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Alternative Desert Cities 1
Ponce Urban Perspective

Alternative Desert Cities 1

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceAerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceAerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceAerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce
Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Insertion of a city covering the highway and linking a series of shaded public spaces in downtown Phoenix.

Aerial perspective of an urban mass that adds density and shades Phoenix's Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Perspectives

City

Housing

Infill

Teaching

Urbanism

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Urban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban plan illustrating various stacked housing canopies attached to towers above Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao
Urban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel LozoyaUrban plan of an organic network of housing that moves across the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya
Linear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi SanchezLinear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi SanchezLinear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi SanchezLinear urban section illustrating the scale and massing of housing above the Phoenix lightrail by student Lexi Sanchez
Aerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle BorieAerial site perspective of urban masses that collect and harvest water along the canal by student Isabelle Borie
Urban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen ZhaoUrban perspective drawing of a collection of branched housing towers that shade downtown Phoenix by student Yuchen Zhao
Section study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire HinchmanSection study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire HinchmanSection study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire HinchmanSection study of housing built into the Superstition Mountains by student Claire Hinchman
Section drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan EppersonSection drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan EppersonSection drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan EppersonSection drawing of a community of lifted housing units that mirror the landscape below by student Evan Epperson
Massing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique PaulisMassing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique PaulisMassing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique PaulisMassing perspective of a proposal for a self-sustaining community set in the desert landscape by student Monique Paulis
Concept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya LakaevaConcept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya LakaevaConcept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya LakaevaConcept diagram illustrating the growth of a border city on the fringe of Phoenix by student Nadya Lakaeva
Long section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel RodriguezLong section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel RodriguezLong section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel RodriguezLong section drawing of a grouping of triangulated housing structures along the Phoenix Canal by student Angel Rodriguez
Section drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika PniakSection drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika PniakSection drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika PniakSection drawing of a combined agglomeration of housing, transport, and play proposed by student Nika Pniak
Model of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika PniakModel of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika PniakModel of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika PniakModel of a collection of self generated housing masses along the unused areas around the airport by student Nika Pniak
Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceUrban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceUrban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth PonceUrban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce
Perspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithPerspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithPerspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithPerspective of a collection of housing embedded within Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith
Concept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany ClevelandConcept diagram for reducing housing infrastructure to furniture units by student Brittany Cleveland
Section drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew SynacekSection drawing of a modular city system that infills the horizontal and vertical spaces of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek
Isometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew SynacekIsometric drawing of a concept for a self-constructed cellular city cluster by student Andrew Synacek
Combination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithCombination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithCombination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey GriffithCombination of plan drawings of linear housing that steps over Camelback Mountain by student Lindsey Griffith
Perspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve MillerPerspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve MillerPerspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve MillerPerspective image proposing housing infrastructure above the highway interchanges of Phoenix by student Genevieve Miller
Model of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie PedregonModel of a new housing infrastructure that moves through the unused areas of the suburbs by student Rikkie Pedregon

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OTHER PROJECTS

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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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