URBAN RENEWAL IN FARGO
This project will develop the question of architectural and urban epistemology, that is, the study of the means bywhich knowledge about buildings and cities is produced, disseminated, manipulated, consumed, and archived. Theproject will focus on the images, text, and models used to guide Fargo’s federally-funded Urban Renewal program from 1955 through 1974.
ABSTRACT
TIME LINE OF WORK
1/2014: Identification and assessment of archival materials.
2/2014: Categorization and analysis of materials; begin construction of detailed digital model; begin selective onsitephotography.
4/2014: Comparison of results; production of essay and conference proposals; bulk of on-site photography.
4/2014: Proposal deadline for 2014 Northern Great Plains History Conference.
5/2014: Completion of detailed digital model.
8/2014: Refinement of essay and additional development of comparative tools.
9/2014: 2014 Northern Great Plains History Conference.
9/2014: Deadline for Graham Foundation funding application.
11/2014: Anticipated proposal deadline for 2015 International Conference on Urban Renewal and HousingRehabilitation
12/2014: Submission of essay for peer review.
12/2014: Completed project DVD submitted.