![From left] Harlan Cleveland, Paul Ehrlich, and George Mitchell at the Third Woodlands Conference, 1979. Schmandt, v.](https://d33dlv5jzgs7pp.cloudfront.net/api/file/jgmEsR1zToCmPLEZ2gQq/convert?fit=max&format=jpg&h=&quality=95&w=408&compress=true&fit=max)
Student Work
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Title
Lowell Wilderness
Project Description
After a period of abandonment and industrial decline the historic mill buildings of Lowell have once again returned to serve an economic function following their mass rehabilitation into high-end lofts. However, the city has now reached a point of saturation where no large mill buildings remain unconverted. This project mitigates the impact of future growth on Lowell by establishing guidelines for development along a new boundary surrounding the historic center. Selective preservation efforts within this intervention will return Lowell’s center to a condition of urban wilderness where residents and visitors will experience architecture as both object and environment.