- Vertical: Mountains & Tijeras Canyon
- Natural plantings & Stone Boulders
- Area's Cultures and History
- High-techonology: Sandia Laboratories & KAFB
- Route 66 should not dominate
- Horizontal: Open Sky & City Views
- Convergence of I-40 and Route 66
- Geology: Gateway to Volcano Park
- Area's Culture & History
- Low profile Architecture
