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Aikido Masterplan

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Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

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

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

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

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

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

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal

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

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

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

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Model of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika Pniak

Model of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika Pniak

Model of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika Pniak

Model of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika Pniak

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

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

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

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 plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

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

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

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

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

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in Hong Kong

Pink and white building with alternating stepping towers on a podium block in 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

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

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

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

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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