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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Ceniseros Nunez Bottom Perspective

Alternative Desert Cities 3

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
View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez
View from the bottom of the terraced housing community covering Camelback Mountain by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

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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
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
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
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
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
Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh Plan view of a physical model showing the new urban zone between existing warehouses and downtown by student Brandon Shieh
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
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
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
Trio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezTrio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezTrio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros NunezTrio of collective unit studies impacting the overall massing of terraced housing by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez
Perspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia IbarraPerspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia IbarraPerspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia IbarraPerspective from an individual unit looking out at the space of downtown Phoenix and another frame by student Marcia Ibarra
Concept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan RichardsConcept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan RichardsConcept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan RichardsConcept drawing imagining the potential of a floating vertical city above the Phoenix fabric by student Brennan Richards
Exploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia IbarraExploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia IbarraExploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia IbarraExploded axonometric drawing showing the growth of housing frames around downtown Phoenix by student Marcia Ibarra
Massing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesMassing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesMassing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa QuinonesMassing axonometric of an urban form that shrinks and grows based on existing buildings by student Melissa Quinones
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
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
Aerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of PhoenixAerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of PhoenixAerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of PhoenixAerial perspective representing student Brandon Shieh's proposal of zone between the industrial and downtown zones of Phoenix
Series of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposalSeries of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposalSeries of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposalSeries of section details pulled from an overall urban experience within the ribbon bars of student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal
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
Drawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien GutierrezDrawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien GutierrezDrawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien GutierrezDrawing showing the intentional layered overlapping of new linear housing over existing fabric by student Julien Gutierrez

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In Tempe there are two pedestrian axes: Mill Avenue and Palm Walk. Mill Avenue is successful and Palm Walk is not. Is there a way to make the palm trees useful to the students? The PEP structure is powered by buried hydraulic pressure systems giving vertical movement to the layer/palm interface.
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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.

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