Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
October 28, 2025 - DBusiness
The Hastings Award is presented annually to an architect whose career demonstrates both design excellence and a profound impact on the profession in Michigan. Poris has been recognized for his leadership in shaping Detroit’s urban fabric and for a body […]
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October 23, 2025 - Amazing Architects
Firm Also Honored with Four Additional Statewide Awards, Following 2024 ‘Firm of the Year’ Recognition. Follow the link>>
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September 17, 2025 - Forbes
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September 10, 2025 - AIA Michigan
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August 11, 2025 - The Architect's Newspaper
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August 6, 2025 - Amazing Architecture
McIntosh Poris Architects Creates 90 Housing Units in First Reinforced Concrete Factory Building. Follow the link>>
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July 13, 2025 - The Detroit Free Press
Another new apartments complex has been proposed for Detroit’s once-desolate but now resurgent Brush Park neighborhood. The four-story building would have 57 apartments plus ground-level retail, and be located at the corner of Edmund and Brush, on a vacant lot […]
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July 10, 2025 - The Detroit Jewish News
McIntosh Poris Architects (MPA) designed a new main kitchen for the historic Detroit Athletic Club (DAC), built in 1915 by Albert Kahn, FAIA. The 6,000-square-foot main kitchen had not been renovated for 50 years, necessitating a full re-imagining that included […]
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June 23, 2025 - Sacred Places
Laurie Hughet-Hiller, AIA on St. John Armenian Church featured on Sacred Places. McIntosh Poris’ renovation at St. John Armenian Church in Southfield, MI to honor the past while building for the future—a delicate balance that required meticulous attention to detail and […]
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June 18, 2025 - Amazing Architecture
“The Detroit Horse Power Equestrian Center addresses two of the city’s persistent problems: the shortage of opportunities in Metro Detroit for neighborhood children and the abundance of vacant land,” says Michael Poris, AIA, founding partner of MPA. “Our design creates […]
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