MarcusPrizeStudioattheUniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee,WinyMaasofMVDRVandGraceLaofUWMpresenttheworkoftwelvestudentswhoexploredtherelationshipbetweeninfrastructure,architecture,andurbanform.Thishighlyinvestigativestudiopushedthephysicalandconceptuallimitsofgivendefinitionsofcity,circulation,andprogram.Testedintwoscenarios(onerealinTianjin,Chinaandtheotherpurelyhypothetical),thestudioseveredvehiculartrafficflowfromitstraditionaltwo-dimensionalplaneandthenforecastthepotentialsofanew,hyper-volumetriccitywheregivenurbanactivityinflatetofullyoccupyallthree-dimensions.Populatedby5millioninhabitantsandrising800metershigh,thisnew’skycarcity’isbuzzingwiththeflowsofgoodsandpeople,astheynavigatetheairwaysinseveralmodelsofnewlydesignedair-bornvehicles.
CITY ARCHITECTURE HYPER MILWAUKEE architecture
