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Aikido Masterplan

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Housing

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

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

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

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

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

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

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

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

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

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plan view of an urban model that distinguishes larger communal programs from housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Plan view of an urban model that distinguishes larger communal programs from housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Plan view of an urban model that distinguishes larger communal programs from housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Plan view of an urban model that distinguishes larger communal programs from housing by student Alejandra Lobato

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

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Urban plan showing the possible underdeveloped sites for housing in Manhattan—adding Park Avenue ININ site as a possibility

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

Elevated perspective of Park Avenue ININ infill housing through Harlem creating a vibrantly dense street and raised walkway

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

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

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