Design

Detroit’s Brutalist architecture deserves a closer look

Detroit's Brutalist architectural legacy isn't often recognized. Here are some of the most notable Brutalist buildings to know in the…

4 years ago

A revelatory new photography exhibition illustrates the dignity of Detroiters at work and rest

In the exhibition “Russ Marshall: Detroit Photographs, 1958-2008,” now on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the artist’s life-long…

4 years ago

Former Detroit Free Press Building reopens with apartments and rooftop pool

Bedrock has salvaged another historic building -- this time, rehabbing the former Detroit Free Press Building, now called The Press/321.

4 years ago

Why Detroit developers can’t afford to forget about design

If you bring in a designer before buying a building, before committing your life savings to a project, they can…

4 years ago

How Detroiters are reimagining public space, one garden, streetlight and patio at a time

Filling in the gap between what residents deserve and what the city provides is something of a Detroit tradition, for…

4 years ago

Deirdre Roberson, Detroit designer, pushes for change through Eumelanin clothing line

"Growing up as a dark-skinned woman, you’re told a lot of things based on your skin tone...I thought, how do…

4 years ago

Detroit design team uses 3D printers to create thousands of face shields

John McGarry couldn't abide the thought of frontline workers going without personal protective equipment, or PPE, as COVID-19 hospitalizations rose…

5 years ago

Mapping urban sprawl in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs

It turns out, you can drill down and actually quantify one aspect of sprawl, thanks to the Street Network Disconnectedness…

5 years ago

What would you do for Detroit with $250 million?

After Detroit City Council rejected Mayor Mike Duggan's proposed $250 million blight bond, we’re looking at one resident's suggestion for…

5 years ago

At Detroit’s Coup D’etat boutique, Angela Wisniewski suits up for a personal rebellion

Think of Coup, located inside New Center’s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a…

5 years ago