Full first year portfolio updated

1. Emily Pietrantone2545 Dennis St. APT 2103 (440) 667 - 9143
Cincinnati, OH 45219 pietraey@mail.uc.edu

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EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
B.S. in Urban Planning May 2023
Minor in Real Estate
Certificate in Professional Communication
Mayfield High School, Mayfield Heights OH
Diploma May 2017
Excel TECC CADD Engineering Technology, Mayfield Heights OH
Diploma May 2017
EXPERIENCE
Residential Education and Development University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 2017 – Present
Resident Advisor and Desk Assistant
•Prepared packages for students to retrieve in a timely manner
•Assisted residents with lock-outs and maintenance requests
•Transition residents into college smoothly
•Prepare programs focusing on diversity, leadership, community, etc.
Target, Mayfield Heights OH 2015 – Present
Cashier, Salesfloor, Guest Service and Electronics Team Member
•Trained new hires to ensure uniformity on the team
•Stock shelves and handled returns and exchanges
•Trusted to handled electronics and other high-theft items
Melt Bar and Grilled, Cleveland Heights, OH May 2019 – August 2019
Host and Server
• Ring out customers in a timely manner
• Serve customers
• Create a comfortable dining experience
ABOUT ME
I am a third year at the University of
Cincinnati and this is my second year in
Urban Planning. I originally came to the
University of Cincinnati to study Civil
Engineering but I have found my true
passion for Urban Planning.
I grew up in a small suburb about 30
minutes east of Cleveland. In high
school, I attended a college preparatory
program called Excel TECC where I was
in the CADD (Computer Aided-Drafted
Design) program. While I was in this
program I fell in love with drafting and
data analysis.
I hope to continue my education by
pursuing a Master’s in Community
Planning through the University of
Cincinnati. At the time of graduation, I
will also have a certificate in Profession-
al Communication and a minor in Real
Estate.
Hobbies and Interests
Dance
I was apart of Noreen Londregan School
of Dance (NLSD) beginning at age 5. I
began dancing on the competition team
at age 11. During my time at NLSD, I was
classically trained in ballet, tap, jazz,
contemporary, lyrical and Cecchetti.
Theater
Throughout my adolescence, I was
involved in Mayfield Youth Theater
(MYT). MYT is a theater involving
students from various schools and ages.
At MYT I played small roles in many
shows and had lead roles in the shows
a Midsummer Nights Dream and Our
Town.
As I got older, I became involved with
my high school’s drama department.
After playing an ensemble role in Tarzan
the Musical, I became involved with
stage management and technical work.
Sports
Although I am not a college athlete, I do
enjoy playing sports in my spare time.
During my childhood, I played softball,
hockey, tennis and was a member of my
local swim team.
VOLUNTEERING
The 86 on the Hill, Cincinnati OH January 2019 – May 2019
Cafe Assistant
Aftab for Ohio, Cincinnati OH September 2018 – November 2018
Elections Volunteer
Greater Cleveland Food Bank January 2013 – July 2017
Sorter
ORAGANIZATIONS
College
•Hall Government 2017 – 2018
•Secretary of Scioto Hall 2017-2018
High school
•Varsity Catettes and Flags 2014 – 2017
•Captain 2016-2017
•Student Newspaper “The Pawprint” 2013 – 2016
•Wildcat Focus Mentor 2015 – 2016
AWARDS
•5th place and Architectural Award of Merit in Great Big Home and Garden
Show Student Home Design Competition 2017
•1st place at States and 5th place at the National Skills USA Leadership
conference for a design of a prosthetic hand
SKILLS
•Adobe Creative Cloud Programs •AutoCAD
•ArcMAP •Microsoft Office Programs
•Revit •Solidworks

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Table of Contents
College
Analysis of Saf ety on Campus Pages 13- 19
Analysis of Over-The-Rhine Pages 6-11
Year One: Fall 2018
Year One: Spring 2019
High School
Year One: Foundations/Basics Pages 20 -25
Infographic Page 14
Sketch of McMicken Commons Page 15
Sensibility Maps Pages 18 - 19
Sketches of Mainstreet and the Geology Tunnel Pages 16- 17
Introduction Page 7
Impressions Map Page 8
Site Redevelopment Reccomendation Pages 10-11
Imageability Map Pages 9
Title Page Page 12
Title Page Page 6
Sensability Map with Examples Page 13
Revit ‘She-Shed’ Page 27
Prosthetic Hand Project Pages 28 - 29
Building Footprint Map Page 22
ArcGIS Map Page 21
Title Page Page 20
Pathways Map Page 23
AutoCAD Maps Pages 24 - 25
Title Page Page 26

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COLLEGE YEAR 1
AN ANALYSIS OF OVER-THE-RHINE
My second semester of
Urban Planning focused on
an area of Cincinnati known
as Over-The-Rhine (OTR).
OTR has been a key factor
in the growth and decline
of Cincinnati from the very
beginning. Throughout the
semester, analysis was been
done to understand Over-
The-Rhine deeply. As
planners, we must
understand the people of an
area to create projects that
impact those within it
correctly. Each student
picked a site to revitalize in
the area. This map was
created with ArcGIS using
data from CAGIS.
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In order to help visualize
my original perceptions of
Over-The-Rhine an
impressions map was made.
The impressions map is
meant to give a basic
interpretation of the area.
The focus is on what
areas stood out or made an
impression. This map was
made by using ArcGIS and
drawing over a printed map
with markers.
Based on Kevin Lynch’s The
Image of a City this map
was created to help
understand how observers
look at Over-The-Rhine.
Lynch had a five-year study
that helped to understand
how users understand
surroundings in consistent
and predictable ways. It was
found that in each mental
map created by an observer
five elements where used:
paths, edges, districts,
nodes and landmarks. This
map uses those five
criteria to show OTR. This
was created using ArcGIS
and the Adobe Creative
Cloud Programs.
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After analysis of the areas
demographics I choose to
take the Kroger site on Vine
Street in OTR and redevelop
it. At the time of this
redevelopment plan the
Kroger site was planned to
be demolished and turned
into a parking lot. The OTR
Kroger is a vital food supply
for the population in OTR
and it should be replaced
with something that will
help fill the gap that will be
created by it being removed.
This project focused on ac-
cessibility and neighborhood
feel. By keeping the building
facãde the same as those on
the street and moving the
building forward, the
building fits better than a
typical new build.
The top image shows the
existing Kroger site and the
bottom image shows the
apartment building/shop
that would replace it. The
apartment would be
affordable housing options
and the bottom level would
create room for shops that
would supply similar items
to the Kroger that was being
removed.
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The top image shows the
original elevation of the
Kroger site. Where the
bottom image shows the
elevation of the rest of the
street. In order to fit both
images on the page, they are
not in the same scale. But, it
is still shown how drastically
different the Kroger site’s
elevation is compared to the
rest of the street. The pro-
posed redevelopment plan
moved the building forward
in order to keep the same
elevation as the rest of the
street. This helped increase
uniformity on the street and
allowed for a better feel of
the street. These were created
in AutoCAD and then edited
in the Adobe Creative Cloud
programs.
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COLLEGE YEAR 1
AN ANALYSIS OF SAFETY ON CAMPUS
University of Cincinnat
Sensability Map: Safety
PLAN 1011 Emily Pietrantone
Shilpa Mehta October 12 2018
Legend
Most Safe Least S
Many factors can make a person feel safe.Wether it be
how far they can see, the amount of traffic or the light
in a place. By using a mix of dark red brown and blue
clear where people feel the most safe on campus.
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Throughout my first
semester at DAAP I worked
on a project surrounding the
idea of safety on campus.
This graphic use colors dark
red-brown, tan and light
blue to show various
levels of safety.With the dark
red-brown indicating where
someone would feel the
least safe and the light blue
indicating where someone
would feel the safest. Each
sketch was used to represent
examples of safe and unsafe
spaces on campus.
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In order to determine what
can make a space feel more
or less safe, I focused on the
idea of encloser. Using the
same coloring as the last
page with dark red-brown
being the least safe and light
blue being the safest. As
this infographic shows, the
more enclosed space is the
more uncomfortable a space
will feel. This comes from
the natural human desire
to want to be aware of your
surroundings.
In this project, I used three
different sketches to
represent spaces on campus
of varying levels of safety.
This first sketch is of
McMicken commons which
is one of the most open
spaces on campus.
Additionally, there is no
enclosure from the top
which would further limit
someone’s viewshed.
Furthermore, the space is
large but is not too large
where someone would be
unable to see someone in the
distance.
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The second sketch that was
used was this one of
Mainstreet. Although
Mainstreet is often
frequented by people, the
space can limit one’s
viewshed. Not only is the
viewshed limited by
buildings but it is also
limited by the enclosures the
buildings create.
Additionally, pedestrian
traffic is often very heavy.
This can make a large space
feel crowded and make one
feel uncomfortable.
The third and final sketch
that was used is this one of
the Geology Tunnel. The
Geology Tunnel is very
dark and secluded making
anyone who enters feel
extremely unsafe. Despite
just being dark the space
is not very large and is also
enclosed by the top. This
space is extremely enclosed
which limits the viewshed
of anyone who enters.
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University of Cincinnati
Sensability Map: Safety
PLAN 1011 Emily Pietrantone
Shilpa Mehta October 12 2018
Legend
Most Safe Least Safe
Many factors can make a person feel safe.Wether it be
how far they can see, the amount of traffic or the lighting
in a place. By using a mix of dark red brown and blue it is
clear where people feel the most safe on campus.
Continuing with the project
on safety, I created two
sensibility maps to show
safety. The first (right) is a
hand-drawn map using the
same color scale as the
previous projects. With the
red-brown being the least
safe and the light blue
representing the safest part
of campus.
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The second sensibility map
was created using Adobe
Illustrator. In this map, each
viewshed on campus was
drawn. The more the
viewsheds overlap, the safer
the area would be. So, the
darker red indicates the
safest areas on campus
where the light pink is the
least safe space.
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COLLEGE YEAR 1
FOUNDATIONS/BASICS
This project was my first use
of the program ArcGIS. This
map was created by using
CODAS to generate data of
the University of Cincinnati
campus. Each layer had to
be manipulated in order for
a clear reading of the map.
By changing line widths and
color the map became much
clearer.
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This is a hand drawn
figure-ground map of the
University of Cincinnati.
This map was created by
using the ArcGIS map that
was generated and shown on
the previous page. This map
was created by tracing the
ArcGIS map with rulers and
other precision tools.
This is a hand drawn
pathways map of the
University of Cincinnati.
Each different type of
pathway is represented
by different symbology
as shown in the legend. A
‘shared pathway’ is a
pathway that is shared
between pedestrians and
automobiles.
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In AutoCAD, two maps were
generated. This map is a
figure-ground map of the
University of Cincinnati. In
this map, white was used to
represent the buildings and
black was used to represent
the foreground. By making
this color choice the
buildings stand out less and
the map is overall harder to
read than a black on white
map.
In AutoCAD, two maps
were generated. The second
map is a figure-ground map
of the University of
Cincinnati. In this map,
black was used to represent
the buildings and white
was used to represent the
foreground. By making this
color choice the
buildings stand out more
and the map is overall
easier to read than a white
on black map.
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HIGH SCHOOL
FOUNDATIONAL WORK IN REVIT, AUTOCAD AND SOLIDWORKS
During my time at Excel
TECC CADD, I also learned
several programs
including Revit. This page
shows my semester final of
my senior year in the
program. The project was to
create a ‘man-cave’ or
‘she-shed’ and include
everything we would like
in one. The class was given
restrictions including how
large it could be and a few
minimum interior
requirements. Since I am
always working on
something and I love to cook,
I made sure mine had a small
business nook and a full
kitchen.
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Before coming to the
University of Cincinnati I
was apart of a post-
secondary program at my
high school called Excel
TECC CADD. This program
focused on Engineering and
Architecture. While I was in
this program I had the
opportunity to create a
prosthetic hand for a
recipient in my
neighborhood. The hand is
completely 3-D printed and
works with the bending of
the wrist. My recipient
Manny lives in a neighboring
city to my hometown and
was 10 years old at the time
of the creation of his hand.
He was born without fully
developed hand and this
hand allowed him to par-
ticipate in things he always
wanted to.
After Manny was awarded
with his hand, the design
of the hand went to several
competitions and even to
Germany. The design was
awarded first place at the
SkillsUSA Ohio competition
and then went on to win fifth
place at the national
SkillsUSA competition. This
photo shows former
President Obama and the
former Chancellor of
Germany Angela Merkel
seeing the hand at the largest
trade fair in the world that is
hosted in Munich, Germany
every year. The created of the
3-D printer that was used to
make the hand (MakerGear)
took the hand to Germany to
show how 3-D printers can
impact others.
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