EDA University Center for
Regional Economic Innovation
Afterhouse (2013)
Project Details
Student-Led, Faculty-Guided Project - Summer, 2013
Authors: Steven Mankouche, Abigail Murray, Edward Sach, Matthew Schulte, Jono Sturt, & Travis Williams, University of Michigan
Summary
This project evaluated the feasibility of reusing abandoned property in Detroit. Afterhouse looked at the reuse of a specific abandoned structure on 3347 Burnside. A group of students, artists, architects, and faculty from University of Michigan's Taubman College deconstructed the house in order to reuse the house's foundation for a semi subterranean geothermal greenhouse. This prototype serves as a model to be replicated in order to increase the city's economic viability.
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Abandonment, Revitalization, and Development
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- Afterhouse, Part II (2014)
- Afterhouse, Part III (2015)
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- Blight Elimination in Muskegon Heights (2015)
- Brightmoor Community Marketing Plan (2014)
- Development Trends and Developers in Midtown Detroit (2012)
- Public Infrastructure and Economic Development (2017)
- State of Emergency Theatrical Production (2013)
- Visioning the South Cedar Corridor (2014)