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Michigan Modern

Photograph of the lobby of the Design Building at General Motors Technical Center by Eero Saarinen which will serve as the cover of the book Michigan Modern. Photographer: James Haefner.

Site overview

The Advocacy Award of Excellence for is given to the Michigan Modern project. With the goal of raising awareness of the significance of the state’s Modern resources and design heritage, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) received a Preserve America grant in 2009. The initial scope included development of a historic context on Modernism in Michigan; survey of 100 significant Modern resources; four architect interviews; and the creation of the Michigan Modern website (michiganmodern.org) to impart the information to the public. The project grew to include an exhibition entitled Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America, a book of the same name due out later this fall, the funding of three National Historic Landmark designations, and has served as the springboard for advocacy and activism.

Awards

Advocacy

Award of Excellence

Commercial

2016

Location

Lansing, MI

Case Study House No. 21

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Photograph of the lobby of the Design Building at General Motors Technical Center by Eero Saarinen which will serve as the cover of the book Michigan Modern. Photographer: James Haefner.

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