The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
© The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Columbia University, 2011 - The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
© The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Columbia University, 2011 - The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
The “What is Foreclosed?” Forum was held last Saturday at Columbia’s Low Library.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - The “What is Foreclosed?” Forum was held last Saturday at Columbia’s Low Library.
Michael Sorkin, Michael Sorkin Studio, City College of New York, and Ellen Dunham-Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology, Congress for New Urbanism.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - Michael Sorkin, Michael Sorkin Studio, City College of New York, and Ellen Dunham-Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology, Congress for New Urbanism.
Foreclosed orientation panel discussion at MoMA PS1, with team leaders, moderated by Harry Cobb, May 7, 2011.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - Foreclosed orientation panel discussion at MoMA PS1, with team leaders, moderated by Harry Cobb, May 7, 2011.
Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1, June 18, 2011.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Don Pollard - Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1, June 18, 2011.
Andrew Zago of Zago Architecture presents at the Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Don Pollard - Andrew Zago of Zago Architecture presents at the Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Michael Bell of Visible Weather presents at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Don Pollard - Michael Bell of Visible Weather presents at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample of MOS present at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Don Pollard - Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample of MOS present at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Michael Bell presents at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Don Pollard - Michael Bell presents at the Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Photograph of public program City as Stage, in conjunction with the exhibition Foreclosed: Between Crisis and Possibility, The Kitchen, NYC, 11 June 2011
© Maria Rapicavoli - Photograph of public program City as Stage, in conjunction with the exhibition Foreclosed: Between Crisis and Possibility, The Kitchen, NYC, 11 June 2011
Yto Barrada, still from Beau Geste, 2009. 16mm film transferred to digital video, color, sound; 3 min
Photo courtesy of Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg and Beirut, and Galerie Polaris, Paris - Yto Barrada, still from Beau Geste, 2009. 16mm film transferred to digital video, color, sound; 3 min
The MoMA Foreclosed project imagines dense housing in the area that would allow resurrected green spaces to dominate.
WORKac - The MoMA Foreclosed project imagines dense housing in the area that would allow resurrected green spaces to dominate.
An early draft of the concept that the project is bringing to life as a model.
WORKac - An early draft of the concept that the project is bringing to life as a model.
The Museum of Modern Art project crew has developed a reimagining of what Keizer Station might have been. Designs include four extensions of existing subdivisions call for reclaiming of natural spaces.
WORKac - The Museum of Modern Art project crew has developed a reimagining of what Keizer Station might have been. Designs include four extensions of existing subdivisions call for reclaiming of natural spaces.
Performers wearing costumes crocheted by the artist Olek wordlessly interact with crowds at a mini "Bushwick Art Park" installed on the Bowery as part of the New Museum's Festival of Ideas.
Photo by Maggie Lee - Performers wearing costumes crocheted by the artist Olek wordlessly interact with crowds at a mini "Bushwick Art Park" installed on the Bowery as part of the New Museum's Festival of Ideas.
WORKac on a roll!
Photograph courtesy of WORKac - WORKac on a roll!
Project meeting discussing dwell/work units.
Photograph courtesy of Spirit of Space - Project meeting discussing dwell/work units.
Site model color studies.
Photograph courtesy of Zago Architecture - Site model color studies.
Courtyard unit with tensegrity structure platform.
Photograph courtesy of Michael Bell: Visible Weather - Courtyard unit with tensegrity structure platform.
Draft: Street layout.
Image Courtesy of MOS - Draft: Street layout.
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, installation view of the exhibition, July 20 through October 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, installation view of the exhibition, July 20 through October 20, 2008
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, installation view of the exhibition, July 20 through October 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, installation view of the exhibition, July 20 through October 20, 2008
Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront, installation views of the exhibition, March 24 through October 11, 2010
Photos courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront, installation views of the exhibition, March 24 through October 11, 2010
Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront, installation views of the exhibition, March 24 through October 11, 2010
Photos courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront, installation views of the exhibition, March 24 through October 11, 2010
Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, October 3, 2010 through January 3, 2011
Photos courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, October 3, 2010 through January 3, 2011
Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, October 3, 2010 through January 3, 2011
Photos courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art - Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, October 3, 2010 through January 3, 2011
Photographs by Don Pollard. © 2011 The Museum of Modern Art.
Visible Weather
Visible Weather


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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (foreground, center) discussing Visible Weather’s proposal with Michael Bell and Barry Bergdoll, MoMA’s Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, at the Foreclosed September 17, 2011 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (foreground, center) discussing Visible Weather’s proposal with Michael Bell and Barry Bergdoll, MoMA’s Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, at the Foreclosed September 17, 2011 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing MOS's proposal with Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing MOS's proposal with Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Shaun Donovan, Jeanne Gang, and Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, present Studio Gang's proposal for the exhibition.
Shaun Donovan, Jeanne Gang, and Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, present Studio Gang's proposal for the exhibition.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan delivers the keynote address, “From Crisis to Opportunity: Rebuilding Communities in the Wake of Foreclosure”
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan delivers the keynote address, “From Crisis to Opportunity: Rebuilding Communities in the Wake of Foreclosure”
Streetfest for the Festival of Ideas for the New City, view outside the New Museum, May 2011
Photo by Clint Spaulding. Photo courtesy Festival of Ideas - Streetfest for the Festival of Ideas for the New City, view outside the New Museum, May 2011
Proposal for Mary Miss’s “Ravenswood/City as Living Laboratory” project, in “Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City,” at the Noguchi Museum, Long Island City.
Noguchi Museum - Proposal for Mary Miss’s “Ravenswood/City as Living Laboratory” project, in “Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City,” at the Noguchi Museum, Long Island City.
Interior view of the BMW Guggenheim Lab, New York City, designed by Atelier Bow-Wow, showing the interactive installation Urbanology, 2011.
Photo by Roger Kisby. © Guggenheim Foundation - Interior view of the BMW Guggenheim Lab, New York City, designed by Atelier Bow-Wow, showing the interactive installation Urbanology, 2011.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Studio Gang's proposal with Jeanne Gang at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Studio Gang's proposal with Jeanne Gang at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Zago Architecture's proposal with Andrew Zago and Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, at the September 17 Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Zago Architecture's proposal with Andrew Zago and Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, at the September 17 Foreclosed Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Mary Miss: Ravenswood/Call: If Only the City Could Speak
Bill Taylor, Noguchi Museum, 2011 - Mary Miss: Ravenswood/Call: If Only the City Could Speak
Architectural model
Zago Architecture - Architectural model


MOS, Thoughts on a Walking City, 2011, the Oranges, NJ. Model.
Source Unknown - MOS, Thoughts on a Walking City, 2011, the Oranges, NJ. Model.


Foreclosed property, Las Vegas, 2010
Photo by Tei Carpenter - Foreclosed property, Las Vegas, 2010


Physical models, architectural drawings, and an historical housing analysis in 1973's Another Chance for Housing thoroughly presented a housing prototype that combined a suburban connection to open space with an urban sense of community.
Physical models, architectural drawings, and an historical housing analysis in 1973's Another Chance for Housing thoroughly presented a housing prototype that combined a suburban connection to open space with an urban sense of community.
Evocative perspective drawings by Craig Hodgetts emphasized the more suburban aspects of the low-rise, high-density housing prototype: direct access to green space and cars.
Evocative perspective drawings by Craig Hodgetts emphasized the more suburban aspects of the low-rise, high-density housing prototype: direct access to green space and cars.
The 1944 show Look at Your Neighborhood comprised 12 simple wall panels, instructing the American public on its civic duty to help shape plans for new suburban settlements.
The 1944 show Look at Your Neighborhood comprised 12 simple wall panels, instructing the American public on its civic duty to help shape plans for new suburban settlements.
Didactic graphics portrayed city planning processes as an extension of nuclear family dynamics, appealing to the residents of the then emergent American suburbia.
Didactic graphics portrayed city planning processes as an extension of nuclear family dynamics, appealing to the residents of the then emergent American suburbia.
BMW’s brand management division approached Guggenheim two years ago about collaborating on ideas for cities.
Montage based on photo by Peter Mauss/ESTO - BMW’s brand management division approached Guggenheim two years ago about collaborating on ideas for cities.


Volkswagen is in a two-year relationship with MoMA to fund on-site labds and PS1 exhibitions dealing with “Socially-conscious” international work.
Montage based on photo by Timothy Hursley - Volkswagen is in a two-year relationship with MoMA to fund on-site labds and PS1 exhibitions dealing with “Socially-conscious” international work.


The Audi/New Museum “”Festival of ideas” was a by-product of the car company’s research into the future of mobility in cities.
Montage based on photo by Dean Kaufman - The Audi/New Museum “”Festival of ideas” was a by-product of the car company’s research into the future of mobility in cities.


U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Visible Weather's proposal with Michael Bell at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan discussing Visible Weather's proposal with Michael Bell at the September 17th Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Roberta Feldman (left) and Theaster Gates (right) with Studio Gang's site plan model at the September 17 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - Roberta Feldman (left) and Theaster Gates (right) with Studio Gang's site plan model at the September 17 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Studio Gang team member Greg Lindsay (center) discussing Studio Gang's site plan model with visitors at the September 17 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art, Photograph by Brett W. Messenger - Studio Gang team member Greg Lindsay (center) discussing Studio Gang's site plan model with visitors at the September 17 Open Studios at MoMA PS1.
Fog settles in on the Elbe in Dessau, Germany, November 2011.
Photograph courtesy of Jesse M. Keenan - Fog settles in on the Elbe in Dessau, Germany, November 2011.
An empty suburbia in Dessau, Germany, November 2011.
Photograph courtesy of Jesse M. Keenan - An empty suburbia in Dessau, Germany, November 2011.
Architecture of the U.S. real estate industry. The Bauhaus Academy, XII Kolleg: After Levittown.
Diagram courtesy of Jesse M. Keenan and Nicholas Chelko - Architecture of the U.S. real estate industry. The Bauhaus Academy, XII Kolleg: After Levittown.
Levittown: Then and now
Photo courtesy of Levittown Historical Society - Levittown: Then and now
Polly Dwyer has lived in the same Levittown house for six decades.
Photo by John D. Sutter. Photo courtesy by CNN - Polly Dwyer has lived in the same Levittown house for six decades.
Levittown, New York, pioneered suburban development in America
Photo from Getty Images - Levittown, New York, pioneered suburban development in America
Reconceiving exurbia: Poorly sited dense housing developments are re-envisioned as frameworks where active and adaptive ecological strategies can be integrated into the construction and lot divisions through “misregistration” to promote ecosystem restoration, wildlife management, and waster reuse.
Diagram courtesy of Alexander Felson and Jacob Dugopolski - Reconceiving exurbia: Poorly sited dense housing developments are re-envisioned as frameworks where active and adaptive ecological strategies can be integrated into the construction and lot divisions through “misregistration” to promote ecosystem restoration, wildlife management, and waster reuse.
Exurbia feedback loops: Making connections between agents to promote new models of exurbia with increased ecosystem functions, labor demands and adaptability.
Diagram courtesy of Alexander Felson and Jacob Dugopolski - Exurbia feedback loops: Making connections between agents to promote new models of exurbia with increased ecosystem functions, labor demands and adaptability.
Pleistocene rewilding: Establishing an exurban rewilding experiment to assess the impact of reintroducing large vertebrates to enhance the structure, resilience, and diversity of ecosystems. Based on proposals from the Rewilding Institute (http://rewilding.org/rewildit/).
Diagram courtesy of Alexander Felson and Jacob Dugopolski - Pleistocene rewilding: Establishing an exurban rewilding experiment to assess the impact of reintroducing large vertebrates to enhance the structure, resilience, and diversity of ecosystems. Based on proposals from the Rewilding Institute (http://rewilding.org/rewildit/).
Housing taxonomy: Combining building, landscape and technology to promote zoo-like interfaces and artificial attractors.
Diagram courtesy of Alexander Felson and Jacob Dugopolski - Housing taxonomy: Combining building, landscape and technology to promote zoo-like interfaces and artificial attractors.
Annotated site plan
Zago Architecture - Annotated site plan
Sketch of some structural considerations
Drawing courtesy of Zak Kostura - Sketch of some structural considerations
A study of the de-evolution of structural stiffness
Drawing courtesy of Zak Kostura - A study of the de-evolution of structural stiffness
Study of comfort layers
Drawing courtesy of Zak Kostura - Study of comfort layers
Illustration of energy savings potential
Image courtesy of Zak Kostura - Illustration of energy savings potential
Gang Architects Site in Between Cicero Rail Corridors (Left), Cicero Neighborhood West Downtown Chicago Along Lake Michigan (Right)
Photo courtesy by Bing Maps - Gang Architects Site in Between Cicero Rail Corridors (Left), Cicero Neighborhood West Downtown Chicago Along Lake Michigan (Right)
JooHee Yoon Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company
A new vision for Cicero: The ‘born-again factory’
Renderings courtesy of Studio Gang Architects, Source: Studio Gang Architects, Tribune graphic by Alex Bordens - A new vision for Cicero: The ‘born-again factory’
"Born-Again Factory": a foreclosed-upon factory would be transformed by plantings of trees and vegetation to cleanse the soil. As that process continued, the materials of the factory building would be salvaged, sorted, and recycled on-site into components for the new structures.
Studio Gang Architects - "Born-Again Factory": a foreclosed-upon factory would be transformed by plantings of trees and vegetation to cleanse the soil. As that process continued, the materials of the factory building would be salvaged, sorted, and recycled on-site into components for the new structures.
"Vertical Neighborhoods": the concrete cores of the project's buildings contain utilities and circulation and constitute the primary vertical structure. Reclaimed trusses span the cores, forming a network of community spaces. Private live-and-work units are mounted above and below the trusses. Vertical Neighborhood units can be reconfigured as families come and go, shrink and grow. The concrete cores of the project's buildings contain utilities and circulation and constitute the primary vertical structure. Reclaimed trusses span the cores, forming a network of community spaces. Private live-and-work units are mounted above and below the trusses. Vertical Neighborhood units can be reconfigured as families come and go, shrink and grow.
Studio Gang Architects - "Vertical Neighborhoods": the concrete cores of the project's buildings contain utilities and circulation and constitute the primary vertical structure. Reclaimed trusses span the cores, forming a network of community spaces. Private live-and-work units are mounted above and below the trusses. Vertical Neighborhood units can be reconfigured as families come and go, shrink and grow. The concrete cores of the project's buildings contain utilities and circulation and constitute the primary vertical structure. Reclaimed trusses span the cores, forming a network of community spaces. Private live-and-work units are mounted above and below the trusses. Vertical Neighborhood units can be reconfigured as families come and go, shrink and grow.
From the We are the 99 Percent Tumblr archive
Occupy Wall Street, October 29, 2011
Photo by David Shankbone. Photo from Wikimedia - Occupy Wall Street, October 29, 2011
Collage
Courtesy of Jonathan Massey - Collage
Pennsylvania State University students working construction for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Photo via Penn State, Pennsylvania College of Technology - Pennsylvania State University students working construction for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
Photo at Western Michigan University, via The Making of Modern Michigan - Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
Photo at Western Michigan University, via The Making of Modern Michigan - Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
Photo at Western Michigan University, via The Making of Modern Michigan - Everyman's House, located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, c. 1924
"America's Little House," on the corner of Park Avenue and 39th Street, New York, one of the demonstration houses of Better Homes Week
Source Unknown - "America's Little House," on the corner of Park Avenue and 39th Street, New York, one of the demonstration houses of Better Homes Week
Dymaxion House, designed by Buckminster Fuller; undated photo
Source Unknown - Dymaxion House, designed by Buckminster Fuller; undated photo
Bonus Expeditionary Force, march of unemployed World War I veterans to Washington, D.C., summer 1932
Photo via the Library of Congress - Bonus Expeditionary Force, march of unemployed World War I veterans to Washington, D.C., summer 1932
"Hooverville" shantytown, Seattle waterfront, ca. 1930s
Photo via King County Museum Collections - "Hooverville" shantytown, Seattle waterfront, ca. 1930s
Daniel Kariko, Speculation No. 3, from Speculation World: Topography of Real Estate Crisis in Florida
Photo courtesy of Daniel Kariko - Daniel Kariko, Speculation No. 3, from Speculation World: Topography of Real Estate Crisis in Florida
Levittown, New York, undated photo
Photo via statemuseumpa.org - Levittown, New York, undated photo
Center for Urban Pedagogy, from Making Public Policy
Photo via CUP - Center for Urban Pedagogy, from Making Public Policy
Damon Rich, from Red Lines Housing Crisis Learning Center, Queens Museum of Art, 2009
Photo via Queens Museum - Damon Rich, from Red Lines Housing Crisis Learning Center, Queens Museum of Art, 2009
Rendering. Pedestrian and bicycle passage between new and existing structures
MOS - Rendering. Pedestrian and bicycle passage between new and existing structures
Rialto, California, 2011
Zago Architecture - Rialto, California, 2011


Architectural Model
Zago Architecture - Architectural Model


Cicero, Illinois, 2011
Studio Gang Architects - Cicero, Illinois, 2011


Poplars, willows, and other phyto-accumulators would cleanse the soil around the former factory in as little as four to five years.
Studio Gang Architects and Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. - Poplars, willows, and other phyto-accumulators would cleanse the soil around the former factory in as little as four to five years.
Diagram showing how bungalows built in the 1920s for nuclear families no longer fit Cicero's current residents and are often subdivided into smaller units. The Garden in the Machine project proposes sorting their parts into a new, recombinant housing type that meets the needs of 21st-century families.
Studio Gang Architects - Diagram showing how bungalows built in the 1920s for nuclear families no longer fit Cicero's current residents and are often subdivided into smaller units. The Garden in the Machine project proposes sorting their parts into a new, recombinant housing type that meets the needs of 21st-century families.
Diagram showing how bungalows built in the 1920s for nuclear families no longer fit Cicero's current residents and are often subdivided into smaller units. The Garden in the Machine project proposes sorting their parts into a new, recombinant housing type that meets the needs of 21st-century families.
Studio Gang Architects - Diagram showing how bungalows built in the 1920s for nuclear families no longer fit Cicero's current residents and are often subdivided into smaller units. The Garden in the Machine project proposes sorting their parts into a new, recombinant housing type that meets the needs of 21st-century families.
Photo by Stefanie Krzyzamiak
Photo by Stefanie Krzyzamiak
Photo by Stefanie Krzyzamiak
Orange, New Jersey, 2011
MOS, photo Christopher Woebken - Orange, New Jersey, 2011
Temple Terrace, Florida, 2011
Photograph courtesy of Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Temple Terrace, Florida, 2011
Keizer, Oregon, 2011
WORKac - Keizer, Oregon, 2011
Rialto, California, 2011
Zago Architecture - Rialto, California, 2011
Choreographed habitats: Four strategies responding to exurbia context.
Diagram courtesy of Zago team, Alexander Felson, and Jacob Dugopolski - Choreographed habitats: Four strategies responding to exurbia context.
The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
© The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Columbia University, 2011 - The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
An architectural model for a proposal to redevelop an Oregon suburb into a sustainable garden city.
ColumbiaNews - An architectural model for a proposal to redevelop an Oregon suburb into a sustainable garden city.
Reinhold Martin, Director, Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, Columbia University. Photo: Brett W. Messenger.
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - Reinhold Martin, Director, Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, Columbia University. Photo: Brett W. Messenger.
The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
© The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Columbia University, 2011 - The Buell Hypothesis: Rehousing the American Dream
Diagram of circulation within the project
Zago Architecture - Diagram of circulation within the project
It’s a Jetsons World. Public Miracles and Public Miracles
© Jeffrey Tucker - It’s a Jetsons World. Public Miracles and Public Miracles
Rendering, showing the view from communal offices toward a public plaza and City Hall
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Rendering, showing the view from communal offices toward a public plaza and City Hall
Rendering. The planar structure of the slab buildings combines program and solar protection. Engineering allows new forms of social experience and collective space.
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Rendering. The planar structure of the slab buildings combines program and solar protection. Engineering allows new forms of social experience and collective space.
Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Photo © Jason Mandella - Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Photo © Jason Mandella - Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Felix Salmon is the finance blogger at Reuters


Cicero, Illinois
© Studio Gang - Cicero, Illinois


SYMPOSIUM | 07/05/2011. Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream: the five interdisciplinary teams present initial responses to the project in a public discussion.
Photo by Brett W. Messenger. © 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - SYMPOSIUM | 07/05/2011. Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream: the five interdisciplinary teams present initial responses to the project in a public discussion.
Keizer, Oregon
Abitare - Keizer, Oregon
Cicero, Illinois
Abitare - Cicero, Illinois
Keizer, Oregon. 2.5% Foreclosure rate. Keizer is a suburb of Portland immersed in a rural setting. Towns in Oregon are obliged to protect the natural areas.
WorkAC - Keizer, Oregon. 2.5% Foreclosure rate. Keizer is a suburb of Portland immersed in a rural setting. Towns in Oregon are obliged to protect the natural areas.


Cicero, Illinois. 8.6% Foreclosure rate. Chicago's oldest suburb has become a magnet for immigrants. In recent years it has suffered from numerous foreclosures of both detached houses and industrial areas.
Photo: Studio Gang Architects - Cicero, Illinois. 8.6% Foreclosure rate. Chicago's oldest suburb has become a magnet for immigrants. In recent years it has suffered from numerous foreclosures of both detached houses and industrial areas.


Temple Terrace, Florida
Abitare - Temple Terrace, Florida
Rialto, California
Abitare - Rialto, California
Temple Terrace, Florida. 7.4% Foreclosure rate. Created in 1920 by turning a ranch into a small town and orange grove.
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Temple Terrace, Florida. 7.4% Foreclosure rate. Created in 1920 by turning a ranch into a small town and orange grove.


Rialto, California. 11.4% Foreclosure rate. Rosena Ranch (a subdivision of Rialto) is a typical dormitory district between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, well connected to the highway system.
Zago Architecture - Rialto, California. 11.4% Foreclosure rate. Rosena Ranch (a subdivision of Rialto) is a typical dormitory district between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, well connected to the highway system.


The Oranges, New Jersey. 9.8% Foreclosure rate. New York City, the Oranges (comprising the City of Orange and East, South and West Orange) is a typical older suburb well served by the rail network.
Abitare - The Oranges, New Jersey. 9.8% Foreclosure rate. New York City, the Oranges (comprising the City of Orange and East, South and West Orange) is a typical older suburb well served by the rail network.


Nature-city. Keizer, Oregon
WORKac - Nature-city. Keizer, Oregon
Compost hill: Terraced housing/ Spiral park/ Methane dome
WORKac - Compost hill: Terraced housing/ Spiral park/ Methane dome
Pixel: Staggered townhouses/ Checkerboard Gardens/ Mushrooms and canning factories
WORKac - Pixel: Staggered townhouses/ Checkerboard Gardens/ Mushrooms and canning factories
Field houses: Brownstones/ Community Gardens/ Geothermal
WORKac - Field houses: Brownstones/ Community Gardens/ Geothermal
Hutongs; Patio housing/ Private courtyards/ Power plant
WORKac - Hutongs; Patio housing/ Private courtyards/ Power plant
Solar courtyards: Inner courts/ Flower Gardens/ Public school
WORKac - Solar courtyards: Inner courts/ Flower Gardens/ Public school
Water Gardens: Hill houses/ Ponds and aquaponics/ Natural water treatment
WORKac - Water Gardens: Hill houses/ Ponds and aquaponics/ Natural water treatment
Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project.
Studio Gang Architects - Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project.
Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project
Studio Gang Architects - Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project
Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project.
Studio Gang Architects - Stills produced from Zooning and Owning, a film produced as part of the project.
Diagram showing the site’s location in the border area between Temple Terrace and Tampa.
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Diagram showing the site’s location in the border area between Temple Terrace and Tampa.


Architectural model
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Architectural model
 Diagram showing intermix of programming
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Diagram showing intermix of programming
Thoughts on a Walking City.Train station walking distance.
MOS - Thoughts on a Walking City.Train station walking distance.
Thoughts on a Walking City. Public Land.
MOS - Thoughts on a Walking City. Public Land.
Architectural model
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model
Architectural model of MOS's Thoughts on a Walking City project for Orange, New Jersey, showing the proposed mixed-use development in white filling the street spaces between the existing buildings in blue
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model of MOS's Thoughts on a Walking City project for Orange, New Jersey, showing the proposed mixed-use development in white filling the street spaces between the existing buildings in blue
Thoughts on a Walking City. Housing density | Units per square mile.
MOS - Thoughts on a Walking City. Housing density | Units per square mile.
Still from View of Life in the New Development, an animation produced as part of Zago Architecture’s Property with Properties project.
Zago Architecture - Still from View of Life in the New Development, an animation produced as part of Zago Architecture’s Property with Properties project.
Site plan, with features and descriptions.
Zago Architecture - Site plan, with features and descriptions.
“The Effects of Boundary Relaxation on a Suburban Development,” “Before”: the relaxation of demarcations between public and private within the development creates overlaps among previously distinct zones. This misregistration of boundaries opens a spectrum of new possible for homeownership, landscape definition, building edges, and housing types. Property acquires more properties.
Zago Architecture - “The Effects of Boundary Relaxation on a Suburban Development,” “Before”: the relaxation of demarcations between public and private within the development creates overlaps among previously distinct zones. This misregistration of boundaries opens a spectrum of new possible for homeownership, landscape definition, building edges, and housing types. Property acquires more properties.
“The Effects of Boundary Relaxation on a Suburban Development,” “After”: the relaxation of demarcations between public and private within the development creates overlaps among previously distinct zones. This misregistration of boundaries opens a spectrum of new possible for homeownership, landscape definition, building edges, and housing types. Property acquires more properties.
Zago Architecture - “The Effects of Boundary Relaxation on a Suburban Development,” “After”: the relaxation of demarcations between public and private within the development creates overlaps among previously distinct zones. This misregistration of boundaries opens a spectrum of new possible for homeownership, landscape definition, building edges, and housing types. Property acquires more properties.
“Nature-City,” Keizer, Oregon
Image Courtesy: Museum of Modern Art. Photographs by Levi Stolove. - “Nature-City,” Keizer, Oregon


“Simultaneous City,” Temple Terrace, Florida
Image Courtesy: Museum of Modern Art. Photographs by Levi Stolove - “Simultaneous City,” Temple Terrace, Florida


“Thoughts on a Walking City,” The Oranges, New Jersey
Photographs by Levi Stolove - “Thoughts on a Walking City,” The Oranges, New Jersey


Architectural model, showing the Water Gardens building
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model, showing the Water Gardens building
Rendering of the shared courtyard. Residents enjoy access to a variety of gardens and outdoor spaces, including terraces, courtyards, plazas, markets, and allotment gardens.
Studio Gang Architects - Rendering of the shared courtyard. Residents enjoy access to a variety of gardens and outdoor spaces, including terraces, courtyards, plazas, markets, and allotment gardens.


Architects Amale Andraos and Dan Wood of WORKac on the lower East Side.
Bryan Smith for New York Daily News - Architects Amale Andraos and Dan Wood of WORKac on the lower East Side.
Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Photo © Jason Mandella - Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Keizer, Oregon, 2011. Rendering of Compost Hill. This building combines terraced housing and a spiraling park with an interior dome that collects methane from solid waste and produces compost. Waste heat warms public pools at the rooftop.
WORKac - Keizer, Oregon, 2011. Rendering of Compost Hill. This building combines terraced housing and a spiraling park with an interior dome that collects methane from solid waste and produces compost. Waste heat warms public pools at the rooftop.
Rendering of Nature-City
WORKac - Rendering of Nature-City
Architectural model, showing the Caverns building
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model, showing the Caverns building
Architectural model, showing the Bridge Houses
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model, showing the Bridge Houses
Architectural model, showing the Tower of Houses
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model, showing the Tower of Houses
Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Photo © Jason Mandella - Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at The Museum of Modern Art, 2012
Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.
Photo by Daniel Gorman, 2012 - Architectural model of “Nature-City”, WORKac. Small Town, USA series.


© Daniel McPhee/ courtesy of Urban Design


Ara K. Hovnanian
Ara K. Hovnanian


Joseph B. Rose
Joseph B. Rose


Grady Gammage, Jr.
Grady Gammage, Jr.


Ellen Dunham-Jones
Ellen Dunham-Jones


Barry Bergdoll (Moderator)
Barry Bergdoll (Moderator)


© Daniel McPhee/ courtesy of Urban Design -


© Daniel McPhee/ courtesy of Urban Design


© Daniel McPhee/ courtesy of Urban Design


© Daniel McPhee/ courtesy of Urban Design


Temple Terrace, Florida, 2011
Photograph courtesy of Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Temple Terrace, Florida, 2011
Rendering, showing courtyard houses and view to incubator offices and City Hall below
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Rendering, showing courtyard houses and view to incubator offices and City Hall below
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
The entrance to the exhibit, "Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream," is seen at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, February 23, 2012.
REUTERS/Andrew Burton - The entrance to the exhibit, "Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream," is seen at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, February 23, 2012.
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Photo by Caroline S. Lebar
Architectural model
Zago Architecture - Architectural model
Architectural model
Zago Architecture - Architectural model
Modern Home No. 165. Four-Bedroom Single Family.
Zago Architecture - Modern Home No. 165. Four-Bedroom Single Family.
Modern Home No. 438. Duplex-Two Full Single-Family Homes.
Zago Architecture - Modern Home No. 438. Duplex-Two Full Single-Family Homes.
Frozen Assets, 1931-32
Diego Rivera. © Museum of Modern Art - Frozen Assets, 1931-32


Not provided in publication


Keizer, Oregon – WORKac
Source unknown - Keizer, Oregon – WORKac
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, Catalogue Cover
© 2011 The Museum of Modern Art - Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, Catalogue Cover
Heart of Orange. Mayor Elridge Hawkins Jr., left, at the new Walter G. Alexander housing project
Photo by Richard Perry/ The New York Times - Heart of Orange. Mayor Elridge Hawkins Jr., left, at the new Walter G. Alexander housing project
Plans on display for 80 market-rate units
Photo by Richard Perry/ The New York Times - Plans on display for 80 market-rate units
Courtesy of author.
Courtesy of author.
Courtesy of author.
Courtesy of author.
Courtesy of author.
100 Abandoned Houses Series
Photo courtesy of Kevin Bauman - 100 Abandoned Houses Series


Photo by Anna_b


Photo by Anna_b


Photo by Anna_b


Photo by Anna_b


Photo by Anna_b


Architectural model
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model
Rendering
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Rendering
Architectural model
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model
 Architectural model
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model
Architectural model
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model
Rendering
Michael Bell, Eunjeong Seong: Visible Weather - Rendering
Source Unknown


Photo by BuildLLC
Photo by BuildLLC
Architectural model
Photo by BUILD LLC - Architectural model
Photo by BUILD LLC
Photo by Build LLC
Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
Photo by Jason Mandella - Installation view of Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
Image via iStopOver Magazine


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Tauba Auerbach (American, b. 1981). How to Spell the Alphabet. 2005. Ink and pencil on paper, 30 x 22" (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Private Collection. © Tauba Auerbach - Tauba Auerbach (American, b. 1981). How to Spell the Alphabet. 2005. Ink and pencil on paper, 30 x 22" (76.2 x 55.9 cm)


Paul Elliman (British, b. 1961). Found Fount: Dead Scissors. 2004–ongoing. Scissors handles: processed metals and plastic, digital print; ongoing accumulation
Courtesy the artist. © Paul Elliman - Paul Elliman (British, b. 1961). Found Fount: Dead Scissors. 2004–ongoing. Scissors handles: processed metals and plastic, digital print; ongoing accumulation


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Photo by Renee Alfonso


Do Hu Suh, Fallen Star, 2012
© Stuart Collection - Do Hu Suh, Fallen Star, 2012
Do Hu Suh, Fallen Star, 2012
© Stuart Collection - Do Hu Suh, Fallen Star, 2012
Ebenezer Howard, Plan for the Grand Avenue, Garden Cities of To-Morrow, 1902
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies - Ebenezer Howard, Plan for the Grand Avenue, Garden Cities of To-Morrow, 1902
Architectural model, showing the Caverns building with wildlife pass-through and pool
© 2011 James Ewing, photograph courtesy James Ewing - Architectural model, showing the Caverns building with wildlife pass-through and pool
“Simultaneous City,” Temple Terrace, Florida
Image Courtesy: Museum of Modern Art. Photographs by Levi Stolove. - “Simultaneous City,” Temple Terrace, Florida
Cicero, Illinois - Studio Gang Architects
Source Unknown - Cicero, Illinois - Studio Gang Architects
Photo by Liam McGuire
Architectural model
Zago Architecture - Architectural model
Demolition of Pruitt-Igoe, April 1972, St. Louis, Missouri
Photo by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research - Demolition of Pruitt-Igoe, April 1972, St. Louis, Missouri


Not provided in publication.
Detail view of Nature-City model
Photograph courtesy of James Lima - Detail view of Nature-City model
Not provided in publication.


Not provided in publication.


Not provided in publication.


Photo by Jennifer Ready
Photo by Jennifer Ready
Not provided in publication