Wicked Spaces

In the City of Detroit, a legacy of disinvestment is being met by the glimpse of resurgence. Where new affluence in the downtown core is driving investment into marginalized neighbourhoods still contending with consequences of decades past. For those living on the margins under constant uncertainty of displacement and suppression, prescribed solutions offer little solace. But what if instead, we embrace legacies tied to place and enable autonomy through the strengthening of existing social fabrics? Looking beyond the traditional methodology of mere services offered, the project proposes a new model where diverse community driven interaction strengthens collective engagement. By removing top down governance and instead creating spaces for community organization appropriation we can in one small way help neighbourhoods confront even the most wicked problems of today.