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Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

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

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Axon, zoning section and data on the potential benefits of the ININ infill housing above the rail on Park Avenue

Axon, zoning section and data on the potential benefits of the ININ infill housing above the rail on Park Avenue

Axon, zoning section and data on the potential benefits of the ININ infill housing above the rail on Park Avenue

Axon, zoning section and data on the potential benefits of the ININ infill housing above the rail on Park Avenue

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

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

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

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

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

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

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

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

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

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

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

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

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

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

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

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

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