a. taylor portfolio
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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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Urban Planning Studio: Principals of Planning Design and Graphic Communication
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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Urban Planning Studio: Principals of Planning Design and Graphic Communication
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.