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Michigan Art & Architecture

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ
Alden B. Dow : midwestern modern by Diane Maddex
Art Deco in Detroit by Rebecca Binno Savage
Buildings of Michigan by Kathryn Bishop Eckert
Diego Rivera : the Detroit industry murals by Linda Bank Downs
Lost Detroit by Cheri Y Gay

Organized chronologically, the book features much-loved Detroit institutions that failed to stand the test of time. Sites include Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle Casino, Pontchartrain Hotel, Hotel Cadillac, Electric Park, Detroit House of Corrections, Federal Building, Temple Theatre, the Tashmoo, Hammond Building, Packard Car Company, Detroit Museum of Art, Waterworks Park, and many more.

Lost Detroit : stories behind the Motor City's majestic ruins by Dan Austin
Art in Detroit public places by Dennis Alan Nawrocki
Legends of light : a Michigan lighthouse portfolio by Ed Wargin
The Guardian Building : cathedral of finance by James W Tottis
Michigan's historic railroad stations by Michael H. Hodges
Detroit's historic places of worship
Forgotten landmarks of Detroit by Dan Austin
The Detroit Institute of Arts : a visitor's guide
Talking shops : Detroit commercial folk art by David Clements
Great architecture of Michigan by John Gallagher
Detroit's Masonic Temple by Alex Lundberg
Detroit's Statler and Book-Cadillac hotels : the anchors of Washington Boulevard by David Kohrman
Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan by Wil O'Connell
A history of Detroit's Palmer Park by Gregory Piazza
The Detroit Public Library : An American Classic by John (PHT) Martin (PHT)/ Campbell Trista (PHT)/ Vecchio Patrice Rafail/ Dymond Barbara Madgy/ Merritt Cohn
Detroit : the dream is now by Michel Arnaud

Detroit: The Dream Is Now is a visual essay on the rebuilding and resurgence of the city of Detroit by photographer Michel Arnaud. In recent years, much of the focus on Detroit has been on the negative stories and images of shuttered, empty buildings?the emblems of Detroit's financial and physical decline. In contrast, Arnaud aims his lens at the emergent creative enterprises and new developments taking hold in the still-vibrant city. The book explores Detroit's rich industrial and artistic past while giving voice to the dynamic communities that will make up its future. 

Yamasaki in Detroit : a search for serenity by John Gallagher