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Design Vanguard 2021: Undecorated

Detroit

Clifford A. Pearson

June 2, 2021

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Ishtiaq Jabir Rafiuddin’s Detroit studio takes on inexpensive and gritty projects that transform long-abandoned structures and introduce exciting new construction.

The new apartment building designed by LOHA for City Modern.

John R 2660 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Detroit

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 2, 2020

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The first of four buildings by Lorcan O’Herlihy opens in a new Detroit development.

Motor City Design Engine: Rainy Hamilton

Jack Murphy

September 1, 2020

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Hamilton Anderson Associates revitalizes urban areas “one house, one block, one neighborhood at a time.”

Review of 'Albert Kahn in Detroit: Building the Modern World'

By Michael H. Hodges

Wendy Moonan

May 6, 2019

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Albert Kahn, "the man who built Detroit," gets his due in this new book by Michael H. Hodges.

Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye Win International Landscape Competition for Detroit’s West Riverfront Park

Victoria Newhouse Alexander Gorlin, FAIA

April 10, 2018

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The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy named the pair winners of a $50-million competition to redesign a 22-acre park along the Detroit River.

Detroit Foundation Hotel by McIntosh Poris Associates

Detroit

Jennifer Conlin

March 11, 2018

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A Michigan firm turns a former fire department headquarters into a popular destination.

French Coal Town Takes Cues from Detroit at Saint-Etienne Biennial

Janelle Zara

April 3, 2017

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The 10th edition of the International Design Biennial of Saint Etienne focuses on the theme Working Promise: Shifting Work Paradigms.

Detroit: The Remix

Motown thrums with new architecture and construction—but will the investment trickle down to the city’s forgotten neighborhoods?

Cathleen McGuigan

April 1, 2017

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Detroit was never a beautiful city, but it had a muscular grandeur—broad boulevards radiating from its riverfront core, stolid stone-faced office towers crowding its downtown streets.

Michigan Modern: Designed That Shaped America

Edited by Amy L. Arnold and Brian D. Conway

Wendy Moonan

March 1, 2017

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This book, edited by Amy L. Arnold and Brian D. Conway, makes the case that Modernist architecture and design was developed in Michigan, not imported from Europe.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course covers important considerations when specifying glass railings including best practices in design, component selection, and installation.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course addresses some of the basic knowledge needed to understand the role expansion joint system play within your projects. The systems combine form and function, so we will discuss guidelines for evaluating the most appropriate solution in these system types.