Public invited to help plan new look of Over-the-Rhine

December 3, 2007

FAST FACTS WHAT: FREE Over-the-Rhine design charrette, where teams of architects, students, and participants will produce new designs for residential infill buildings.

WHO: Presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, AIA Cincinnati, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Preservation Association, and Over-the-Rhine Foundation with support from BHDP, leading local architects, and University of Cincinnati.

WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 2008. Morning session begins at 10 a.m., afternoon session resumes at 2 p.m. Closing reception with exhibition of designs at 4:30 p.m. Advance registration required for sessions.

WHERE: Art Academy of Cincinnati, Jackson and 12th streets in OTR. Reservations: info@cincinnatipreservation.org or (513) 721-4506. Information: http://otrfoundation.org/

Cincinnatis Over-the-Rhine neighborhood presents architects, planners, developers, and residents with rare opportunities. For the first time in decades, new residential construction is being planned for vacant lots. These infill projects are expected to affect the districts economic viability and distinctive character. On Saturday, January 19, at 10 a.m., community people are invited to a design charrette led by local architects. (A charrette involves professional designers and the public in collaborative design activity. See (www.charretteinstitute.org) Reservations are required for session participants.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Preservation Association, and Over-the-Rhine Foundation are organizing the free public event at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Jackson and 12th streets in OTR. At the charrette, teams of architects and students will produce designs for representative lots in Over-the-Rhine. These designs, which will be conceived with audience collaboration, could serve as models for future neighborhood development. Finished elevation drawings will be exhibited at 4:30 p.m.

John Senhauser, Cincinnati-based architect and president of the Cincinnati Historic Conservation board, and Royce Yeater, Director of the Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will introduce the subject at 10 a.m. They will be followed at 11 a.m. by working sessions and at 1 p.m. by preliminary presentations from the four teams of architects, which include Donald Beck, Bob Burnham, Andy Corn, Steve Hampton, Graham Kalbli, John Isch Paul Karalambo, Marcie Kinney, John Kornbluh, Sari Lehtinen, Mike Mauch, Michael McInturf, Bob Nienaber Ty Provosty, Jeff Raser, Paul Shirley, and Kyle Smith. Michael Moose and Ken Jones are coordinating the practicing architects who are volunteering their time and talents. University of Cincinnati professor Virginia Russell is directing architecture student volunteers. From 2:00 until 4:00 pm, the working sessions continue. Teams will discuss projects at the 4:30 p.m. public reception.

Guests may attend all or part of the sessions. Reservations are required (513-721-4506). The event will provide the opportunity for the community to observe star local architects at work on designs for new construction and to offer their input to the designers. The goal is to produce context-appropriate designs with sustainable elements, and explore the potential of OTR. The architects will demonstrate that there is more than one way to fit buildings into a historic context and that new infill can be green. This program will be of interest to neighborhood residents and business owners, prospective downtown residents, developers, architects, and urbanists.

 

   
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