Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
May 8, 2018 - Education Snapshots
McIntosh Poris was engaged by the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to design the Michigan Research Studio. Located on the ground floor of the mixed-use Woodward Garden Apartments (a ground-up building designed by McIntosh Poris) […]
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April 28, 2018 - Office Snapshots
McIntosh Poris developed a scheme designed to promote spontaneous interaction among departments—collisions of collaboration—that both foster creative collaboration as well as independent work. McIntosh Poris and Neumann/Smith Architecture have developed a creative new office space in Detroit, Michigan for advertising […]
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April 4, 2018 - Commercial Architecture Magazine
“We designed these adjoining destinations to express Detroit’s identity and have a positive impact on the arena and the surrounding neighborhood,” said architect Michael Poris, AIA, principal of McIntosh Poris.“ So many sports venues only come to life on game […]
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March 20, 2018 - Hospitality Design
Interactive steakhouse concept Prime + Proper has arrived as the latest culinary addition to Detroit’s Capitol Park District. Outfitted with a modern, gothic glamour, the restaurant balances sleek black tones with notes of ivory. Follow the link>>
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March 12, 2018 - Architectural Record
“The hotel’s narrative dates back to 2012, when Michael Poris learned that the fire department was moving to a new location and the building would soon be up for sale by the city. The architect contacted Walter Cohen, with whom […]
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March 2, 2018 - Travel + Leisure Magazine
Mcintosh Poris is honored Travel + Leisure Magazine named the Foundation Hotel for hospitality excellence worldwide. “The Detroit Foundation Hotel in the central business district has been recognized by Travel + Leisure magazine as one of the best new and […]
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February 15, 2018 - Crain's Detroit
McIntosh Poris is thrilled to serve as the architects of record for the redevelopment of 640 Temple and is eager to contribute to this project. Previous plans for the Albert Kahn-designed building, which opened in 1920, included more than 100 […]
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January 26, 2018 - Curbed Detroit
Cass & York will have that quality that we haven’t seen in condos. The development will be six stories with 53 units, a “manageable amount of residences to test the market,” says Cummings. The units will average about 1,422 square […]
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January 9, 2018 - m live
The lofts sit above the high-end Prime + Proper steakhouse, designed by McIntosh Poriss, and the second-floor office spaces. Office tenants have not yet been announced. Capitol Park Lofts, a $30-million project that developer Richard Karp has been working on […]
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December 29, 2017 - Crain's Detroit
McIntosh Poris reflects on 2017 with gratitude and enthusiasm, proud to have contributed to the development of four exceptional new restaurants featured in Crain’s Detroit. The Apparatus Room at Detroit Foundation Hotel, Prime + Proper, Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit, […]
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