  Vandykenjefferson Member Username: Vandykenjefferson Post Number: 14 Registered: 06-2006 Posted From: 71.159.22.4 |
Hey everyone, you all have been blitzing my questions reccently, thank you. So I have 1 last one for you. I'm working on an essay comparing urban redevelopment projects in detroit and I need some varying examples... Anyone know of any that are not on DEGC or Model D, that I furhtur research? Thanks for your help, .rob. | ||
Vandykenjefferson Member Username: Vandykenjefferson Post Number: 15 Registered: 06-2006 Posted From: 71.159.22.4 |
What do you all think of this? http://www.pickardchilton.com/ proj_river_east_01.html | ||
Messykitty Member Username: Messykitty Post Number: 12 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.21.198.33 |
I wouldn't exactly call it an inspiring design. In fact, I feel like it sucks the creativity right out of me. | ||
Wilus1mj Member Username: Wilus1mj Post Number: 88 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 216.111.89.3 |
I agree...there are much better designs of buildings on that site ( I like the one in Bloomington, MN) | ||
Brandonz Member Username: Brandonz Post Number: 44 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 198.108.4.105 |
Modernism for everyone! Although, is that ground-floor retail? I can't tell. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 132 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 68.40.195.233 |
we can hope, brandon, we can hope... but this is the detroit riverfront after all... they should not build that thing and put in a big parking structure there instead... maybe with... wow... THIS is brilliant: They should build a parking structure with an Russian restaurant on the bottom floor, and call it "Russian Village" it will be awesome, and single handedly revitalize downtown. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 569 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 71.213.228.30 |
While the Pickard-Chilton is perhaps not the most inspirational design, I do happen to prefer it to the recently constructed Campbell-Ewald building just west of Gratiot near Ford Field. Talk about an uninspirational design... | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 358 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 24.192.25.47 |
You're thinking of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Campbell-Ewald is in Warren and Southfield. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 570 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 71.213.228.30 |
Uhhh, yep, my bad, what FonD said^^^ | ||
Ordinary Member Username: Ordinary Post Number: 9 Registered: 06-2006 Posted From: 68.249.241.37 |
Vandykenjefferson, What do you mean by urban redevelopment? Are you talking about residential, commercial, industrial? As for industrial, there is a huge steel plant that went up in the area of Livernois and I-94. Thyssen Krupp is the name of it. I think it's beautiful. I wonder how many people it employs? How many Detroit residents? I used to work on Tireman between Epworth and Livernois. That building was bought and torn down by a place called Parts Galore. It's an environmentally responsbile auto salvage. It's going to look pretty good. These are the little success stories that we need but never hear of. One of Detroit's main problems is lack of available work. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2432 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.90.152 |
The Pickard Chilton design is IMHO better than what they built on Kennedy Square. Some of you may not like it, but I usually like what Hines develops around the country. | ||
Merchantgander Member Username: Merchantgander Post Number: 2021 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 150.198.150.244 |
The building is not going to be built is there really a need to debate the design. | ||
Trainman Member Username: Trainman Post Number: 127 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
Detroit once had an excellent good mass transit system. We can move forward and improve mass transit. The best way to do this is to make city services more affordable to attract more jobs. Click on link below and sign my petition drive and I will personally coordinate all the buses and fill them up. I can promise you this because I know how to do this and did in the western suburbs. YES, I can fill the buses up all over metro Detroit and if I can't then please tell me. Who can? http://savethefueltax.tripod.c om/theplan.html | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1603 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
Lowell, can we stop this blatant trolling for personal agenda? I don't mind threads going off topic occassionally, but that's not the same as Trainman using Dyes like personal ad space. |
