Thesis (Ph. D.)--Wayne State University, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-262).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Wayne State University, 1973. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 315-319).

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Graduation date: 1953

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Wayne State University, 1975. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 790-801).

Artikelserien ”Detroit - När maskinerna stannat” handlar om Detroit – om hur staden fallit och nu kämpar för att resa sig. I artikelserien vill vi måla en mer nyanserad bild av staden än den polariserade version som annars ofta syns i media. Detroit porträtteras ofta väldigt mörkt eller väldigt positivt, vi ville hitta en medelväg. I den första artikeln beskrivs stadens historia. I den andra intervjuas unga entrprenörer om deras projekt som är knutna till Detroit. Den tredje texten handlar om medierapporteringen om staden. Tillsammans kompletterar delarna varandra, men de kan också stå för sig själva. Artikelserien innehåller foton och layouten är gjorde i InDesign. Metoden som används i arbetet är den kvalitativa intervjun. Intresset låg i att höra olika personers tankar och kunskaper om de olika ämnena, snarare än att mäta en större grupps attityder. Jag använder mig av ontologisk konstruktionism som teori i min reflektonsrapport, då jag ville ställa frågan om det går att rapportera korrekt om verkligheten. Det förutsätter att det finns en riktig verklighet, medan det konstruktionistiska synsättet är att vi skapar våra egna verkligheter. Detta var relevant då den svartvita bevakningen av Detroit var något vi ville komma bort från - vi ville komma närmare verkligheten.  När vi åkte till staden ställde vi oss frågan om den skulle kunna komma tillbaka, men vi åkte därifrån med insikten att den aldrig blir sig lik.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102). / The thesis studies the changing direction of Detroit's central downtown shopping street, Woodward Avenue. During the last two decades, Woodward Avenue has lost most of its retail market to suburban shopping centers. The downtown shopping district needs a physical design improvement, as well as economic help. Currently, there are various ongoing and proposed projects to help the Woodward Avenue shopping district: a Woodward Avenue pedestrian mall with trees and street furniture, a subway with Woodward A venue stations, and an enclosed shopping center. While these projects have the potential to greatly influence Woodward Avenue, they need to be lightly integrated with the existing street to truly help the business district. Perhaps most important, the proposed shopping center should be an active ingredient of the streetscape, rather than an introverted entity. The thesis design proposal attempts to integrate the various projects into a system of related improvements which reinforce the street. / by Philip Strickland Lewis. / M.Arch.

Thesis--Michigan. / Bibliography: leaves 164-170.

The Workers' Row House is a three-unit row house, circa 1850, that the Greater Corktown Development Corporation acquired for use as a community museum in 2002. This document provides a starting point and a framework for the rehabilitation and programmatic work that will occur. This plan strives to answer the following questions: (1) What is the site about? (2) Who is the interpretation for? (3) How will the museum go about communicating what the site is about while meeting the needs of the audiences? Using Detroit city directories beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Detroit Sanborn fire insurance maps, and both primary and secondary sources, the past tenants of this house and their historic contexts were compiled to reveal this site's story. Themes and a storyline were developed, and interpretive objectives were extracted. The plan recommends a guided tour through two restored units, and self-guided, interactive exhibits in the third unit. It is understood that any interpretive plan evolves as the research continues. / Department of Architecture