McIntosh Poris Architects News

Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.

 


 

Midtown leather shop brings ex-Hollywood actor home

September 8, 2015 - Detroit Free Press

MPA is excited to be working with The Adlers on WILL Leather Goods new store in Detroit! “The Adlers — two of this three children are now in the business too — opened their first Will Leather Goods retail store […]

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McIntosh Poris honored to accept the AIA Detroit Architectural Honor Awards for Michigan Research Studio

September 1, 2015 - AIA Detroit

University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning created a classroom space in Midtown, Detroit, Michigan Research Studio. “Excellent place for teaching and exhibitions by students and professors. Its multi-purpose use allows it to feel intimate, yet at […]

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Helping Buildings Evolve Gracefully

August 10, 2015 - CBP Magazine

Renovation and adaptive-reuse projects are not limited to cities such as New York, Michael Poris, AIA, principal, McIntosh Poris, observed. Despite the omnipresent media images of Detroit as a city of abandoned or razed buildings and vacant lots, Poris has […]

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10 Years of Change: Remembering Doug McIntosh, Detroit architect and preservation advocate

July 28, 2015 - Model D

Detroit represented to Doug a modern marvel that built its best with a bravado and raw grace that defied traditional description. It was bold and brash, but also beautiful. And it was, in his mind, a city that people called […]

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Catch a glimpse of Townhouse Detroit during soft opening this week

July 24, 2015 - Metro Times

Townhouse Detroit is taking reservations this week for its soft opening and is on track to open next week. This sprawling space downtown features a glass-enclosed, outdoor “house,” making patio seating available year-round. The Freep reported earlier this month that […]

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One-of-a-kind Townhouse Detroit nears opening this month

July 9, 2015 - Detroit Free Press

Restaurant’s centerpiece is an all-glass, four-season outdoor dining room with retractable roof and walls. Read more>>>

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Michigan Research Studio

- Taubman College

Michigan Research Studio is a creative laboratory for innovative K-12 educational initiatives and experimental architectural production. Located in the heart of midtown Detroit, the Studio space hosts and supports the Michigan Architecture Prep college preparatory program, Michigan-Mellon Design Fellows, lectures, […]

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Detroit Architects’ Winning Designs Evoke Past and Present

June 18, 2015 - Taylor & Co

McIntosh Poris gains kudos for Woodward Garden Theater and Campbell Ewald. Read more>>>

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McIntosh Poris is honored to receive two 2015 AIA Michigan Honor Awards

May 28, 2015 - AIA Michigan

The Woodward Garden Theater and Campbell Ewald Offices in Detroit. Follow the link>>

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Apartment construction rising in Southeast Michigan

May 11, 2015 - Detroit Free Press

DuCharme Place featured in Detroit Free Press. Out of a total of 2,154 apartment permits issued last year in the metropolitan region, the city of Detroit had the most at 732. Follow the link>>

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