DE-CENTER

DE-CENTER

Detroit continues to stand out as emblematic of failing urban economies, infrastructure, density, and form. But its spatially dominant urban relationships also provide the opportunity required to transform unsustainable, expanding megalopolises. Taking lead from the recently established Detroit Work...

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Main Author: Kizy, Sean
Other Authors: Colman, Scott
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
De-Center
Architecture
Detroit
Archipelago
Network Archipelago
Albert Pope
Kizy
Urban Design
Urban Planning
Detroit Works Project
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64674
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spelling ndltd-RICE-oai-scholarship.rice.edu-1911-646742013-07-18T15:44:24ZDE-CENTERKizy, SeanDe-CenterArchitectureDetroitArchipelagoNetwork ArchipelagoAlbert PopeKizyUrban DesignUrban PlanningDetroit Works ProjectDetroit continues to stand out as emblematic of failing urban economies, infrastructure, density, and form. But its spatially dominant urban relationships also provide the opportunity required to transform unsustainable, expanding megalopolises. Taking lead from the recently established Detroit Works Project, De-Center transforms existing urban conditions to propose a network of urban islands that respond to the extreme conditions created through modern planning. It demands that architecture and urbanism act as a single project.Colman, Scott2012-09-06T04:26:14Z2012-09-06T04:27:37Z2012-09-06T04:26:14Z2012-09-06T04:27:37Z2012-052012-09-05May 20122012-09-06T04:27:37Zthesistextapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1911/64674123456789/ETD-2012-05-139eng
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topic De-Center
Architecture
Detroit
Archipelago
Network Archipelago
Albert Pope
Kizy
Urban Design
Urban Planning
Detroit Works Project
spellingShingle De-Center
Architecture
Detroit
Archipelago
Network Archipelago
Albert Pope
Kizy
Urban Design
Urban Planning
Detroit Works Project
Kizy, Sean
DE-CENTER
description Detroit continues to stand out as emblematic of failing urban economies, infrastructure, density, and form. But its spatially dominant urban relationships also provide the opportunity required to transform unsustainable, expanding megalopolises. Taking lead from the recently established Detroit Works Project, De-Center transforms existing urban conditions to propose a network of urban islands that respond to the extreme conditions created through modern planning. It demands that architecture and urbanism act as a single project.
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