Design

More than 70 ways to have an unforgettable, design-filled September in Detroit

Detroit Month of Design is upon us... and there are enough events exploring the city's design legacy and future to…

5 years ago

When Hudson’s imploded, this architect’s imagination took off

The Shin sisters created De-troit Detroit," a collection of demolished building fragments inspired by a 2018 visit to Detroit.

5 years ago

Show-stopping Detroit Airbnb was once an empty ruin

Who hasn’t fantasized about buying and restoring one of the city’s grand old homes to its former glory? Living that…

5 years ago

Get the lowdown on a pioneering woman in Detroit design

There’s plenty of Michigan icons to celebrate during the ongoingDetroit Modernism Week -- and you’re definitely familiar with their work, if…

6 years ago

Shipping containers were pitched as the Next Big Thing in Detroit housing — but they couldn’t get off the ground

In Detroit, the two Three Squared Inc. project sites remain empty, except a “for sale” sign on the property at…

6 years ago

Detroit is a cartographic smorgasbord

If you aren’t just looking up directions, there are some more niche maps for navigating, classifying and surveilling the roads…

6 years ago

February 21: Lauren Bush Lauren at The Henry Ford

Feed your entrepreneurial spirit at a talk featuring social entrepreneur Lauren Bush Lauren at The Henry Ford Museum of American…

6 years ago

11 thoughts about that golden ring statue in Sterling Heights

Last month, Sterling Heights erected the “Golden Corridor icon,” a giant circle sculpture on M-59 by Lakeside Mall. With a…

6 years ago

What the wildest train station renovations in America could mean for Detroit

Yes, the entire world knows that Ford bought the abandoned Michigan Central Station. But what on earth will they do…

6 years ago

Transitions In UX Design

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced…

11 years ago