DeTROYt

dc.contributor.authorSonntag, Ramonaen
dc.contributor.committeechairHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:37:51Zen
dc.date.adate2007-09-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:37:51Zen
dc.date.issued2007-02-06en
dc.date.rdate2007-09-06en
dc.date.sdate2007-05-21en
dc.description.abstractAn attempt to save the city of Detroit, Michigan, and its existing buildings by giving it a new meaning and future. Cars and roads are eliminated. Tiger Stadium is converted into a city-wide freight receiving and shipping facility. A system of pneumatic tubes is implemented in each neighborhood, with a district tube router facility inside the LaFayette Tower. Apartments vitalize the landmark Fisher Building. A new multi-storey research/ education/ work station with more stairs then elevators fills in an old parking lot.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05212007-142353en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05212007-142353/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33070en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartDeTROYt.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsuburbiaen
dc.subjectEuropean constitutionen
dc.subjectprinciplesen
dc.subjectblimpen
dc.subjectTiger Stadiumen
dc.subjectsuburbsen
dc.subjectpneumatic pipeen
dc.subjectoffice buildingen
dc.subjecttrashen
dc.subjectlandfillen
dc.subjectfreight receiving facilityen
dc.subjectFisher Buildingen
dc.subjectutopiaen
dc.subjectdense cityen
dc.subjectcaren
dc.subjectshrinking citiesen
dc.subjectTroyen
dc.subjectstairsen
dc.subjecttube routeren
dc.subjectDetroiten
dc.titleDeTROYten
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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