Dinkeloo Series: Designing for Detroit’s Little Village October 15 AT 6:00 PM

Design has long been a Detroit signature, and it is becoming a hallmark of the city’s East Side, where artists, architects, curators, planners, and entrepreneurs are building a vibrant cultural arts district. Anchored by The Shepherd, a new arts and culture institution in a refurbished church, the Little Village district hosts several arts organizations and businesses in a growing number of new and renovated buildings. OMA, OSD the Office of Strategy + Design, SO–IL, and Undecorated are among the architecture and landscape firms contributing, along with Taubman-College-affiliated practices 1+1+ Architects, Dash Marshall, M1DTW, and T+E+A+M. Hear from some of the key figures involved in this panel discussion, held at the Shepherd.

Introduction

• Anthony Curis, Co-Founder, Library Street Collective

Panelists

• Andrew Blauvelt, Director, Cranbrook Art Museum
• Antoine Bryant, Managing Director, Gensler
• Jing Liu, Principal, SO-IL
• Meredith Miller, Director of Master of Architecture and Associate Professor, Taubman College; Principal Architect, T+E+A+M

Moderator

• Jonathan Massey, Dean and Professor of Architecture, Taubman College

Bus transportation will be available. Please register through this Bus sign-up form.

The Dinkeloo memorial lecture was established to recognize John Dinkeloo’s extraordinary contributions to architecture and commemorate excellence in architectural design. This lecture celebrates practicing architects whose work combines design excellence with structural ingenuity.