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    This New Cultural District is Creating Community on Detroit’s East Side

    … she summed up that show, while inadvertently summing up the project at large: “This is a demonstration and amplification of what is possible in the city of Detroit,” she said. Signal Return's Lantern location providesan opportunity to expand its programming, which includes hands-on workshops, exhibitions, access to printing facilities for independent artists, and …

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    Detroit's Old General Motors Research Lab Now Site of Design Innovation

    … think what you are now seeing is a return from a focus on manufacturing to reinventing the process of making and problem solving for post-industrial America.” It’s been said that Detroit challenges are a poignant reflection of the urban and economic changes that has happened not just within its city limits but …

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    Following Years of Revitalization, Detroit Still Has a Long Way to Go

    … LOVE BUILDING The Love Building in Detroit’s Core City neighborhood is home to nonprofits and small businesses including Allied Media Projects, Detroit Community Technology Project, the Detroit Justice Center, Detroit Narrative Agency, and Paradise Natural Foods. “You have Allied Media Projects, [the] Detroit Justice Center, and a bunch of organizations that all center …

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    BDG Redesigns a Detroit Power Plant for the World’s Largest Ad Agency

    … this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] No tags selected No tags selected LatestProfilesWoodward Throwbacks Transforms Landfill-Bound Goods into Modern FurnitureThe Detroit-based manufacturer is one of several groups drawing on breakthrough research, tools, and sourcing systems to change building-material reuse.Products10 Architecture and Design Books Worth Adding to Your …

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    In Detroit, Architecture that Stands Out While Also Listening

    … appearance. Collectively, they’re a reminder of what can be accomplished when cities elect to pair sound planning with good design. 2660 John R relates in massing to both an existing Victorian home and to Downtown Detroit beyond. Inside 2660 John R's knotty-timber-clad lobby. Would you like to comment on this …

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    Could Detroit Show Us the Way to a New Future of Work?

    … don't have the density. So I think that these innovative projects create an instantaneous kind of density of difference that allows things to happen. LC: I mean we always start projects having very honest and transparent conversations about expectations and goals, even down to “how can I best communicate with you? Should I …

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    American Acropolis: The End of an Era in Detroit

    … criticism of my proposal was its perceived attempt to reduce Detroit to a hopeless reminder of its former greatness. As Wayne State University planner Gary Sands put it in 1997: “The very concept that this city should have produced a ‘magnificent ruin’ that others would come to marvel at is considered to be an …

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    7 Can't-Miss Events and Exhibits from Detroit’s Month of Design

    … Design Core Detroit, a initiative formed in 2010 by Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) and Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM). The Core, which promotes the Detroit region's design-driven businesses, describes Detroit Design Month as a "citywide celebration of creativity that gathers designers and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role …

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    Inclusivity and Economic Development Emerge as Top Themes at Detroit Month of Design

    … the level of local design and community planning. Recent developments in architecture and landscape architecture were among the show’s highlights. Images of a glowing addition to Detroit’s landmark ceramic studio Pewabic Pottery by Northville, Michigan–based inForm were displayed alongside visuals of Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye’s transformative Detroit Riverfront master …

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    Detroit’s Caterpillar Residence Marries Landscape and Steel

    … city’s overall industrial landscape served as proof that 90 percent of a site could be reserved for green space. “Light, volume, and landscape,” Kafka says, “are the three critical elements to create housing.” You may also enjoy “Path Architecture Builds a Modern, Mass Timber Answer to Assisted Living” Would you like to comment …