Andrew Eble

Urban Planning Portfolio

ANDREW EBLE

RESUME & SKILLS

CONTACT

- andreweble4@gmail.com - (419)-280-2771

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH

• Bachelor of Urban Planning

• College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

• Expected Graduation May 2025

KU LEUVEN | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

• Urban and Spatial Design

• Faculty of Architecture

• Study Abroad Experience

SKILLS

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Photoshop

Illustrator InDesign

SketchUp GIS

CORE COMPETENCIES

Creativity

Adaptability

2018 - 2025

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2023

Communication

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

DESIGNING LOCAL | COLUMBUS, OH

AUGUST - DECEMBER 2024

• Authored and designed a public art strategy for Medina, Ohio, resulting in the implementation of 10 actionable art initiatives to enrich community identity.

Developed a tactical placemaking art plan for the Discovery District in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, enhancing public space activation and cultural vibrancy.

COLLABO | CHICAGO, IL

JANUARY - APRIL 2024

• Developed conceptual renders for 3 HUD Choice Neighborhood projects nationwide, enhancing visual communication and securing stakeholder buy-in.

Contributed to neighborhood planning, urban design, and community revitalization strategies, supporting equitable development.

TOLEDO DESIGN COLLECTIVE | TOLEDO, OH

MAY - AUGUST 2023

• Created detailed 3D visualizations and planning graphics for various planning projects.

• Collaborated in developing a community engagement strategy for the Glass City Riverwalk.

• Produced engagement and survey collateral for Toledo’s Transit Agency.

RICONDO & ASSOCIATES | CINCINNATI, OH

AUGUST - DECEMBER 2022

Designed and contributed to the remodel of 35+ airport restrooms at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, enhancing passenger experience and facility efficiency.

• Developed conceptual terminal layouts in AutoCAD for a new supplemental airport in Las Vegas.

COLLEGE HILL CURC | CINCINNATI, OH

JANUARY - MAY 2022

• Managed multiple locally owned businesses in a $200,000 Facade Improvement Program.

• Drafted agreements and coordinated with architects on facade designs.

• Wrote a successful grant securing over $8,000 in funding.

CITY OF MAUMEE | MAUMEE, OH

• Collaborated with city council on signage and mapping for a new DORA district

JUNE - AUGUST 2021

• Consulted business owners on design and signage implementation

• Designed a boundary map for the DORA district

TACTICAL ART PLANS FOR DESIGNING LOCAL COLUMBUS, OH

PROFESSIONAL WORK | FALL 2024

03 KU LEUVEN CENTRAL CAMPUS CLUSTER BRUSSELS, BE

ACADEMIC PROJECT | FALL 2023

05 FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CINCINNATI, OH

PROFESSIONAL WORK | SPRING 2022

07 PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

PERSONAL PROJECTS | 2018 - 2024

QUEENSGATE RENAISSANCE

CINCINNATI, OH

ACADEMIC PROJECT | SUMMER 2024

HIGHWAY RECLAMATION IN URBAN CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, OH

ACADEMIC PROJECT | SPRING 2023

MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN & VISUALIZATION WORK

PROFESSIONAL WORK | 2022 - 2024

TACTICAL ART PLANS FOR DESIGNING LOCAL COLUMBUS, OH

PROFESSIONAL WORK | FALL 2024

CREATED FOR DESIGNING LOCAL, I AUTHORED TWO ART STRATEGY PLANS FOR MEDINA, OHIO AND THE DISCOVERY DISTRICT IN COLUMBUS OHIO. EACH PLAN CONSISTS OF A STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, PRICING, AND PROGRAMMING.

MEDINA TACTICAL PUBLIC ART STRATEGY

TACTICAL ART STRATEGY GUIDELINES

DESIGN AND DOCUMENT

BACKGROUND

Created for Designing Local, this document on public art strategy was developed for the client, Main Street Medina. This document builds upon and compliments the first phase of Medina’s public art strategy. I developed the art strategy by creating three ‘approaches’ for public art installation, each with their own priorities, determined from analyzing the benefits and challenges of each approach. Through this, 10 strategies were identified, each with pricing estimates, priority rankings, and precedent examples. The document was adopted by Main Street Medina in January of 2025.

GRAPHIC EXAMPLES

SPREADS

DISCOVERY DISTRICT PLACEMAKING PLAN

TACTICAL PLACEMAKING DOCUMENT

DESIGN AND DOCUMENT BACKGROUND

Created for Designing Local, this placemaking document was developed for the client, Discovery District Special Improvement District. Focusing within downtown Columbus, OH, the document explores targeted spaces identified for an artistic intervention . I developed the document by exploring nodes of intervention, created by an internal charette by the client. The document proposes strategic spaces where various public art installations could be implemented. through this, pogrammatic strategies were developed to assist the client in hosting events centered around the art installations proposed throughout the document.

GRAPHIC EXAMPLES

SPREADS

QUEENSGATE RENAISSANCE CINCINNATI, OH

ACADEMIC PROJECT | SUMMER 2024

DURING THIS 5 WEEK STUDIO, STUDENTS WERE TASKED WITH CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE REVITILIZATION STRATEGY FOR THE WEST END OF CINCINNATI, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BRIDGE FORWARD PLAN.

QUEENSGATE RENAISSANCE

CONCEPT AND SITE DESIGN

PLAN VISION

To transform Queensgate from a neglected and divided industrial space into a connected, vibrant high-tech hub that will bring a renaissance to the area. This transformation will help elevate Cincinnati as region leading city for economic growth and job opportunity.

PLAN CONCEPT

Through creating and incentivizing sustainable, high-level manufacturing job opportunities alongside mixed-income housing, new residents and businesses will begin flowing into this formally vacant neighborhood. This holistic approach will stimulate economic growth as well as ensuring long-term environmental remediation and resilience.

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

Through the plan vision and concept, we arrived at this conceptual plan for the Queensgate site. A mixed-use arts and culture hub will lead up from Mehring Way, connecting to an innovation hub and commercial corridor. This corridor aims to bring people into Queensgate and helps facilitate the innovation hub. North of the hub, there will be a mixed-use residential site connected to a highway cap containing a park, and programmed spaces.

FINAL SITE PLAN

The finalized site plan shows the new connections made throughout the site, and the three distinct zones that the site is developed from. Gest Street serves as the link between all three zones, with east and west connections to the city through Mehring way, Sixth Street, and the new pedestrian bridge.

LONGSWORTH LINK

Exploded axonometric concept of the site. Features include a new park located underneath bridge overpass, new forested greenspace, mixed income apartments, pedestrian and bike trail implemented throughout the site, and new basketball and pickleball courts.

GEST INNOVATION DISTRICT

Exploded axonometric concept of the site. Features include new mixed-use mid-rise buildings for businesses, high-tech innovation center for future industry, green spaces and open spaces, adaptive reuse of buildings for mixed-use, luxury apartments, and a commercial corridor with public square for events and gatherings.

QUEENSGATE RENAISSANCE

SITE DESIGN AND RENDERINGS

CROWN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

QUEEN CITY’S NEW CROWN

This new forested urban park can be accessed through multiple neighborhoods. It alo help in reducing the heat island effect alongside with providing recreation and improving air quality. The incluson of a pedestrian bridge allows for a more visible direct connection to downtown, and will act as an attraction into the innovation hub.

The centerpiece of this site is a 950 foot long bridge that waves left and right, gradually ascending to a height of 55 feet with views of downtown Cincnnati, the new innovation district, and the Ohio River. The bridge design is reminiscent of a crown from above, symbolizing a new era for Cincinnati, nicknamed “The Queen City”

PERSPECTIVE RENDERS

KU LEUVEN CENTRAL CAMPUS CLUSTER BRUSSELS, BE

ACADEMIC PROJECT | FALL 2023

CREATED DURING A SITE DESIGN STUDIO, GROUPS OF STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO CREATE A DESIGN SOLUTION TO CONNECT AND SUPPPLEMENT THE EXISTING KU LEUVEN CAMPUS IN BRUSSELS WITH THE FUTURE BUILING FOR THE FACTULTY OF ARCHITECTURE.

CENTRAL CAMPUS CLUSTER

CONTEXT & DESIGN PROCESS

CONTEXT & PROJECT BRIEF

KU Leuven, one of Belgium’s oldest insitutions, has campuses located throughout the country. In Brussels, the KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture will be relocating campuses from Rue des Palais 65 to Boulevard Pachéco 44, located inside of the Brussels Pentagone. As the current campus is disconnected from the urban fabric of the city, this new campus has the ability to integrate with other Belgian institutions, and the country as a whole. This studio project focuses on how to create a ‘Central Campus Cluster’ utilizing the existing infrastructure around the new campus, and to make the Brussels campus more accessable to students across Belgium through a comprehensive 2050 vision for the site.

NORTH - SOUTH RAIL CONNECTION

This nearly 2 kilometer long tunnel connects the two largest train stations in the city, and facilitates international travel through the EU Capitol to other major cities in Western Europe. Consequently, this rail tunnel is the single busiest in all of Europe seeing over 1,200 trains per day.

MULTI-CAMPUS MODEL

CAMPUS MODEL OF KU LEUVEN

60.292 Students

13 Campusses

10 Locations

CENTRAL STATION AS A GATEWAY

North

Central

Chapelle

South

CAMPUS SPINE SKETCHES

SITE CONCEPT & DEVELOPMENT

Upon further research, we found that the railway tunnel lies underground, leaving a space between the tunnel and the road above. Constructed as a framework, this design results in an additional space between the train tube and the road surface. Running predominantly straight, the underground tunnel encounters various height disparities due to Brussels’ elevation differences, resulting in varying gaps between the train tube and the road surface.

CENTRAL CAMPUS CLUSTER

SITE CONCEPT AND PLAN

Conceptual masterplan ‘Central Campus Cluster’ covering stations Congres, Central and Chapelle

LEGEND

Train Station

Train Rail

Vacant Tunnel Space

Perimeter

Campus Buildings

Adaptivley Reused Buildings

Campus Streets

Academic Life

Student Life

Library

Culture Center

Sports

Housing

Slow Mobility Hub

INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION

This individual intervention utilizes the unused space in between the North-South rail connection. To create a more unified and centralized campus, creating new functions that better associate buildings around the North-South connection was a high priority. As a solution, we propose a new, sublevel gallery and exhibition space underneath Boulevard de Berlaimont.

Located in front of the current Belgian National Bank, the gallery, nicknamed Gallery Pacheco, utilizes the 5 meters of available vertical space between the boulevard and the start of the North-South rail tunnels. Visitors can access the space via two subway-style entrances that descend to either side of the gallery space. The gallery space is illuminated by conical skylights that protrude out of the gallery and into the ground level, aiding in creating a more stimulating experience on the ground level while suggesting a usage beneath the surface.

Current Conditions

After visualisation, looking south on Pacheco. Entrance to Gallery can be seen as it descends.

Location within Masterplan

HIGHWAY RECLAMATION IN URBAN CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, OH

ACADEMIC PROJECT | SPRING 2023

DURING A REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIO, STUDENTS WERE TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING A REGIONAL ISSUE WITHIN THE CINCINNATI AREA. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE BUILT DIVISIONS THAT HIGHWAYS HAVE CAUSED WITHIN THE URBAN FABRIC. CONTEXTUALLY SENSITIVE CONCEPTS FOR HIGHWAY CAPPING PROPOSALS WERE DEVELOPED, WITH THE GOAL OF HOLISTICALLY RESTORING THE URBAN FABRIC.

HIGHWAY RECLAMATION

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

WALNUT HILLS, CINCINNATI

EXISTING CONDITIONS

CONCEPT DESIGN

This concept imagines a place based approach to UC’s growth in this part of Walnut Hills. The land cap provides ample space for the University to expand its think-hub, while providing green space and housing options for students and professionals alike.

FINAL SITE PLAN

Guided by the University’s development patterns and the contextual history of Walnut Hills, this site plan was finalized. Space for academic facilities was created, with a greenway path that connects the site nodes together.

EVANSTON, CINCINNATI

EXISTING CONDITIONS

CONCEPT DESIGN

Using existing land uses and development intensity as a contextual guide, an initial concept was created. This housing centered approach adds much needed housing units to an area adjacent Xavier University.

FINAL SITE PLAN

Complementing existing building form and community needs, this site plan was finalized. The plan provides mid density housing, and a community green space - which was lacking in the current neighborhood.

HIGHWAY RECLAMATION

FINAL VISUALIZATIONS

NORTHWEST VIEW OF WALNUT HILLS CAP

NORTH TO SOUTH SECTION OF WALNUT HILLS CAP

SOUTHERN VIEW OF WALNUT HILLS CAP

EAST-WEST SECTION OF WALNUT HILLS CAP

FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CINCINNATI, OH

PROFESSIONAL WORK | SPRING 2022

IN 2020, COLLEGE HILL CURC WAS AWARDED A NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT GRANT OF OVER $200,000 TO BE USED FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. MY PART IN THIS PROJECT WAS LEADING THE PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES. I WROTE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE BUSINESSES. ADDITIONALLY, I WORKED ALONGSIDE THE ARCHITECTS AT TEAM B ARCHITECTURE PARTICIPATING IN DESIGN CONSULTATION

FACADE IMPROVEMENT

RASHEEDAHS & UNFORGETTABLE CUTS

Rasheedah’s Cafe, a longtime staple of the College Hill neighborhood, provided a great opportunity to facilitate visual storefront elevation, while honoring the longevity of her business.

During this process, I had Rasheedah sign onto program agreements, consulted with her about remaking her logo, and met with architects to find the best solution for all parties. Her new logo that I designed (below) honors her consistent and longtime branding.

DELI SOUL

RA S H E E D A H ’S

KEEPING THE SOUL IN SOUL FOOD

When redesigning her logo for a new metal facade sign, it was clear that the design had to closely resemble her old logo, but to be elevated to a more modern standard. This was the final outcome approved by Rasheedah.

NEW LOGO FOR A NEW TIME

Unlike Rashedah’s, Cliff had no logo for Unforgettable Cuts. With this new facade however, it became time to reinvent his brand image. This new logo I designed for Cliff is made to be placed on a blade sign on his storefront.

Unforgettable Cuts, a barbershop owned by Cliff Muhammad is another longtime staple of the College Hill Business District. After more than a decade of ownership, and the hardship of the pandemic, Cliff was a great candidate for the program.

Working together with Cliff and Team B Architects, we developed a new storefront design featuring low awnings, a new logo, and blade sign.

MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN & VISUALIZATION WORK

PROFESSIONAL WORK | 2023 - 2024

A SELECTION OF VARIOUS WORKS FROM PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS TAKEN BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024

WORKS

HUD CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD VISUALIZATIONS

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING CONCEPT VISUALIZATIONS

Developed for COLLABO, these visualizations depict views from housing plans for HUD Choice Neighborhood projects. Bethlehem, PA, Left. Harrisburg, PA, Right.

SELECTED WORKS

IRONWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY

IRONWOOD GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT

Created for Toledo Design Collective, these conceptual renders represent the future vision for the gateway for the Ironwood neighborhood of Toledo. Envisioning a medium density development with street trees, expanded sidewalks, and ground level mixed use engagement. These visuals were submitted to the City of Toledo along with the neighborhood masterplan.

PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

PERSONAL PROJECTS | 2018 - 2024

VARIOUS PHOTOS TAKEN IN MY SPARE TIME FROM 2018 - 2024