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Central Section Perspective

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Shieh District Timeline

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Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Orange and blue tower viewed from the street in Hong Kong

Orange and blue tower viewed from the street in Hong Kong

Orange and blue tower viewed from the street in Hong Kong

Orange and blue tower viewed from the street in Hong Kong

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra

Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra

Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra

Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

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