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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
Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America UPDATE
Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America UPDATE An Exhibition and Symposium at the Cranbrook Educational Community June 2013 Michigan’s industry and design intertwined creating an epicenter of modern design. Michigan visionaries touched nearly every aspect of American life. Detroit’s automobile … Continue reading
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Tagged "Design that Shaped America", Cranbrook, Exhibition, Michigan Modern, Symposium
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George Nelson Exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum
Exhibition opens Saturday, June 16, and runs through Sunday, October 14, 2012 “Organized by the Vitra Design Museum, this exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of one of the most influential figures in American design. It includes over 120 three-dimensional … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cranbrook, Design, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Michigan, Modernism, Vitra
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Architectural Exhibition Curator Michigan Modern Exhibition RFP
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority, State Historic Preservation Office (“Authority”) is seeking an individual or firm that is authorized to do business in Michigan to curate a Michigan Modern museum exhibition that will showcase Michigan’s architectural and design heritage, … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cranbrook, Curator, Design, Exhibition, Michigan, Michigan Modern, Modernism, Museum, RFP
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The Saarinen/Cranbrook Influence
About two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor that was written by architect Tom Lee of San Francisco entitled, Saarinen Influenced the Best of Design. That opinion piece not only summed up the thesis being put forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Cranbrook, Design, Eames, Michigan, Modernism, Petronas, Philadelphia, Saarinen, San Francisco, Whitney
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Alexandra Lange’s “Love & Architecture”
Quite often we neglect to view successful individuals apart from their achievements. That is, we neglect to see and understand their humanity. When we do explore that side, the focus is often on their failures as human beings. Frank Lloyd … Continue reading
KETC (St. Louis) Video on Eero Saarinen
Though this video only briefly touches on Eero Saarinen’s connection to Michigan, through Cranbrook, it provides a nice overview of some of his major architectural work, as well as his contributions to furniture design. From the YouTube description: “From KETC, … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, CBS Headquarters Building, Cranbrook, Design, Dulles Airport, Eero, Gateway Arch, JFK Airport, Saarinen, TWA Flight Center
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Tour and Lecture on Minoru Yamasaki’s Temple Beth El
Beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, the Birmingham Historical Museum will be hosting a tour of, and lecture on Minoru Yamasaki’s Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills. The temple was listed on the State Register of Historic … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Birmingham, Cranbrook, History, Michigan, Minoru Yamasaki, Modernism, Temple Beth El
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Michigan Modern Project Announcement Follow-Up
After we announced the Michigan Modern project, there was a healthy discussion on the SHPO’s listserv. Here is a summary of that discussion: I think there is one largely overlooked gem in Ann Arbor, the Muschenheim residence, designed by the … Continue reading
