  6nois Member Username: 6nois Post Number: 531 Registered: 11-2006 |
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.d ll/article?AID=/20071008/OPINI ON03/710080364/1005/LIFESTYLE Very interesting piece, on change, and the influence that designers and architects can have. We can only hope that this program continues and grows. I believe this is the right type of thing for Detroit. Thoughts? | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1069 Registered: 04-2005 |
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/5/115772.html?1191900882 | ||
6nois Member Username: 6nois Post Number: 533 Registered: 11-2006 |
I saw that thread, but I felt this is a very different type of development. This project is not based on development for profit as the Highland Park houses seem to be, based on the look of the development, but on this house is a development for the improvement of people and the city through action. | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1071 Registered: 04-2005 |
quote: 6nois, i appreciate that. consider that once upon a time, the streets and neighborhoods in detroit were mostly clean and well-kept, and the parks were places for healthy leisure. such is not the case today. if detroit were restored to the era of its best well-being, would the city flourish today, or relinquish to its current state? if we could restore detroit to what it once was, with current residents - how could we be assured of its resurgence? | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 214 Registered: 11-2006 |
I've driven by there and was curious about that place. It looks like quite the fortress with all that cinderblock. I thought it was maybe going to be some kind of storage facility. | ||
6nois Member Username: 6nois Post Number: 534 Registered: 11-2006 |
Before I answer that there are areas of the city that fit that image right now, mind you they are small but they do exist. There are still parks and healthy leisure still takes place. For question one I would say the city of Detroit would flourish if put to its 'best well-being'. One would almost have to assume that on the basis that crime would not be an issue, which is the biggest thing that keeps suburbanites from moving into the city. The schools would preform well and etc. As for your second question you can never be assured that a city on the rise will stay that way or forever be in good condition. Cities go through cycles. The biggest issue with this statement is that the current citizens alone can not bring Detroit back, the city needs a decent numbers of new citizens as well. Courting immigrant populations could be huge for the city. |
