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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

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

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

Elevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng Wang

Elevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng Wang

Elevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng Wang

Elevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng Wang

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

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

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

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

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

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

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

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

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

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

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Pair of material studies for the WEAVE:SUNSET design option for Espanola Way

Pair of material studies for the WEAVE:SUNSET design option for Espanola Way

Pair of material studies for the WEAVE:SUNSET design option for Espanola Way

Pair of material studies for the WEAVE:SUNSET design option for Espanola Way

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra

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

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

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Perspective elevation of the DRAPE:PASTEL elevation on Espanola Way

Perspective elevation of the DRAPE:PASTEL elevation on Espanola Way

Perspective elevation of the DRAPE:PASTEL elevation on Espanola Way

Perspective elevation of the DRAPE:PASTEL elevation on Espanola Way

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