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Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Pink housing block against a blue sky in Hong Kong

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Pair of study models looking at the two endpoints of the HEL insertion with relationships to the mountain suburbs and the sea

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

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

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

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

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

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

Animation of the three ambitions for reflection caused by the insertion of the HEL linear city into the urban fabric

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva

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

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

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

Model images of the CART proposal showing the front and back structures without facades to emphasize the internal functions

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

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Initial concept sketches in search of the form for the QTCT infill housing proposal with lifted units of multiple materials

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

Section drawing illustrating the potential for ININ infill housing above the existing raised rail line through Harlem

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

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller

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

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

Skinny white tower slab next to the highway in Hong Kong

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

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

Flat axonometric drawing illustrating the duality of the split park and city infill approaching from the north

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

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations

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

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

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Sidewalk perspective of the TUBE:CHROMA forms with geometric shapes

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

Model showing the GBN located at the intersection of the highway, park, and neighborhood reacting to each force

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