Spencer NelsonUniversity of Cincinnati

College of Design, Art, Architecture, and

Planning

School of Planning

Professional Work:

DAliAn UrbAn DeveloPment Co., ltD.

Dalian, China

new York City

new York City

Cincinnati, oh

DeSignYC

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YeS

Auto WarehouseFurniture Warehouse

hotel

exposition Center

office

Subway

Commercial

Commercial

Square

Creative/Arts

• PoPUlAtion: 40-60,000• loCAtion: brownfield site in Dalian, Chi-

na• goAl: Create a multi program community

with a focus on rehabbing the polluted ca-nal into a thriving green community

• reqUirementS: Create a unique style within each housing block establishing a variety of character for the community as a whole. Use the canal to promote reduc-ing, reusing, and recycling. Create various nodes eliminating pedestrian congestion

• i was required to mimic/ study site plans multiple times each week. this gave me an understanding of cur-rent urban design in China. the photo shows are examples of the types of ur-ban design i would study.

• Principles of practice:SustainabiltiyCirculation of pedestrians and transporta-tionland usenatural featuresZoningCongestionthis image is an overview of a project which i participated in during my internship. the development is currently in phase one of construction. i

worked with the design team from the preliminary concept phase to the final printing of the plan. Although my ideas were not selected for the final plan, i was able to gain an in depth understanding of Chinese urban planning/ design from start to finish.

DAliAn UrbAn DeveloPment

Co., ltD.

SUmmer 2012

Dalian, China

Thinking about Urban design with a foreign influence

• objective: Create a case study template applicable to any organization working with designYC

• Purpose: Document the power of good design via metrics, stories, and successes.

• Content: ten carefully designed sections used to guide the participants through the designYC process

• Participants: nonprofit and designer

Creating a case study from scratch

• task: Completed a post occupancy case study on a designYC 2010 project called Ser-viam gardens,

• Site: intergenerational, multifunctional outdoor space connecting a senior housing cen-ter and an all girls catholic high school.

• lessons learned: how design impacts a community, culturally, socially, economically, and environmentally.

Putting the case study to the test

DesignYC

new York City

Winter 2o11-12

“improving the lives ofnew Yorkers through the power of good design.”

example

exampleWinter 2011

new York City

• Scope of work: research for the current and future landscape design projects. • type of projects: rooftops, courtyards, city streets, private land• lessons learned: how various types of flower/ fauna affect design, how to utilize native species for

efficiency, how to design for high end customers

• organization: local independent gallery/ studio for artist to utilize studio space.

• Scope of work: working with the owner coordinating events and artists, helping design project deliverables to accurately reflect the mission of YeS

• lessons learned: how interior design affects movement, how design af-fects audience, how to manage a studio

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ArChiteCtUre

new York City

Cincinnati, oh

YeS

Winter 2o11

SUmmer 2011

Landscape architecture in the big apple YES, studio design

Academic Work:

energY PlAnning in DeveloPing CoUntrieS

UrbAn DeSign, giS

3D moDeling

hAnD renDing, AUtoCAD

Alternative fuel source, wind energySolid waste/ sanitation management

Dhaka, Bangladesh Chennai, India

• Class intent: to do theoretical energy planning using real statistics from Dhaka, bangladesh.

• goal of the project was to increase energy supply in Dhaka by exploring alter-ative options.

• option selected: i chose wind which required in depth research of current en-ergy use, population growth, industry demand, infrastructure, land use and other various relations. based on the three months of research, i have concluded wind energy is not a viable option for Dhaka as the amount of energy offered does not reflect the high cost of implementation.

energy Planning in Foreign and Developing Countries • Class intent: Plan for solid waste/ sani-

tation management in a developing country.

• goal: Plan for efficient management at reasonable cost.

• Approach: Study cities similar in size and development. take successful methods from other cities and see if they are applicable to Chennai

• results: efficient management comes with organized ngos working with the lower class citizens to create a new work force. the techniques the work force uses stem from Shanghai’s man-agement system.

• this view is of northside, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, oh. i created this model using google Sketchup. the replication has been created from observing google street view.

• the model took approximately 8 hours to complete.

• Detailed view

3D modeling

Residential

Parking

O�ce

Fitness

Resturant

SW View

SE View NE View

NW View

Ariel View

Land Use

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Assignment 4: 3D Block View- Massing Model (color)

Spence Nelson23PLAN255: Computer Graphics in PlanningProfessor Paul Schirmer

• ProjeCt: Downtown Cincinnati block redevelopment• ProgrAmS: Combination of AutoCAD and giS• Site: Single family residential

• tools: hand renderings with combined with Adobe illustrator. illus-trator was used for the shadows

• PreliminArY ConCePt DrAWing: this sketch is a concept sketch show-ing the possibilities of integrating pe-destrians, commercial industries, and natural features of a site.

hand rendering

Auto CAD

LegendHighways

Rivers

railroad

Cincinnati

Hamilton County Source: CAGIS

N0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,0005,000Feet

Northside Outlined in Blue

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Location MapLocation Map

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Feet

Northside Neighborhood Context Map

LegendStreets

Parcels

Buildings

Source:CAGISBusiness District

NSource CAGIS

• Project: residential community design with mix use node• goal: Create a neighborhood with diverse housing character-

istics, utilizing the natural features of the site, and establish multi modal circulation

• maps created in giS for neighborhood design project

residential/ mixed Use Planning

giS

Personal : DIY Urbanism campaign

nauto (means not auto) is a D.i.Y urbanism campaign that originated from a D.i.Y urbanism competition hosted by the University of Cincinnati and local architecture firm. A partner and myself created/ head the campaign. nauto promotes sustainabiltiy through utilizing any means of transportation other than the automobile. the images shown here is phase one of the campaign, which also doubled as the sub-mission for the D.i.Y. Urbanism competition. Phase one was a promotion of sustain ability via walkability, bringing public attention to under utilized city staircases that connect Cincinnati’s two major central business districts. there are currently two more phases in progress that bring attention to the use of public transit and bike lane awareness. the winners of the competition have not yet been released.