About Cincinnati Urban Design and Architecture Studio

Formed in 2018, CUDA Studio helps communities envision a preferred future for the places in which people live, work, learn, play, and pray.  Our services include:

• Public & private gathering space design

• Community plans & strategic plans

• Master planned, walkable communities

• Public engagement / charrettes

• Zoning / form-based codes

• Building design (mixed-use, multi-family) 

For more information, please contact us at: info@cudastudio.com

Cincinnati Urban Design and Architecture Studio, LLC (CUDA Studio) is the creation of Jeff Raser, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based architect. Jeff has worked as an architect in a 30 year career designing dozens of projects. His career has also included stints as a real estate developer, general contractor, and rental property owner and manager. 

Midway through Jeff’s career, he realized it is the space outside and between buildings that is the focus of his passion. Since then, Jeff has studied the art, science, and economics of Urban Design – especially the creation of pedestrian-friendly places. He has master-planned new communities, created strategic urban design plans for existing urban neighborhoods, and created zoning codes (including form-based codes) which allow developers to profitably create what communities want and need. He has led public engagement efforts from single-day workshops to week-long charrettes including hundreds of participants. He’s also designed many new urban-infill buildings – and restored historic ones – helping communities realize their full potential.  

Jeff has been involved in various community groups (including non-profit development corporations) has served on the boards of several professional and community-based organizations, and has held positions on public review boards and commissions. His professional outlook has been formed just as much by his volunteer activities as his day job as an architect.