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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

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

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial perspective of the clustered MICROGROVE 3D printed house layout connecting units side by side with gangways

Aerial perspective of the clustered MICROGROVE 3D printed house layout connecting units side by side with gangways

Aerial perspective of the clustered MICROGROVE 3D printed house layout connecting units side by side with gangways

Aerial perspective of the clustered MICROGROVE 3D printed house layout connecting units side by side with gangways

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

Concept collage of the gradual densification of the suburbs as a strategy for the future by student Christopher Fernandez

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

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial perspective of the suburbs showing a doubling of the density with additional flats by student Christopher Fernandez

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

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

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

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

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

Section perspective revealing housing units embedded into the landscape of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Section perspective revealing housing units embedded into the landscape of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Section perspective revealing housing units embedded into the landscape of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Section perspective revealing housing units embedded into the landscape of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

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

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

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Urban model for a series of self-sustained circular housing blocks by student Huyen Pham

Urban model for a series of self-sustained circular housing blocks by student Huyen Pham

Urban model for a series of self-sustained circular housing blocks by student Huyen Pham

Urban model for a series of self-sustained circular housing blocks by student Huyen Pham

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

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

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

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

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

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Diagrammatic section perspective of the pair of combined Goose Units at the center of the QTCT project with parking

Diagrammatic section perspective of the pair of combined Goose Units at the center of the QTCT project with parking

Diagrammatic section perspective of the pair of combined Goose Units at the center of the QTCT project with parking

Diagrammatic section perspective of the pair of combined Goose Units at the center of the QTCT project with parking

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

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