Detroitcicle: Abandoned House Covered in Ice Not Blight, It's Art

Ice House Detroit raises awareness of the housing crisis there by turning a foreclosed house into a giant ice cube.

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As cramped as they sometimes feel, cities can be full of empty space, especially these days as houses foreclose and construction sites stall. What to do with those empty lots has been a hot topic these days: San Francisco groups like Local Code and Hayes Valley Farm propose re-greening, spurred by city legislation encouraging developers to keep unused lots active. In New York...