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Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal

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

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

Set of study models looking at using tilt-up structure and pathways to hold two units in the CTST study

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

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 conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

Series of conceptual massing models organizing performance spaces and public paths connecting the DM project to the bridge

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

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

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Study sketches looking at the potential of interconnected vertical program within a solid volume for SPCS headquarters

Study sketches looking at the potential of interconnected vertical program within a solid volume for SPCS headquarters

Study sketches looking at the potential of interconnected vertical program within a solid volume for SPCS headquarters

Study sketches looking at the potential of interconnected vertical program within a solid volume for SPCS headquarters

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

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

Study perspective for a series of three-legged housing frames that create a porous edge to Phoenix by student Angel Rodriguez

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

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

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Study model of the CART tower with two scales of elevators for moving food carts and people to the communal spaces

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

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

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

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

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

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

In progress massing study of the inserted infill ININ massing along the dense Harlem neighborhoods with elevated rail

In progress massing study of the inserted infill ININ massing along the dense Harlem neighborhoods with elevated rail

In progress massing study of the inserted infill ININ massing along the dense Harlem neighborhoods with elevated rail

In progress massing study of the inserted infill ININ massing along the dense Harlem neighborhoods with elevated rail

Housing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda Maulsi

Housing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda Maulsi

Housing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda Maulsi

Housing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda Maulsi

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

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