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One Detroit Center by John Burgee and Philip C. Johnson. The architecture of metropolitan Detroit continues to attract the attention of architects and preservationists alike. [1] [2] With one of the world's recognizable skylines, Detroit's waterfront panorama shows a variety of architectural styles.
Ally Detroit Center, formerly One Detroit Center, is a skyscraper and class-A office building located in Downtown Detroit, overlooking the Detroit Financial District.Rising 619 feet (189 m), the 43-story tower is the tallest office building in Michigan and the second tallest building overall in the state behind the central hotel tower of the Renaissance Center, located a few blocks away.
The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, [8] is a complex of seven connected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States.Located on the Detroit International Riverfront, the RenCen is owned and used by General Motors as its world headquarters.
The Fisher Building is a landmark skyscraper located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan.The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn, and is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite, and several types of marble.
The Free Press spoke with several area architecture, development and real estate experts as to what possibilities they see for the icon that still dominates Detroit's skyline and is recognized ...
AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3120-0. Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture of America, unpublished manuscript. Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3270-2.
Modernism started slow in Detroit, but now modern buildings are proliferating.
AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3120-0. Meyer, Katherine Mattingly; Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1651-1.