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INSIDEout DETROIT: The hub and the affordable house

Curtis, Mitchell
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin162316791635958

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2021, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Gentrification, one of the most controversial topics in the United States over the last half a century, is often seen as a catalyst to increasing property value in the surrounding context. However, the resulting displacement it causes has resulted in negative housing repercussions across the nation. Located on a riverine border with Canada, Detroit, Michigan is a city that has been marred by crime, poverty, and urban blight since the 1970s and gentrification is something the citizens have fought against.1 Especially with their need for affordable housing being one of the most prevalent in the country, with over one-third of the population living below the poverty rate.2 By reviewing the existing and upcoming affordable housing and mixed-use projects that have been constructed and proposed in Detroit neighborhoods over the last few decades, I aim to propose an architectural intervention that attempts to address what a myriad of projects have failed to address and provide an alternative community to the city; moreover, a hub. Most notably, creating job opportunities, areas for indoor and outdoor recreation, and a model for surrounding neighborhoods to follow... this proposed intervention will aim to provide more than a temporary solution. A community model with tailored housing units to different family sizes and structures, various amenities, and commercial aspects integrated within will be designed and proposed for a real site within the metropolis. Weaving into a network of innovative nodes of happening spaces across the city that have begun sprouting up over the last 5-10 years of Detroit rebirth, this hub will tie into this infrastructure, while also providing something new for the city. Lastly, this mixed-use project will aim to provide a blueprint for not only for this particular borough of Detroit, but also for the other poverty-stricken neighborhoods in the city, and potentially across the United States.
Joss Kiely, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vincent Sansalone, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
64 p.
Architecture
Detroit; Affordable; Housing; Hub; Infrastructure; Node

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  • Curtis, M. (2021). INSIDEout DETROIT: The hub and the affordable house [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin162316791635958

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Curtis, Mitchell. INSIDEout DETROIT: The hub and the affordable house. 2021. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin162316791635958.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Curtis, Mitchell. "INSIDEout DETROIT: The hub and the affordable house." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin162316791635958

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