Throughout my undergraduate education I have grown to love urban environments. Growing up in a small corner of the Midwest has driven in me a desire to reinvigorate the fabric and forgotten excitement of downtown living and entertainment. This thesis focuses on how architecture can become a foundation for downtown development by tying elements of a greater community together. For this thesis, architecture is about creating an identity through cultural bonds and traditions. It's about realizing a past, present, and potential future growth of a cities economic and social hub. Architectural renewal focuses on how parts and wholes come together to form something enormously meaningful and capable of establishing a revitalized spirit and yearning for urban life.