Community Meeting April 2, 2013 Yukon City Hall Yukon, Oklahoma Landscape Architecture Urban Design Studio Division of Landscape Architecture College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma Associate Professors Leehu Loon and Marjorie Callahan Conor Cummings, Bryce Frost, Xianglong Kong Zhang Li, Yuyu Liu, Mehdi Shahidi Anvar, Qi Zhao Tomorrow’s Yukon

Meeting Overview City Council Study Session Goals  Project status, timeline, deliverable  Architecture Studio – Fall 2012  Landscape Architecture Graduate Studio – Spring 2013  Project dissemination City Council Meeting Goals  Landscape Architecture Graduate Studio  Understanding Yukon (Inventory and Analysis)  Circulation Study (ongoing)  Site Design (ongoing) City Council Feedback/ Discussion/ Goals  Review presentation boards with students College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Presentation City Council Study Session Presentation College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Architecture Studio Undergraduate Studio  Building Inventory and Analysis  Innovative Design Solutions  Civic Center Design Ideas  Presentations to City Delegates College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Architecture Studio Graduate Students  Focus on the Future  Model – Big Picture Thinking  Velodrome  Route 66 Museum College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Landscape Architecture Graduate Studio Spring 2013 Understanding Yukon  Site Inventory and Analysis  Comparative Study  Character Sketches Focus on Yukon “Corridors”  Design recommendations  Vehicular, pedestrian, bicyclists Site Design of Main Street  Study urban design at different scales  Incorporate innovative technology College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Potential From This Collaboration Seek to define attainable goals with visuals, drawings, models How does a community seek funding sources for project implementation?  Create Project Interest  Final Report  Dissemination of work  Identify funding sources  Center for Research Program Development and Enrichment (CRPDE)  Center for Applied Research and Development (CARD) College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Dissemination of Work College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma Callahan  Designing for Regional and Funding Effectiveness  Visioning with Communities (Best Practices- The Case Study Method)  Mentoring (State of Oklahoma Conference) December 2012  Designing for Suburbia (Portland, Oregon) June 2013  American Institute of Architects Knowledge Community on Regional Design (Palm Springs, CA) May 2013

Dissemination of Work Loon  Utilizing Geospatial Technologies in Higher Education to Assist Communities in Oklahoma  Applying a Geodesign Framework to Community Based Service Learning Projects  Geospatial World Forum (Rotterdam, Netherlands) May 2013  Digital Landscape Architecture Conference (Bernburg, Germany) June 2013  Esri Education User Conference (San Diego, CA) July 2013 College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Presentation City Council Meeting Presentation College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Graduate Student Urban Design Studio Graduate Urban Design Studio  Designing the Urban Environment Landscape Architecture Urban Design Studio  City of Nichols Hills, OK  City of Bethany, OK  City of Miami, OK  City of Stroud, OK  Oklahoma Scenic Byways  Oklahoma Department of Transportation  Numerous State and Regional Awards Design does not happen in a vacuum  Community participation is vital for success College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Site Inventory and Analysis Urban design occurs at different scales Must look at entire community  Residential Areas  Park/ Recreation Areas  Commercial Areas What do Landscape Architects Do?  Site inventory and analysis  Precedents  Character sketches College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Residential Areas Site Inventory and Analysis

Median House Value Map

Residential Areas Site Inventory and Analysis

Consistent with State Averages Future Potential

Residential Areas Site Inventory and Analysis Potential for other modes of transportation Public, Private, Shared

Residential Areas Site Inventory and Analysis Where is everyone going? Public, Private, Shared

Residential Areas Precedent Study

Residential Areas Character Sketches

Park / Recreation Areas Site Inventory and Analysis

Park / Recreation Areas Precedent Study

Park / Recreation Areas Character Sketches

Commercial Areas Site Inventory and Analysis

Commercial Areas Precedent Study

Commercial Areas Character Sketches

Coming Soon…

Next Meeting Downtown Site Designs Study the “corridors” in Yukon  Design recommendations  Vehicular, pedestrian, bicyclists Site Design for Yukon – Main Street  Study urban design at different scales  Incorporate innovative technology College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma

Conclusion Questions, Answers, Comments Boards need to be studied further by community Talk to the students about their work Thank you! Blog: Contact Information Leehu Loon, RLA, MLA, ASLA Associate Professor and Graduate Liaison Division of Landscape Architecture College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma Phone: (405) College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma Contact Information Marjorie P. Callahan, AIA, LEED AP Associate Professor Division of Architecture College of Architecture The University of Oklahoma Phone: (405)