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.

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

Planning Senior Capstone

The Spring 2016 Planning Senior Capstone focused on creative placemaking and the next generation neighborhood business district in Cincinnati.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.