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Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

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

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

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

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong

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

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez

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

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Collection of precedent images combining the cinematic qualities of the Queensboro Bridge with Fellini's 8 1/2 performances

Collection of precedent images combining the cinematic qualities of the Queensboro Bridge with Fellini's 8 1/2 performances

Collection of precedent images combining the cinematic qualities of the Queensboro Bridge with Fellini's 8 1/2 performances

Collection of precedent images combining the cinematic qualities of the Queensboro Bridge with Fellini's 8 1/2 performances

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Diagram animation of the various required components of the new GBN Ministry of Parks headquarters within the triangle form

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards

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

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

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

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

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

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

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Elevation perspective of the multiple panels of the TUBE:CHROMA form study on Espanola Way

Elevation perspective of the multiple panels of the TUBE:CHROMA form study on Espanola Way

Elevation perspective of the multiple panels of the TUBE:CHROMA form study on Espanola Way

Elevation perspective of the multiple panels of the TUBE:CHROMA form study on Espanola Way

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Elevation of multiple layers of slab housing in Hong Kong

Exploded diagram showing the cores, plates, skins, and connections within the dense growth proposed by student Brayan Munoz

Exploded diagram showing the cores, plates, skins, and connections within the dense growth proposed by student Brayan Munoz

Exploded diagram showing the cores, plates, skins, and connections within the dense growth proposed by student Brayan Munoz

Exploded diagram showing the cores, plates, skins, and connections within the dense growth proposed by student Brayan Munoz

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

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

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

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