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DRAPE:PASTEL Elevation

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Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

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

Grid of daily photo uploads from an effort to capture commonplace urban relationships in Hong Kong

Grid of daily photo uploads from an effort to capture commonplace urban relationships in Hong Kong

Grid of daily photo uploads from an effort to capture commonplace urban relationships in Hong Kong

Grid of daily photo uploads from an effort to capture commonplace urban relationships in Hong Kong

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

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

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

Urban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille Medeiros

Urban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille Medeiros

Urban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille Medeiros

Urban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille Medeiros

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

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

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

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Process drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan Raish

Process drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan Raish

Process drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan Raish

Process drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan Raish

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

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

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Urban plan of downtown Phoenix showing the future housing infrastructure cloud above the city by student Brennan Richards

Urban plan of downtown Phoenix showing the future housing infrastructure cloud above the city by student Brennan Richards

Urban plan of downtown Phoenix showing the future housing infrastructure cloud above the city by student Brennan Richards

Urban plan of downtown Phoenix showing the future housing infrastructure cloud above the city by student Brennan Richards

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

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

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

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

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

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

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

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

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

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