Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
September 26, 2018
The Albert Kahn-designed building is right by the Masonic Temple, and plans call for both residential (70 apartments) and a 100-room hotel. The design is being led by McIntosh Poris Architects, who also led the design of the Foundation Hotel. […]
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August 28, 2018
In December 2015, Detroit became the first U.S. city named a UNESCO City of Design, joining the organization’s Creative Cities Network. Walking around downtown Detroit, it’s clear that the city is not yet on par with creative capitals like New […]
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August 25, 2018
TIME just released its “World’s Greatest Places 2018,” including places to visit, stay, and eat. For proof that Detroit is bouncing back, look to its old, disused fire department headquarters. Last year, it reopened as the Detroit Foundation Hotel, a […]
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August 14, 2018
McIntosh Poris Associates is proud to announce Foundation Hotel won an AIA Detroit Honor Award this year! “The commitment to work with the building and let it dictate a program creates a memorable and unique experience at every floor. The […]
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July 27, 2018
Every great American city deserves an iconic hotel and restaurant, and that’s just what Aparium Hotel Group set out to give Detroit with The Foundation Hotel and Apparatus Room. Working with developer Walter Cohen, McIntosh Poris Associates, Simeone Deary Design […]
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May 8, 2018
McIntosh Poris Associates 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 […]
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April 28, 2018
MPA 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 Associates and Neumann/Smith Architecture have developed a creative new office space in Detroit, Michigan for advertising […]
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April 4, 2018
“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 Associates.“ So many sports venues only come to life on […]
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March 20, 2018
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 to Hospitality Design>>
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March 12, 2018
“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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