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In the Abstract / OMA
Jean Balmer, 1960sIn the AbstractCurated by Dave HamptonAs a starting point, In the Abstract recognizes the commitment of regional modernist pioneers such as painters Fred Hocks and Ed Garman,...
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Herman Miller / Archives
Herman Miller timeline at their distribution center in Holland, Michigan. It was the first stop on a great tour of their facility and archives.Eames AlleyThere was so much great stuff to see in the...
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De Pree House / Eames
Max and Esther De Pree House (1954) by Charles Eames in Zeeland, MichiganMax De Pree, the son of D. J. De Pree, and future chairman of Herman Miller, told Charles Eames he wanted a house like the...
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Eames / Wright
Eames Design: The JF Chen Collection goes to auction at Wright on September 10thMany of the pieces were exhibited at the Pacific Standard Time exhibition, Eames Designs: The Guest-Host Relationship in...
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Northland / Detroit
Northland Shopping Center (1954) by Victor Gruen Located in Southfield, MI, a Detroit suburb, Northland was the largest shopping center in the country. Alvin Lustig collaborated with Gruen on the...
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Architecture / Detroit
Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe (1968) in Detroit, MichiganSource: Tiki RoomSouthwest Detroit Hospital (1975) by Eberle M. Smith Assoc.The 1980s architectural guidebook I used on my trip states, "The...
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In the Abstract / OMA
In the Abstract at Oceanside Museum of ArtCurated by Dave HamptonJack Rogers Hopkins Marj Hyde, Russell Baldwin, Malcolm Leland and Barney Reid.John DirksRussell ForesterJack BoydToza Radakovich...
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Wayne State University / Detroit
McGregor Memorial Conference Center (1958) by Minoru YamasakiThis was the first building Yamasaki designed on the Wayne State campus.The reflecting pool was restored in 2013. It had been empty since...
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Tackett / Thursday
Double shot every 15 minutes till no pain is felt.As prescribed by Dr. I.M. High
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Yamasaki / Noguchi
Dodge Fountain at Philip A. Hart Plaza by Isamu NoguchiOne Woodward Ave (1963) by Minoru Yamasaki is in the background.One Woodward Ave was Yamasaki's first skyscraper. Not bad.BustedI guess I wasn't...
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