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Birdseye Grove Perspective

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Infrastructure

Diagram of automated parking structures as a basis for swapping units in the FVDC housing proposal

Diagram of automated parking structures as a basis for swapping units in the FVDC housing proposal

Diagram of automated parking structures as a basis for swapping units in the FVDC housing proposal

Diagram of automated parking structures as a basis for swapping units in the FVDC 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

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Site plan locating a community of housing and infrastructure into the contours of South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Upper perspective showing residents and researchers walking on the gangway paths attached to the 3D printed concrete homes

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isometric drawing of a regional infrastructure of towers connected by housing and transport by student Amy Dicker

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Collection of section drawings illustrating various user generated formations of housing by student Nika Pniak

Collection of section drawings illustrating various user generated formations of housing by student Nika Pniak

Collection of section drawings illustrating various user generated formations of housing by student Nika Pniak

Collection of section drawings illustrating various user generated formations of housing by student Nika Pniak

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Plan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Plan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Plan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Plan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

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

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Series of diagrams illustrating the relationship between the unit volumes, the central shaft and the FVDC structural system

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Underwater perspective of divers enjoying and researching the local ecology of Biscayne Bay below the aquatic permaculture

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Perspective of the MICROGROVE 3D printed Biscayne Bay housing and research community with ongoing construction and wildlife

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Night perspective showing the illumination of the PEP canopy for an art exhibition and performance space off of Palm Walk

Night perspective showing the illumination of the PEP canopy for an art exhibition and performance space off of Palm Walk

Night perspective showing the illumination of the PEP canopy for an art exhibition and performance space off of Palm Walk

Night perspective showing the illumination of the PEP canopy for an art exhibition and performance space off of Palm Walk

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

Model of the DM performance center highlighting the free public path for stealing glimpses into the performance halls

Model of the DM performance center highlighting the free public path for stealing glimpses into the performance halls

Model of the DM performance center highlighting the free public path for stealing glimpses into the performance halls

Model of the DM performance center highlighting the free public path for stealing glimpses into the performance halls

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

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Pair of detailed isometric drawings at the scale of the person and the joint of PEP showing how the components interact

Pair of detailed isometric drawings at the scale of the person and the joint of PEP showing how the components interact

Pair of detailed isometric drawings at the scale of the person and the joint of PEP showing how the components interact

Pair of detailed isometric drawings at the scale of the person and the joint of PEP showing how the components interact

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

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Diagram showing the construction methods and components within the MICROGROVE housing system of 3D printing aquatic homes

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban plan of a network of towers and connections tangled further into Phoenix's highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

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