On Sunday, July 8th, a2modern and Concordia University of Ann Arbor (CCAA) will offer a tour of the CCAA campus flanking Geddes Road on the banks of the Huron River near US-23. The tour will feature several midcentury modern (MCM) structures including a classroom /...
This event will be held at the Traverwood Branch Library event space on Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Building the Modern World: Albert Kahn in Detroit, by Michael H. Hodges (Wayne State University Press), tells the tale of the penniless German-Jewish immigrant...
Book Review by Grace Shackman - Albert Kahn “almost single handedly invented modern architecture, saved Detroit’s Diego Rivera Murals, and guaranteed Allied Victory in World War II” according to Michael Hodges in his recently published book Albert Kahn in Detroit: Building the Modern World. Kahn (1869-1942)...
Sorry! This event is sold out. On June 10th a2modern will be hosting a walking tour of the Thornoaks neighborhood. The tour will include several interior visits. Thornoaks is an unusually intact group of 32 mid-century modern homes, recently designated as an historic district. Docent led...
The book launch for Alexander Girard, Architect will take place on Wednesday, June 13th, at 6 pm at the Detroit Institute of Arts in the Kresge Court. Remarks from the author and foreword writer Ruth Adler Schnee begin at 6:30 pm. The book will be available for purchase...
On the afternoon of January 13th the Aarons, who soon intend to sell the Metcalf home known as the Botch House, will be holding an open house for our a2modern friends. Tickets may be purchased here. Architect Robert Metcalf’s 1958 presentation drawing lifted the Botch House...
The Huron Valley chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) just sent out a new publication to their members that celebrates the accomplishments of local architects. Of particular interest is an article written by one of their members, Martin Schwartz, which contains some great...
A recent interesting article by John Dorman in the New York Times explores Saarinen's Michigan roots. Another NYT article, by Steven Kurutz, explains the lasting allure of MCM....
Sold Out Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. When: Saturday, September 9th, 2017 Cost: $30/person, registration required Detroit’s Mies van der Rohe Historic District in Lafayette Park includes 186 cooperatively owned Town House and Court House units, three apartment towers, an elementary school, a retail district, and a 13-acre park known as...
On Thursday, August 17, at 6:30 P. M., Grace Shackman will lead a walking tour of Highland Road and Regent Drive. The lots on both streets were sold with the caveat that the homes be architect-designed. Architects represented include George Brigham, David Osler, Robert Metcalf,...