Beaumont Corridor Morse Corridor Strategic Visioning Plan
- Discipline
- City and Regional Planning
- Semester
- Spring 2014
- Course
- Urban Design/Physical Planning Studio
- Work Type
- Presentation
- designer
- Kleer, Kai Glassner, Brian
- faculty
- Lara, Jesus
- Location
- Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, NA
- Description
- Urban Design refers to the physical arrangement of human communities at scales larger than that of individual sites. Urban design helps to determine the nature of public spaces, streets, parks, neighborhoods, towns, suburban and rural landscapes, and larger patterns of regional development. Among other things, the design of a community influences how accessible it is, how well it interfaces with the natural environment, meets the needs of a variety of users, enhances local cultures, traditions, and economic development, and provides a sense of place. The goal for this studio is to thoroughly research and understand the concept of retrofitting suburbia and apply its theories and principals to the Morse Corridor and its context, and then, based on this understanding, envisions alternative planning and design scenarios for the site interface and its residents. While large-scale urban design and planning issues will be examined, this studio emphasized physical and social aspects of urban design, and culminated in proposals for specific site plans and design details that relate back to overall strategic design and planning ideas including but not limited to four themes: walkability and interconnectivity, mixed use environments and adaptive reuses, urban village and new downtown. The site for this studio is Northland Alliance (a non-profit community and business organization) and the City of Columbus Community development Department. We will first investigate the larger urban context(s) of the city and the region through precedent studies, data collection, mapping studies, and analysis; we will then, based on our investigations, focus on a design plan for the revitalization of the proposed study area, with a focus on Infrastructural investments and design. Our goal will be to thoroughly research and understand the city and the site, and then, based on this understanding, envision alternative design scenarios for the site interface. While large-scale urban planning issues will be examined, this studio will emphasize physical aspects of urban design, and will culminate in proposals for specific site/corridor/zone plans and design details/strategies that relate back to overall master planning ideas.