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Aikido Masterplan

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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

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Timeline collage from early development to the future transformation of Phoenix's warehouse district by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

Perspective of Park Avenue at Midtown with ININ infill housing massing located within the center median

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

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh

Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh

Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh

Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh

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

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Elevation of a layered orange corner building in Hong Kong

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

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

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

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

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

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

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

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

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

Exploded plan drawing showing the many layers of the proposed Hellinikon system of two linear bars and other programs

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

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

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

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan emphasizing the creation of new shadows for walkable spaces throughout downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Urban plan emphasizing the creation of new shadows for walkable spaces throughout downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Urban plan emphasizing the creation of new shadows for walkable spaces throughout downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Urban plan emphasizing the creation of new shadows for walkable spaces throughout downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

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

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

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

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Perspective of the internal relationship between the density of infill towers and connections by student student Brayan Munoz

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

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

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

Cluster of vertical housing towers set within a mountain forest in Hong Kong

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