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Club Panacea by McIntosh Poris Associates |
The American Institute of
Architects Michigan announced the winners in the
2002 design
competition. Out of 118 entries, ten projects, all in the Metropolitan
area, are winners. The selections were made by a jury of distinguished
architects from Denver, Colorado. The Chair of the jury, Karl Berg,
FAIA of RNL Design, made the
presentations on May 3 at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
One
architectural firm, McIntosh Poris Associates of Birmingham,
has two projects that are cited for design excellence. The nightclub
in downtown Detroit called Club Panacea is very different from
the Steinhardt Residence in Birmingham. Both are outstanding
examples of their building types.
Another
house, an addition and renovation by Neumann Smith and Associates
of Southfield, updates an award winning home and makes it more
grandchildren friendly.
The
architect’s dream, to own your office building, is fulfilled for
Victor Saroki and Associates when he bought and renovated the
430 Old Woodward Avenue Building at the edge of the central
business district in Birmingham.
Rootlevel inc, a web development company, wanted an office that
reflected the spontaneous open with-it spirit of their office culture.
Hamilton Anderson Associates of Detroit met the challenge and
produced an award winning interior design.
The
largest project by far is the Northwest World Gateway by the
SmithGroup of Detroit. The new Northwest Terminal, winner of the
Steel Award sponsored by the Great Lakes Fabricators
and Erectors Association, is a robust addition to the skyline at
the Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Farmington
Hills, a fast-growing suburb at the edge of Detroit, now has two
special places. The Cooper Center for Physical and Massage
Therapies by Biddison Architecture + Design, also
located in Farmington Hills, integrates the indoors with the
outside in a beautiful and functional way. VanTine Guthrie Studio
of Architecture in Northville did the interiors for the
Sterling Millwork creating a museum like atmosphere to showcase
the company’s products.
The
Detroit Observatory in Ann Arbor was built in 1854 and is the only
preservation project to win a design award this year. It is located on
the campus of the University of Michigan and was done by Quinn
Evans Architects of Ann Arbor.
The
Twenty-five Year Award is set aside for projects that have
withstood a test of time. The building must be essentially unaltered
and used now for the same purpose for which it was designed. The
Center for Creative Studies (now the College for Creative
Studies) in Detroit is such a building. The building won a
national design award when it was built in 1976 for its designer
William Kessler and Associates, Inc. of Detroit. |
