The studio will explore the design of urban housing in relation to density and connectivity to transportation infrastructure and the East River waterfront. The studio site is at Hunters Point, in Queens, New York. With a focus on issues central to post-war housing in the United States including the rise of the suburban model, mass production, commuting, and relationships of housing to economic markets as well as government intervention, the studio will propose new forms of housing that are simultaneously local in scale, but also designed with a deep awareness of New York City, national and global issues. Particular attention will be given to the role of time in commuting--relationships between housing and infrastructure, and increasing energy costs at all levels of design.  The studio will offer design for the City's development goals for Hunters Point in Queens.