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Aikido Masterplan

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Landscape

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

Isolated zones of study throughout the proposed CISL section for rewilding and allowing nature and lifted infrastructure

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

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

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

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section illustrating the layers and functions within a proposed self-sustaining housing block by student Monique Paulis

Section showing the relationship of the landscape of the Salt River with the infrastructure of housing by student Kali Nelson

Section showing the relationship of the landscape of the Salt River with the infrastructure of housing by student Kali Nelson

Section showing the relationship of the landscape of the Salt River with the infrastructure of housing by student Kali Nelson

Section showing the relationship of the landscape of the Salt River with the infrastructure of housing by student Kali Nelson

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate by student Kyron Hardy

Section perspective showing the relationship between the housing community and the microclimate 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

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

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

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

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

Illustration proposing the vertical relationships and coexistence of nature and man in the proposed CISL city

Illustration proposing the vertical relationships and coexistence of nature and man in the proposed CISL city

Illustration proposing the vertical relationships and coexistence of nature and man in the proposed CISL city

Illustration proposing the vertical relationships and coexistence of nature and man in the proposed CISL city

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

Perspective of a new community of dwellings that have settled in the Salt River preservation by student Kali Nelson

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

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

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

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

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

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

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

Urban plan showing the Salt River preserve in Phoenix infilled with housing and nature by student Kali Nelson

Urban plan showing the Salt River preserve in Phoenix infilled with housing and nature by student Kali Nelson

Urban plan showing the Salt River preserve in Phoenix infilled with housing and nature by student Kali Nelson

Urban plan showing the Salt River preserve in Phoenix infilled with housing and nature by student Kali Nelson

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

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

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

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