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DRAPE:PASTEL Elevation

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Urbanism

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Espanola Way elevation perspective of the Sun Scaffolding proposal

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong

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

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Context image of the local Mission Beach lifeguard tower as an inspiration for the materiality of the QTCT project

Plan and massing drawings of Phase 2 of YELE including the first studio, recording booth, and reception area

Plan and massing drawings of Phase 2 of YELE including the first studio, recording booth, and reception area

Plan and massing drawings of Phase 2 of YELE including the first studio, recording booth, and reception area

Plan and massing drawings of Phase 2 of YELE including the first studio, recording booth, and reception area

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

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

Yellow building curving around a corner in Hong Kong

Yellow building curving around a corner in Hong Kong

Yellow building curving around a corner in Hong Kong

Yellow building curving around a corner in Hong Kong

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Yellow tower and podium building set against the dense city of Hong Kong

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Perspective of the DM dance center from the street intersection showing the construction merging with the Queensboro Bridge

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Pair of urban elevations of an undulating grid of housing reacting to existing context by student Melissa Quinones

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Diagram series showing the various functions and spaces connected throughout the CART housing project

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Perspective collage illustrating the relationship between the ININ housing infill with adjacent park and public spaces

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

Sidewalk view of the WEAVE:SUNSET variation of the scaffolding forms for Espanola Way

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

Plan drawings of the various functions of the lower floors of the infill ININ proposal along Park Avenue in Manhattan

Plan drawings of the various functions of the lower floors of the infill ININ proposal along Park Avenue in Manhattan

Plan drawings of the various functions of the lower floors of the infill ININ proposal along Park Avenue in Manhattan

Plan drawings of the various functions of the lower floors of the infill ININ proposal along Park Avenue in Manhattan

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Sectional drawings of the current infrastructural uses of Park Avenue that result in the underutilized spaces used by ININ

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Espanola Way sidewalk view of the DRAPE:PASTEL variation

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

Animation illustrating the reciprocal relationship between the adjacent context and the attraction of the HEL insertion

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

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective of a mountain mass built into the mountain topography at Saguaro Lake by student Camille Medeiros

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective between two paired housing bars set within the microclimate of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Photo of an accumulation of gray housing towers set within a park in Hong Kong

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

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