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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

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

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

Plan view of a mountainous model by student Stephen Adrian depicting ribboned layers of housing built into Camelback mountain

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

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

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

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban plan for a micro-community of housing and services around a reservoir by student Huyen Pham

Urban plan for a micro-community of housing and services around a reservoir by student Huyen Pham

Urban plan for a micro-community of housing and services around a reservoir by student Huyen Pham

Urban plan for a micro-community of housing and services around a reservoir by student Huyen Pham

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra

Long section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel Rodriguez

Long section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel Rodriguez

Long section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel Rodriguez

Long section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel Rodriguez

Series of axonometric drawings of the various components of the CTST infill unit constructions

Series of axonometric drawings of the various components of the CTST infill unit constructions

Series of axonometric drawings of the various components of the CTST infill unit constructions

Series of axonometric drawings of the various components of the CTST infill unit constructions

Long section through the Maverick and Goose units of the QTCT housing proposal

Long section through the Maverick and Goose units of the QTCT housing proposal

Long section through the Maverick and Goose units of the QTCT housing proposal

Long section through the Maverick and Goose units of the QTCT housing proposal

Concept collage illustrating the ambition to embed a new form of housing into farming circles by student Alejandra Lobato

Concept collage illustrating the ambition to embed a new form of housing into farming circles by student Alejandra Lobato

Concept collage illustrating the ambition to embed a new form of housing into farming circles by student Alejandra Lobato

Concept collage illustrating the ambition to embed a new form of housing into farming circles by student Alejandra Lobato

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

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

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

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Site plan for a new community of stepped housing units along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

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

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

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek

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

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Aerial perspective showing the ININ infill massing along Park Avenue on Manhattan as a reaction to housing needs

Overall building tower plan with three units, vertical circulation and plan on each floor with FVDC unit delivery system

Overall building tower plan with three units, vertical circulation and plan on each floor with FVDC unit delivery system

Overall building tower plan with three units, vertical circulation and plan on each floor with FVDC unit delivery system

Overall building tower plan with three units, vertical circulation and plan on each floor with FVDC unit delivery system

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

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

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Models of the CTST infill housing prototype showing the structural grid skin that doubles as storage and enclosure

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

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

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