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Must See: Detroit's Beaux-Arts parking garage

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The storied Michigan Building in downtown Detroit, built in the grandiose Renaissance Revival style of the Roaring Twenties, has now been used for a while as a facility the original architects perhaps never intended it to be used as: a parking garage. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

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Former Public Officials Indicted on Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis

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The indictments make clear the charges flow from the government determination in 2014 to switch the water supply from the Detroit water system to the Flint River as a cost cutting measure without properly considering the possible impact on human health. Read Rick Snyder’s Grand Jury Indictment. Two were charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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One of the last abandoned high-rises in Detroit’s downtown core moves one step closer to renovation

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The Detroit Free Press building is ready to undergo a massive renovation to change what was once a newspaper building into a mixed-use building with retail, office, and residential space. On April 25, Detroit-based Kraemer Design Group announced it was selected as the architect of record and historic consultant for the project.

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SmithGroupJJR hires Lise Newman as Workplace Studio Leader in Detroit

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SmithGroupJJR, one of the nation''s largest architecture, engineering and planning firms, has hired architect Lise Newman, AIA, as Workplace Studio leader at its Detroit, Mich. Newman comes to SmithGroupJJR after serving as part owner and principal-in-charge of design at Landry + Newman ARCHITECTURE in Birmingham, Mich. read more.

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Two Mid-Atlantic design firms join forces

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architectural and planning practice Quinn Evans Architects will expand to five office locations on May 1 when its acquisition of Baltimore-based Cho Benn Holback + Associates becomes effective. Quinn Evans, founded in 1984, also operates from offices in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich.; The Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wis.

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FBI Investigates Liebherr Stolen Truck Designs Lawsuit

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The FBI’s Detroit office filed a request for 32 documents in the 2011 Liebherr truck copycat case. The request indicates the FBI may be exploring criminal charges, reports the Daily Press.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Prototype elements can take many forms, from a signature design feature that will give the brand a consistent look across multiple locations to an experiential component that lets customers interact with the brand in a new way. In these vertical properties, construction crews must be cognizant of how their work impacts other building tenants.