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The Tempe Town Lake is a Catalyst to induce development. Unfortunately, the water in the lake is stagnant and henceforth not healthy to use for recreation. The Intervention seeks to oxygenate the water while creating a favorable Micro-Climate attracting people to use the lake more often.

Arizona is blessed with amazing landscapes. The sunrise and sunset events are spectacular and view worthy of experiencing. With clear skies, right next to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, this site has a great potential to offer the immense views of various celestial activities which occur all year round. Also, the Landing and Taking-off activity can be experienced closely.

Arizona has a great variety of habitats encompassing everything from lower elevation Colorado River up to sub-alpine forests at the tops of our “Sky Island� mountain chains. Because of this variety, birds can enjoy near-perfect weather throughout the year. AIAS AT ASU ARCHITECTURE JOURNAL

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