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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Benitez Massing Diagram

Alternative Desert Cities 3

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

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Programmatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra CarterProgrammatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra CarterProgrammatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra CarterProgrammatic massing diagram showing an overall and cut mass showing housing and shared spaces by student Lamarra Carter
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Plan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna LopezPlan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna LopezPlan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna LopezPlan of a physical model for a raised urban infrastructure interacting with the existing city by student Salma Osuna Lopez
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