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Graduate Students Partner with Young Detroit Builders
In the fall of 2007 five graduate students of architecture began building a collaborative partnership with Young Detroit Builders (YDB), a Youth Build program that prepares 16-24 year olds for their G.E.D. while providing job training through the rehabilitation and construction of affordable housing. This mutually beneficial relationship encourages community investment in the built environment while affording graduate students much needed hands on experience. As Taubman College students have tutored and helped YDB to establish a working computer lab with CAD software, they have also engaged participants and staff to collectively design and rebuild a small house. In the near future these graduate students hope to assist YDB during construction and to fabricate an interior partition with shelving and built-in storage capacities. Following the conclusion of this project, Taubman College students and YDB will work together to design and build a new house that will creatively integrate energy efficient strategies while promoting a positive social vision for the community. As this relationship continues to grow, more formal opportunities for broader student and institutional involvement may emerge in the coming year.
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