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"Detroit Designs the World" Screening | A Detroit Public Television Preview

6/7/2018

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Detroit Public Television produced a documentary that highlights the influence that Detroit architecture had on the world entitled "Detroit Designs the World."  The piece premieres on DPTV this Saturday, June 9th at 5 pm. 
The film traces the work and impact of architects Mies Van der Rohe, Minoru Yamasaki, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen and features renown buildings around Detroit- including the Highland Park Plant, Cranbrook, the Fisher Building and Lafayette Park. 
The "Detroit Designs the World" reception + screening was held on the campus of Lawrence Technological University. After the preview, there was a panel discussion led by Olga Stella, the Executive Director of Design Core Detroit. 
The discussion after the documentary focused on the city's unique architectural past, present and future. 

The panel included Rainy Hamilton Jr., President, Owner and  Principal of Hamilton Anderson, Robert Sandler from the Architectural firm Yamasaki Inc., and Professor of Architecture and Associate Department Chair of Architecture at Lawrence Tech,  Dr. Dale Gyure. 
Panelists discussed everything from Detroit's designation as a UNESCO City of Design, how the city's architectural  works are still falling under the radar and how the architectural work previously  coming out of Detroit was overshadowed by the auto industry. 

There were some differing viewpoints, as Dr. Gyure noted that Michigan is starting to become a model in architecture for other states. It was stated that Detroit is becoming a leader in preservation.


The talk continued and touched upon how things in Detroit are coming together and  the hope is that we don’t shift gears in regard to the vast amount of preservation that is going on in buildings around Detroit.

​The city itself has an opportunity born out of a series of unique circumstances. Detroit fell apart and can be put back together again.  The hope is that we don’t follow shiny new model of architecture where everything [buildings] is brand new. Because  we don’t have to do that. 

In closing, Mr. Hamilton said, "We are creating the next chapter. We have to figure it out and it's challenging." 


We've got a chance to do something that nobody’s done before.

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Skateboarding on the Fisher Halfpipe
Art in Detroit | A Sculptural Adventure 
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