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Urban Masterplan Neighborhoods

RESEARCH:

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Shieh Below Perspective

Housing

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Pair of perspectives of the three-story Maverick unit at the edges of the QTCT project designed for multiple residents

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi

Exploded diagram of the components creating a community on the new lands of the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Exploded diagram of the components creating a community on the new lands of the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Exploded diagram of the components creating a community on the new lands of the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Exploded diagram of the components creating a community on the new lands of the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

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

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Diagrams from Richard Rogers' Zip-Up House as the basis for proposing modular units that can be zipped together for FVDC

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Combined drawing of all of the various UI tower floor plans and section showing the variety of discoverable study spaces

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

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

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

Aerial photo showing the infill site used for QTCT in relation to the beach and the bay along Mission Beach, San Diego

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

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

Diagrammatic illustrations showing how and where the delivery and connections of the FVDC units would take place

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

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

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Perspective illustrating the scale of an linear rammed-earth housing infrastructure in the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

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 drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

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

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