Winners announced in Detroit waterfront vision contest
The Freep’s John Gallagher reports that designers from as far away as “South Korea and England were among the winners in this week’s Detroit by Design 2012 competition, held by the Urban Priorities Committee of AIA Detroit.” There were some pretty good ideas, including our favorite — extending the river onto Detroit land via canals, ponds and lakes.
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