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Aikido Masterplan

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Urbanism

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

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

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community

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

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Comparison of the typology of the linear bar found in ancient Greek examples of the linear city and the stoa of eumenes

Comparison of the typology of the linear bar found in ancient Greek examples of the linear city and the stoa of eumenes

Comparison of the typology of the linear bar found in ancient Greek examples of the linear city and the stoa of eumenes

Comparison of the typology of the linear bar found in ancient Greek examples of the linear city and the stoa of eumenes

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

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

Combination of rewilding aquarium and public beach with the potential to flood and hybridize in the future of CISL

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

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Site plan of a massing set with the farmable landscapes on the perimeter of Phoenix by student Zihao Li

Exterior perspective of the final stage development of the YELE music studios and community space with deck and roof space

Exterior perspective of the final stage development of the YELE music studios and community space with deck and roof space

Exterior perspective of the final stage development of the YELE music studios and community space with deck and roof space

Exterior perspective of the final stage development of the YELE music studios and community space with deck and roof space

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards

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

Axonometric drawing of a concept for Phoenix by Amy Dicker from ADC2 used for the cover of the ASU Discipline S19 Journal

Axonometric drawing of a concept for Phoenix by Amy Dicker from ADC2 used for the cover of the ASU Discipline S19 Journal

Axonometric drawing of a concept for Phoenix by Amy Dicker from ADC2 used for the cover of the ASU Discipline S19 Journal

Axonometric drawing of a concept for Phoenix by Amy Dicker from ADC2 used for the cover of the ASU Discipline S19 Journal

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter

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

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Green glowing corner elevation of a street in Hong Kong at night

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Series of sectional sketches looking at the distribution of private and shared spaces in the CART infill tower

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

Skinny pink tower paired with blue and yellow buildings in Hong Kong

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

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

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao

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

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

Animation highlighting the various related zones around the airport with an entry point for the HEL insertion

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

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

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

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Perspective of a series of towers and landscaped connections above the desert floor of Phoenix by student Xingyu Zhong

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez

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

Conceptual image of a dense future city born of organic forms that contrast existing Phoenix forms by student Brayan Munoz

Conceptual image of a dense future city born of organic forms that contrast existing Phoenix forms by student Brayan Munoz

Conceptual image of a dense future city born of organic forms that contrast existing Phoenix forms by student Brayan Munoz

Conceptual image of a dense future city born of organic forms that contrast existing Phoenix forms by student Brayan Munoz

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