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Registration Now Open for MICHIGAN MODERN: Design that Shaped America, A Symposium, June 13-16, 2013
MICHIGAN MODERN: Design that Shaped America Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, June 13-16, 2013 To learn more about the event, download the symposium registration brochure. For a printer-friendly copy of the symposium brochure, click here. To request a hard … Continue reading
Balthazar Korab
We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Balthazar Korab on January 15, 2013. Balthazar Korab was born in 1926 in Hungary and studied architecture at the Polytechnicum in Budapest. In 1949, he fled Hungary’s communist government, emigrating … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Balthazar Korab, Michigan, Mid-Century, Modernism, Photography
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Midgaard (Lautner Cottage)
Few people realize this, but noted California architect John Lautner was born and educated in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (before enrolling at Taliesin). Perhaps best known as the architect of Chemosphere, Lautner’s architectural career began much, much earlier. As a young … Continue reading
Consultant Chosen to Complete Saint Francis de Sales Church NHL Nomination
The State Historic Preservation Office has selected the Detroit, Michigan, office of Parsons Brinckerhoff to complete a National Historic Landmark nomination for Saint Francis de Sales church in Muskegon.
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Tagged Marcel Breuer, Muskegon, National Historic Landmark, NHL, Saint Francis de Sales
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2012 WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize Call for Nominations
“World Monuments Fund (WMF) invites nominations for the 2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize, which will be awarded this fall to a design professional or firm in recognition of innovative design solutions that preserved or saved a modern landmark at … Continue reading
George Nelson Inducted into the ADC Hall of Fame
Christine MacLean at Herman Miller’s Discover blog recently posted that George Nelson has been named a member of the 2010 class of inductees into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in the category of design. The ADC Hall recognizes and honors … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Directors Club, Coconut Chair, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Marshmellow Sofa, Platform Bench
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Discovering & Discussing Modernism in Michigan
This week, the Lansing City Pulse published a lengthy article on mid-century modern buildings in the Lansing area, and the Michigan Modern project. The article, Hidden in Plain Sight, features an exceprts of an interview with project coordinator, Amy Arnold, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alden B. Dow, Amy Arnold, Brian Conway, George Nelson, Kenneth C. Black, Lansing, Lansing City Pulse, Michigan, Mid-Century Modern, Modernism
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Tour Saarinen House
From the The Daily Tribune: “BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Cranbrook is offering tours of Saarinen House, including the home and studio of Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen and his wife, fiber artist Loja Saarinen, Thursday through Sunday at 2 p.m. throughout the … Continue reading
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Saving Yamasaki
On Monday, March 2, 2010, Brian Conway, Michigan’s State Historic Preservation Officer, received an email from Pauline Saliga of the Society of Architectural Historians in Chicago, Illinois, informing him that representatives from Yamasaki, Inc., the successor to Minoru Yamasaki and … Continue reading
Thanks!
We want to say thank you to all of those blogs and news sites that have posted the Michigan Modern article by David Runk, Associated Press, or have written their own story about the rescue of the Minoru Yamasaki & … Continue reading
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