PROJECT:

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Linear City Precedents

RESEARCH:

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Richards Block Massing Study

Studies

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Series of concept sketches for informal structural systems that can be tilted up for the CTST housing infill

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Initial study sketch for terraced housing units within the Salt River wash in Phoenix by student Cecile Kim

Concept collage studying earthen masses that merge with Phoenix's South Mountain preserve by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage studying earthen masses that merge with Phoenix's South Mountain preserve by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage studying earthen masses that merge with Phoenix's South Mountain preserve by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage studying earthen masses that merge with Phoenix's South Mountain preserve by student Brandon Powell

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

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Perspective collage studying a mass that mimics the adjacent desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Perspective collage studying a mass that mimics the adjacent desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Perspective collage studying a mass that mimics the adjacent desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Perspective collage studying a mass that mimics the adjacent desert landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Conceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Conceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Conceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Conceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Concept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon Powell

Concept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon Powell

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Section studies for the interaction of various share spaces for food cart lifestyles in the CART housing project

Model showing a collection of linear units open to the elements and landscape microclimate beyond by student Kyron Hardy

Model showing a collection of linear units open to the elements and landscape microclimate beyond by student Kyron Hardy

Model showing a collection of linear units open to the elements and landscape microclimate beyond by student Kyron Hardy

Model showing a collection of linear units open to the elements and landscape microclimate beyond by student Kyron Hardy

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Pair of model studies looking at the structural system and shelving systems stabilizing the CTST infill construction

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Animation of linear urban precedents through history to inform the strategy of HEL

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Concept image depicting an urban growth of stacking linear bars between disconnected communities by student Julien Gutierrez

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Study models looking at variations for SPCS giving back public space to the city while floating or consolidating the program

Collection of GBN massing study models for forms that straddle the highway intersection with a single multi-functional mass

Collection of GBN massing study models for forms that straddle the highway intersection with a single multi-functional mass

Collection of GBN massing study models for forms that straddle the highway intersection with a single multi-functional mass

Collection of GBN massing study models for forms that straddle the highway intersection with a single multi-functional mass

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

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

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Perspective studying the potential for hybrid vertical farms and housing set within the fields of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

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