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May 7, 2026
12:00PM - 1:30PM CST
Reimagining the Industrial Past: Context-Sensitive Design in the 2026 APA Student Competition
Guest Host: APA Urban Design & Preservation Division
CM #9328739
This year's Student Planning and Design Competition focused on the Division-Schoolcraft neighborhood along the Joe Louis Greenway in the NPC26 host City of Detroit. Situated northwest of downtown, the competition site is bisected by a newly completed section of the JLG and diverse land uses ranging from light industrial to vacant school buildings with established neighborhoods in between. This site presents a model opportunity to explore sensitive and strategic infill solutions while complementing the existing neighborhoods and facilitating growth of jobs through the rebirth of light manufacturing. Join us post-NPC conference with representatives of the three student team finalists and members of the final jury to discuss the student work and the broader response to reimagining the industrial past.
