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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Carter Urban Plan

Alternative Desert Cities 3

Urban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra Carter
Urban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra Carter
Urban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra Carter

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Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan MunozRegional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan MunozRegional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan MunozRegional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz
Exploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong GongExploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong GongExploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong GongExploded diagram pulling apart the various masses and circulation elements for an aquatic city by student Haodong Gong
Perspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon ShiehPerspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon ShiehPerspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon ShiehPerspective of a lower public walkway in shadow under the new housing funnels by student Brandon Shieh
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
Exploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen AdrianExploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen AdrianExploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen AdrianExploded isometric drawing revealing the various programmatic elements needed for a mountain city by student Stephen Adrian
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
Perspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehPerspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehPerspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehPerspective from below the funnel-shaped housing volumes in Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh
Urban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda MaulsiUrban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda MaulsiUrban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda MaulsiUrban plan drawing depicting the various connective housing ribbons looping between golf holes by student Adrisda Maulsi
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
Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian
Section drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra CarterSection drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra CarterSection drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra CarterSection drawing of a single diamond shaped housing mass revealing a diversity of internal spaces by student Lamarra Carter
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
Animation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesAnimation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesAnimation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesAnimation of a proposed 50 year growth of a neighborhood around the scale of existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones
Axon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsAxon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsAxon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsAxon drawings illustrating the potential timeline of growth for a lifted city in downtown Phoenix by student Brennan Richards
Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPerspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPerspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPerspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi
Concept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra CarterConcept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra CarterConcept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra CarterConcept drawing merging the wireframes of a pyramidal city with the contours of a mountain by student Lamarra Carter
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
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
Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix
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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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.
Space has become redundant again. Popular culture is uninterested in the goings-on in space. Once achieved, mans absurd relation with space becomes yesterdays news. To become relevant to the public, CASIS must be an amenity and not a mission. Instead of promoting an HQ, make it a public interface.
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 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.
Expanding the mission of the local Biscayne National Park Institute, MICROGROVE is a living research community designed for scientists, ecologists, researchers, and eco-tourists, dedicated to the study, restoration, and increased social awareness of coastal ecosystems.
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.
Dimensions.com is an ongoing reference database of dimensioned drawings documenting the standard measurements and sizes of the everyday objects and spaces that make up our world.
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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