Flowerpots: Objects of Misuse

This paper will examine the radical behavior of discreteand contentious objects of urbanism in Detroit thatperform as deviations of everyday objects. Througha series of examples analyzed through a discussionof object-thing theory, including art work andcontemporary architecture, the paper argues thatthe intentional misuse of objects in Detroit may offera framework to consider discrete, site specific, andarchitectural-scale propositions that interface betweenurbanism and infrastructure.

Volume Editors
Luis Francisco Rico-Gutierrez & Martha Thorne

ISBN
978-1-944214-08-1