The world’s traditional automotive center and USA’s 11th largest city Detroit recently had a reason to celebrate as a winner for its future shape in an exceptional Think Space competition on Urban Border which was filled with modern yet contemporary architectural ideas from across the globe. The winning entry “Demotown: A Retroactive Arcology for Detroit” is an architectural concept developed by Jesse Honsa and Greg Mahoney. Zagreb Architects Society (DAZ), which organized this event aimed at conceptual architecture describing urban borders including its geopolitical, ecological, urban and moral issues.
It seemed to be a tough yet a need of the hour concept. In today’s shrinking world, finding a space for oneself, live close to greenery and also maintain basic human ethics is almost becoming a challenge and for some a mere dream. However, this competition tried to bring together all these possibilities ensuring better future living.
The winners Jesse Honsa, an American architect and Greg Mahoney a filmmaker focusing on urban habitat, together have brought in great details and ideas conceptualizing future Detroit. The reuse idea of existing production units and infrastructure of the city and applying them on the basis of future architecture and making best use of space availability were the best reasons to top the competition and grab global attention. Apart from this, not only the need for comfort living space for a urban human is considered but also various projects for public and recreation space have been included in this winning architectural plan proposal.
The central building district, a skyscraper-graveyard, a compact urban living space with enclosed shopping malls, production factories, suburban sprawl, and farming landscapes and connecting buildings together are some of the key features of this next generational architectural plan. The world is certainly small and now with the future architectural designs like this in hand, space is never a constraint.
Via: Evolo
