Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
September 30, 2015
Three Detroit developments began construction this week. DuCharme Place near Lafayette Park finally got going after a year or so in limbo. The luxury development, a 185-unit, high-end complex, is visible to the east of the Mies van der Rohe-designed […]
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September 29, 2015
McIntosh Poris Associates featured on Houzz for Birmingham Residence. 10 ways to give your kids’ playspace some style without sacrificing any of the fun. Read More>>>
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September 28, 2015
Detroit Creative Corridor presents a film by Stephen McGee Follow the link to view film>>
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September 23, 2015
Construction work has begun on DuCharme Place, a 185-unit, $42-million upscale residential community planned for 1544 E. Lafayette, just east of the iconic 1300 Lafayette Tower. The project is headed by Southfield-based Arco Construction. McIntosh Poris architects designed DuCharme Place […]
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September 21, 2015
McIntosh Poris Associates is one– of only two firms in Michigan, named in Dwell’s 2015 Special Edition. Follow the link to Dwell’s website>>
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September 15, 2015
MPA is thrilled about designing COOLHOUSE, an office for Nutshell in Ann Arbor. “We know if we connect these places, we have the chance to build a solid network,” Malcoun said. “It’s actually a terrible idea to tie up a […]
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September 8, 2015
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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September 1, 2015
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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August 10, 2015
Renovation and adaptive-reuse projects are not limited to cities such as New York, Michael Poris, AIA, principal, McIntosh Poris Associates, Birmingham, MI, observed. Despite the omnipresent media images of Detroit as a city of abandoned or razed buildings and vacant […]
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July 28, 2015
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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