Download - Alana Tucker Graduate Portfolio
ALANA TUCKERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TAUBMAN COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + URBAN PLANNING
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EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR, MAY 2017
Master of Urban PlanningGPA: 3.884/4.000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, MAY 2015Bachelor’s Science in Business Administration
Major: International Business Minors: Spanish, Community + Regional Planning
GPA: 3.987/4.000
COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSIDAD, MADRID, SUMMER 2013 4-weeks study abroad
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WORK EXPERIENCEMICHIGAN ENGAGING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CLASSROOM (MECC)September 2015 - Present
LINCOLN PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTJanuary 2014 - May 2015
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT August 2011 - December 2013
RESEARCHStudying the use of digital tools for civic crowdfunding for tactical urbanism projects in the United States
ADVISOR:Dr. Robert Goodspeed, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan
PUBLICATIONSReincarnation: the adaptive reuse of churches in post-industrial America Agora Journal of Planning and Design, Agora 10, April 2016
SKILLSAdobe Illustrator, InDesign, CAD, Database Management (Excel and Constant Contact), CMS, Social Media Planning (Hootsuite), Team Management, Social Venture Operation, Conversational Spanish, Design Thinking, Squarespace
CREATIVEcosmaps | www.givebackcosmaps.com | Since 2015, Small Business Owner• Hand-carve maps of custom cities and donate a portion of the profit to respective localities
Agora Journal of Planning and Design | Fall 2015 – present, Layout Editor• Design overall journal template, meet with published authors, determine article layout scheme
1st UNL Diversity Think Tank | April 2014, Event Coordinator• Orchestrated an event that addressed timely diversity issues with over 40 selected faculty, staff and students
UNL Environmental Sustainability Committee | 2012, Project Co-Creator• Conceived and designed an Earth Week Mural as an awareness piece for student pedestrians
Freelance Wedding Vocalist
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GAS TAX
VMT TAX
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TAXES
The driver pays the DMV for VMT which is checked against log of expected miles traveled
The driver self-reports and pays for mileage with their taxes
The driver pays the insurance company who pays the government
The driver pays the a tax for gas purchased at the pump
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A. A timeline representation of the historical contestation of the M-30 Highway in Madrid, Spain, leading up to the burying of the subterranean highway and planning, design and development of the subsequent Madrid Rio Linear ParkPrograms Used: Google Earth, Rhino, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
B. Designed infographic published in Agora 10, Journal of Planning and Design at the University of Michigan in article “Benefits and Costs: A comparison of VMT tax and gasoline tax” in 2016Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator
C. Trace canals, greenhouses, and green spaces of Xochimilco, Mexico City. Due to the existence of informal settlements in this region and the general lack of formal recognition by the Mexican government, cartography of the area is widely in accessible.Programs Used: Google Earth, Photoshop, RhinoTeam Member: Camille Chabrol
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DEMOGRAPHICS
In 2015, the city of Atlanta had unmet demand of 3,552 housing units, indicating the market readiness for our affordable, market-rate,
Average apartment occupancy rate
Unmet housing demand (units)
Average age (years)
Bachelor degree or higher
Median income
Average household size
MIDTOWN ATLANTA
COMPETITIONULI Hines Competition, January 2016
TEAM MEMBERS: Ryan Goold, Iuliana Bleanda-Mogosanu, Liz Szatko, Alana Tucker, and
Clayton Witt
FACULTY ADVISOR: Douglas Kelbaugh
DESIGN SUMMARY: STEAM Green, located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia is a mixed-
use development providing for 24/7 activated public space, access to transit, bounteous ammenities, and a variety of housing
conventions for people of all backgrounds and lifestyles. Addtionally, the development features Atlanta’s first micro-unit housing, an
underground bar, and the International Institute for Heat Island Research.
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Carrie and Liwei
Savannah College of Art and Design Master’s students
Aspire to open an art gallery; Carrie as a metal designer and Liwei as a painter
They buy organic food from the co-op down-stairs for their cat, Pickles
Ricardo, Sam, Gabriella, and Joe
Georgia Tech graduates
Work in the ATDC entrepreneurial incubator at Technology Square
Argue over who goes first for karaoke at Torch Bar every Friday night
George and Monica
Recently retired from stressful careers and just returned from traveling abroad
Seeking a walkable community with events and good restaurants
Excited to people-watch on the balcony of their high-rise condo above The Green
Ada
Professor of computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Takes MARTA to work every day
Attempting to try every cuisine in Steam Green before summer break
HETEROGENEITY PEOPLE IN PLACE
Pierre and Elliot
Single father raising a teenage son
Pierre builds and sells furniture in the flexible workshop on the Alley and Elliot hopes to study engineering at Georgia Tech
They regularly attend Falcons and Braves games using the MARTA subway line
MARTA ANNUAL RIDERSHIP IM-PACTNORTH AVENUE STATION
Based on our research, our develop-ment would have increased ridership for the nearest public transit station by over 700,000 annual trips due to
2,116,440
1,900,000Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
2,300,000
2,368,507
2,742,686
2,835,471
2,500,000
2,700,000
2,900,000
CURRENT RIDERSHIP AT NORTH AVENUE
RIDERSHIP DURING STEAM GREEN CONSTRUCTION
