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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Osuna Lopez Concept Grid

Alternative Desert Cities 3

Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna LopezConcept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna LopezConcept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna LopezConcept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez
Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez
Concept image proposal a larger regional grid and nodes on top of the existing Phoenix grid by student Salma Osuna Lopez

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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
External courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng WangExternal courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng WangExternal courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng WangExternal courtyard perspective of a modular housing proposal for Tempe, Arizona by student Weicheng Wang
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
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
Top view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan RaishTop view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan RaishTop view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure by student Dellan RaishTop view of a physical model studying an infill region of towers and raised regional infrastructure 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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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.
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