Property Praxis

Property Praxis is a collective exercise illustrating the impact of speculation on cities. Speculators control nearly 20 percent of all land parcels in Detroit. Though their practices vary, speculation often changes the role and use of property in neighborhoods and communities. At its most extreme, speculation generates vacancy and abandonment. It is often a practice with minimal investment that hastening the deterioration of houses, commercial, and industrial buildings. propertypraxis.org Photo credit: Yuula Benivolski

Date


2015 – Present

Client


University of Michigan Dearborn, Urban and Regional Studies

Grants


2015 Office of Metropolitan Impact, University of Michigan Dearborn

Exhibitions


2018 ONSITE: Gallery, Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), Diagrams of Power 2016 Habitat III: Visualizing Cities (Ecuador, Quito)

Media


Article WDET, May 2016 Article Michigan Radio, May 2016 Article CBC Windsor Morning, May 2016

Publications


Articles 2020 Health and Place, Toxic structures: Speculation and lead exposure in Detroit’s single-family rental market

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