Comerica Tower at Detroit Center by John Burgee and Philip C. Johnson.

The architecture of metropolitan Detroit, Michigan continues to attract the attention of architects and preservationists alike.^[1][2] With one of the world's recognizable skylines, Detroit's waterfront panorama shows a variety of architectural styles. The past meets the present as the city's historic Art Deco skyscrapers blend with the post-modern neogothic spires of Comerica Tower. Together with the Renaissance Center, they form the city's marque. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1080x1644, 215 KB)Comerica Tower lies adjacent to the Guardian Building, and is not far from the Renaissance Center. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1080x1644, 215 KB)Comerica Tower lies adjacent to the Guardian Building, and is not far from the Renaissance Center. ... One Detroit Center (500 Woodward Ave. ... John Burgee is an American architect important in post-modern architecture. ... Philip Cortalyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 (Cleveland, Ohio) РJanuary 25, 2005 (New Canaan, Connecticut)) was a distinguished American architect. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Asheville City Hall. ... 1000 de La Gaucheti̬re, with ornamented and strongly defined top, middle and bottom. ... A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ... One Detroit Center (500 Woodward Ave. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ...

Detroit's architecture is recognized as being among the nation's finest with the National Trust for Historic Preservation listing many of Detroit's skyscrapers and buildings as some of America's most endangered landmarks.^[3] Detroit has one of the nation's largest surviving collections of late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings.^[4] Meanwhile, the suburbs contain a great deal of significant contemporary architecture, grand estates, and Gilded Age mansions. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization which was founded in 1949 to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Breakers, a gilded-age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

Skyscrapers

Night skyline along the Detroit International Riverfront

See also: List of tallest buildings in Detroit

In the 1880s, Gilded Age notables such as Gordon Lloyd and others turned their attention to office and commercial buildings. They designed some of Detroit's ornately stone-carved nineteenth century tall buildings, many of which are still standing. Lloyd's Romanesque 8 story Wright-Kay (1891) at 1500 Woodward Ave and his R. H. Traver Building (1889) at 1211 Woodward are prime examples. The Wright-Kay or Schwankovsky was among the first with an electric elevator. At more than 10 stories, the Chamber of Commerce Building (1895) qualifies as Detroit's oldest remaining skyscraper. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 328 pixelsFull resolution (2448 × 1005 pixel, file size: 914 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detroit (Michigan, USA) skyline from Windsor (Ontario, Canada) from across the Detroit River; taken Jan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 328 pixelsFull resolution (2448 × 1005 pixel, file size: 914 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detroit (Michigan, USA) skyline from Windsor (Ontario, Canada) from across the Detroit River; taken Jan. ... Detroit International Riverfront at night The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity named the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization. ... // This article lists all of the buildings in Detroit, Michigan, organized by height, also listed in the Category of Skyscrapers in Detroit. ... The Breakers, a gilded-age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. ... Building 50, the former Northern Michigan Asylum Gordon W. Lloyd (1832–1905) was an architect of English origin, whose work was primarily in the American Midwest. ... South transept of Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 12th century. ... The Wright-Kay Building, originally the Schwankovsky Temple of Music, is one of the oldest buildings in Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The Wright-Kay Building (1891), originally the Schwankovsky Temple of Music by Gordon Lloyd.

The ornate Guardian Building, a National Historic Landmark by Wirt Rowland.

The Fisher Building along with Cadillac Place are National Historic Landmarks in the City's New Center area - both by Albert Kahn.

Though too numerous to list, the city has a surprising number of architecturally significant late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings and skyscrapers. Daniel Burnham, Louis Kamper, and the Smith Hinchman & Grylls firm are among the architects who designed some of the city's other important skyscrapers at the turn of the century which endure today. Burnham's three remaining Detroit skyscraper designs are the Neo-Classical styled Dime (1912) - renovated in 2002, and the Neo-Renaissance Whitney (1915) and Ford (1909) buildings. Among their early projects Smith Hinchman & Grylls designed the Neo-Gothic R.H. Fyfe (1919) at Woodward and Adams, now a high rise residential building. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixels, file size: 876 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixels, file size: 876 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Wright-Kay Building, originally the Schwankovsky Temple of Music, is one of the oldest buildings in Detroit, Michigan. ... Building 50, the former Northern Michigan Asylum Gordon W. Lloyd (1832–1905) was an architect of English origin, whose work was primarily in the American Midwest. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1164x1680, 309 KB)The buildings interior, which gave rise to the buildings nickname Cathedral of Finance, has recently undergone a full restoration. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1164x1680, 309 KB)The buildings interior, which gave rise to the buildings nickname Cathedral of Finance, has recently undergone a full restoration. ... The Guardian Building The buildings lavish interior The Guardian Building is a historic skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Wirt Clinton Rowland (December 1, 1887 - November 30, 1946) was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Fisher_Building,_Detroit. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Fisher_Building,_Detroit. ... Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed Detroits largest art object. Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement. ... Cadillac Place is an enormous office building in the New Center section of Detroit, Michigan. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The New Center is a commercial district of Detroit, Michigan located approximately three miles (4. ... Albert Kahn designed Detroit Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. ... Daniel H. Burnham. ... Louis Kamper is an American architect. ... Smith Hinchman & Grylls was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1853, and was reputedly the first architectural firm in the United States. ... The Cathedral of Vilnius (1783), by Laurynas Gucevičius. ... Penobscot Building on the left, Dime Building on the right The Dime Building stands at 719 Griswold Street, just down the street from the Penobscot Building, in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Château de Ferrières 1855 Mentmore Towers English Neo-Renaissance of the 1850s. ... The David Whitney Building is a historic skyscraper on the northern edge of downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Ford House Office Building is one of the four office buildings containing U.S. House of Representatives staff on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. It is the only House Office Building that is not connected underground to either one of the other office buildings or to the Capitol itself. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin San Sebastian Church in Manila, Philippines made entirely of steel. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Rising higher

During the Roaring Twenties, Detroit's skyline rose higher. The city's architectural legacy is rich in Art Deco style. Examples include Wirt C. Rowland's Penobscot Building (1928) and Guardian Building (1929), Albert Kahn's Fisher Building (1928), and John M. Donaldson's David Stott Building (1929). Rowland is also known for his Buhl Building (1925) with its Gothic Revival design and clever blend of Romanesque accents. Louis Kamper's designed the ornate Neo-Renaissance styled Book-Cadillac Hotel (1924). A scene typical of the Follies of Florenz Ziegfeld, the most popular Broadway impresario of the decade. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Guardian Building, Detroit, 1979 Wirt Clinton Rowland (December 1, 1887 - November 30, 1946) was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan. ... Penobscot Building (left) The Penobscot Building is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Guardian Building The buildings lavish interior The Guardian Building is a historic skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Kahn designed Detroit Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. ... Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed Detroits largest art object. Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John M. Donaldson (1854 - 1941) was an American architect and artist born onJanuary 17, 1854, in Stirling, Scotland See Donaldson and Meier for list commissions worked on. ... The David Stott Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Buhl Building is a Neo-Gothic skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... South transept of Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 12th century. ... Louis Kamper is an American architect. ... Château de Ferrières 1855 Mentmore Towers English Neo-Renaissance of the 1850s. ... The Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel, often called simply the Book-Cadillac, is an Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ...

Albert Kahn, sometimes called the "architect of Detroit," originally worked for John Scott, the architect of the Wayne County Building (1897). Kahn designed what is now Cadillac Place (1923), with its Neo-Classical architecture, for General Motors. It opened as the second largest office building in the world.^[5] The seven Fisher brothers who owned the automotive company Fisher Body essentially gave architect Albert Kahn a blank check to design and build the "most beautiful building in the world."^[6] This became Detroit's famous Fisher Building (1927) which, with its detailed work, has been called the city's "largest art object;" its opulent three story barrel vaulted lobby is constructed with 40 different kinds of marble.^[7][8] The Fisher Building and Cadillac Place are among the National Historic Landmarks in Detroit. The Wayne County Building is a lowrise government tower in Detroit, Michigan. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Cadillac Place is an enormous office building in the New Center section of Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder now part of General Motors. ... Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder now part of General Motors. ... Albert Kahn designed Detroit Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. ... Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed Detroits largest art object. Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed Detroits largest art object. Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement. ... Cadillac Place is an enormous office building in the New Center section of Detroit, Michigan. ... The USS Arizona Memorial. ... Detroit redirects here. ...

With the notable exception of the 1001 Woodward (1965) building, Detroit's skyscrapers show less influence by the Chicago school of architecture and are more eastern in character. Minoru Yamasaki patterned his award winning design for the New York City's former World Trade Center towers after his design for Detroit's One Woodward Avenue (1962). Comerica Tower at Detroit Center (1994), with its neogothic spires, is a fine example of post modern architecture by leading architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee. 1001 Woodward, also known as First Federal Bank Building, is a mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Chicago architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. ... Minoru Yamasaki (December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was an American architect best known for his design of the World Trade Center. ... For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ... One Woodward Avenue is the name of a building in Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... One Detroit Center (500 Woodward Ave. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ... 1000 de La Gauchetière, with ornamented and strongly defined top, middle and bottom. ... 1933 Portrait of Philip Johnson by Carl Van Vechten Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... John Burgee is an American architect important in post-modern architecture. ...

Contemporary highlights

An indicator of economic strength, the competitive office market in Metro Detroit is one of the nation's largest, with 147,082,003 square feet (13,664,000 m²) of space.^[9] Two notable office complexes are the 5,500,000 sq. ft. (511,000 m²) Renaissance Center and the 2,200,000 sq. ft. (204,400 m²) Southfield Town Center. Each complex is an interconnected group of skyscrapers termed a "city within a city" or a "pseudo-city". The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in southeastern Michigan, centered on the city of Detroit. ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... The Southfield Town Center Complex (Also known as the Prudential Town Center) is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers forming an ultra-modern office complex which includes a Westin Hotel, resturaunts, a fitness center, and a conference center for up to 1000 attendees. ...

The Renaissance Center by John Portman on the International Riverfront

Southfield Town Center

2000 Town Center
by Sikes Jennings Kelly & Brewer

The construction of the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit marked a new era for the city's architecture. In the 1970s, Detroit Renaissance, chaired by Henry Ford II, commissioned highly regarded architect John Portman to design an enormous skyscraper complex called the Renaissance Center in hopes of stemming the tide of white flight to the suburbs precipitated by court-ordered busing. Portman had hoped to halt the exodus. Image File history File linksMetadata GM_headquarters_in_Detroit. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GM_headquarters_in_Detroit. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... John C. Portman, Jr. ... Detroit International Riverfront at night The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity named the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1910 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Southfield, Michigan Southfield Town Center Complex User:Dachande Architecture of metropolitan Detroit Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1910 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Southfield, Michigan Southfield Town Center Complex User:Dachande Architecture of metropolitan Detroit Metadata This file contains additional information... The Southfield Town Center Complex (Also known as the Prudential Town Center) is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers forming an ultra-modern office complex which includes a Westin Hotel, resturaunts, a fitness center, and a conference center for up to 1000 attendees. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1797 × 1198 pixel, file size: 1,002 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1201 × 1801 pixel, file size: 861 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Southfield Town Center... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1201 × 1801 pixel, file size: 861 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Southfield Town Center... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Henry Ford II Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank the Deuce, was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. ... John C. Portman, Jr. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... White flight is a term for the demographic trend where working- and middle-class white people move away from increasingly racial-minority inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs. ...

Portman expanded on his earlier design for the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia for the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan beginning a new popular architectural era for the skyscraper hotel.^[4] (See Portman's Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angelos, California). In the ensuing decades, the Renaissance Center would undergo expansions joining other the city's restored historic art deco skycrapers to form the current skyline. The Westin Peachtree Plaza is an impressive skyscraper 220 meters (722 feet) tall, and contains 73 stories of hotel rooms. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Bonaventure Hotel (May 2005) The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles and one of its most photographed structures. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

In 1924, Detroit's Book-Cadillac opened as the world's tallest hotel (it is now a re-developed Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel). Completion of first phase of the Renaissance Center in 1977 restored this distinction to the city. The Renaissance Center's central tower opened with a flagship 1,298-room Westin hotel, the tallest in the world, and a conference center with the world's largest rooftop restaurant. However, Westin moved its flagship Detroit hotel to the Southfield Town Center across from Lawrence Technological University. The central tower of the Renaissance Center became occupied by Marriott International's largest hotel. (Though it is no longer the world's tallest hotel, it remains the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.) The Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit, as it will be called when it opens in 2008, was built as the Book-Cadillac. ... The Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel, often called simply the Book-Cadillac, is an Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... ... ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... The Southfield Town Center Complex (Also known as the Prudential Town Center) is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers forming an ultra-modern office complex which includes a Westin Hotel, resturaunts, a fitness center, and a conference center for up to 1000 attendees. ... Lawrence Technological University is a private university located in Southfield, Michigan. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... The geographical western hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. ...

Stemming the flight of capital from the city proved difficult, however, as the suburban office market continued to grow, notably in Southfield and Troy. The Southfield Town Center, constructed from 1975 to 1989, became easy to recognize with its marque of five golden glass skyscapers. It attracted tenants in competition with the Renaissance Center as Metro Detroit's office market continued its suburban sprawl. The Southfield Town Center Complex (Also known as the Prudential Town Center) is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers forming an ultra-modern office complex which includes a Westin Hotel, resturaunts, a fitness center, and a conference center for up to 1000 attendees. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in southeastern Michigan, centered on the city of Detroit. ...

Portman designed the Renaissance Center with "interior spaces," yet secure. It quickly became a symbol of the city of Detroit. Some criticized its circular corridors as confusing. Moreover, the concrete berms erected on Jefferson Avenue behind the center were criticized for making the complex too isolated from the rest of the city.

RenCen's ringed walkway.

In 1996, the Renaissance Center's design would change when General Motors purchased the entire complex for its new headquarters. The $500-million makeover of the complex included a $100-million renovation of the hotel. A new front door Wintergarden (2003) provided waterfront views and expanded retail space. Construction of a lighted glass walkway (known as the "green ring") provided for ease of navigation circling the interior mezzanine. The concrete berms were removed and replaced by a pedestrian-friendly glass entry way facing Jefferson Avenue. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 719 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 719 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mezzanine may refer to: Mezzanine (architecture), an intermediate floor between main floors of a building In technology, a mezzanine can refer to a thin sheet of plastic insulating different parts of circuitry from each other in cramped environments, such as laptop interiors. ...

Today, the city's restored historic skyscapers stand beside the contemporary. Wirt Rowland's historic Penobscot Building (1928) is in the heart of the financial district's wireless Internet zone and blends with the post modern neogothic spires of the Comerica Tower (1994). While some cities had demolished historic structures to make way for the new, Detroit has preserved a large number with many of its buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Even so, the city has many historic structures awaiting restoration. The most significant of these is the Michigan Central Station (1913) by Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stern. Wirt Clinton Rowland (December 1, 1887 - November 30, 1946) was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan. ... Penobscot Building (left) The Penobscot Building is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comerica Tower Comerica Tower, formerly known as One Detroit Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS), built in 1913 for the Michigan Central Railroad, was Detroit, Michigans passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913, when the previous Michigan Central Station burned, until the last Amtrak train pulled away from the station on January... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Warren and Wetmore was an architecture firm in New York City. ...

Renaissance Center from the Detroit River Walk.

The city, together with the Riverfront Conservancy, undertook another major project planned at $559-million along the Detroit International Riverfront to construct a three-mile riverfront promenade park along the east river from Hart Plaza and the Renaissance Center to the Belle Isle bridge.^[10] Detroit Wayne County Port Authority added the Dock of Detroit (2005), a state of the art cruise ship dock near the Renaissance Center on Hart Plaza. A two-mile extension along the west river will take the riverfront promenade park from Hart Plaza to the Ambassador Bridge (1929) for a total of five miles of parkway from bridge to bridge. The state of Michigan constructed its first urban state park, the Tri-Centennial State Park (2003) and Harbor. The 2007, two major casino resorts were completed in the city, the MGM Grand Detroit by SmithGroup and Motor City Casino resort. The third, Greektown Casino resort, is scheduled for 2008-09. Caesars Windsor casino resort is visible from the International Riverfront. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1544x1024, 238 KB) self made by user I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1544x1024, 238 KB) self made by user I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... The Detroit RiverWalk will be a 5½-mile (8. ... The Detroit RiverWalk will be a 5½-mile (8. ... View of the Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza Monolith at Hart Plaza. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... View of the Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza Monolith at Hart Plaza. ... View of the Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza Monolith at Hart Plaza. ... The Ambassador Bridge is a privately owned suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tri-Centennial State Park is a state park in Michigan. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MGM Grand Detroit Casino & Resort is a gambling establishment and soon to be casino and hotel resort located in Detroit, Michigan. ... SmithGroup ranks as the United States 7th largest architecture and engineering firm (Building Design & Construction, July 2006) and employs 800. ... MotorCity Casino is one of three 75,000 square foot casinos located in Detroit, Michigan. ... Greektown Casino Resort (2008) is one of three commercial casinos located in Detroit, Michigan. ... Casino Windsor is a major casino hotel in Windsor, Ontario. ...

Chrysler Headquarters, by the SmithGroup, with its attached Technology Center by CRSS Architects, in the suburb of Auburn Hills.

Other notable centers of commerce in the area are Dearborn, Troy, and Auburn Hills. Dearborn contains the world headquarters of the Ford Motor Company. Dearborn's 14 story Hyatt Regency (1976) luxury hotel with its contemporary arced design by Charles Luckman is among the region's finest. One of the largest in the Hyatt chain, it has 772 rooms. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (565x630, 152 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chrysler Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (565x630, 152 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chrysler Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... The Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center is located in the Metro Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan. ... SmithGroup ranks as the United States 7th largest architecture and engineering firm (Building Design & Construction, July 2006) and employs 800. ... Caudill Rowlett Scott (popularly known as CRS) was an architecture firm in Houston, Texas. ... Auburn Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Troy is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... The Hyatt Regency Dearborn is located at 600 Town Center Drive in Dearborn, Michigan. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Luckman (1909 Kansas City–January 26, 1999 Los Angeles) was a businessman and an American architect, famous as the Boy Wonder of American Business when he was named president of the Pepsodent toothpaste company in 1939 at the age of thirty. ...

Somerset Collection in the suburb of Troy by JPRA Architects.

Troy has a large number of office buildings, many of which are situated along the corridor of Big Beaver Road. The tallest of these is the Top of Troy building, a 27-story triangular tower. Troy also contains what is generally considered to be the most upscale shopping center in the region, the Somerset Collection. Image File history File links Somersetcollection-3. ... Image File history File links Somersetcollection-3. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Troy is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Top of Troy building stands at 755 West Big Beaver Road, in Troy, Michigan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The suburb of Auburn Hills is home to the Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center. The Chrysler headquarters complex has 4,400,000 sq. ft. (409,000 m²) on 504 acres located near I-75. CRSS Architects designed the Chrysler Technology Center (1993) in a cross-axial formation where its elongated atrium topped concourses converge with an octagonal radiant skylight at its center. The SmithGroup designed the attached Chrysler Headquarters (1996) tower crowned with the pentastar marque. The nearby Palace of Auburn Hills (1988) by Rosetti is a sports arena that has served as a prototype for many others of its kind. The Chrysler Headquarters and Technology Center is located in the Metro Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... Caudill Rowlett Scott (popularly known as CRS) was an architecture firm in Houston, Texas. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ... SmithGroup ranks as the United States 7th largest architecture and engineering firm (Building Design & Construction, July 2006) and employs 800. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ... The Palace of Auburn Hills (a. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Future development

See also: Economy of metropolitan Detroit and Urban development in Detroit

In downtown Detroit, there are $1.3 billion in new construction projects.^[11] Speculative development for Detroit includes a new downtown headquarters for Quicken Loans in order to consolidate its suburban offices.^[12] Plans for a major residential and retail development adjacent to the Renaissance Center have been announced. In 2007, DTE announced a major transformation of the area around its downtown headquarters into an urban oasis with parks, walkways, and a reflecting pool.^[13] Many residential lofts and high rises are under construction in the Detroit area. The Inn at Ferry Street is an example of a successful historic downtown resoration project. Other historic restoration projects in Detroit include housing in the Midtown area, the Fort Shelby Hotel, and the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel. Meanwhile, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) is studying the feasibility of a light rail or other rapid transit link from Ann Arbor to Detroit.^[14][15] The Renaissance Center is General Motors world headquarters The economy of metropolitan Detroit, Michigan is a key pillar of the economy of the United States. ... Restoration of the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel. ... Quicken Loans Corporation is an online retail home mortgage lending firm in the US. Quicken Loans Inc. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Look up Loft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A high-rise is a tall building or structure. ... The Fort Shelby Hotel is an abandoned high-rise hotel in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... The Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel, often called simply the Book-Cadillac, is an Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. ... Map of Lower Peninsula showing one definition of Southeast Michigan. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... “Mass Transit” redirects here. ... Ann Arbor redirects here. ...

Landmarks

Richardsonian Romanesque: First Presbyterian Church (1891) in Detroit by George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice

Most Holy Redeemer Church in Detroit. (architect unknown)

Romanesque style St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (1875) by architect Peter Dederichs is a Greektown fixture.

Founded in 1701, Detroit contains the second oldest Roman Catholic parish in the United States. Consequently, Metro Detroit's many churches and cathedrals, though too numerous to list, are among its architectural gems and sites in the National Register of Historic Places. Churches dominated the city's Civil War era skyline. The Gothic Revival architecture of Ste. Anne de Detroit (1887) by Alert E. French and Leon Conquard includes flying buttresses, displaying the French influence. It is on the site of the city's original French Catholic Parish. The Gothic styled St. Joseph Church, (1873/1883), by Francis Himpler is an authentic German Catholic Parish and an important site listed in the National Register of Historic Places, noted for its architecture and stained glass. photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Richardsonian Romanesque File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Richardsonian Romanesque File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Richardsonian Romanesque has both French and Spanish Romanesque characteristics, like the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan by architechs George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice in 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston in Massachusetts. ... 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Other architecturally significant churches include the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1915) on Woodward, the Victorian Gothic style Fort Street Presbyterian Church (1855), Old St. Mary's Church (1885) in Greektown, the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (1911) by Ralph Adams Cram, Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian (1958) in Bloomfield Hills by Wirt C. Rowland, and the French Gothic St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church (1899) by Harry J. Rill in Grosse Pointe Farms. The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in Detroit, Michigan and is home of the Archdiocese of Detroit. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Cathedral Church of St. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ralph Adams Cram, circa 1890 Ralph Adams Cram, (December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942), was an American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the gothic style. ... Kirk in the Hills is a Presbyterian church located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that includes the Tower of the Apostles. ... Jan. ... Guardian Building, Detroit, 1979 Wirt Clinton Rowland (December 1, 1887 - November 30, 1946) was an American architect best known for his work in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club St. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Sculptor Corrado Parducci's work adorns many of Detroit's churches including the ornate facade of St. Aloysius Church (1930). The Victorian Gothic style St. John's Episcopal Church (1861) sits across from the opulent Fox Theater (1928) by C. Howard Crane on Woodward Avenue. Among his Detroit projects, Gordon W. Lloyd designed the Christ P.E. Church (1863) at 960 E. Jefferson Avenue. Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 - November 22, 1981) was an American architectural sculptor. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit, Michigan is a historic Roaring Twenties theater. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Howard Crane 1885-1952 Designed the United Artist theater in Detroit and many other theaters in Detroit. ... Building 50, the former Northern Michigan Asylum Gordon W. Lloyd (1832–1905) was an architect of English origin, whose work was primarily in the American Midwest. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The large concentration of Poles in the metropolitan Detroit resulted in a number of ornate churches in the Polish Cathedral style designed by noted architects. Henry Engelbert designed the Gothic styled St. Albertus' (1885), Detroit's first Polish Catholic parish. Harry J. Rill designed St. Hedwig's (1915) and the Baroque styled St. Stanislaus' (1913). (Rill also designed the ornate Beaux-Arts facade of Detroit Cornice and Slate (1897) at 733 Antoine). Donaldson and Meier designed St. Hyacinth's (1924). Ralph Adams Cram designed the ornate Gothic styled St. Florian's Church (1928) at 2626 Poland Street in Hamtramck. Joseph G. Kastler and William B.N. Hunter designed the Victorian styled St. Josaphat's (1901) which has spires that line-up with the Renaissance Center towers when approaching the city on I-75. The Historical Society at the Detroit Historical Museum provides information on tours of the area's many historic churches. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Wyandotte, Michigan. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... David Stott Building Donaldson and Meier was an architectural firm based in Detroit, Michigan. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Ralph Adams Cram, circa 1890 Ralph Adams Cram, (December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942), was an American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the gothic style. ... St. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a city in Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx. ... The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan, and the tallest building in Michigan since 1977. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ...

Grand Circus

Woodward's plan for baroque styled radial avenues and Grand Circus.

In 1805, Detroit suffered a devastating fire, which destroyed most of the city's French colonial architecture. Shortly afterward, Father Gabriel Richard said, "Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus," meaning "We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes" which became the city's official motto. For Detroit, Justice Augustus B. Woodward devised a plan similar to Pierre Charles L'Enfant's design for Washington, DC. Detroit's monumental avenues and traffic circles fan out in a baroque styled radial fashion from Grand Circus Park in the heart of the city's theater district.^[16] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 419 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (655 × 937 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detroit city layout circa 1807 following the 1805 fire that destroyed most of the city. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 419 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (655 × 937 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detroit city layout circa 1807 following the 1805 fire that destroyed most of the city. ... Augustus Brevoort Woodward (born Elias Brevoort Woodward November 1774, died July 12, 1827) was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory. ... Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan Grand Circus Park is an open space in downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial center. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gabriel Richard (1767 - 1832) was a Representative from Michigan and Roman Catholic priest born in France. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Augustus Brevoort Woodward (born Elias Brevoort Woodward November 1774, died July 12, 1827) was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory. ... Pierre (Peter) Charles LEnfant LEnfants plan for Washington, as revised by Andrew Ellicott Pierre (Peter) Charles LEnfant (2 August 1754, Paris, France – 14 June 1825, Prince Georges County, Maryland) was a French-born American architect and urban planner. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan Grand Circus Park is an open space in downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial center. ... The Detroit Theatre District is the nations second largest and includes several splendidly restored performance halls: The Fox Theatre, Fisher Theater, Detroit Opera House, Orchestra Hall, Gem Theatre, Detroit Masonic Temple Theater, Century Theatre and the State Theatre. ...

The ornate Fox Theatre (1928), by C. Howard Crane, near the city's Grand Circus is a National Historic Landmark. The renowned Detroit Opera House (1922), also by Crane, faces Grand Circus Park. The grounds include antique statuary and old-fashioned water fountains. Architect Henry Bacon designed the Russell Alger Memorial Fountain (1921) in Grand Circus Park. The Russell Alger Memorial Fountain contains a classic Roman figure symbolizing Michigan by renowned American sculptor Daniel French.^[17] The Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit, Michigan is a historic Roaring Twenties theater. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Howard Crane 1885-1952 Designed the United Artist theater in Detroit and many other theaters in Detroit. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The Detroit Opera House, opened on January 22, 1922 as the Capitol Theater, is the current venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lincoln Memorial Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866 – February 17, 1924) an American Beaux-Arts architect, is best remembered for his severe Greek Doric Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (built 1915–1922), which was his final project. ... Russell Alexander Alger (February 27, 1836–January 24, 1907) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Russell Alexander Alger (February 27, 1836–January 24, 1907) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... Daniel Chester French Signature, Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor. ...

Campus Martius

Soldiers's and Sailors' Monument (1872) on Campus Martius.

Woodward Foutain

Campus Martius is a park at the encircled confluence of Woodward Avenue and Michigan Avenue. Grand Circus is also on Woodward Avenue, down the street from Campus Martius. It serves as one of the city's central gathering place for events. The park disappeared in the 1900s as the downtown reconfigured to accommodate increased vehicular traffic. In 2004, the city restored the park with traffic circle. Hart Plaza, along the riverfront, was designed to replace Campus Martius as a focal point. Yet Hart Plaza is a primarily hard-surfaced area, many residents came to lament the lack of true park space in the city's downtown area. This led to calls to rebuild Campus Martius. Compuware World Headquarters overlooks the reconstructed traffic cicle surrounding Campus Martius Park with the historic Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument of the American Civil War by Randolph Rogers.^[18] The old Detroit City Hall (1861) was demolished in 1961. It was built by Alexander Chapoton of one of the city's oldest French families. The Queen Anne style Alexander Chapoton House (c. 1870) stands at 511 Beubien. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1920 × 2576 pixel, file size: 889 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1920 × 2576 pixel, file size: 889 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms... Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument with the old Detroit City Hall in the background The Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a Civil War monument located in Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Campus Martius Park is a park in Detroit. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Campus Martius Park is a park in Detroit. ... Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ... Michigan Avenue refers to remnants of Old U.S. Highway 12 that ran from downtown Detroit to Chicago. ... Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan Grand Circus Park is an open space in downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial center. ... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... View of the Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza Monolith at Hart Plaza. ... Compuware World Headquarters is located at 1 Campus Martius, in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument with the old Detroit City Hall in the background The Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a Civil War monument located in Detroit, Michigan. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Randolph Rogers (July 6, 1825, Waterloo, New York – January 15, 1892) was an American sculptor. ... The former Detroit City Hall was located at what is now Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Paris of the West

Wayne County Building (1897) from Monroe Street by John and Arthur Scott.

In the late nineteenth century, Detroit was called the Paris of the West for its architecture and open public spaces,^[19] in keeping with the City Beautiful movement.^[20] Architects John and Arthur Scott designed the Wayne County Building (1897) in downtown Detroit. Expense was not a factor in construction of its lavish design. Topped with bronze quadrigas by J. Massey Rhind and an Anthony Wayne pediment by Edward Wagner, it may be America's finest surviving example of Roman Baroque architecture with a blend of Beaux-Arts. Stanford White, architect of Newport, Rhode Island's Rosecliff mansion, designed Detroit's Neo-Classical Savoyard Centre (1900) at 151 Fort St. Image File history File links Wayne_County_Bldg_Detroit_MI_USA.JPG‎ My photo of Oct 13 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Wayne_County_Bldg_Detroit_MI_USA.JPG‎ My photo of Oct 13 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Wayne County Building is a lowrise government tower in Detroit, Michigan. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The City Beautiful movement was a Progressive reform movement in North American architecture and urban planning that flourished in the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification and monumental grandeur in cities to counteract the perceived moral decay of poverty-stricken urban environments. ... The Wayne County Building is a lowrise government tower in Detroit, Michigan. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A quadriga (from the Latin language quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot, raced in the Olympic Games and other sacred games, and represented in profile as the usual chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and bas-reliefs. ... J. Massey Rhind was a prolific American sculptor born in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 9, 1860. ... Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 - December 15, 1796), was a United States Army general and statesman. ... A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns. ... Edward Q Wagner (b. ... Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical, theatrical, sculptural fashion, expressing the triumph of absolutist church and state. ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... Stanford White (1853-1906) Washington Square Arch New York American on June 25, 1906 Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. ... Rosecliff is one of the fabled Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Savoyard Centre (1900) is an office building at 151 Fort Street in Detroit, Michigan. ... Ğ: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ...

The Detroit area is home to light houses, yacht clubs, and many unique monuments. Examples include the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (1929) and the Beaux-Arts Chauncey Hurlbut Memorial Gate (1894) at Waterworks Park.^[21] Achitects such as Cass Gilbert who designed the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC also designed the Detroit Public Library (1921) and Belle Isle's exquisite James Scott Fountain.^[22] Frederick Olmsted, landscape architect of New York City's Central Park, designed Detroit's 982 acre Belle Isle park. Categories: Stub ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Woolworth Building in New York City was the worlds tallest building when it was built in 1913. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Detroit Public Library logo. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ... Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City. ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ...

Col. Frank Hecker House (1891), 5510 Woodward, designed by Louis Kamper after Château de Chenonceaux.

The French-American architect Paul Philippe Cret designed the Detroit Institute of Arts. Cret was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon then in Paris, and came to the United States in 1903 to teach at the University of Pennsylvania. Cret was also the architect of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. Michael Graves designed the 2007 rennovation and expansion of the Detroit Institute of Arts with its exterior covered in white marble. Marshall Fredericks' sculptures, which include the Spirit of Detroit, may be seen throughout the metropolitan area. Sculptor Corrado Parducci's adorns many notable Metro Detroit buildings such as the Meadowbrook Hall mansion, the Guardian Building, the Buhl Building (1925), the Penobscot Building, the Fisher Building and the David Stott Building. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x1812, 692 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: M-1 (Michigan highway) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2880x1812, 692 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: M-1 (Michigan highway) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Louis Kamper is an American architect. ... Château de Chenonceau as seen from Diane de Poitiers gardens The Château de Chenonceau, near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France, was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before... Paul Philippe Cret (October 24, 1876, Lyon, France – September 8, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a French-American architect and industrial designer. ... The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. ... École des Beaux-Arts (IPA ) refers to several art schools in France. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. History Standard Oil president, then chairman of the board, Henry Clay Folger was an avid collector of Shakespeareana. ... -1... Spirit of Detroit, dressed up for the Stanley Cup Finals Marshall Maynard Fredericks was an American sculptor who was born in Rock Island, Illinois on January 31, 1908 and died in Birmingham, Michigan on April 4, 1998. ... The Spirit of Detroit, dressed for the Stanley Cup The Spirit of Detroit is a large bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks and located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit, Michigan. ... Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (March 10, 1900 - November 22, 1981) was an American architectural sculptor. ... The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in southeastern Michigan, centered on the city of Detroit. ... Meadow Brook Hall aerial photo Meadow Book Hall is a Tudor revival style residence at 480 South Adams Rd. ... The Guardian Building The buildings lavish interior The Guardian Building is a historic skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... The Buhl Building is a Neo-Gothic skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Penobscot Building (left) The Penobscot Building is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Built in 1928, the Fisher Building, a National Historic Landmark, has been nicknamed Detroits largest art object. Its setback and towering style was inspired by Mayan architecture, as were many buildings using the Neo-American Style movement. ... The David Stott Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. ...

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Residential architecture

Meadow Brook Hall (1929) in the suburb of Rochester Hills, by William Kapp (Smith Hinchman & Grylls)

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The mansions of metropolitan Detroit are among the nation's grandest estates. Meadow Brook Hall (1929), the 110 room 88,000 sq. ft. mansion of Matilda Dodge Wilson at 480 South Adams Rd. in the suburb of Rochester Hills, is the fourth largest in the United States. The suburbs of Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe are replete with grandiose mansions. Albert Kahn designed Cranbrook House in Bloomfield Hills and the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House at 1100 Lakeshore Dr. in Grosse Pointe. Rose Terrace (1934-1976), the mansion of Anna Dodge, once stood at 12 Lakeshore Dr. in Grosse Pointe. Designed by Horace Trumbauer as a Louis XV styled château, Rose Terrace was an enlarged version of the firm's Miramar in Newport, RI. A developer, the highest bidder for Rose Terrace, demolished it in 1976 to create an upscale neighborhood. This gave a renewed sense of urgency to preservationists.^[23] The Dodge Collection from Rose Terrace may be viewed at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Russell A. Alger House, at 32 Lakeshore Dr., serves as the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.^[24] Meadow Brook Hall aerial photo Meadow Book Hall is a Tudor revival style residence at 480 South Adams Rd. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rochester Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Alternate use: There are several neighboring places in Michigan that begin with Grosse Pointe. ... Albert Kahn designed Detroit Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. ... A sculpture of the Zodiac, main quadrangle, Cranbrook Campus. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943), son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit. ... This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate use: There are several neighboring places in Michigan that begin with Grosse Pointe. ... Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868 - November 18th,1938) was a prominent architect of the gilded age. ... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ... Château de Chenonceau in the Loire valley, France A rural château in France. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. ... {{Infobox US Cabinet official | name=Russell Alexander Alger | image=Russell Alexander Alger2. ... The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club St. ...

Riverfront Towers by Kadushin, a residential development on the Detroit International Riverfront.

The historic Kales Building by Albert Kahn was renovated into a residential high rise with retail in 2004.

Bloomfield Hills, contains vast estates from the early twentieth century, as well as newer developments, such as Turtle Lake.^[25] The five Grosse Pointe communities also have grand estates from the twentieth century. They once featured a nearly unbroken string of early twentieth century mansions flanking the shores of Lake St. Clair, but some were redeveloped into upscale subdivisions, beginning in the 1950s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Riverfront Tower I is a luxury high rise residential skyscraper on 100 Riverfront Drive in downtown Detroit, Michigan with 295 units on the Detroit River. ... Detroit International Riverfront at night The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity named the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixels, file size: 966 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1901 × 2551 pixels, file size: 966 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... The Kales Building is a high-rise apartment building in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club St. ... There are a number of lakes named Lake Saint Clair or Lake St Clair. ...

1920's tudor in Detroit

Detroit's heritage includes many other famous architects. Frank Lloyd Wright participated in the initial design for Henry Ford's Fair Lane Estate,^[26] a National Historic Landmark in Dearborn. Frank Lloyd Wright also designed the Turkel house at 2760 West Seven Mile Rd.^[27], the Affleck House at 1925 N. Woodward Ave., the Marvin Smith House at 5045 Ponvalley Rd., and the Wall House in Plymouth. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the buildings for Detroit's Lafayette Park neighborhood (1958-1965), including three high-rise apartment buildings and over 200 townhouses. A successful 78 acre urban renewal project, this development is the largest concentration of buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe in the world. Noted architect Gordon W. Lloyd designed the Whitney House (1894) constructed of jasper stone. The Whitney House is now a fine restaurant at 4421 Woodward Avenue. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 700 KB) A 1920s tudor in Detroits Palmer Woods neighborhood. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 700 KB) A 1920s tudor in Detroits Palmer Woods neighborhood. ... Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the worlds most prominent and influential architects. ... Henry Ford (1919) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. ... Fair Lane was the name of Henry Fords estate in Dearborn, Michigan. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German architect. ... Presidents Park is a unit of the National Park Service, located in Washington, D.C., USA at 38° 53′ 42″ N 77° 02′ 11″ W. It includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafeyette Square, and the Ellipse. ... Jan. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Building 50, the former Northern Michigan Asylum Gordon W. Lloyd (1832–1905) was an architect of English origin, whose work was primarily in the American Midwest. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

While the downtown and New Center areas contain high-rise buildings, the majority of the surrounding city consists of low-rise structures and single-family homes. Outside of the city's core, apartments and high-rises are found in neighborhoods such as the East Riverfront extending toward Grosse Pointe and the Palmer Park neighborhood just west of Woodward. Many of the city's neighborhoods were constructed prior to World War II, and feature the architecture of the times. Wood frame and simple brick houses in the working class neighborhoods, larger brick homes in vast middle class neighborhoods, and ornate mansions in neighborhoods such as Brush Park, Woodbridge, Indian Village, Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest, and others. The oldest neighborhoods are along the Woodward and Jefferson corridors, while newer neighborhoods, built as late as the 1950s, are found in the far west and closer to 8-mile Road. Some of the oldest extant neighborhoods include Corktown, a working class, formerly Irish neighborhood, and Brush Park. Both are now seeing redevelopment and construction of new homes and condos. The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club St. ... Palmer Park is an unicorporated community within the Greater Landover census area. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The article provides a brief overview of some of the many neigborhoods and historic districts in Detroit, Michigan: // The Bagley community is an area in Northwest Detroit whose boundaries are West Outer Drive to the north, Livernois Avenue to the east, West McNichols (Six Mile Road) to the south, and... Historic Overview: Woodbridge is important not only for the achitectural excellence of buildings, but as a historical benchmark to the growth of Detroit. ... Indian Village is a historic neighborhood located on Detroits east side. ... The article provides a brief overview of some of the many neigborhoods and historic districts in Detroit, Michigan: // The Bagley community is an area in Northwest Detroit whose boundaries are West Outer Drive to the north, Livernois Avenue to the east, West McNichols (Six Mile Road) to the south, and... The article provides a brief overview of some of the many neigborhoods and historic districts in Detroit, Michigan: // The Bagley community is an area in Northwest Detroit whose boundaries are West Outer Drive to the north, Livernois Avenue to the east, West McNichols (Six Mile Road) to the south, and... Corktown can refer to: Corktown,_Toronto,_Ontario Corktown,_Detroit This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

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Royal Park Hotel (2004) in the suburb of Rochester by Victor Saroki

• Detroit Boat Club
• Detroit Metropolitan Airport
• Eastern Michigan University
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• Lawrence Technological University
• Northland Center
• Oakland University
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• University of Michigan
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• Wayne State University
• Windsor-Detroit

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References and further reading

• A&E with Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D.,(2000). America's Castles: The Auto Baron Estates, A&E Television Network.
• Bridenstine, James (1989). Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814321615. 
• Eckhert, Katheryn Bishop (1993). Buildings of Michigan (Society of Architectural Historians). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-5061-49-7. 
• Ferry, W. Hawkins (1968). The Buildings of Detroit: A History. Wayne State University Press.
• Fisher, Dale (1996). Ann Arbor: Visions of the Eagle. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 096156234X. 
• Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1891143247. 
• Fisher, Dale (2005). Southeast Michigan: Horizons of Growth. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1891143255. 
• Fisher, Dale (1994). Detroit: Visions of the Eagle. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 0-9615623-3-1. 
• Fogelman, Randall (2004). Detroit's New Center. Arcadia. ISBN 0738532711. 
• Godzak, Roman (2004). Catholic Churches in Detroit (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3235-5. 
• Hardwick, M. Jeffrey (2003). Mall Maker: Victor Gruen, Architect of the American Dream. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812237625. 
• Hauser, Michael and Marianne Weldon (2006). Downtown Detroit's Movie Palaces (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-4102-8. 
• Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. 
• Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (2001). Detroit's Michigan Central Station (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1881-6. 
• Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture of America, unpublished manuscript
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 
• Matuz, Roger (2001). Albert Kahn, Architect of Detroit. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814329578. 
• Nawrocki, Dennis Alan and Thomas J. Holleman (1980). Art in Detroit Public Places. Wayne State University Press.
• Portman, John and Jonathan Barnett (1976). The Architect as Developer. McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-0705-0536-5. 
• Rodriguez, Michael and Thomas Featherstone (2003). Detroit's Belle Isle Island Park Gem (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2315-1. 
• Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6. 
• Savage, Rebecca Binno and Greg Kowalski (2004). Art Deco in Detroit (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3228-2. 
• Sobocinski, Melanie Grunow (2005). Detroit and Rome: building on the past. Regents of the University of Michigan. ISBN 0933691092. 
• Socia, Madeleine and Suzie Berschback (2001). Grosse Pointe: 1890 - 1930 (Images of America). Arcadia. ISBN 0738508403. 
• Tutag, Nola Huse with Lucy Hamilton (1988). Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1875-4. 
• Woodford, Arthur M. (2001). This is Detroit 1701-2001. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2914-4. 

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External links

• Aerialpics.com
• AIA Detroit
• Buildings of Detroit (historic) and architects
• Cityscape Detroit
• Detroit 1701
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• Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
• Downtown Historic Churches Association of Detroit
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