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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Benitez Mountain Plan

Alternative Desert Cities 3

Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador BenitezPlan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador BenitezPlan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador BenitezPlan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez
Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez
Plan drawing of the existing mountain ranges and the infill mountainous housing bar between by student Salvador Benitez

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Early conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra CarterEarly conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra CarterEarly conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra CarterEarly conceptual image studying the potential for forms to integrate within the mountain valleys by student Lamarra Carter
Perspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan RaishPerspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan RaishPerspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan RaishPerspective of an evolving infill corridor infrastructure as the new entry to downtown Phoenix by student Dellan Raish
Plan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra CarterPlan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra CarterPlan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra CarterPlan view revealing the blurring of stepping housing forms into existing mountainous valleys by student Lamarra Carter
Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards
Study perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan RichardsStudy perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan RichardsStudy perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan RichardsStudy perspective of the spaces shared between volumes in the vertical city by student Brennan Richards
Conceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen AdrianConceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen AdrianConceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen AdrianConceptual collage illustrating a landscape being devoured by sprawl with housing contours above by student Stephen Adrian
Urban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan MunozUrban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan MunozUrban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan MunozUrban plan drawing of interconnected towers and shade platforms within an existing dry riverbed by student Brayan Munoz
Early massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsEarly massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsEarly massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsEarly massing study of a dense horizontal volume of housing within downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards
Concept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador BenitezConcept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador BenitezConcept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador BenitezConcept image illustrating a timeline from known urban form to a merged mountain/housing city by student Salvador Benitez
Perspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia IbarraPerspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia IbarraPerspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia IbarraPerspective of the canyon-like internal space within the housing frame walls proposed by student Marcia Ibarra
Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms
Exploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan RaishExploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan RaishExploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan RaishExploded axonometric drawing depicting growth and an evolving layered infrastructure in Phoenix by student Dellan Raish
Urban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng WangUrban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng WangUrban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng WangUrban plan illustrating the modular growth of a stacked city around a linear infrastructure of Tempe by student Weicheng Wang
Collage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fire
Section and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng WangSection and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng WangSection and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng WangSection and diagram of a massing depicting the various types of external spaces in the proposal by student Weicheng Wang
Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez
Study of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna LopezStudy of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna LopezStudy of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna LopezStudy of the various stacking programs that occur at the intersections of a new regional grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez
Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa QuinonesConcept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa QuinonesConcept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa QuinonesConcept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones
Concept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda MaulsiConcept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda MaulsiConcept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda MaulsiConcept depiction of a reconstituted golf course as a housing network connected back to the city by student Adrisda Maulsi
Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

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Seeing Park Avenue as an underutilized zone that connects four vibrant neighborhoods from 42nd Street to 144th Street, Infrastructural Infill is a study testing the potential to locate a combination of mixed-use housing and transportation in the residual spaces caused by urban infrastructure.
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Coney Island will remain a MUTANT appendage at the farthest shore of New York City. Coney is an agglomeration of all of its histories and should continue to simultaneously move each agenda forward. Coney will continue to evolve through mutations— this vision will accelerate its hybridity.
The RACA project must meet two demands: A. REFLECTION (museum) or B. CONTINUATION (practice + addition). The current program and its stagnancy has left the site forgotten—it is a typical static museum on a living site. The site and addition must constantly change through the participation of people.
The YELE music studio competition, underway before the earthquake, must respond now, but plan for the future of the community. Music is relief in a time of tragedy. The goal is to meet the most basic survival needs now while leaving spaces for future growth through self sustaining phases.
The challenge of creating a pair of studio apartments that can fill a lifted 16'x16' void necessitates the creation of a quick, mobile, and opportunistic building system that can react to the found conditions of the site. Access to the site is limited and the ground must be free.
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