Detroit Design 139

Exhibition Exterior

Exterior of the 1001 location

Housing Projects

Neighborhood Day

Community engagement at a neighborhood day

Calendar of Events

Detroit Map

Models within the exhibition

Panel events

One of the neighborhood locations

Neighborhood Homebase exhibtion

DrinksXDesign Events

Call for Entries Cards

Stickers + Maps

AIA Detroit Celebration of Architecture Ad

In response to the vision laid out in Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design Action Plan, Detroit Design 139 proposes that through inclusive design, Detroiters (designers and non-designers alike) can prioritize the importance of both PROCESSES and OUTCOMES for all future projects throughout Detroit’s 139 square miles. Through exhibitions, events, and shared conversations, we will explore inclusive design strategies that break this repetitive cycle of creating future problems by acknowledging all aspects of our shared history in order to solve long-standing urban issues. With this approach, we will focus on creating multi-generational design solutions that result in INCLUSIVE FUTURES for everyone.

The exhibition had 4 locations throughout the city featuring projects in Detroit and other UNESCO Cities of Design in five different categories: Public Space, City Systems, Housing, Economy, and Neighborhoods. Through the exhibition, events, models, multimedia and interactive elements, visitors were engage in a variety of ways to learn how different process and outcomes can create more inclusive urban environments that address current and future problems.