Model D TV: Rosa Parks Transit Center
Oooh, look at all the pretty tensile structures. The stunning Rosa Parks Transit Center is the subject of this week’s Model D TV. Producer/director Tom Hendrickson talks with one of the project’s architects about the look and function of the new transit hub.
Tushar Advani of Parsons Brinkerhoff — one of the architects behind the Rosa Parks Transit Center — discusses the unique design of the building and how it will work with the wider plans to expand mass transit in Detroit with Model D TV producer/director Tom Hendrickson. Music is provided by Detroit’s The Blueflowers.
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