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Aikido Masterplan

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Urbanism

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

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

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

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Section drawing of the potential for ININ infill and transport infrastructure above the unused median of Park Avenue

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

Axon, zoning and impact data on the proposed ININ infill extension into the Bronx with the possibility of extending

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

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

Section perspective drawing of the proposal by student Stephen Adrian for a community carved into the mountain contours

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

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

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

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

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz

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

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

Grid of daily photos taken in Hong Kong documenting typical forms of urban buildings

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

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Data, section, and axon drawings for the proposed ININ infill massing inserted along throughout Park Avenue on the Upper East

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Diagram showing the infill site for the CART project within the skyline of New Haven

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Elevation of an urban community of towers below a shade canopy as a new model for desert living by student Tiffany Hartono

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

Large urban aggregation of informal housing structures proposed by student Brittany Cleveland

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

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Urban massing model for a series of infill towers on the unused land around highway interchanges by student Xingyu Zhong

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Grouping of pastel colored towers at the edge of a park in Hong Kong

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

Section sketch of the concept for a moving room that extends the CART shared spaces and links to the park below

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

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

Urban masterplan diagram showing the zones within Park Avenue that could be used for housing ININ infill

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