Olivia Hedges
2019 Portfolio
01 Introduction and Resume 02 Over-the-Rhine Analysis 03 Campus Analysis 04 Current Projects
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Education
University of Cincinnati Bachelor of Urban Planning Minors: French, Security Studies
Anticipated 4/2023 GPA 3.79
Wyoming High School, Cincinnati, OH High School Diploma with Honors
5/2018 GPA 4.80
Work Experience
Intern for Lindy for Cincinnati School Board Campaign Pet Care Wyoming Farmers’ Market Assistant Manager
Volunteer Experience
Language
French: Advanced speaking, reading, writing German: Basic speaking, reading, writing
Introduction
Alpha Rho Chi Worthy Scribe St Paul Lutheran Church Community Breakfast Aromatic Pépinière Campaign for Ohio
Present-November 2019 2015-Present 2017-2018
Present 2016-Present August 2019 Fall 2018
Resume
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Over-the-Rhine
As a semester long project, the studio was divided into groups, all focusing on Over-the-Rhine. The intention was for the groups to apply everything they learned in the first semester’s campus analysis and more. Much of the time was spent on developing an understanding of the neighborhood, then followed by site specific suggestions.
Context
One of the main components of our analysis was building context, from the current situation to the history of the neighborhood. My priority was always the research and organization aspect.
Individual Work
As a more creative project, I sewed a, as my professor described, a “barely” map. I stitched a map of the locations of development in OTR. It was difficult to visualize the list of developments, so I mapped it. The one to the left is the exterior stitching; though personally, I find the inside out version to the right more interesting, as there is more of a network.
OTR Analysis
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02 Clay Street in OTR
In this individual project, I decided to focus on a street that had already undergone some renovation and infill development, but had not yet entirely changed. Even within the last year, the landscape of the street has changed. Some of the parking lots have been replaced by condos within the last six months. The street is deeply historic with Old St. Mary’s church, one of the oldest in the state with incredible interior details. It connects to East Central Parkway; It holds a small park; and, most relevantly for me, a wonderful bakery.
Street Analysis
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Neighborhood Building
When thinking of a community driven event, a block party comes to mind. Inexpensive, temporary, and inclusive, a block party seems like a simple solution. With the loss of a “neighborhood feeling� across the country, many urban environments have began throwing block parties.
Traditional Exterior Locations
Using the temporarily closed Findley Playground both uses the space and gives a playground for the event. Though it is not indoors, tents could be rented or borrowed to provide shelter.
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Clay Street from 13th to 14th Clay Street is still a mix of older and newer residents, meaning that it could serve as a bridge between older and newer residents; it is also not a highly used street.
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W McMicken Avenue from Stonewall to Linn Green Street from Elm to Race Republic Street from Liberty to Green East Clifton Avenue from Frintz to Vine Magnolia Street Jackson Street from 12th to 13th Clay Street from 13th to 14th
Findlay Playground
Covered Locations OTR Community Center Findlay Playground OTR Senior Center
Suggestions
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Surfaces and How They Impact the People Who Fall on Them
Hard Pathways
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For this project, I chose to do a deeper investigation into the different patterns of skin injury that different surfaces will cause. This continued the analysis of campus. There are a wide variety of surfaces on campus, at varying heights and levels of maintenance. As a campus with older professors, sleep-deprived students, and people who do not always look where they are putting their feet. How do the different surfaces and their levels affect the people who fall on them?
UC Surfaces
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Simulation of Injuries to Human Skin Using Gelatin Campus Impressions
Made by pressing paper into a variety of surfaces, the map generally separates the pervious and impervious surfaces by location. The cool tones were the impervious surfaces, and the warm tones were the pervious. The placement is based on the thought of “Does this space feel permeable?
After completing this part of the project, I realized that it was becoming less and less about the surfaces. Though the differing injuries are interesting; the really intriguing part is why people fall. When people look at injuries, they do not ask, “What did you fall onto,” rather “How did you fall?”The movement while falling, the difference in level of surfaces, and the season all change the extremity of the injury; I could not control all the variables to truly gain data.
Impressions
Olivia Hedges hedgesoa@mail.uc.edu (513) 526-8745