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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

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

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

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Sequence of drawings proposing that hybrid ININ housing infrastructure be made for the demand of the people of the city

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

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

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

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

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

Pair of material studies based on Pool rafts and shimmering colors

Pair of material studies based on Pool rafts and shimmering colors

Pair of material studies based on Pool rafts and shimmering colors

Pair of material studies based on Pool rafts and shimmering colors

Perspective of the glowing SPCS center from park across the street at night

Perspective of the glowing SPCS center from park across the street at night

Perspective of the glowing SPCS center from park across the street at night

Perspective of the glowing SPCS center from park across the street at night

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

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

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

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

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

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

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

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

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

Early conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Early conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Early conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Early conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra Carter

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

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

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

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