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Butterfly Theater Profile

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Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Plan of the greater NYC region locating CISL in relation to other coastal landforms

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

Perspective of desert housing masses camouflaged as mountains by student Claire Hinchman

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

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

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

Concept diagram combining butterfly habitats, flamingos and architectural components

Concept diagram combining butterfly habitats, flamingos and architectural components

Concept diagram combining butterfly habitats, flamingos and architectural components

Concept diagram combining butterfly habitats, flamingos and architectural components

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Concept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentation

Concept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentation

Concept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentation

Concept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentation

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

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

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Unit plans of the three floors of the housing units embedded in a farmable landscape by student Alejandra Lobato

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

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

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

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

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Model of the CISL lifted city and the barrier archipelago extensions above a layered shifting landscape

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

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