The Michigan Central Station: Re-Discovering Identity Among Ruins

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dc.contributor.advisorRockcastle, Garth C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRottman, Emilie Michelleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-06T06:07:51Z
dc.date.available2011-07-06T06:07:51Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Michigan Central Station will be re-conceptualized as a landmark representing a sustainable and active community building for the surrounding area. This will be an example of a method for designing in derelict areas where buildings have lost their original purpose and identity. Creating multiple programmatic models to be tested and analyzed for their social and cultural implications will help develop a set of strategies and ideas to re-discover identity for the train depot and its surrounding context. Physical strategies will be identified for adaptive reuse; each will be developed further through interaction with these complementary paradigms. While respecting Detroit's history of industry and culture and exploring the implications of revision, the research done will provide ideas to create a new life for the Michigan Central Station and stimulate a new urban community. Complementary physical strategies will be overlaid with these paradigms to further develop strategies for adaptive reuse of the train depot.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11606
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdaptive Reuseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDetroiten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMichgan Central Stationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUrban Agricultureen_US
dc.titleThe Michigan Central Station: Re-Discovering Identity Among Ruinsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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