CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART GRADUATE DREGREE EXHIBITION 2025  
GRADUATES \\ WORK \\ ABOUT \\
CHARLES 
HOPE
DEPARTMENT
ARCHITECTURE 

ORIGIN
DETROIT, MI



 Architecture must move beyond the grip of extractive capitalism. For too long, design has served markets over communities, reducing cities to commodities and prioritizing profit over sustainability. Opensource architecture offers a bold alternative. By democratizing tools and knowledge, it empowers communities to reclaim agency and build spaces that reflect their values.

Artificial intelligence amplifies this potential, enabling us to create equitable, climate-resilient designs that sustain both people and planet. Open collaboration transforms architecture into a shared practice of resilience and creativity, where purpose—not profit— shapes our built environments. The future of architecture will be defined by what it gives back to the world, not what it takes.
 



Untitled
2025, Universal habitation study, GIS + LiDAR + procedural modeling  
Untitled
2025, digital topography study (point cloud + algorithmic distortion) 
Untitled
2025, Mixed-media collage (archival imagery + digital intervention)