What If Detroit?

The WHAT IF project began as an attempt to use design as a vehicle to promote change and bring attention to a social issue that was apparent in the city of Detroit. With the city already in poor condition, what if it could change? What if? Two words. An infinite amount of possibilities. The idea was to pose this question along with my image archive captured during my research. What if you could do anything with this empty space? What would you put in it? Why not give the power to the kids, the future members of the city, and let them play an active role in reshaping the landscape of the community they are growing up in? What if?