Joe Nickol

Experience

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  Patrick Brennan Architects

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  Intern
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  ConoverBond

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Intern

  Conceptual design, tenant fit-up, and leasing strategies for urban infill and revitalization development projects in downtowns and education districts.

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  Urban Design Associates

  Jul 2005 - Mar 2015

  Associate Principal

  Lead design direction and design teams of two to ten designers with a focus on urban regeneration efforts in cities, towns, and neighborhoodsProjects range in size from small, infill projects to designing new precincts for thousands of residents to work, shop, learn, and play Author of numerous pattern books, form-based codes, urban design plans, and public planning documentsAdvise and lead entitlement, rezoning, and site plan approvalsConcept architecture for a range of building types including single-family attached and detached homes; apartment and condo buildings; mixed-use buildings; civic buildings; and commercial buildingsInfrastructure planning and transit and streets designHave organized and lead on-site design charrettes in twenty states and seven countriesClients include cities, economic development groups, developers, and corporations Show less

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  Www.Street-Sense.org

  Dec 2010 - Mar 2017

  Founder

  A multi-disciplinary website dedicated to helping places adapt, grow, and prosper. Articles have been syndicated in Planning Magazine, Better! Cities & Towns, Planetizen, and CNU.org.

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  The Sprout Fund

  Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

  Board Member
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  MKSK

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2018

  Senior Urban Design + Development Advisor

  Downtown and neighborhood infill development strategies/design;Mixed-use, mixed-income development;Corridor studies;Streets as places, public space, and market design;Urban development due diligence and capacity testing;Suburban retrofit design; Town/gown campus planningBrown and greyfield redevelopment; Waterfront and stream daylighting master planning; Development guidelines/codes; Development rezoning/entitlement processes; Concept architecture; Adaptive reuse and resilience strategies;Transit/bike-oriented development; Choice Neighborhood and other public/private grant proposals Neighborhood storytelling initiatives; and Neighborhood programming, activation and engagement strategies, Show less

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  Neighborhood Playbook

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

  Co-Author

  The Neighborhood Playbook is a field guide for community members and developers that facilitates the activation of spaces with the goal of influencing physical and economic growth in neighborhoods. Our hope is that The Playbook will create more neighborhood amenities where people want to spend time, interact socially, create memorable experiences, and connect with the built and natural environment. It will allow entrepreneurial developers to explore new markets with lower risk en route to developing authentic, lasting investments. Together, developers and everyone else will be able to increase the value of their neighborhoods by making them healthier, more fun places to live. Show less

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  Congress for the New Urbanism

  Jan 2016 - now

  Co-Founder - Midwest Chapter

  Joe helped launch the Midwestern chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism which is on track to become official in fall, 2016. The Midwestern chapter includes 5 states and 13 cities and is focused on the repopulation of Midwestern urban cores using the Charter and, specifically, by:1. Reactivating public spaces2. Regenerating neighborhoods3. Principled, durable, and beautiful urban architecture and development.

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  University of Cincinnati

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2017

  Adjunct Professor

  Adjunct Professor at School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP)

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  YARD & Company

  Apr 2018 - now

  Co-founder, Principal