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Central Section Perspective

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Shieh District Timeline

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Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Perspective within a new modular urban infrastructure of transport and housing that grows over Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

Perspective within a new modular urban infrastructure of transport and housing that grows over Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

Perspective within a new modular urban infrastructure of transport and housing that grows over Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

Perspective within a new modular urban infrastructure of transport and housing that grows over Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

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

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

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

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

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Collection of photos along Park Avenue documenting the underutilized spaces that could be used for infill housing via ININ

Collection of photos along Park Avenue documenting the underutilized spaces that could be used for infill housing via ININ

Collection of photos along Park Avenue documenting the underutilized spaces that could be used for infill housing via ININ

Collection of photos along Park Avenue documenting the underutilized spaces that could be used for infill housing via ININ

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

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

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

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

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building 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

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

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