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Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

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

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Massing model illustrating a form of housing block that is lifted above the desert by student Monique Paulis

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Urban plan combining various scattered housing forms across a reclaimed landscape by student Cecile Kim

Urban plan combining various scattered housing forms across a reclaimed landscape by student Cecile Kim

Urban plan combining various scattered housing forms across a reclaimed landscape by student Cecile Kim

Urban plan combining various scattered housing forms across a reclaimed landscape by student Cecile Kim

Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms

Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms

Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms

Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

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

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

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

Urban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng Wang

Urban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng Wang

Urban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng Wang

Urban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng Wang

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

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

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

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

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

Aerial perspective of a circular embedded housing and farming community with shared programs by student Alejandra Lobato

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