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Urban Masterplan Neighborhoods

RESEARCH:

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Shieh Below Perspective

Housing

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

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

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

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

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

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

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

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

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

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

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Series of function diagrams of the CTST housing units showing the rooms, shelving, and circulation

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

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

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

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

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

Section sketch looking at the assembly system for delivery multiple components of a house at will in FVDC

Section sketch looking at the assembly system for delivery multiple components of a house at will in FVDC

Section sketch looking at the assembly system for delivery multiple components of a house at will in FVDC

Section sketch looking at the assembly system for delivery multiple components of a house at will in FVDC

Collection of various sized diamond units showing the relationship between spaces by student Brennan Richards

Collection of various sized diamond units showing the relationship between spaces by student Brennan Richards

Collection of various sized diamond units showing the relationship between spaces by student Brennan Richards

Collection of various sized diamond units showing the relationship between spaces by student Brennan Richards

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

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

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

Long section of mountain housing that cuts across Camelback Mountain in Phoenix by student Lindsey Griffith

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

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

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

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

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

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