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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Carter Program Massing

Alternative Desert Cities 3

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
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

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View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezView from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezView from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezView from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez
Conceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael FelixConceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael FelixConceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael FelixConceptual section for simple housing bars topped with gardens set against the Phoenix mountains by student Michael Felix
Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon ShiehStepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon ShiehStepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon ShiehStepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh
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 view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezPerspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezPerspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezPerspective view from the top terraces of the proposed housing layer on Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez
Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in PhoenixMassing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in PhoenixMassing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in PhoenixMassing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix
Concept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentationConcept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentationConcept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentationConcept diagram by student Michael Felix illustrating the ambition to blend city with desert through fragmentation
Regional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong GongRegional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong GongRegional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong GongRegional plan for a series of aquatic and interconnected circular cities set within the Saguaro Lake by student Haodong Gong
Study of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposalStudy of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposalStudy of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposalStudy of a stacked massing volume as one of the proposed infrastructural nodes in student Salma Osuna Lopez's urban proposal
Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra
Series of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren BennettSeries of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren BennettSeries of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren BennettSeries of connected perspectives showing the transformation of golf courses into housing landscapes by student Lauren Bennett
Early concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador BenitezEarly concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador BenitezEarly concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador BenitezEarly concept image anticipating a proposal that would merge an urban mass into a mountain valley by student Salvador Benitez
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
Elevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng WangElevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng WangElevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng WangElevation rendering of a modular system of housing based on an indoor/outdoor 'H' shaped unit by student Weicheng Wang
Section of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan RichardsSection of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan RichardsSection of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan RichardsSection of downtown Phoenix showing relation between a new diagrid city and the existing city by student Brennan Richards
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
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
Perspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra CarterPerspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra CarterPerspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra CarterPerspective of an aggregation of modular pyramidal massings set into the Phoenix mountains by student Lamarra Carter
Concept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien GutierrezConcept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien GutierrezConcept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien GutierrezConcept urban plan for linear bars of housing extending across a historic wash in Phoenix by student Julien Gutierrez
Pulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng WangPulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng WangPulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng WangPulled apart massing diagram showing the distinct programs and units within a housing proposal by student Weicheng Wang

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QTCT is tasked to blend these two identities onto one site—a give and take relationship between beach ambitions and urban necessities. QTCT is a sampling of two worlds: on one hand it is the embodiment of the language of the beach and on the other it is a detailed and exacting built urban space.
The Butterfly Theater is a living pavilion—part sculpture, part habitat, part playground. It takes inspiration from the elegance of flamingos and the presence of butterflies in Miami Beach, transforming the park’s open center into a place of movement, color, and quiet spectacle.

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