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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

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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.

Multifamily Housing Design: Three Approaches for Growing Cities

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

This webinar will explore current design practices, strategies, and materials used in multifamily housing projects and profile three unique projects:

Each presenter will demonstrate the design constraints and challenges as well as their solutions while highlighting differing approaches to integrating multifamily housing into the surrounding city buildings and spaces. The presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion in which the panelists will discuss how their projects address a variety of issues, including cost and affordability, community concerns, unit design, and open space.

Wood Structures: An Impressive Renewable Resource

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

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This discussion will focus on how distinctive wood projects address several key issues, including cost, aesthetics, drivers, and design constraints and opportunities. We will describe the design constraints of the Temple Beth Tzedek project as well as strategies used for the University of Arkansas project to reduce its carbon footprint.

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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

Architectural Record

2019 May

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