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Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

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

Perspective of the exterior public spaces within a self-sustaining mountainside community by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective of the exterior public spaces within a self-sustaining mountainside community by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective of the exterior public spaces within a self-sustaining mountainside community by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective of the exterior public spaces within a self-sustaining mountainside community by student Camille Medeiros

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

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

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

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

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

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

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

Site plan diagramming public and private circulation around the alleyway infill site of the CART food cart housing project

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

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

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

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

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

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

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

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

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

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

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

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

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

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

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Perspective of an atmospheric streetscape within a dense urban mass by student Monique Paulis

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

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

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

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

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

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