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Repurposed Structures. Acknowledging History. Musee D’Orsey was a train station. P.S.1 ( MoMA ) used to actually be a school, of course. Chinese-American restaurant becomes Omega Baptist Church Detroit, MI. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Repurposed Structures
Acknowledging History
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Musee D’Orsey was a train station
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P.S.1 (MoMA) used to actually be a school, of course
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• http://repurposed.posterous.com/ - “exploring the relationships between discourse, placemaking, and the shifting domains of public-ness.”
Chinese-American restaurant becomes Omega Baptist ChurchDetroit, MI
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French gothic cathedral becomes business school and then condosIndianapolis, IN
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Silo become a LEED houseTexas
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5 Pontz, New York – legal graffiti
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Grounded airplane becomes hotelGermany
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Concrete pipes become hotel roomsGermany
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Project ideas• Design a repurpose of an existing space
– Outline the purposes and make a floor plan of the existing space– Modify the design to serve a new purpose– Build a model of the new space
• Design a repurpose of an existing building– Outline the purposes and make a floor plan of an existing building– Modify the design to serve a new purpose– Build a model of the new building
• Photo document a space or building that you like. Imagine the place being used for a different purpose. Who is there? Who is not there? What types of activities are they engaged in? Draw an illustration or construct a photo of this new place.
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Useful links and resources
• http://repurposed.posterous.com• http://www.thecoolhunter.net• http://weburbanist.com• Book on suburbia: Holy Land, by D.J. Waldie