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BUILDINGTHE CITY

We've been designing Cincinnati's built environment for more than 200 years, trying out trendy architectural styles and popularizing some of our own.


By Katie Coburn, John Fox, Kaileigh Peyton, Kevin Schultz, and
Amanda Boyd Walters

20 Iconic Buildings That Define Cincinnati’s Architecture

We’ve been designing Cincinnati’s built environment for more than 200 years. These 20 structures blend the past and the future into what feels like home.

Architect Kurt Platte Is Over-the-Rhine’s Renaissance Man

Rehabbing old buildings in Over-the-Rhine presents a number of hurdles, both design-wise and financially. Kurt Platte clears them with ease.

Beth Johnson Explains What an Urban Conservator Is

Beth Johnson explains how she juggles the past, the present, and the future to keep Cincinnati’s architectural fabric intact.

Editor’s Letter, February 2020: Our Built Environment

Looking back at how fledgling Losantiville became modern Cincinnati, it’s easy to draw straight lines and connections from the first riverfront settlers to the metropolis we love today.

UC Takes a Building Block Approach to Train the Next Generation of Architects

Students at UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning learn to think outside of the computer and to keep their options open.

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