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Alternative Desert Cities 3
Shieh Housing Section

Alternative Desert Cities 3

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
Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh
Stepping housing section showing the units, gradens and circulation of the funnel-shaped forms by student Brandon Shieh

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Housing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda MaulsiHousing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda MaulsiHousing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda MaulsiHousing diagram of the various spaces within the housing bars proposed by student Adrisda Maulsi
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
Section of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter formsSection of student Brayan Munoz's proposal for a neighborhood forms that self shade through organice future perimeter forms
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
Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien GutierrezMassing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez
Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren BennettHousing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren BennettHousing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren BennettHousing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett
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
Street perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan RichardsStreet perspective showing a typical Phoenix street with new volumes beginning to connect above by student Brennan Richards
Early massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia IbarraEarly massing study looking at the potential for a thickened wall-like mass creating micro-climates by student Marcia Ibarra
Series of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumesSeries of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumesSeries of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumesSeries of unit typology studies with various interlocking forms within the walls of student Marcia Ibarra's housing volumes
Collage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fireCollage of a the desert on fire
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
Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon ShiehUrban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh
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
Plan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen AdrianPlan of the existing Camelback mountain and proposal for contour-based housing ribbons by student Stephen Adrian
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
Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon ShiehExtended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon ShiehExtended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon ShiehExtended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh
Massing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown PhoenixMassing perspective of the evolving modular urbanism proposed by student Dellan Raish as the new entry to downtown Phoenix
Plan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPlan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPlan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda MaulsiPlan view of a physical model showing the housing bars shaped between open spaces of golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi
Urban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra CarterUrban plan showcasing modular housing masses merging with valleys of Phoenician mountains by student Lamarra Carter

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Framework: Inverted Square Pyramid (FW:ISP) reimagines the traditional pyramid by flipping it upside down, shifting its focus from the cosmos to the people. The structure’s apexes become seating points within a flexible, interactive framework that encourages public engagement and play.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.

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