Gachot Studios designs boutique hotel in Detroit for watchmaker Shinola
New York firm Gachot Studios custom made the mohair sofas, blue paint and fire grate that feature in this hotel in Detroit, designed for American watch brand Shinola. More
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SHoP refreshes design for Hudson's Detroit skyscraper
New York firm SHoP Architects' regeneration plans for a former department store in Downtown Detroit, which include building the city and state's tallest tower, have undergone dramatic revisions. More
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Doug Aitken installs mirrored house in historic Detroit building
American artist Doug Aitken has created a house-shaped pavilion clad entirely in mirrors inside a former bank in Detroit, Michigan. More
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Phillip K Smith III's Detroit Skybridge glows with blocks of colour
American artist Phillip K Smith III has installed coloured lights along a skybridge in Detroit, which illuminate in various gradients and patterns at night. More
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Cody Seipp imagines Detroit as Amazon's "hyper-designed" headquarters
Detroit is taken over by Amazon in architecture student Cody Seipp's conceptual project, which envisions the US city in 2051 following a major redevelopment orchestrated by the retail giant. More
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Snøhetta to renovate historic Detroit station for Ford innovation centre
Architecture firm Snøhetta plans to transform Detroit's Michigan Central Station into a research hub for car company Ford, with proposals for a "collaborative ecosystem" of professionals to develop self-driving vehicles. More
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Prefab metal structures form True North housing complex in Detroit by EC3
American studio EC3 has created a residential development in central Detroit, comprising a cluster of different-sized Quonset huts made of steel and polycarbonate panels. More
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David Adjaye and Michael Van Valkenburgh selected to transform Detroit's West Riverfront Park
Michael Van Valkenburgh and David Adjaye have won a competition to transform a riverside parcel in Downtown Detroit into a thriving public park, with plans for a beach, multiple pavilions and a small isle for roosting birds. More
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The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC calls visitors back to Detroit
Original features of a historic building in Downtown Detroit, like travertine floors and plaster ceiling details, were preserved during its conversion into a hotel. More
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans for Monroe Blocks development in downtown Detroit
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has released visuals of its first US project: a mixed-use development in Detroit, Michigan, bound by two glazed towers overlooking the city's historic theatre district. More
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SHoP Architects' plans for Hudson's Detroit site move forward
Detroit has approved the timeline for SHoP Architects' replacement for the historic Hudson's department store, which will begin construction in December and become the city's tallest building. More
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Carbon-fibre orb marks entrance to Detroit academic building by Morphosis
US studio Morphosis has completed a science, design and engineering facility in Michigan, which features a scrim made of ETFE plastic and an entrance stairwell contained within a black orb made of carbon fibre. More
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"After decades of Detroit ruin porn, America's Biennale exhibition runs riot"
Opinion: the imaginative but unrealistic proposals for Detroit on show at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale have left Aaron Betsky wondering if there is hope for architectural projects among the city's ruins. More
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George King weaves UV string to create glowing maze-like installation in Detroit
UK architect George King has used ultra-violet wool thread to produce an installation that appears to be formed by laser beams within an old train underpass in Detroit (+ slideshow). More
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Jewellery exhibition focuses on early work by Harry Bertoia
An exhibition at the Cranbrook Museum of Art outside Detroit examines the jewellery of the mid-century American sculptor and designer Harry Bertoia (+ slideshow). More
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Andrew Blauvelt named director of Detroit's Cranbrook Art Museum
Design curator Andrew Blauvelt has been appointed director of the Cranbrook Art Museum in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. More
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The Mothership by Akoaki is a mobile DJ booth for playing funk on the streets of Detroit
Architecture studio Akoaki has created an angular aluminium pod called The Mothership, which contains a DJ booth for staging pop-up events and funk concerts in Detroit's North End neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More
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Ice House Detroit by Gregory Holm and Matthew Radune
Ice House Detroit is an abandoned suburban home in Detroit covered in ice by photographer Gregory Holm and architect Matthew Radune. More
