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Alternative Desert Cities 1
Borie Aerial Site Perspective

Alternative Desert Cities 1

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie
Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Collective stacks of modular forms that capture, manage and monitor water usage along the canal in Scottsdale.

Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie

Perspectives

Housing

Landscape

Urbanism

Teaching

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Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek
Plan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by studentsPlan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by studentsPlan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by studentsPlan drawing of all of the Alternative Desert City proposals located in various sites across the city of Phoenix by students
Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao
Unit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany ClevelandUnit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany ClevelandUnit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany ClevelandUnit plan drawing of multi-functional furniture elements that constitute housing units by student Brittany Cleveland
Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao
Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek
Concept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire HinchmanConcept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire HinchmanConcept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire HinchmanConcept animation for channeling the forms of the desert into a new community by student Claire Hinchman
Exploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerExploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerExploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerExploded axon diagram of a concept proposal to develop housing about the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller
Site plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan EppersonSite plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan EppersonSite plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan EppersonSite plan illustrating a lifted urban mass set above the landscape with voids by student Evan Epperson
Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland
Urban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerUrban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerUrban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve MillerUrban plan illustrating a new lifted infrastructure above the highway interchange by student Genevieve Miller
Urban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie PedregonUrban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie PedregonUrban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie PedregonUrban section of a linear massing that moves between the existing suburbs of Phoenix by student Rikkie Pedregon
Model of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve MillerModel of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve MillerModel of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve MillerModel of a proposal to combine the highway, housing, and parks as a new urban infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller
Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire HinchmanSite plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire HinchmanSite plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire HinchmanSite plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman
Section drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen ZhaoSection drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen ZhaoSection drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen ZhaoSection drawing of a new housing typology that combines a vertical tower and a horizontal slab by student Yuchen Zhao
Urban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithUrban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithUrban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithUrban perspective of a linear stepped housing community crossing over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith
Urban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya
City plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya LakaevaCity plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya LakaevaCity plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya LakaevaCity plan to use housing bars to define and connect the edges of Phoenix with infrastructure by student Nadya Lakaeva
Model of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie SanchezModel of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie SanchezModel of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie SanchezModel of a pair of housing bars built above the lightrail lines that run through Phoenix by student Lexie Sanchez
Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

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The CART live/work housing prototype adds a vertical profile to downtown while converting an underutilized public path into an urban gesture by introducing of a specialized food cart zone in New Haven. The CART residents would rent and appropriate the moving space as a means of expanding their zone.
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The Miami Beach House is constructed as a series of platformed spaces that continuously step upward within a tropically climatized shell. Continuing the structural experiments of the Metabolist movement, thirteen modular concrete platforms branch from two vertical cores.
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