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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Site plan showing the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community off-shore within the Biscayne Bay National Park

Site plan showing the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community off-shore within the Biscayne Bay National Park

Site plan showing the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community off-shore within the Biscayne Bay National Park

Site plan showing the MICROGROVE 3D printed housing community off-shore within the Biscayne Bay National Park

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Unit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Unit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Unit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Unit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Series of diagrams explaining the shortcomings of the Capsule Tower and Zip-Up House to be tested with FVDC

Series of diagrams explaining the shortcomings of the Capsule Tower and Zip-Up House to be tested with FVDC

Series of diagrams explaining the shortcomings of the Capsule Tower and Zip-Up House to be tested with FVDC

Series of diagrams explaining the shortcomings of the Capsule Tower and Zip-Up House to be tested with FVDC

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Infill ININ section through the Bronx showing the possibility of splitting the linear infrastructure into multiple massings

Infill ININ section through the Bronx showing the possibility of splitting the linear infrastructure into multiple massings

Infill ININ section through the Bronx showing the possibility of splitting the linear infrastructure into multiple massings

Infill ININ section through the Bronx showing the possibility of splitting the linear infrastructure into multiple massings

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Series of varied road sections along Park Avenue with infill ININ housing massings possible under the NYC zoning code

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Plan drawing illustrating multiple layers of a housing typology and shade canopy above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Aerial perspective rendering showing the variety of unit types and density of the QTCT proposal

Aerial perspective rendering showing the variety of unit types and density of the QTCT proposal

Aerial perspective rendering showing the variety of unit types and density of the QTCT proposal

Aerial perspective rendering showing the variety of unit types and density of the QTCT proposal

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

Section of the ININ housing infill illustrating the potential to add connections and links to adjacent public spaces

Section of the ININ housing infill illustrating the potential to add connections and links to adjacent public spaces

Section of the ININ housing infill illustrating the potential to add connections and links to adjacent public spaces

Section of the ININ housing infill illustrating the potential to add connections and links to adjacent public spaces

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

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Plan animation showing the various levels and interactions between various spaces and CART's moving room extension space

Plan animation showing the various levels and interactions between various spaces and CART's moving room extension space

Plan animation showing the various levels and interactions between various spaces and CART's moving room extension space

Plan animation showing the various levels and interactions between various spaces and CART's moving room extension space

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

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

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

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

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

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

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

Perspective showing the massing density of individual housing units and open spaces in student Melissa Quinones' proposal

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