The Michigan Architectural Foundation has officially launched their new website which is aimed at increasing public appreciation of architecture. The site contains information on local events, educational resources, scholarship and grant information, and more.
From their website:
The Michigan Architectural Foundation was founded in 1957 by the Michigan Society of Architects (now AIA Michigan) – it is one of the oldest architectural foundations in the United States! Its mission is “to increase public appreciation of how architecture enriches life.” And the new website offers all sorts of ways to explore that!
Browse through the online collection of Great Architecture in Michigan to discover the architectural treasures in the state – from train stations to the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island. If you see a photo you like, click to purchase it! Or, share some architectural treasures that you have found! The website has an upload link that lets you share photos of your favorite Michigan architectural treasures.
The website contains a huge amount of information – lecture series offered by local universities, summer camps and educational tools for K – 12 grade, including scholarships for college!
Visit michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org to learn more.
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on August 12th, 2011
The 22nd Annual AIA Michigan Design Retreat will be held on September 16 – 18, 2011 at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha located on Torch Lake.
The following projects are scheduled to be presented:
ArtPrize: the prize within
Cadillac Retail Store Prototype
Grand Rapids Civic Theater, Renovation, Expansion
Houseal Lavigne Associates
Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Laketown Township Residence
Packard House
Peckham, Inc. Green House
pique
Restoration & Rehabilitation of the William W. Cook Legal Research Library
Trenton South Engine Plant
United Way Detroit Headquarters Relocation
University Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Renovations
You can read more and register via the information flyer.
Visit Detroit’s only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home – The Turkel House. The Art Deco Society of Detroit is hosting a fundraiser on July 23rd, 2011 at The Turkel House.
The Turkel house was built in 1955 and is Detroit’s only example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Automatic style architecture and is the only example of a 2-story Usonian house. The house is listed on the Michigan Register of Historic Places.
The home was recently restored and this is a great opportunity to get an up close look at the home.
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Quicken Loans has completed their purchase of the Chase Tower and nearby parking deck Two Detroit Center.
This announcement puts them right in the middle of Detroit’s Financial District and will reinforce the already popular Campus Martius area.
Quicken Loans plans to completely remodel the first floor into a pedestrian-friendly retail space.
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