Emerging from the Machinic City

The broad objective of this piece is to situate thepostindustrial city as grounds for the proliferationof alternative design methodologies and social constructionsas they relate to ecology, economics, anddesign in the early 21st century. By first examining thepost-war industrial city as a series of historically contestedprojects, a framework for critique and designinvestigation emerges. Current design approaches arestudied against the backdrop of contemporary politicaleconomy and broader design movements. Relyingheavily on projects from Cleveland and Detroit thispiece suggests that the complex half-vacant spaces aregrounds for re-engaged public spaces (capsules); thatdesign methodologies rooted in new ways of seeingthe city result in the production of new local knowledgesin space (corridors); and that new hybrid formsof program and space might be useful in teasing outinnovative social ecosystems (new constructions).

Volume Editors
Luis Francisco Rico-Gutierrez & Martha Thorne

ISBN
978-1-944214-08-1