Identifying Detroit: Representing Tension, Conflict, and Hope in Detroit Architecture
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin12121726782021-08-03T06:12:52Z Identifying Detroit: Representing Tension, Conflict, and Hope in Detroit Architecture RUDARY, THOMAS J. Architecture Detroit Identity Since the 1950s, Detroit's businesses and residents have been steadily migrating to the suburbs, taking with them much of the cultural, social, and economic diversity that once clearly defined Detroit's sense of identity. The area surrounding Grand Circus Park, intended to be the city's center upon its inception 200 years ago, is today characterized not as the heart of a major metropolis, but rather by a few significant attractions surrounded by a sea of empty lots and abandoned buildings. These attractions serve Detroit as independent, isolated nodes of life with no real connection to the rest of the city - people drive in, view what they wish to see in a static, isolated environment, and drive out. By filling the empty lots with useable outdoor space, and eating, shopping, living, and working opportunities, this thesis will attempt to stitch the individual entities together into a cohesive whole, creating a forum for public interaction in an area where so many of the different classes and groups of Detroit are already drawn. By focusing on the physical and social history of the city, the resulting urban design and architecture project will establish, explore, and celebrate the hybrid sense of identity that has been so crucial to Detroit's sense of self. This will be design inspired and guided by the tension and conflict that has defined Detroit, but also the hope for the future that will allow Detroit to rise beyond the city's decline. The result will serve as a unifying entity in the city, both functionally - bringing people together in a beautiful public space; and ideologically - reestablishing the positive identity of Detroit by transcending the social and economic barriers. 2008-08-22 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212172678 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212172678 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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