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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Felix Model

Alternative Desert Cities 3

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
Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix
Massing model illustrating student Michael Felix's proposal for a pinwheel set of housing framing the mountains in Phoenix

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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
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
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 view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsPlan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsPlan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan RichardsPlan view showing the growth of lifted city above Phoenix by student Brennan Richards
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
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
Elevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen AdrianElevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen AdrianElevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen AdrianElevation perspective of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix lined with new layers of housing by student Stephen Adrian
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
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 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
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
Urban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna LopezUrban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna LopezUrban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna LopezUrban concept plan diagramming a larger diagonal grid of nodes over Phoenix by student Salma Osuna Lopez
Temporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevationsTemporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevationsTemporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevationsTemporal development of an organic infill city proposed by student Brayan Munoz illustrated through shifting elevations
Physical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill communityPhysical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill communityPhysical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill communityPhysical model of a group of towers and connections in student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a dense vertical infill community
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
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
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
Section axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia IbarraSection axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia IbarraSection axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia IbarraSection axonometric drawing of a corner mass showing the internal canyon space and outer housing by student Marcia Ibarra
Process drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan RaishProcess drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan RaishProcess drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan RaishProcess drawing illustrating the various phases of organic growth within a dense corridor by student Dellan Raish

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Planes, frames, and volumes are fundamentals to all assembly logics. With the proliferation of additive production methods, the possibility of volumetric prefabricated components has the potential to radically alter the way that we conceive of construction and the permanence of building parts.
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.
The GBN project sites itself as this link connecting the busiest night life district and revitalized neighborhood park in the north, the largest beach front in the city to the south, and establishes the cities first large public plaza and recreation fields adjacent to the new building.
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.
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.
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.
University Island is a swirling shapeshifter, in both the landscape and the architecture, that offers it’s undefined field of opportunities to the students and anticipates that each will discover and produce their own individual relationship with the island and their education.
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.

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