Sondra PalivodaUrban Planning Portfolio 2015

I am passionate about people, culture , and natureMy ambition is to experience these facets to the fullest in various cities and countries through urban planning

Padua Franciscan High SchoolParma, OH

Class of 2012Graduated with 4.0 GPA and

Honors

Education

University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

Class of 2017Relevent Courses Studied:

Introduction to GISSite Planning and Design

Urban Landscapes: InteriorsLand Use Planning

Organizational Theory and Behavior

A. InDesignA. PhotoshopA. Illustrator

References Available

Software Knowledge

AutoCADArcMAP

Google Sketchup

Camp Washington Community Garden cleanup, maintenance, and harvesting 2012 - 2014

KaBOOM! playground construction volunteering 2012

> Produced hand drawings of site plans for future large-scale development

> Researched and presented relavent design samples to aid design process

> Mapped municipalities of Pittsburgh, PA

> Created and edited land use tables for deliverables

> Assisted organization of public meetings

Mackin Engineering CompanyPittsburgh, PA

Dalian Urban Development Design Co., LTD.Dalian, People’s Republic of China

Studio Education

Planning Design Studio: Regional Road Widening KY536 Independence, KY 2015Neighborhood / District Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH 2014

Site Analysis and DesignSite Planning & Model Design Mt. Airy, Cincinnati, OH 2013

Planning Design Graphic CommunicationsDrafting, Design Exercises, Software Introductions 2012

Regional Planning Design

Dalian Urban Development Design Co., Ltd.

Mackin Engineering

Planning Design Graphics

Personal Art Example

1 - 2

3 - 4

5 - 6

7 - 12

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WASHINGTON COUNTYMUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

DEEMSTON2004

CENTERVILLE(date unkown) WEST

BROWNSVILLE2013

CALIFORNIA2003

COAL CENTER

2003

ELCO2003

ALLENPORT2003

WASHINGTON2012

LONG BRANCH

(date unkown)

DUNLEVY 2003

MCDONALD

ELLSWORTH

BENTLEYVILLE2001 TWILIGHT

SPEERS

CHARLEROI

NORTH CHARLEROI

DONORA

NEW EAGLE2008

MONOGAHELA2008

FINLEYVILLE2012

BEALLSVILLE

MARIANNAONGOING

COKEBURG

BURGETTSTOWN2002

MIDWAY

WEST MIDDLETOWN

2012

CLAYSVILLE2013

GREENHILLS2009

CANONSBURG2005

HOUSTON

BUFFALO

ROBINSON2012

EAST BETHLEHEM2008

CARROLL2012

WEST PIKE RUNAPPROX. 1970s

FALLOWFIELD

NORTH FRANKLIN2012

EAST WASHINGTON

2012

SOUTH STRABANE1994

NORTH BETHLEHEM

UNION2012

AMWELL

MORRIS

SOMERSET1985

PETERS2001

WEST BETHLEHEMONGOING

NOTTINGHAM2012

HANOVER2002

SMITH2002JEFFERSON

2002

INDEPENDENCE2002

CANTON2012

MOUTH PLEASANT2002

CECIL

EAST FINLEY

CHARTIERS2009

BLAINE

WEST FINLEY

CROSS CREEK2002

DONEGAL2013

HOPEWELL2002 & 2012 NORTH STRABANE

2003

SOUTH FRANKLIN2009

ROSCOE2003

STOCKDALE2003

Comprehensive Plan Types

Single Municipal

Multi-Municipal

Future Multi-Municipal

Planning Design Studio 2015Professors Vikas Mehta and Conrad KickertUniversity of Cincincinnati Urban Planning

Our current studio class in Cincinnati is focusing on Independence , Kentucky and the corridor KY 536 that connects three different counties.

At the start of the studio, we visited the area multiple times to get a S E N S E of the place. The oil pastel to the right is the result of my interpretation of the area and what it means to visit or live there.

After completing this exercise, each studio group was assigned different maps to create given a certain topic.

My studio group took on the challenge of labeling character types along KY 536 and the surrounding north and south areas.

A Small Sense of Independence oil pastel on paper

1.

Land Character Typesincludes vacant and dense land areas

Residential Character Typesincludes single family, multi-family, and 1-3 story specific model

Non-Residential Character Typesincludes industrial, school, and commercial clusters, as well as community landmarks and sporadic development

Map PDFs are avilable for each upon request

2.

Mackin EngineeringPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

To the right is a completed map of the mu-nicipalities in Washington County, PA that had adopted a Comprehensive Plan. The map above is one I worked on in co-ordination with a Landscape Architect to represent the changes being made to a community with the inclu-sion of a college school district.

Year 2: Semester 2: This planning internship was my first co-op experience. I formatted documents like zoning ordinances and action plans for the communities our firm was working with.

3.

WASHINGTON COUNTYMUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

DEEMSTON2004

CENTERVILLE(date unkown) WEST

BROWNSVILLE2013

CALIFORNIA2003

COAL CENTER

2003

ELCO2003

ALLENPORT2003

WASHINGTON2012

LONG BRANCH

(date unkown)

DUNLEVY 2003

MCDONALD

ELLSWORTH

BENTLEYVILLE2001 TWILIGHT

SPEERS

CHARLEROI

NORTH CHARLEROI

DONORA

NEW EAGLE2008

MONOGAHELA2008

FINLEYVILLE2012

BEALLSVILLE

MARIANNAONGOING

COKEBURG

BURGETTSTOWN2002

MIDWAY

WEST MIDDLETOWN

2012

CLAYSVILLE2013

GREENHILLS2009

CANONSBURG2005

HOUSTON

BUFFALO

ROBINSON2012

EAST BETHLEHEM2008

CARROLL2012

WEST PIKE RUNAPPROX. 1970s

FALLOWFIELD

NORTH FRANKLIN2012

EAST WASHINGTON

2012

SOUTH STRABANE1994

NORTH BETHLEHEM

UNION2012

AMWELL

MORRIS

SOMERSET1985

PETERS2001

WEST BETHLEHEMONGOING

NOTTINGHAM2012

HANOVER2002

SMITH2002JEFFERSON

2002

INDEPENDENCE2002

CANTON2012

MOUTH PLEASANT2002

CECIL

EAST FINLEY

CHARTIERS2009

BLAINE

WEST FINLEY

CROSS CREEK2002

DONEGAL2013

HOPEWELL2002 & 2012 NORTH STRABANE

2003

SOUTH FRANKLIN2009

ROSCOE2003

STOCKDALE2003

Comprehensive Plan Types

Single Municipal

Multi-Municipal

Future Multi-Municipal

4.

Dalian Urban Development Design Co., Ltd.Dalian, People’s Republic of China

5.

Most of our work was researching for current and future design projects for the company but one project was more elaborate: on the east coast of Dalian, our firm was undertaking a design project focusing on the natural conservation of the area while planning for a sort of geopark that would attract tourists to this semi-dilapidated and secluded site.

The island just off its beach is nicknamed Bird Island for the birds that occupy its rocky surfaces for nesting and mating. In these maps, I show the major roads, entrances and exits to the site, natural / historical sites, and key development opportunity land tracts.

These minimalistic maps you see to the right are land use site-design exercises that I originally sketched for the mapped area above.

Roads

Research and Tour Facilities

Hospital

Residential

Residential

Sports Center

Green Space

Cultural Amenities

6.

Shape and Texture Exercise Hand Drawing re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop7.

Small Site Plan Exercise Hand Drawing re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop 8.

On-Campus Landscape Drawing Hand Sketch re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop9.

On-Campus Landscape Drawing Hand Sketch re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop 10.

Original Site Section with provided Ground LineHand Drawing re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop11.

Photo PanoramaHand Drawing re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop

12.

13.Pen and Paper Drawing

Re-drawn using Wacom Tablet and Photoshop

Thank you for viewing my portfolio!

This past year has been very defining for me as a person, artist, and urban planner. I can say that the opportunity to go to Dalian, China for a co-op was the most incredible thing I have ever done and was incredibly relavent to my studies in urban planning. It has increased my world view and solidified my interest in international affairs and methods of urban design.

I made it to the Great Wall!!!