Colman, Scott2012-09-062012-09-062012-09-062012-09-062012-052012-09-05May 2012Kizy, Sean. "DE-CENTER." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64674">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64674</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64674Detroit continues to stand out as emblematic of failing urban economies, infrastructure, density, and form. But its spatially dominant urban relationships also provide the opportunity required to transform unsustainable, expanding megalopolises. Taking lead from the recently established Detroit Works Project, De-Center transforms existing urban conditions to propose a network of urban islands that respond to the extreme conditions created through modern planning. It demands that architecture and urbanism act as a single project.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.De-CenterArchitectureDetroitArchipelagoNetwork ArchipelagoAlbert PopeKizyUrban designUrban planningDetroit Works ProjectThesis2012-09-06123456789/ETD-2012-05-139