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Butterfly Theater Profile

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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

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

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

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix

Back reveal of the vertical circulation that ends the public museum trail of the GBN before descending back to the plaza

Back reveal of the vertical circulation that ends the public museum trail of the GBN before descending back to the plaza

Back reveal of the vertical circulation that ends the public museum trail of the GBN before descending back to the plaza

Back reveal of the vertical circulation that ends the public museum trail of the GBN before descending back to the plaza

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

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter

Aerial view showing the terraced stacking butterfly habitats in the Butterfly Theater

Aerial view showing the terraced stacking butterfly habitats in the Butterfly Theater

Aerial view showing the terraced stacking butterfly habitats in the Butterfly Theater

Aerial view showing the terraced stacking butterfly habitats in the Butterfly Theater

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

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students

Concept perspective illustrating the idea for islands and confetti of programs within the river bed by student Cecile Kim

Concept perspective illustrating the idea for islands and confetti of programs within the river bed by student Cecile Kim

Concept perspective illustrating the idea for islands and confetti of programs within the river bed by student Cecile Kim

Concept perspective illustrating the idea for islands and confetti of programs within the river bed by student Cecile Kim

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 drawing showing the scale and relationship of the PEP canopy with the palms and university buildings along Palm Walk

Section drawing showing the scale and relationship of the PEP canopy with the palms and university buildings along Palm Walk

Section drawing showing the scale and relationship of the PEP canopy with the palms and university buildings along Palm Walk

Section drawing showing the scale and relationship of the PEP canopy with the palms and university buildings along Palm Walk

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

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

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

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

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson

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

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

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

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

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Model photo of the hinge point between the helipads and the roof botanical garden of the GBN Ministry of Parks

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

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

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

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

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

Perspective of mountain dwellings merging into Camelback Mountain as a new form of living by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of mountain dwellings merging into Camelback Mountain as a new form of living by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of mountain dwellings merging into Camelback Mountain as a new form of living by student Lindsey Griffith

Perspective of mountain dwellings merging into Camelback Mountain as a new form of living by student Lindsey Griffith

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

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

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