UO students to present project concepts to Redmond officials
Students from the University of Oregon’s Sustainable City Year Program will be in Redmond next week to present the projects they have been working on in collaboration with the city during the winter term as part of the year-long partnership between Redmond and U of O.
The University of Oregon is working on 14 projects for the City of Redmond this term, utilizing classes from the departments of Journalism; Landscape Architecture; Architecture; Business; and Planning, Public Policy and Management. Several of those classes will provide their final presentations in Redmond.
This event is open to the public and community members interested in seeing the students final presentations are encouraged to attend.
“The diversity of projects this term with the University of Oregon is illustrative of the overarching impact that this type of program can have on a community,” remarked Redmond Community Development Director Heather Richards.
“City staff worked with graduate and undergraduate students on specialized landscape designs at the Airport to create an unique sense of place and to ensure that the landscape did not impact the functionality of the airport, a feasibility study for a multi-sports complex, a market analysis for downtown to ascertain what types of businesses would thrive with the surrounding market base, a branding campaign for our wastewater program targeted at Redmond families so that they understand how the infrastructure works and serves them in their day-to-day lives, and an affordable housing plan that researched and evaluated tools that the City of Redmond can use to help support affordable housing needs in our community,” she said.
“And, as per the other projects we have worked on with the University, the ideas that are coming out of this collaboration are innovative and pushing us as city staff to think outside of the box. “
The following is a brief description of the projects that will be presented in Redmond next Thursday and Friday.
Airport Landscape Master Plan
This final review will present recommendations from students in the Department of Landscape Architecture on future development for the airport. This includes guidelines for clear site planning and landscape design concepts and will address the entire airport property.
March 10, 2016, 5:30 PM to 8 PM, Public Works Training Room, 243 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756
Downtown Market Analysis
This School of Business final class review will discuss their work on analyzing how Redmond can build active “clusters” of businesses that will draw citizens downtown for retail, services, entertainment, and housing. Students will present survey results, needs and issues for targeted business clusters already identified by Redmond, and recommendations on how these business clusters can effectively reach customers.
March 11, 2016, 9:30 AM to 12 PM, Public Works Training Room, 243 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756
Downtown Incubator/Accelerator
This final presentation from the School of Business will discuss potential solutions, case studies, and models for Redmond to use when developing a downtown incubator program. Students will present organizational models, design concepts, interview results, case studies, and their final implementation plan.
March 11, 2016, 9:30 AM to 12 PM, Public Works Training Room, 243 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756
Airport Marketing Study
This final presentation, also from the School of Business, will provide an asset analysis and integrated marketing plan that is based on case studies from other airports around the United States. The students’ recommendations will also focus on improving overall marketing of the airport’s assets and revenue the airport collects from promotions, features and amenities, signage, messaging, sponsorship and advertising within the facility. Finally, the presentations will also identify how to create more value and services for a range of different customer types.
March 11, 2016, 9:30 AM to 12 PM, Public Works Training Room, 243 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756
Multi-Sports Complex Feasibility Analysis
The last presentation from students in the School of Business will look at case studies from other cities around the county that have multi-sports complexes. The students will also present results of outreach and research with tournament operators and organizations around the state and outside of Oregon to understand current demand for facilities. Finally, students will discuss current league and team structure within the City of Redmond and throughout Deschutes County to assess potential regional demand.
March 11, 2016, 9:30 AM to 12 PM, Public Works Training Room, 243 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond, OR 97756
Public Safety Building
Students from the School of Architecture and Allied Arts will present conceptual designs showing opportunities for renovation and expansion of the current National Guard building to accommodate a future public safety facility. The students will also present proposed design guidelines and standards for the City to consider during redevelopment of the building.
March 11, 2016, 11 AM to 3 PM, Central Oregon Community College Building 3, Room 305, 2030 SE College Loop, Redmond, OR 97756
