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Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Model showing the layered facade and the floating golden cube of the upper SPCS public galleries

Model showing the layered facade and the floating golden cube of the upper SPCS public galleries

Model showing the layered facade and the floating golden cube of the upper SPCS public galleries

Model showing the layered facade and the floating golden cube of the upper SPCS public galleries

Perspective showing the relationship of the recording booth to the small studio in the YELE phase 1 construction

Perspective showing the relationship of the recording booth to the small studio in the YELE phase 1 construction

Perspective showing the relationship of the recording booth to the small studio in the YELE phase 1 construction

Perspective showing the relationship of the recording booth to the small studio in the YELE phase 1 construction

Perspective showing the back of the DM performance center with the stack of private practice dance rooms on the backside

Perspective showing the back of the DM performance center with the stack of private practice dance rooms on the backside

Perspective showing the back of the DM performance center with the stack of private practice dance rooms on the backside

Perspective showing the back of the DM performance center with the stack of private practice dance rooms on the backside

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Elevation and section details showing how the layered facade will integrate with the main SPCS volumes

Elevation and section details showing how the layered facade will integrate with the main SPCS volumes

Elevation and section details showing how the layered facade will integrate with the main SPCS volumes

Elevation and section details showing how the layered facade will integrate with the main SPCS volumes

Exploded diagram of the RACA gallery showing the lower gallery spaces, the viewing deck, and the upper cladding system

Exploded diagram of the RACA gallery showing the lower gallery spaces, the viewing deck, and the upper cladding system

Exploded diagram of the RACA gallery showing the lower gallery spaces, the viewing deck, and the upper cladding system

Exploded diagram of the RACA gallery showing the lower gallery spaces, the viewing deck, and the upper cladding system

Perspective collage looking through the porous shelter of the UI library building through to the Venetian lagoon

Perspective collage looking through the porous shelter of the UI library building through to the Venetian lagoon

Perspective collage looking through the porous shelter of the UI library building through to the Venetian lagoon

Perspective collage looking through the porous shelter of the UI library building through to the Venetian lagoon

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Perspective of the desert wash landscape with visitor trail in front of the glowing RACA gallery extension at night

Perspective of the desert wash landscape with visitor trail in front of the glowing RACA gallery extension at night

Perspective of the desert wash landscape with visitor trail in front of the glowing RACA gallery extension at night

Perspective of the desert wash landscape with visitor trail in front of the glowing RACA gallery extension at night

Massing model showing the relationship between the university buildings with the various nodes on Palm Walk for PEP to use

Massing model showing the relationship between the university buildings with the various nodes on Palm Walk for PEP to use

Massing model showing the relationship between the university buildings with the various nodes on Palm Walk for PEP to use

Massing model showing the relationship between the university buildings with the various nodes on Palm Walk for PEP to use

Series of sketch studies of the extended RACA gallery spaces spreading into the landscape from the central wash

Series of sketch studies of the extended RACA gallery spaces spreading into the landscape from the central wash

Series of sketch studies of the extended RACA gallery spaces spreading into the landscape from the central wash

Series of sketch studies of the extended RACA gallery spaces spreading into the landscape from the central wash

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Perspective looking at attached visitor path along the top of the RACA gallery for public participation in leaving carvings

Perspective looking at attached visitor path along the top of the RACA gallery for public participation in leaving carvings

Perspective looking at attached visitor path along the top of the RACA gallery for public participation in leaving carvings

Perspective looking at attached visitor path along the top of the RACA gallery for public participation in leaving carvings

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

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

Chart combining issues of space research with issues of public demand and desires for urban space around SPCS

Chart combining issues of space research with issues of public demand and desires for urban space around SPCS

Chart combining issues of space research with issues of public demand and desires for urban space around SPCS

Chart combining issues of space research with issues of public demand and desires for urban space around SPCS

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Layered animation showing the circulation and programs of the GBN within the massing shell created by the urban forces

Combined perspective looking down from the PEP shade canopy and a series of variable use diagrams for canopy changes

Combined perspective looking down from the PEP shade canopy and a series of variable use diagrams for canopy changes

Combined perspective looking down from the PEP shade canopy and a series of variable use diagrams for canopy changes

Combined perspective looking down from the PEP shade canopy and a series of variable use diagrams for canopy changes

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Initial concept sketch for the flexible canopy and ball system for the reactive PEP shade idea

Initial concept sketch for the flexible canopy and ball system for the reactive PEP shade idea

Initial concept sketch for the flexible canopy and ball system for the reactive PEP shade idea

Initial concept sketch for the flexible canopy and ball system for the reactive PEP shade idea

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

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Aerial image of the GBN Mass straddling the highway, the public plaza, and the waterfront beach

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

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

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

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

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