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Aikido Masterplan

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Urbanism

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

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

Study of the diagrid infrastructure and housing volumes above the existing city proposed by student Brennan Richards

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

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Diagram showing the potential ININ infill housing massing along Park Avenue based on the 1916 NYC Zoning Resolution

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective collage showing a gathering of residents cooking within the laneway between bungalow units in the QTCT proposal

Perspective collage showing a gathering of residents cooking within the laneway between bungalow units in the QTCT proposal

Perspective collage showing a gathering of residents cooking within the laneway between bungalow units in the QTCT proposal

Perspective collage showing a gathering of residents cooking within the laneway between bungalow units in the QTCT proposal

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan Raish

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Set of plan drawings of the housing floor plans within the zoning setbacks on Park Avenue for the ININ infill proposal

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Conceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen Adrian

Conceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen Adrian

Conceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen Adrian

Conceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen Adrian

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

Entry perspective showing the open relationship of the bathroom facilities to the street in Phase 2 of the YELE studio

Entry perspective showing the open relationship of the bathroom facilities to the street in Phase 2 of the YELE studio

Entry perspective showing the open relationship of the bathroom facilities to the street in Phase 2 of the YELE studio

Entry perspective showing the open relationship of the bathroom facilities to the street in Phase 2 of the YELE studio

Perspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve Miller

Perspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve Miller

Perspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve Miller

Perspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve Miller

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Section drawing cutting through the road, the DM performance hall, and the Queensboro Bridge

Section drawing cutting through the road, the DM performance hall, and the Queensboro Bridge

Section drawing cutting through the road, the DM performance hall, and the Queensboro Bridge

Section drawing cutting through the road, the DM performance hall, and the Queensboro Bridge

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

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Plan and massing diagrams showing the expansion of the YELE studio public space deck during the final phase of construction

Concept diagram of a skinny desert housing typology that infills and shades downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Concept diagram of a skinny desert housing typology that infills and shades downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Concept diagram of a skinny desert housing typology that infills and shades downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Concept diagram of a skinny desert housing typology that infills and shades downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Site plan for a first community and future expansion plans on the mountains above Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards

Section perspective showing the exterior public space above the private recording studios and radio center deck

Section perspective showing the exterior public space above the private recording studios and radio center deck

Section perspective showing the exterior public space above the private recording studios and radio center deck

Section perspective showing the exterior public space above the private recording studios and radio center deck

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Digital and physical massing studies of the Rip Shack concept for a continuous surface structure as part of the QTCT process

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Series of aerials showing the ability to transform suburban communities into a natural landscape by student Amberley Johnson

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Urban site plan of the GBN Ministry of Parks merging with the functions of each urban force adjacent to the project

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Perspective collage looking through the laneway linking all of the bungalow units in the QTCT infill housing project

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

Masterplan drawing showing the distinct neighborhoods around the airport site in relation to the HEL insertion

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