Based in Flint, Michigan,Re-Earthing Trust is an urban design project developed within the ‘Exist, Flourish, Evolve’ studio following the Watershed model of territory study. This initiative explores trust as a spatial, ecological, and social construct, addressing systemic disinvestment and environmental injustices. Through a multispecies urbanism perspective, we reimagine urban landscapes that foster reciprocal relationships between human and non-human communities. The project interrogates land remediation, water justice, and cooperative stewardship as methods for healing both ecological and social fractures. By integrating community-led development, and regenerative design strategies, Re-Earthing Trust envisions a Flint that thrives through collective care, ecological resilience, and reintroduction to urban…
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