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Aikido Masterplan

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Housing

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

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

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

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

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

Elevation drawing of the skinny housing cylinder with units and shared spaces weaving throughout the FVDC tower

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

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

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

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

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

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

Collection of study models for CART looking at variations of shared and private space throughout the tower

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

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

Nighttime perspective showing the density and visual connections between UI study/housing towers with each other

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

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

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

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

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Long section perspective drawing blending landscape with a community of sunken housing units by student Amberley Johnson

Pulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Pulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Pulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Pulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

Board combining the various concepts and drawings for the FVDC project for presentation

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

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

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

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