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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

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Community made up of self-made housing units by student Brittany Cleveland

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Perspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

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

Perspective of the informal performance stage positioned between the open space of the radio station and YELE studio

Perspective of the informal performance stage positioned between the open space of the radio station and YELE studio

Perspective of the informal performance stage positioned between the open space of the radio station and YELE studio

Perspective of the informal performance stage positioned between the open space of the radio station and YELE studio

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Sectional drawing cutting through the stacked housing volumes connected to new regional transit by student Weicheng Wang

Diagram showing the various multi-function capabilities within the shared party wall of the CTST infill design

Diagram showing the various multi-function capabilities within the shared party wall of the CTST infill design

Diagram showing the various multi-function capabilities within the shared party wall of the CTST infill design

Diagram showing the various multi-function capabilities within the shared party wall of the CTST infill design

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Paired blue and yellow buildings on a street corner in Hong Kong

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Urban plan of a porous, flat, and dense new city surface combining farming and housing in Phoenix by student Ian Birl

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

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

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Sequence of construction strategies for building two units of CTST compressed housing from a void below

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

Collage showing the raised park system connecting the various forms of housing across CISL safe from the shifting landscape

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

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix

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

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

Photo grid collection of everyday forms of urbanism in Hong Kong documented in 2014

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

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

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Aerial perspective of two paired undulating housing bars tucked into Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Street perspective of an urban mass that steps over the existing warehouse in Phoenix by student Israel Lozoya

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

Building with large signage and a roof garden above the street in Hong Kong

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

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Gridded images capturing an image every day from Hong Kong in an effort to document the city

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

Model photograph of the architectural model for the proposed HEL intervention viewed from the urban endpoint of the bars

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

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Animation showing how the GBN Ministry massing reacts to the various related forces of Libreville as an extension of the city

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith

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