Almost a year ago, I visited the Michigan State Fair for what was to be its last season.
The Michigan State Fair was the longest running in the United States spanning over 160 years, surviving the depression, until budget cuts forced its closure in 2010.
I took a few pictures, but nowhere near enough to capture the true history of the fair grounds. Continue Reading…
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In addition to the World Trade Center, Minoru Yamasaki designed several notable local buildings such as One Woodward Avenue (formerly the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company) , several buildings at Wayne State University (including The McGregor Memorial Conference Center), Columbia Center, and the Quo Vadis theater. The firm continued to operate after Yamasaki died in 1986. Continue Reading…
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While in architecture school in the early 90′s, I took a model building (physical models, not rendered images) class as an elective. The final project was to divide into teams and produce a large-scale architectural model.
There were two projects available at the time, the first was for a well known developer to model a development called Centerpoint Campus located in Pontiac, Michigan. The second, was for a neo-traditional neighborhood called Stonelea, located in Highland Township, Michigan. Continue Reading…
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Nearly a year ago, The Ledge was opened at the Willis Tower (previously known as the Sears Tower) for visitors to the Skydeck to experience the view in a whole new way.
While Detroit may not have the same architectural stock as Chicago, it is still impressive. Unfortunately, observation decks are a thing of the past in Detroit. A couple existed in the past, but are currently closed or accessible during building tours only. Continue Reading…
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