Detroit’s Renaissance Man
February 6, 2016
As you may know, I love my Modern architecture. However living in Michigan and being obsessed with all things Detroit, it is hard to ignore the strong presence of other styles of architecture. I have come to appreciate them, at least in the context of my home state. Many have contributed to the rich story of […]
Black Mountain College
December 26, 2015
Once I found out that I was making a trip down to Charlotte, NC, I immediately began planning a route in which I could make a few visits to some interesting architecture…hence last week’s post on Columbus. I knew that Buckminster Fuller had done some groundbreaking work in Asheville, so I did a little digging […]
Columbus, Indiana: Athens of the Prairie
December 19, 2015
As soon as I got on the highway to leave Columbus to conclude my very fist visit, I thought to myself, “it’s like an urban oasis in a desert of cornfields.” Apparently I’m not the first to come up with such a conclusion about the small town with big architecture. In the 1960s, Lady Bird […]
McGregor Memorial
December 12, 2015
I would categorize my fascination with Minoru Yamasaki somewhere between a healthy appreciation and obsession. Anyhow, I took the opportunity to explore a number of his works at Wayne State University, going inside some for the first time. Anyone who has been in or around his architecture probably understands what I mean, but it is […]
Meet Mr. Birkerts
December 7, 2015
I’ve recently been trying to expand and learn more about different architects, particularly those that have been prominent in Michigan. I visited a number of projects by Gunnar Birkerts on a cold and foggy morning this weekend. The work of Birkerts has caught my attention as of late; his work is far more expressive than […]
Day Tripper
November 28, 2015
Last week, I made a trip to Cleveland and then to Pittsburgh to visit some works by a few of the world’s most famous architects. With that said, I went with the intention of trying to understand what the hype was about, because I’ll be the first to admit that Frank Gehry or Philip Johnson […]
