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COVER LETTER

Thank you for the opportunity to apply for a cooperative education position with your firm. As a third year Urban P

University of Cincinnati, I am available for a position in the winter quarter/semester, beginning January 2011. My

design and planning policy research. Eventually, I would like to steer my career into this area. I am enrolled in

Architecture, Art, and Planning which has an accredited nationally recognized Planning program. My educatio

experience in several design programs used frequently by planner and architects, such as SketchUp, AutoCA

Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and GIS.

My teammates and professors best describe me as a h ard-working, forward-thinking, and inclusive individual. Durin

college, I made the Deans List every quarter and currently maintain a 3.63 Grade Point Average. I am involved in

Organization and am an active member of the American Planning Association. In June 2009, I wo rked as an intern fo

Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, in the Citys Department of Planning and Development. It was there that I was able to

skills as well as better understand the structure of the local go vernment. Additionally, I worked for the Hamilton Cou

Commission from December 2009 to August 2010. In my studio classes, our professors assign large group class

cooperation and collaborative creativity. This in turn has helped me to be a more open-minded person and learn

approach.

My experience in the field of urban planning and design combined with my academic record and participation

candidate for a cooperative education position at. If you need to contact me to possibly schedule an interview, I can

at [email protected] or on the phone at (513) 388-6249. Thanks for your consideration, and I look forward to s

Sincerely,

Nick Workman


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EDUCATION

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C I N C I N N A T I | C I N C I N N A T I , O H I O

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

Bachelor of Urban Planning, Class of 2012

GPA 3.63/4.0 (Deans List 8/8 Quarters)

U N I V E R S I T EI T V A N A M S T E R D A M | A M S T E R D A M , N E T H E R L A N D S

International School for Humanities and Social Sciences

Study Abroad in Urban and Regional Planning

September 2010-January 2011

M A D E I R A H I G H S C H O O L | C I N C I N N A T I , O H I O

GPA 3.6/4.0; Top 30% of Class

Involvement: Latin Club, Drama Club, Art Club, Thespian Society, Chorus, Select Vocal

Ensemble

ACTIVITIES/HONORS

Planning Student Organization (2007-Present)

American Planning Association (2007-Present)

Cincinnatus Century Scholarship (2007-Present)

Louis Taft Semple Scholarship (2007-2008)

EXPERIENCE

H A M I L T O N C O U N T Y R E G I O N A L P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N

Assisted the planning director and assistant planning director with the c

for zone changes and worked on assembling materials for the Green To

update (December 2009-August 2010).

L A K E W O O D P L A N N I N G D E P A R T M E N T | I N T ER N

Responsible creating reports, generating maps, and performing other

Planning Department for the City of Lakewood, an inner-ring suburb o f

to August 2009).

SKILLS

M I C R O S O F T O F F I C E

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

A D O B E C R E A T I V E S U I T E

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver

S K E T C H U P

A R C G I S

A U T O C A D

RESUME


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MADISONVILLE REGENERATION

CAR DEALERSHIP REDEVELOPMENT

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

GOLD COAST SIGNAGE

LUDLOW, K ENTUCKY

INTERSTATE 7 5 CO RRIDOR ANALYSIS


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EXISTING BUILDINGS PROPOSED BUILDINGS

M A S T E R P L A N

Madisonville, a neighborhood on the east side of Cincinnati, has struggled within the last decade from disinvestment and blight. For my freshman studio project, I focusproposing a master plan consisting of a series of infill projects along the business district. I then focused more specifically on the section of the business district between Raven

Avenue, and designed new mixed use developments.


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C O U R S E I N F O R M A T I O N

Quarter: Autumn 2007

Instructor: Kiril Stanilov02T H E G O A L

The goal of the project is to establish a gateway that would be welcoming and appropriate for the Madison

The existing strip mall on the north side of the street is fronted by a surface parking lot, which disconnects

the surrounding area and is unwelcoming to pedestrians. Across the street is a patchwork o f vacant build

mere relics of the neighborhoods past. The new development would be a hybrid of the old and the new,

traditional main street with modern architecture, resulting in a more cohesive neighborhood as a whol

EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT


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The existing strip mall between Ravenna Street and Whetsel Avenue would be replaced with a new mixed use development. The adjacent side of the street would also incl

development.



Instructor: Kiril Stanilov03

ADDITIONAL VIEWS VIEW FROM MADISON ROAD AND RAVENNA STREET


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In the wake of the fallout o f the Big Three automakers,

special attention was given to the car dealerships throughout

Lakewood, Ohio. It was then recommended that the sites be

redeveloped into mixed use developments in keeping with the

transit-oriented character of city. The presence of large

surface lots disrupts the dense fabric of the downtown area.

Rather than supporting a mix of uses, the dealerships are

serving a single use and appear to be out of place as

car-oriented developments in a dense and walkable

community. SITE PLAN


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05 D E T R O I T A N D O R C H A R D G R O V E

The southwest corner of Detroit and Orchard Grove is occupied by

a sales room that would be redeveloped for mixed uses with

improvements to the streetscape.

D E T R O I T N E A R R O S E W O O D P L A C E

Looking east on Detroit near Rosewood Place, the addition of

multiple story buildings would complement the surrounding

urban environment.

EXISTING CONDITIONS

PROPOSED CHANGES


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These are a few samples my work using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The maps to the left is part of the maps generated during the Land Use Plan Update wi

community under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission. To the right is a project gi ven to me by the Lakewoo d Planning Department to rec

LAND USE PLAN UPDATE G R E E N T O W N S H I P , O H I O

ZONING MAP C I T Y O F L A K E W O O D , O H I O

06 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTE


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LakeshoreTowers

DowntownLakewood

EdgewaterPark

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LAKEWOOD

GoldCoast

S T R E E T

S I G N

B A N N E

While working for Lakewood, Ohio, I came up design schematics for a signage and

wayfinding system in the Gold Coast, a high rise residential neighborhood on the

shore of Lake Erie. These designs were presented at a public input meeting

attended by residents, community leaders, and stakeholders.

GOLD COAST SIGNAGE

W A Y F I N D I N G S I G N


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08I N S P I R A T I O NThe signage designs for the Gold Coast were inspired by the neighborhoods iconic high-rise developments

as well as its proximity to Lake Erie. The proposal includes a street sign, banner, and wayfinding sign

template as well as a gateway sign (below). The signage would be featured throughout the entire

neighborhood as as near the Lakewood/Cleveland border. LAKE AVENU

LakeAVENUE

Lake avenuthegold coast

ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE DESIGNS

C O N C E P T 1

C O N C E P T 2

C O N C E P T 3


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Instructor: Mahyar Arefi

T H E P R O B L E M

The Elm Street business district (above), despite its proximity

to major economic centers such as downtown Cincinnati and

Covington, Kentucky, struggles with high vacancy rates and

underutilized public infrastructure. For this studio, I worked

with a team of four other students to propose a development on

the former site of an amusement park and would incorporate

office space, housing, and retail.

T H E P R O P O S A L

Utilizing the former site of an amusement park, our team proposed a mixed use development (above) cons

on the bottom floors and h ousing and office space on the upper floors. The project would provide amenitie

as well as draw in people from communities within the region.

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DOWNTOWN LUDLOW PROPOSED COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT


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For the 2009 Niehoff Urban Design Studio, I collaborated with a team of planners, architects, and engineers to analyze the Interstate 75 corridor. With my fellow classmate J

the history of the corridor as it relates to the West End, an inner city neighborhood that was dramatically reshaped by urban renewal and highway construction.

H O U S I N G P R O J E C T S

The West End was home to some of Cincinnatis first housing projects, making it a

neighborhood.

C E N T R A L P A R K W A Y

Central Parkway ran along the Eastern border of the West End, serving as a ma

containing unused subway tunnels beneath it.

N E I G H B O R H O O D S T R E E T S

The West Ends streets were organized in a tight grid pattern, reflecting the dense ur

once defined the entire community.

R O W H O U S E S

Many of the West Ends tight blocks contained rowhouses, a reflection of the neighbo

character nearly a century ago.

I N D U S T R I A L U S E S

1948 Cincinnati Master plan called for industrial development in the West End, g

railways.

R A I L W A Y S

Extensive rail networks lined the western and southern borders of the West End, fe

Terminal rail station.

WEST END 1956

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H O U S I N G P R O J E C T S

Large block housing projects expanded throughout the West End, which led to social

for the neighborhood.

C E N T R A L P A R K W A Y

Continued to serve as a major neighborhood level street through the 1960s and into

N E I G H B O R H O O D S T R E E T S

Many of the original streets were reconfigured into highway access roads. Other stre

where they intersected with I-75.

R O W H O U S E S

Most of West Ends single family housing stock was demolished. Examples of survivin

be seen today on Dayton Street.

I N D U S T R I A L U S E S

Proximity to the highway, like the rail yards, attracted industry to the West End,

objectives established by the 1948 plan.

H I G H W A Y S Y S T E M

By 1963 I-75 ran through the West End and connected to Northern Kentucky, dis

families in the neighborhood.

WEST END 1968



Instructor: Frank Russell

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