Revitilazation of Detroit By Nadau Lavergne

ENG. Due to the financial crisis of 2008 and the high debt of the city the whole economy of Detroit, based on the automotive industry, colapsed. In 2013 the city council declared in bankrupt, becoming the first city in The EE.UU doing it. The population passed from 2 million persons to 700.000 in a masive exodus. Actually, about the 36% of the popullation lives under the poverty threshold. Nowadays the community is making an effort to rise from this situation by developing several iniciatives and a new economic system, based on the diversity of activties. Attending alimentation as a vital issue via orchards due to the scarcity of resources. The project of 2014 of Nadau Lavergne is an example of it. A reconversation of the old and abandoned fabric of Packard in to a mixed use building where food production, housing and culture are complementary.

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Contributed by: David Redondo - Fernando González - Rafael González