Rethinking The Rennaissance

Detroit's Rennaissance Center -- called "the greatest urban tragedy of the country" -- is getting a makeover.

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November 3, 2000, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

" The Renaissance Center, a cluster of five dazzling glass-and-chrome silos, was erected on the city's waterfront in 1977 as a symbol of rebirth a decade after one of the worst riots in American history. But rather than invigorate the business district, the center sucked the life out of an already beleaguered downtown...The country's biggest planning mistake will indeed be commemorated, but in a way much more befitting the profession that spawned it -- with more planning. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Rethinking the Rennaissance

Wednesday, November 1, 2000 in MetropolisMag.com

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