Jun 4, 2016 7:00 AM

Gallery: The Future of Detroit Goes on Display in Venice

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At “The Architectural Imagination," at the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, architects displayed ideas for regenerating Detroit. Greg Lynn, who shows off his plans for the future of the Packard Plant with a HoloLens, Microsoft’s augmented reality headset.
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Here, Lynn's reimagined Packard as a new-age factory that manufactures robots and autonomous vehicle technology, with an online retail fulfillment center.

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From T+E+A+M, another vision for the Packard Plant—the Detroit Reassembly Plant.
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Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects devised a new plan for the area of Detroit known as Mexicantown. "A Liminal Blur," as the the plan is called, is a multi-use community center filled with both plazas and towers.

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From Preston Scott Cohen's office, a model of a new idea for the waterfront post office, complete with an undulating roof, and entwined ramp and staircase.
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BairBalliet also chose to reimagine the riverfront United States Post Office. "The Next Port of Call" features a dock, port of entry, customs checkpoint, and waterfront entertainment venues.

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Aarian Marshall

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Aarian Marshall

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Joel Khalili