Jasmine Metcalf urban planning & design portfolio fall 2017
table of contents i. table of contents ii. resume iii. foreword 1. precursors to studio 4. building a base 7. exploring representation 10. impression representation 11. research representation 12. data representation 15. qualifying information 16. illustrating ideas 17. understanding landscape 19. taking inventory
education University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | April 2021 Bachelor’s of Urban Planning, DAAP Minor Architectural Studies & Certificate of Urban Design GPA 3.31, Dean’s List (Reccurring) Marietta Senior High School | Marietta, OH | May 2015 High School Diploma with Honors
involvement University of Cincinnati Urbanists President (current) End Slavery Cincinnati Volunteer (current) E2C Creative Blitz Award Winner (Fall ‘17) University of Cincinnati Rowing Team (Fall & Spring ‘15-’16)
expereince Via Vite, Cincinnati, OH | Server | July ‘17- September ‘17 Duties included to providing guests with an excellent experience, performing well under especially stressful conditons, knowing all menu items, featured items, and preparations, as well as wine including varieties, tasting notes, and regions forwards and backwards. Pi Pizzeria, Cincinnati, OH | Server/Hostess| July ‘16- July ‘17 Lead Trainer, responsiblilities included selling and upselling menu items, facilitating transactions between the business and guests, maintaining upkeep of the front of house and training all new front of house staff. The Dutch Pantry LLC. | Server | August ‘14- August ‘16 Focus Boutique | Salesperson | August ‘13- August ‘15
Jasmine Metcalf RESUME personal statement An inclination for design and an interest in the varying social and political factors which shape the urban world have led me to urban planning. Further exploration has made me realize that my passions are for development and design and the ways in which I can serve others through these outlets. I wish to help identify the social, cultural, and physically needs of people and apply it to the aspects of planning that I am most interested in, development and design.
skills advanced
Microsoft Office
intermediate Autodesk CAD Photoshop InDesign Illustrator ARCMap GIS Drafting Hand-Drawing
beginner
SketchUp R
CONTACT metcaljn@mail.uc.edu | 740-371-0042 | 2156 Stratford Ave. Cincinnati, OH
foreword
before diving in I feel it is important to note my circumstances before my attendance at the University of Cininnati because they are somewhat unique. I grew up in Marietta, Ohio. A small but historic town in Eastern Ohio, situated along the Ohio River and its many industrial plants in North Central Appalachia. I was born into a working class family who struggled for everything they have. Even then my mother took me to volunteer at every fundraiser, silent auction, and walk-a-thon under the sun if it meant helping someone else. I saw struggle, I knew struggle. It was in Marietta, Ohio that I learned to be compassionate, my most important lesson yet. I find it it important to note these things ahead of my creative work because they are intrinsic to who I am and why I make the choices I do.
how this portfolio reads This portfolio is a document about growth , beginnings, and lessons learned. A precursor to my university work is provided to serve as a baseline reference to my growth within the planning program. Then I highlight the foundation that I entered the University level with and what follows is a timeline of growth and exploration throughout the last year and a half. I am proud of where I have come but I am looking foreward to stepping into a new role and growing more into to the person I will someday be.
Walnut St. | Winter 2017
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precursors to studio learning to love art
courses of study My high school, like many, pushed us to choose careers in the STEM fields and emphasized classes within the engineering realm. Of these courses I took Drafting I, Drafting III (AutoCAD), Architecture I, and Architecture II. I enjoyed these courses but felt I needed something more interdisciplinary. My sophomore year I took Art I and Art II and enjoyed them immensely, but did not consider art as a professional option. I took a couple of honors and AP english courses and loved the critical thinking aspect, taking it all within a context and drawing conclusions about characters, and society, and the world. But, for me, this didn’t translate to a career outside of teaching high school english. Thus I entered college undecided.
Vietnam Soldier | Pencil | Spring 2013
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precursors to studio a year without a major University Coursework I began university coursework without a major. I explored all of the usual options, business, science, the humanities, but still found myself drawn to the arts, I was thinking perhaps Architecture. Then I took a course called Sustainability and for a brief moment we touched on Urban Planning. It was the interdisciplinary, one bird, many feathers option I had been craving. I was hooked.
Exploration Beyond Our Borders
I got word back about my acceptance into the planning program in May of 2016. a month later I flew to Paris to study abroad. Of course I got to see impact Haussmann made there. It was dizzying trying to wrap my head around the world he had created for the parisians. Seeing his creation was what really set it in stone for me, I wanted be an Urban Planner.
Paris, France | Summer 2016
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precursor to studio writing sample
synopsis The writing sample shown is an exerpt taken from an essay about the propragation of existentialists thought and theory in Albert Camus’ ‘The Plague’. It an example of the critical thinking I learned through the study of literature in my Honors and AP english courses during high school.
All social conventions are forms of hiding and self deception. Sartre applied this to religion, morality, and science. Sartre promoted this idea in his works, one particular instance is in describing the actions of a waiter. “Among the different types of project, that of bad faith is of generic importance for an existential understanding of what it is to be human. This importance derives ultimately from its ethical relevance. Sartre's analysis of the project of bad faith is grounded in vivid examples. Thus Sartre describes the precise and mannered movements of a café waiter (BN, 59). In thus behaving, the waiter is identifying himself with his role as waiter in the mode of being in-itself. In other words, the waiter is discarding his real nature as for-itself, i.e. as free facticity, to adopt that of the in-itself. He is thus denying his transcendence as for-itself in favour of the kind of transcendence characterising the in-itself. In this way, the burden of his freedom, i.e. the requirement to decide for himself what to do, is lifted from his shoulders since his behaviour is as though set in stone by the definition of the role he has adopted. The mechanism involved in such a project involves an inherent contradiction. Indeed, the very identification at the heart of bad faith is only possible because the waiter is a for-itself, and can indeed choose to adopt such a project. So the freedom of the for-itself is a pre-condition for the project of bad faith which denies it.” (IEP). Whether one is a doctor, a priest, or a writer, adopting conventional roles distract from who one really is. Father Paneloux becomes so absorbed in his role as a priest it blinds him to what the plague really is, a natural occurrence. The Propogation of Existentialist Thought & Theory in The Plague | Spring 2015
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building a base new materials synopsis The composition shown is a exercise in materials. Three different pens were used to create the composition over a background of contour lines. Lines were drawn from each contour line to another to establish a relationship, then line and fill were added to create a sense of depth and texture. The goal throughout the process was to understand the materials, their capabilities, and to exert control over them.
Composition in Pen | Fall 2016
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building a base the built environment
synopsis The following is an exercise in what the materials I had at hand could create. I started with a base map of the University of Cincinnati campus and then overlayed trace paper. Outlines of the buildings were drawn in pencil and then infilled with pen. The result is a footprint map which shows the impact of built structures on the site.
Building Footprint | Fall 2016
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building a base arcmap explorations
synopsis This map was created using ESRI ArcMap and AutoDesk CAD. It illustrates the relationship between the built environment and the surrounding area using a simple pallete of white and black and a juxtapostion of filled and negative space. This particular figure ground is reminiscent of Gibberd’s reverse figureground.
White Figure Ground | Fall 2016
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exploring representation illustrating ideas
synopsis The following is an illustration of a walking tour of the University of Cincinnati Campus. The theme is a transition between day and night and the tour focuses on areas of campus which are particularly spectacular in their transition. The map was created by bringing ArcMap files into illustrator.
Day to Night Tour | Fall 2016
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exploring representation active edges
synopsis This sectional perspective was created from a photograph that I took of a section of built campus which I find particulary active. The photograph was then translated onto paper using pen to be re-represented as a sectional perspective.
Sectional Perspective | Fall 2016
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exploring representation active edges
synopsis The following is a section of sketch up model I created of built structures on the UC Campus. It is a further exploration of active edges and their impacts on the surrounding area. The two structures shown are also highlighted features on the previously mentioned Day to Night Walking tour. The building to the right (ERC), was one that my partner Nuen and I worked on together and contributed to the class for use in their models.
UC Campus Sketch Up Model | Fall 2016
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impression representation Mount Lookout
synopsis We were prompted to explore the impression of a neighborhood in Cincinnati through photography to garner an understand of its personality. The photograph I took is of the Mount Lookout Observatory, which has both historical and cultural implications for the neighborhood.
Mount Lookout Observatory | Spring 2017
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research representation historical context
synopsis To the left is a timeline of historical events related to the Mount Lookout neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH. It was inspired by constellation maps which show the visible constellations during each month of the year. The history of Mount Lookout was translated into this format using illustrator. The graphic is not only useful in understanding the historical context of Mount Lookout but also hints at the cultural signfigance of the observatory which opened in 1872.
TImeline of Mount Lookout | Spring 2017
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data representation critical information
synopsis To the right is an infographic of data on family structures in Mount Lookout taken from Social Explorer and created using Illustrator which provides critical insight into the lives of the people living in the neighborhood. In my research I found it striking that the figures seemed so reminesciant of a ‘simpler time’ when women primarily stayed at home and men were the bread winners. This is what inspired the retro theme.
Family Structures Data Mount Lookout | Spring 2017
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data representation mapping data synopsis This map illustrates home values in the Mount Lookout area. These values range from just under $100,000 (lightest green) to upwards of $3,000,000 (dark olive). The distribution of housing values are telling of the neighborhood affluence as well as the caches of dark color congregated in the south near the private shool. Also highlighted are non-residential strucures and vacant areas which have the best potential for a mixed use development.
Home Values in Mount Lookout | Spring 2017
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qualifying information land suitability
synopsis The following is a land suitability analysis for Hamilton County Ohio regarding a community garden development. After researching the benefits and requirements of a community garden five criteria were taken into consideration and then weighted based on revelance. ESRI ArcMap was used to run the suitability analysis.
Land Suitability Analysis for Community Garden in Hamilton County | Spring 2017
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illustrating ideas envisioning a design synopsis Over the summer I was asked by a developer local to my hometown to provide concept illustrations for a new mixed use development he was proposing. The image to the left is a result of my efforts to illustrate his vision for the development which was a renovation of an old post office and office building as well as adding storefront parking and signage. I have also acted in part as a consult to give my input on ways to bring this mixed use development to life.
The Darling Concept Illustration | Summer 2017
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understanding landscape exercise in contours
synopsis To the left is an abstract contour compositon I completed as an exercise in understanding contours and the impact they have on designs. The process began with an abstract painting, in this case Morton Livingston Shamberg’s ’Geometric Patterns’ and progressed to a contour expression of the piece. I used the cooler colors blue, green, and pink to express depressions and warmer colors red, orange, and yellow to express relief. The more intense the color (blue and red) the steeper the slope ratio as opposed to a shallower slope with the yellow and pink. Abstract Contour Composition | Fall 2014
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understanding landscape model building
synopsis The composition on the previous page was then translated to a foam core board model. The process involved tracing the contours using charcoal paper and then cutting and gluing the pieces until the model accurately depicted the depth and relief of the composition.
Abstract Contour Model | Fall 2017
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taking inventory mapping greenery
synopsis The following map is a depiction of the green spaces in North College as apart of a site inventory for a client in the area. The map was created using ArcMap, Google Earth, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The map will later be used in analysis of green commuity potential for the area.
Existing Greenery North College Hill | Fall 2017
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taking inventory urban fabric
synopsis On the left in an explosion of a map of the urban fabric of North College Hill in Cincinnati as part of an inventory of the area for the previously mentioned client. The explosion was created using ArcMap and Illustrator and highlights from bottom to top the neighborhood boundary, building footprint, streets, bus route, and parks and open spaces of the neighborhood.
North College Hill Urban Fabric Explosion | Fall 2017
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making it work design challenges
snyopsis The annual E2C event is held each October in DAAP. Hundreds of students and dozens of co-op employers attend to network, interview, and collaborate on design solutions for a designated non-profit. This year, over 50 teams comprised of more than 300 students competed to create design solutins for Starfire Council, a non-profit dedicated to building relationships between those living with developmental disabilities and the general public. Teams were given two hours to come up with solutions for various issues. My team used this time to design a parklet, a mobile unit for community engagement. To the left is a mood board of images which inspired our process.
mood board | e2c creative blitz 2017 work donated to starfire council
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making it work design challenges
synopsis To the right is a rendering of the parklet design my team and I created for the E2C creative blitz event. It is designed to be a communal space where anyone can relax and start a conversation in the hopes of helping members of the Starfire Council community and the general public build relationships outside of their typical social circles. The design was chosen as one of four to be presented at the E2C event and awarded the Make it Work Award for its successful creation involving members from multiple design disciplines. Parklet Rendering | e2c creative blitz 2017 Make It Work Award Winner | design donated to Starfire Council
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