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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

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Satellite aerial highlighting the various farming circles in Phoenix that could integrate housing by student Alejandra Lobato

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros

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

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim

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

Pair of exploded diagrams of the various layers comprising the PEP shade canopy system: the meshes, hydraulics and balls

Pair of exploded diagrams of the various layers comprising the PEP shade canopy system: the meshes, hydraulics and balls

Pair of exploded diagrams of the various layers comprising the PEP shade canopy system: the meshes, hydraulics and balls

Pair of exploded diagrams of the various layers comprising the PEP shade canopy system: the meshes, hydraulics and balls

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

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

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

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

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

Perspective of the wash between the RACA addition and the petroglyph mound and trail

Perspective of the wash between the RACA addition and the petroglyph mound and trail

Perspective of the wash between the RACA addition and the petroglyph mound and trail

Perspective of the wash between the RACA addition and the petroglyph mound and trail

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

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

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

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

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Concept diagram for cutting and peeling up the desert landscape for housing by student Amberley Johnson

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

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

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

Concept drawing of an idea for a lifted and additive urban lattice on the city, the suburbs, and farms by student Amy Dicker

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

Diagram of harnessing the natural convective currents within the microclimate of a mountain by student Kyron Hardy

Diagram of harnessing the natural convective currents within the microclimate of a mountain by student Kyron Hardy

Diagram of harnessing the natural convective currents within the microclimate of a mountain by student Kyron Hardy

Diagram of harnessing the natural convective currents within the microclimate of a mountain by student Kyron Hardy

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of a community of housing set against the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Introduction image of the Alternative Desert Cities studio showing a colorized map of the Phoenix sprawl

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

Unrolled section perspective drawing of the triangulated massing of the GBN Ministry of Parks showing the continuous uses

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

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

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