teams to design a real estate development project on an assigned local site. Student teams produced site plans, architectural designs, and real estate proformas. Professional Architects, Developers, Engineers from Cincinnati ULI mentored the teams along with Faculty Members. Team 1 Poster | ReportTeam 2 (winning design) Poster | Report
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Burnet Woods Senior Capstone The Spring 2015 Rethinking Burnet Woods studio focused on the social, physical and environmental significance of the park and ways of reinvisioning its uses and amenities. Burnet Woods Studio interactive final report | |
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ULI Hines Competition Cincinnati Studio Another of the fruitful results of our partnership with ULI Cincinnati resulted in the National Recognition for the ULI Hines Competition of our student team composed by Neda Mohsenianrad, Adam Raynes, Amy Morgan and Maliheh Aghanasiri with the mentorship of ULI members: Dan McCarthy, Steve Kenat, Phil Denning, David Neyer and Leah Hollstein. Congratulations to the team! Final board and Narrative | |
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Urban and Green Infrastructure in Burnet Woods The Niehoff Urban Studio hosted a Horticulture class for the Spring 2015 semester, in which students from architecture, interior design and planning produced a document with design and vegetation guidelines to unify and transform the park through green infrastructure. Unifying through Green Infrastructure: Transforming one of Cincinnati's Oldest Parks Posters | Document
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Burnet Woods Plan Making Workshop The Niehoff Urban Studio hosted a varity of courses for the Fall 2014 semester; the primary studio initiated work on Burnet Woods and surroundings. The Rethinking Burnet Woods studio focused on the social, political and environmental significance of the park and ways of reinvisioning its uses and amenities. Open house and presentation photos The Art of Urban Ecology Poster | Report Productive Landscape Poster | Report | Video Improving Public Health Poster | Report Soundscape Burnet Woods Poster | Report Creating a Cohesive Streetscape Experience Poster | Report Epicenter of an Ecodistrict Poster | Report | |
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Civil Engineering Integrated Design In addition to the primary studio focused on Burnet Woods, the Niehoff Urban Studio hosted the Senior Civil Engineering Capstone in partnership with the Engineering department. This course focused on the infrastructure possible to be implemented in the park. The fall semester built the foundation for continuing the work in the Spring 2015 term when the engineering students will be joined by arhictectural engineering, planning capstone and horticulture students. Together the teams will further explore the potential development of Burnet Woods. Burnet Woods Lake Amenities and Programming Poster | ReportConnectivity of Burnet Woods Poster | Report Dog Park, Amphitheater and Bandstand Poster | Report | |
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Inquiry to Innovation Seminar In the fall 2014 semester freshmen students in a UC Forward interdisciplinary class sought to uncover student body interests in Burnet Woods. Actions Speal Louder\Raising Awareness Poster | ReportGathering the Students Voice Poster | Report Observing Current Student Activities Poster | Report An Inquiry of the Student Opinions on Burnet Woods Poster | Report
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Urban Land Institute Cincinnati Competition Studio The Niehoff Urban Studio, the UC School of Business, the Urban Land Institute Cincinnati and the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation partnered in giving UC students with a great professional experience while providing "an inside view" and a $5,000 prize for a final design for a new development in Walnut Hills this Fall. The course provided professional mentors, meetings and lectures. Open house and presentation photos Collaborators, ULI and UrbanCincy Press Team 1 Poster | ReportTeam 3 (winning design) Poster | Report
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