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Central Section Perspective

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Shieh Below Perspective

Housing

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi

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

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

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

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

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh

Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh

Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh

Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Site plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan Epperson

Site plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan Epperson

Site plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan Epperson

Site plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan Epperson

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Perspective showing the splitting of the ININ housing bar into separate projects with captured landscape opportunities

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Set of diagrams illustrating the raw volume potential to be assembled and infilled by various delivered FVDC modular pieces

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Pair of perspectives illustrating the communal shifts in the farmed landscape between seasons by student Alejandra Lobato

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

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

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

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland

Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland

Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland

Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

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

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

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

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

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