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the bargmann L.E.N.S.
leave everything, no sacrifices
Contents
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Introduction
Just a Girl From New Jersey
D.I.R.T. (Dump It Right There)
The Bargmann L.E.N.S. (Leave Everything, No Sacrifices)
Case Study 1: A Toxic Orange Sludge
Case Study 2: A Crippled Industrial Park
Case Study 3: From Ford to Forward
Toss the Trends, Keep the D.I.R.T.
There are times when the present breaks the shackles of the past to create the future... But there are also times…when it is the past that creates the future, by breaking the shackles of the present.” (Turner 1998)
Julie Bargmann has honed her practice to create spaces that catalyze regeneration. She knows when the present should break the shackles of the past, but more importantly, when the past should break the shackles of the present. Bargmann is a warrior for material reuse and a proponent of what she calls “toxic beauty.” This is a story about how she has mastered the art of industrial rehabilitation and a reflection on her struggle to gain recognition for this challenging work.
