Detroit, Michigan

Corresponding with a mass exodus of the countryside and a failing automotive industry Detroit’s population decreased from near 2 million in tihe 1950’s, to under 700,000 presently.

The issue at hand is that Detroit is aging and shrinking, resulting in poorly managed infrastructure and not enough tax dollars to make the improvements necessary.

To feed all of Detroit on a vegetarian diet, 90.75 Square miles would be required with traditional farming methods in mind.

The highlighted area indicates the focus of this thesis as a means of re-imagining the true urban core of the city and attempting to create additional density in a sprawling yet empty city.

The farming network is modeled after natural ecology were species in nature thrive off hub and corridor conditions. This allows access to all resources without exhausting any one location and creates a security blanket in times of drought or other environmental change.