Michigan
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College of Education
March 23, 2016
It is no secret that Detroit public schools are in need of improvement. We’ve seen images of mushrooms growing in damp corners of classrooms, gymnasium floors look like a scene from Tremors, and broken furnaces forcing children and teachers to wear winter coats inside. However, when it comes to institutions of higher education, Wayne State University […]
Brutal Breuer
March 15, 2016
As mentioned in a previous post, Marcel Breuer’s Saint Francis de Sales Church in Norton Shores, Michigan was my introduction to true Brutalist architecture. Since that pivotal day, I’ve become infatuated with the style and have been itching to return to the building that started it all. The weather in Michigan is becoming more Spring-like […]
Industrial Complex
September 2, 2015
If you know anything about Michigan’s automotive history, you know that Albert Kahn was instrumental in literally shaping the factories that changed the way people worked. He designed the spaces to be more open, and with many more windows than factories previously had. Such landmarks by Kahn include the Packard Plant, Ford’s River Rouge complex, […]
