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Butterfly Theater Profile

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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

Concept axonometric drawings for an archipelago of new lands and units within the Salt River wash by student Cecile Kim

Concept axonometric drawings for an archipelago of new lands and units within the Salt River wash by student Cecile Kim

Concept axonometric drawings for an archipelago of new lands and units within the Salt River wash by student Cecile Kim

Concept axonometric drawings for an archipelago of new lands and units within the Salt River wash 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

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

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Section perspective of the terraced housing lifted above the surface of Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Axonometric diagram illustrating the variety and organization of a tower with shared farming terraces by student Zihao Li

Exploded diagram of towers, connections, shared zones, and the desert canopy for living in Phoenix by student Tiffany Hartono

Exploded diagram of towers, connections, shared zones, and the desert canopy for living in Phoenix by student Tiffany Hartono

Exploded diagram of towers, connections, shared zones, and the desert canopy for living in Phoenix by student Tiffany Hartono

Exploded diagram of towers, connections, shared zones, and the desert canopy for living in Phoenix by student Tiffany Hartono

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

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

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

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

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

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

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Urban plan to foster a microclimate between paired housing bars on the northern face of Camelback by student Donglei Cao

Perspective drawing representing the potential for establishing a housing community within the river by student Cecile Kim

Perspective drawing representing the potential for establishing a housing community within the river by student Cecile Kim

Perspective drawing representing the potential for establishing a housing community within the river by student Cecile Kim

Perspective drawing representing the potential for establishing a housing community within the river by student Cecile Kim

Model of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Model of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Model of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Model of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

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

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Aerial perspective studying a clustered tower massing that stands within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

Section of a standard housing pair with a roof farm, three floors of housing, and a covered path by student Alejandra Lobato

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

Trio of elevations of the three unique facades of the triangular final form of the GBN Ministry across the intersection

Trio of elevations of the three unique facades of the triangular final form of the GBN Ministry across the intersection

Trio of elevations of the three unique facades of the triangular final form of the GBN Ministry across the intersection

Trio of elevations of the three unique facades of the triangular final form of the GBN Ministry across the intersection

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Perspective from the terrace decks of the combined farming and tower typology proposed by student Zihao LI

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

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

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

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Perspective of the front entry to the RACA gallery at night showing the upper viewing deck and the structural logic

Perspective of the front entry to the RACA gallery at night showing the upper viewing deck and the structural logic

Perspective of the front entry to the RACA gallery at night showing the upper viewing deck and the structural logic

Perspective of the front entry to the RACA gallery at night showing the upper viewing deck and the structural logic

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