PROJECT:

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Central Section Perspective

RESEARCH:

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Munoz Study Regional Aerial

Landscape

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

Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez

Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez

Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez

Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage illustrating the potential for a community of windows nestled into South Mountain by student Brandon Powell

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of exterior perspectives of housing and communal program blended into the desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

Urban section illustrating the layers of landscape, housing, and canopy cover for creating a new city by student Cecile Kim

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

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

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

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

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Series of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Front perspective of a model showing various pyramidal forms stepping up the side of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

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

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

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

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

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

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

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

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros

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