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Central Section Perspective

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Munoz Study Regional Aerial

Landscape

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

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept collage study for a housing built into the contours of the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Urban plan for an infill system of branches housing that increases suburban density and adds parks by student Rikkie Pedregon

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

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

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban massing model for a series of landscape bars cut into the landscape by student Amberley Johnson

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

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

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

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

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Collage landscape perspective of a future Phoenix of independent cities scattered in the desert by student Kyron Hardy

Collage landscape perspective of a future Phoenix of independent cities scattered in the desert by student Kyron Hardy

Collage landscape perspective of a future Phoenix of independent cities scattered in the desert by student Kyron Hardy

Collage landscape perspective of a future Phoenix of independent cities scattered in the desert by student Kyron Hardy

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

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

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis

Series of formal diagrams depicting the conversion of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of formal diagrams depicting the conversion of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of formal diagrams depicting the conversion of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Series of formal diagrams depicting the conversion of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Long section of a compressed combination of various relationships between the CISL urban infrastructure and the landscape

Long section of a compressed combination of various relationships between the CISL urban infrastructure and the landscape

Long section of a compressed combination of various relationships between the CISL urban infrastructure and the landscape

Long section of a compressed combination of various relationships between the CISL urban infrastructure and the landscape

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

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

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

Site plan showing the strategies for finishing the bowl of the mountain to facilitates a microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Site plan showing the strategies for finishing the bowl of the mountain to facilitates a microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Site plan showing the strategies for finishing the bowl of the mountain to facilitates a microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Site plan showing the strategies for finishing the bowl of the mountain to facilitates a microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

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

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Site plan drawing of a porous limit to Phoenix made of stepping housing units by student Angel Rodriguez

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective and diagram of a mountain housing unit utilizing the natural properties of the earth by student Brandon Powell

Perspective and diagram of a mountain housing unit utilizing the natural properties of the earth by student Brandon Powell

Perspective and diagram of a mountain housing unit utilizing the natural properties of the earth by student Brandon Powell

Perspective and diagram of a mountain housing unit utilizing the natural properties of the earth by student Brandon Powell

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