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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.

Acoustic Design in the K-12 Environment

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

When Arlington Elementary School, in Tacoma, WA, undertook a redesign the approach was to create an open-program school, a rethink of traditional elementary school design. The approach stresses an abundance of natural light and impactful color options, as well as acoustic design that enhances the learning environment.

Unique and Affordable Multifamily Concepts

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

Listen in as our presenters discuss the design constraints, challenges, as well as their solutions, for these unique multifamily projects.

Be sure to join the moderated discussion after the presentations in which the panelists will answer your questions about their projects and are available to address a variety of issues, including cost and affordability, community concerns, unit design and common space.

Items Tagged with 'Detroit'

ARTICLES

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

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

Detroit Foundation Hotel by McIntosh Poris Associates

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

Detroit: The Remix

Michigan Modern: Designed That Shaped America

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