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Below is the presentation I gave to my class on Monday, November 18. I have settled on a project name: the Milwaukee Innovation Center. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the image.
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I have been struggling to reform my thesis and project name to more accuratly reflect my fusion of education, design and production. I have moved away from the “Fabric” to a broader focus on industry and innovation.
Establishing a place where creative people can gather and learn, or start a business, will be of great value to Milwaukee’s economy. Producing highly innovative design and production within the city will foster the creation of many related business, encourage job growth, and reverse the exodus of jobs to business parks in the suburbs or overseas. Milwaukee has the potential to be the leader in innovative industrial design and production. The best way to bring notoriety and investment to Milwaukee’s renewed innovative spirit in the 21st century is to build a signature facility to draw international attention. The exemplar project ideally will be located in a formerly prosperous, but presently distressed part of the city combining design and production under one roof to serve as a combined school and business incubator; an icon and a catalyst for future growth.
