The Architectural Imagination with Curator Cynthia Davidson

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THE ARCHITECTURAL IMAGINATION

February 11 through April 16, 2017
Organized for the US Pavillion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, Italy, The Architectural Imagination presents drawings, models, and videos of 12 speculative architecture projects designed for specific sites in Detroit but with far-reaching applications for cities around the world.

As the home of the automobile industry, the free-span concrete factory, Motown, and techno, Detroit was once a center of American imagination, not only for the products it made but also for its modern architecture and modern lifestyle, which captivated audiences worldwide. Today, like many postindustrial cities, it is coping with the effects of a declining population. Nonetheless, having emerged from bankruptcy, there is new excitement in Detroit to imagine the city’s possible futures, both in the downtown core and in its many neighborhoods. Believing in the potential of architecture to catalyze change, the curators selected visionary American architecture practices to address these futures.

The projects not only demonstrate the value and diversity of the architectural imagination, but also have the potential to spark the collective imagination, and thus launch new conversations about the importance of architecture in Detroit and cities everywhere.

This exhibition is curated by Cynthia Davidson and Mónica Ponce de León.

THE ARCHITECTS

With the help of an 11-member Detroit advisory board, they also selected four sites for the projects: a lot in Mexicantown, a riverfront post office, parcels along the Dequindre Cut, and the Packard Plant. The architects worked with Detroit residents to understand neighborhood aspirations before devising the programs and forms exhibited here.

The 12 teams of architects were selected from more than 250 submissions.

A(n) Office, Detroit, Michigan
V. Mitch McEwen; Marcelo López-Dinardi

BairBalliet, Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois
Kristy Balliet; Kelly Bair

Greg Lynn FORM, Los Angeles, California
Greg Lynn

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Atlanta, Georgia
Mack Scogin; Merrill Elam

Marshall Brown Projects, Chicago, Illinois
Marshall Brown

MOS, New York, New York
Hilary Sample; Michael Meredith

Pita & Bloom, Los Angeles, California
Florencia Pita; Jackilin Hah Bloom

Present Future, Houston, Texas
Albert Pope; Jesús Vassallo

Preston Scott Cohen Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
Preston Scott Cohen

SAA/Stan Allen Architect, New York, New York
Stan Allen

T+E+A+M, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Thom Moran; Ellie Abrons; Adam Fure; Meredith Miller

Zago Architecture, Los Angeles, California
Andrew Zago; Laura Bouwman

More Information: www.thearchitecturalimagination.org

Architectural Imagination is supported by the US Department of State, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Log, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Princeton University School of Architecture, The Graham Foundation, Dassault Systèmes, AIA, Architectural Record, Knight Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Shinola, Deshler, GS3, Global Transportation Management, Aperol, Microsoft HoloLens, The Westin, SCI-Arc, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Video: Directed and Edited by Oksana Mirzoyan