Adaptive Reuse takes many ideas from Historical Preservation with similar goals of preserving the nature and collective identity of an existing site. Using Historic Preservation as a basis for further understanding the ...

American suburbs are widespread and are designed mono-programmatically for mainly residential use. Decades after the creation of these suburbs, there is a growing realization that pedestrians should be taken into consideration. ...

Using the post-positivist and perceptual frameworks, this thesis aims to confront the cumulative issues derived from surface parking on the American cityscape. These issues include water, air, and ground pollution, lack ...

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the unique position that the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture is in at its current moment in history. Framing the examination around the four core elements that ...

This thesis draws on communal living concepts to fill gaps that exist in social, economic, and environmental aspects within Detroit’s long-standing neighborhoods. Specifically looking at Gratiot Woods as a testing ground ...

Immigrant neighborhoods are often industrial and when the production moves, the factory closes, or the city deindustrializes these communities lose their cultural density. These communities are the key for 2nd & 3rd ...

This thesis is an attempt to explore the current understanding of the home, as well as the concepts of Lean Urbanism and Pink Zoning, through the frameworks of architecture and urban planning. Detroit is a very unique and ...

Shifting the perceptions of inaccessible, misused or abandoned urbanized water to bring the inherent beauty and opportunities presented in these landscapes. The guiding principles behind any landscape project in an urbanized ...

From the beginning of human life to present day, civilization and society has adapted based on the need for food. As social beings, people have created a tradition of gathering around food. As people have found easier, ...

In this thesis the concept of smart cities with focus on smart mobility as a potential urban construct that can address the social and ecological sustainability challenges which society faces is explored. The characteristics ...