PROJECT:

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Linear City Precedents

RESEARCH:

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Richards Block Massing Study

Studies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

Combination section and isometric drawings of a study for a vertical terraced farm by student Zihao Li

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

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

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

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

In progress study section for a new lifted urban infrastructure that hovers lightly above Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

In progress study section for a new lifted urban infrastructure that hovers lightly above Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

In progress study section for a new lifted urban infrastructure that hovers lightly above Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

In progress study section for a new lifted urban infrastructure that hovers lightly above Phoenix by student Amy Dicker

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