PROJECT:

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Intersection Moments Concept

RESEARCH:

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Wang Massing Animation

Animations

Animation showing various approaches to the massing of the exterior public space over the internal YELE studios

Animation showing various approaches to the massing of the exterior public space over the internal YELE studios

Animation showing various approaches to the massing of the exterior public space over the internal YELE studios

Animation showing various approaches to the massing of the exterior public space over the internal YELE studios

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

Animation of the phased plan for establishing the CISL infrastructure that will accept and allow for land transformations

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

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

Animated sequence of plans showing the separation of public experiences and research experiences in the SPCS headquarters

Animated sequence of plans showing the separation of public experiences and research experiences in the SPCS headquarters

Animated sequence of plans showing the separation of public experiences and research experiences in the SPCS headquarters

Animated sequence of plans showing the separation of public experiences and research experiences in the SPCS headquarters

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

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Concept diagram showing a strategy for terraced retreat from the rising water levels and storms below CISL

Floor plan animations revealing the various levels of the DM performance center

Floor plan animations revealing the various levels of the DM performance center

Floor plan animations revealing the various levels of the DM performance center

Floor plan animations revealing the various levels of the DM performance center

Animation revealing the interplay of structural systems and mechanical systems for the SPCS research center

Animation revealing the interplay of structural systems and mechanical systems for the SPCS research center

Animation revealing the interplay of structural systems and mechanical systems for the SPCS research center

Animation revealing the interplay of structural systems and mechanical systems for the SPCS research center

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Axonometric animation showing the various layers of the CTST project from columns to circulation and unit spaces

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the shifting tides on the CISL barrier archipelago region structured for rewilding the edge of New York

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

Perspective of the CISL Back Bay showing the rising water levels that will isolate the new hub as an archipelago

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

Collage showing the potential for architectural follies as points of attraction throughout the CISL barrier archipelagos

Collage showing the potential for architectural follies as points of attraction throughout the CISL barrier archipelagos

Collage showing the potential for architectural follies as points of attraction throughout the CISL barrier archipelagos

Collage showing the potential for architectural follies as points of attraction throughout the CISL barrier archipelagos

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Animation of the multiple floor plans of the QTCT housing proposal showing the porous ground and relationship of the stairs

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Diagram showing the concept of AIKIDO which will accept the increase of storms to generate momentum for rebuilding CISL

Diagram showing the concept of AIKIDO which will accept the increase of storms to generate momentum for rebuilding CISL

Diagram showing the concept of AIKIDO which will accept the increase of storms to generate momentum for rebuilding CISL

Diagram showing the concept of AIKIDO which will accept the increase of storms to generate momentum for rebuilding CISL

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animation diagramming the most damaged parts of Haiti compared to the YELE site after the 2010 earthquake

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

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

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Diagram showing the idea for Aikido Urbanism—allowing the flood forces to morph and rebuilt the landscape of CISL

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

Perspective showing the CISL housing lifted above a regularly changing natural layer of public space and uses

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

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Phasing animation showing the creation of new CISL barrier archipelagos for rewilding, recreation, and retreat from the city

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Sequence of projected flood maps for Coney Island illustrating the inevitable natural transformation of the CISL site

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Series of animated diagrams showing the various functions and formal shifts for a modular city by student Weicheng Wang

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

Animation showing the various formal and programmatic intentions incorporated into the SPCS massing

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

Animation of the various layers of structural logics and visitor paths through the new RACA gallery and studio addition

Animation of the various layers of structural logics and visitor paths through the new RACA gallery and studio addition

Animation of the various layers of structural logics and visitor paths through the new RACA gallery and studio addition

Animation of the various layers of structural logics and visitor paths through the new RACA gallery and studio addition

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