DETROIT, MICHIGAN | Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | 6:41 AM |
38 buildings and counting...
Not Detroit
This little gem was constructed by the Michigan Power Company in 1907 after a 1904 flood. The Michigan Power Company enjoyed a very brief period where they served power to the City of Lansing as a private entity as opposed to a franchise. It was short lived because they entered receivership in 1918 and were [...]
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This video is extremely well done and contains a pretty interesting vision of designing simulated environments. As an architect, this would be an incredible tool for designing and interacting with a full scale environment. I don’t know about you, but I want it. World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo. A strange man builds a [...]
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It’s pretty obvious that this is not in Detroit, but it’s worth looking at just to admire the scaffolding job. This building was once a Christian Church, later converted to a Mosque, and now serves as a museum. At one time, it was the largest enclosed space on the planet. The dome itself reaches nearly [...]
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Architects have finally entered the Reality Television genre. The Sundance Channel is airing a six-part documentary series that follows a group of fifth and sixth year architecture students. I haven’t had a chance to watch this yet so I don’t know how to describe this series. I’m sure it will revive memories of late nights [...]
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You may not like it for various reasons, but you can’t help but be impressed with these statistics: Height: 850m – 900m (2550ft – 2700ft) Floors: 160 – 189 Cost: $800,000,000 Construction: February 2005 – August 2009 Architect: SOM There’s even a website devoted to documenting everything about this building as it goes up. The [...]
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