Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
April 15, 2016 - Hospitality Design
“The ground floor, formerly a bank, was like a fortress, with a granite facade, high windows, and an unused plaza,” says Michael Poris, who led the team that transformed the space. Follow the link>>
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April 12, 2016 - The Architect's Newspaper
McIntosh Poris is thrilled to be working with Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) on the transformation of the East Riverfront in downtown Detroit. Early stages of planning will analyze of the area’s current building stock, pedestrian and car circulation, and […]
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April 7, 2016 - DBusiness
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and the City of Detroit Planning Department announced today that Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been selected to develop a comprehensive plan that will lead to new investment and development within the East Riverfront District. […]
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April 4, 2016 - ENR Midwest
There is more construction activity in Detroit now than at any time since the 1960s, says Poris. “Twenty years ago, there were 90 vacant buildings in downtown. Many have now been renovated into mixed-use residential and commercial structures or are […]
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April 1, 2016 - Daily Detroit
If you still think the only thing worth visiting in Detroit are the sports teams, think again. The area within a few miles of the in-progress arena has more cranes and construction equipment than in recent memory. Follow the link>>
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March 31, 2016 - Detroit Home Magazine
McIntosh Poris was recently awarded two 2016 Detroit Home Awards. Townhouse Restaurant project in Detroit won First Place for Retail Interior Design and Michigan Research Studio won for Best Commercial Building Architecture. The Detroit Home Awards is presented annually with […]
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March 30, 2016 - Houzz
Book Lover’s Spaces That Will Make You Want to Read. Architect Michael Poris made the most of the unusual area, adding a wall of shelves and a library ladder to create a book repository around the landing. From the hallway […]
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March 14, 2016 - Crain's Detroit
McIntosh Poris is delighted the Detroit Firehouse Renovation is finally set to move forward. The brickwork on the historic firehouse exterior is set to begin over the next few weeks as part of efforts to renovate the building into a […]
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February 26, 2016 - DBusiness
McIntosh Poris coordinated the Design, Architectural and Engineering work for the newly opened Xfinity Store, at the gateway to Midtown Detroit, near Wayne State University, which once stood as one of the most neglected and undeveloped stretches of the Woodward […]
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February 18, 2016 - Delfi Tava Maja
Natural furniture inspiration: unique chair design. Everyone associated with the art of people agree that nature is the greatest source of inspiration, and inexhaustible, because every year something new and yet unseen appears. This time portal TavaMāja.lv, returned from the […]
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