Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
December 26, 2017 - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Foundation Hotel has won 2017 Best Upscale Hotel in the 37th Annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. McIntosh Poris worked with Aparium Hotel Group, Simeone Deary Design Group, and many local artists to create a “Detroit […]
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December 9, 2017 - MI Meetings + Events
Where poles, ladders, horse-drawn fire engines, stacks of gloves and rows of three quarter boots once were standard fixtures, now meeting planners delight in a chic hotel and restaurant that is considered one of the best Detroit renovations of 2017. […]
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November 2, 2017 - Curbed Detroit
All of the new hotels opening in 2017 and 2018 are making Detroit a hot place to visit these days. This year’s opening of the Foundation Hotel certainly helps! Follow the link>>
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October 3, 2017 - Commercial Architecture Design
Mixed-use developments are more ambitious and diverse than ever. McIntosh Poris on Commercial Architecture Magazine: Mixed-use buildings and neighborhoods are not a new thing. In cities and small towns, retail has long been located on the ground floor while offices […]
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September 15, 2017 - Hospitality Design
“Detroit is scrappy,” says Poris. “The people are scrappy. They’re tinkerers. And inventors. That’s how Motown and Ford happened here. That spirit—a big part of what’s happening in the city—is what we wanted to keep.” In 2012, the city of […]
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September 1, 2017 - DBusiness
CCD has completed a renovation of its historic clubhouse, including the addition of a new fitness and bowling center as part of a long-range plan to offer current members a resort-like experience. The club was founded in 1897. “McIntosh Poris […]
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August 24, 2017 - Architectural Digest
Lafayette Park just got a major addition. The new development is named DuCharme Place, and was designed by Detroit-based firm McIntosh Poris. It comprises 185 units in four low-level buildings whose design pays homage to concepts first employed by Van […]
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August 11, 2017 - Cool Hunting
The five story, 100-room Detroit Foundation Hotel embodies much of the Motor City’s distinct charm. Once the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters, the Neoclassical brick building is now an art-rich center awash in amenities and ideally situated downtown. The property incorporates […]
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August 4, 2017 - Multifamily Executive
“We’ve been working on designing multifamily housing developments in Lafayette Park for nearly 15 years,” explained Michael Poris, AIA, principal of McIntosh Poris, in a release. “DuCharme Place builds upon the vision of the park’s original development team by creating […]
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July 26, 2017 - AIA Michigan
McIntosh Poris has received three AIA Michigan Honor Awards for design excellence in various categories. The firm has been awarded for Detroit’s East Riverfront Framework Plan in the Unbuilt Project category and the Michigan Research Studio in the Low Budget/Small […]
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