address: 211 West Fort Street data: Year Built: 1961 – 1963 Architect: Harley, Ellington, Cowan & Stirton Style: International history: 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 [...]
Continue Reading…
address: 1001 Woodward Avenue data: Year Built: 1963 -1965 Architect: Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls Style: International history: 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 [...]
Continue Reading…