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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

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

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

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

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

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

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

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Diagram of a combination of housing and structural framework for inhabiting the river wash in Phoenix by student Kali Nelson

Diagram of a combination of housing and structural framework for inhabiting the river wash in Phoenix by student Kali Nelson

Diagram of a combination of housing and structural framework for inhabiting the river wash in Phoenix by student Kali Nelson

Diagram of a combination of housing and structural framework for inhabiting the river wash in Phoenix by student Kali Nelson

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

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

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective showing the possibility to multiply autonomous housing forms across Phoenix by student Zihao Li

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

Urban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie Pedregon

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

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

Model photo of the proposed massing scheme for QTCT housing diagrammed with color coded material concepts

Model photo of the proposed massing scheme for QTCT housing diagrammed with color coded material concepts

Model photo of the proposed massing scheme for QTCT housing diagrammed with color coded material concepts

Model photo of the proposed massing scheme for QTCT housing diagrammed with color coded material concepts

Botanical concept sketch of a typical mangrove plant with roots below the water and thin structure rising above

Botanical concept sketch of a typical mangrove plant with roots below the water and thin structure rising above

Botanical concept sketch of a typical mangrove plant with roots below the water and thin structure rising above

Botanical concept sketch of a typical mangrove plant with roots below the water and thin structure rising above

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

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

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

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Diagrammatic section perspective of the various functions within the Maverick Housing Unit at the edges of the QTCT project

Plan drawing of the cabin spaces of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house combining the lounge and galley kitchen/bath

Plan drawing of the cabin spaces of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house combining the lounge and galley kitchen/bath

Plan drawing of the cabin spaces of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house combining the lounge and galley kitchen/bath

Plan drawing of the cabin spaces of the MICROGROVE 3D printed house combining the lounge and galley kitchen/bath

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