flood response proposal | cincinnati, oh | university of cincinnati | fall 2019
Architecture Studio Year 04 | Faculty- Heather Bizon | Programs Used- Photoshop, Illustrator, Google Maps This studio was a series of quick, 2-week projects that strove to delve into what Cincinnati is and design its possible futures. In this scenario, many years in the future, the Ohio River rises to drastic levels. Kentucky heeds scientists’ early warnings and builds up the levee on their northern border, which pushes all of the river overflow into central Cincinnati because it sits in a basin surrounded by hills. Five of the city’s neighborhoods are practically lost, abandoned by their residents for higher ground. This project proposes inexpensive, temporary floating structures, each with a specific purpose depending on what was lost when the neighborhood flooded, and a system of floating pathways and boat transportation to begin to revitalize the area.