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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

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

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

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

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

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

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

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

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

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

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Concept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien Gutierrez

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

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

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

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

Plan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Plan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Plan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Plan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Three monochrome towers set against a cloudy blue sky in Hong Kong

Three monochrome towers set against a cloudy blue sky in Hong Kong

Three monochrome towers set against a cloudy blue sky in Hong Kong

Three monochrome towers set against a cloudy blue sky in Hong Kong

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

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

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

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

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

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

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

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

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