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Ford / UAW Building

The first building associated with the Civic Center plan features an eagle relief sculpture by Marshall Fredericks. The building was renovated in 1996.

The Guardian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1928 and finished in 1929, the building (originally called the Union Trust Building) is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including some art moderne designs. Covering an entire city block, the main frame of the skyscraper rises 36 [...]

211 West Fort Street

This Detroit skyscraper is a fairly typical example of the International Style that was made popular at the time by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building in New York City (1958). 211 West Fort Street exhibits the same rigorous rhythm of exterior windows and suggested structural system. The exaggerated height lobby level is set [...]

1001 Woodward Avenue

1001 Woodward, also known as First Federal Bank Building, is a mixed-use 25-story granite-clad skyscraper on the corner of Michigan and Woodward Avenue anchoring the Campus Martius District. The building was renovated starting in 1998 to support Class “A” office/commercial space and its upper floors are currently being renovated into residential loft condominiums. A 12-story [...]

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