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Alternative Desert Cities 2
Medeiros Model Aerial

Alternative Desert Cities 2

Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille MedeirosAerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille MedeirosAerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille MedeirosAerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros
Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros
Aerial view of a model for a pixelated community growing out of the contours of the mountainside by student Camille Medeiros

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Unit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile KimUnit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile KimUnit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile KimUnit plans showing the various typical plan layouts and user types that will resettle the Salt River by student Cecile Kim
Exploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon PowellExploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon PowellExploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon PowellExploded program diagram of the various programs and modules set within the mountain landscape by student Brandon Powell
Mass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille MedeirosMass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille MedeirosMass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille MedeirosMass study separating communal and private facilities within a stepped mountainous landscape by student Camille Medeiros
Urban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille MedeirosUrban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille MedeirosUrban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille MedeirosUrban plan for an organic growth of housing and public facilities integrated into the mountains by student Camille Medeiros
Plan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille MedeirosPlan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille MedeirosPlan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille MedeirosPlan view of a model showing a new density of housing extending and terracing into a mountain by student Camille Medeiros
Perspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille MedeirosPerspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille MedeirosPerspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille MedeirosPerspective imagining the peace loving sentiment of community that has fled Phoenix by student Camille Medeiros
Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley JohnsonUnits plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley JohnsonUnits plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley JohnsonUnits plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson
Animation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley JohnsonAnimation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley JohnsonAnimation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley JohnsonAnimation of a strategy to return the suburbs into native desert landscapes over time by student Amberley Johnson
Plan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile KimPlan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile KimPlan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile KimPlan study for a unit made up of multiple separable pie-wedge pieces by student Cecile Kim
Exploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra LobatoExploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra LobatoExploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra LobatoExploded isometric concept drawing showing the layering of housing, farming, and community by student Alejandra Lobato
Conceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian BirlConceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian BirlConceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian BirlConceptual urban sections studied at various scales for a flat and high density urbanism in Phoenix by student Ian Birl
Model of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei CaoModel of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei CaoModel of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei CaoModel of serpentine housing bars made up of stacked units along the contours of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao
Concept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon PowellConcept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon PowellConcept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon PowellConcept collage projecting the Phoenix suburbs in 2070 as inhospitable for human habitation by student Brandon Powell
Combined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon PowellCombined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon PowellCombined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon PowellCombined plan and section study for a hidden community of underground mountain dwellings by student Brandon Powell
Unit diagram showing the variations of connected living types sharing a linear bar by student Amberley JohnsonUnit diagram showing the variations of connected living types sharing a linear bar by student Amberley JohnsonUnit diagram showing the variations of connected living types sharing a linear bar by student Amberley JohnsonUnit diagram showing the variations of connected living types sharing a linear bar by student Amberley Johnson
Street perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher FernandezStreet perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher FernandezStreet perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher FernandezStreet perspective showing the inclusion of additional programs throughout the suburbs by student Christopher Fernandez
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Collage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao LiCollage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao LiCollage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao LiCollage perspective studying the possibility of a hybrid housing and farming typology around Phoenix by student Zihao Li

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Infrastructure as urban performance. Serving as both a backdrop to elegant theatrical dances and a framework for holding a wandering public, the Dance Machine enacts performance through both its program and its existence as a merged urban extension of the Queensboro Bridge.
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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.
Utilizing built form as a strategic carrier of culture in opposition of the status quo, the Hellinikon project links the disconnected suburban mountain communities to the east with the sea to the west while splitting the Hellinikon International Airport and Olympic Park into distinct zones.
The Craft School is a participatory design and construction initiative that places students at the center of creating their own learning environment. It recognizes that education is not only about what happens inside the classroom, but also how the classroom comes to be.
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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.
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