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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Housing

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

CISL masterplan concept showing the archipelago strategy for allowing the island to morph back into nature

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

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

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

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

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

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

Diagram showing the amount of housing units that would be possible by infilling the Park Avenue median with ININ housing

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

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

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

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

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

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

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

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

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Perspectives of the digital and physical model of the Bum Box open frame concept for the QTCT project

Perspectives of the digital and physical model of the Bum Box open frame concept for the QTCT project

Perspectives of the digital and physical model of the Bum Box open frame concept for the QTCT project

Perspectives of the digital and physical model of the Bum Box open frame concept for the QTCT project

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

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

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

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Aerial perspective showing the layouts of stacked housing units along Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective showing the layouts of stacked housing units along Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective showing the layouts of stacked housing units along Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective showing the layouts of stacked housing units along Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

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

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