Reanimate the Ruins winners reimagine Detroit's Packard Motor Plant

The Reanimate the Ruins! competition calls attention to the grim industrial and economic realities of Detroit, Michigan in recent years, including filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Participants worldwide were challenged to propose ideas for a new adaptive urban center on the site of the iconic Packard Motor Plant. Proposals had to retain original elements of the decommissioned Packard while incorporating new mixed-use elements for future development. A new transportation hub was also required, as a response to Detroit's sprawled layout.

Three top-prize winners were selected along with six honorable mentions.

See who they are below.

1ST PLACE (US$3,000): "Cross the Plant"
Team: Nadau Lavergne Architectures | Members: Vincent Lavergne, Louis Lançon, Gabrielle Baujet, Pierre-Emmanuel Limondin
Country: France
Profession: Architect

2ND PLACE (US$2,000): "The Packard Belt"
Team Members: Javier Galindo
Country: United States
Profession: Architect

3RD PLACE (US$1,000): EECD (Ecological Engineering Center Detroit)
Team Members: Toni Yli-Suvanto
Country: Finland
Profession: Architect

Check out the Honorable Mention winners in the image gallery below.