Michigan Modern

05/06/2026

Guided tours of a Frank Lloyd Wright and at Lawrence Tech? Sign us up! A limited number of tickets are available... 👇

04/10/2026

Michigan's premier historic preservation conference is coming in May to metro Detroit... and it includes several tours that focus on the region's Modernism properties! Check out the full list of conference sessions and tours and register today: https://www.mhpn.org/conference-registration/

Don't miss this chance to tour some of Detroit's finest Modernism!

03/06/2026

Michigan came THIS close to having a modernist state capitol! The new facility would have complimented the other buildings in the central Capitol Complex which were built in the mid-late 1960s.

We love modernism, but we’re also pretty glad they kept Michigan’s exceptional 1879 state Capitol building instead!

02/27/2026

📣 The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office is seeking a consultant to prepare a study on the work of Nathan Johnson (1926-2021), an important Detroit-based modernist architect! Learn more in the Request for Proposals link below! 👇

01/05/2026

Great news for the study of Michigan Modernism! Nathan Johnson first rose to prominence through his commissions for small Black congregations in Detroit, with his affinity for Modern design becoming a hallmark of his work. Into the 1960s, Johnson’s firm received increasingly larger commissions, including churches, offices, businesses, housing, and more. Learn more about this upcoming project to study Nathan Johnson's designs 👇

11/03/2025

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The GM Tech Center in Warren, formally the General Motors Technical Center, is a designated National Historic Landmark nationally significant American history in the areas of engineering, landscape design, industry, and architecture. Architect Eero Saarinen designed the campus during the height of the Postwar modernism movement including several eye catching features, among them the stainless steel space-age water tower, domed design auditorium, and bold, colorful brickwork on several buildings. Check out these photos of the campus, rarely seen by the public!

Shrouded behind trees and fences in the heart of Warren lies a true Michigan marvel. But we'll give you an inside look.

09/24/2025

There's still a few spots left for the MillerKnoll Design Yard and Archive behind the scenes tours coming up in mid-October! Learn more and reserve your spot today:

Docomomo Michigan proudly partners with MillerKnoll to invite you through the doors and into the collected heart of their heritage.

09/15/2025

Ford Motor Company announced this morning that it intends to move its corporate headquarters out of the famed "Glass House" building at 1 American Road, to a new location not far from Greenfield Village in Dearborn. The iconic Glass House, opened in 1956 with a design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will be demolished.

"It's better days are behind it," Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford said of the Glass House. https://detne.ws/463N1FQ

08/13/2025

08/07/2025

Michigan is home to the only marble Art Deco style lighthouse in the United States! It was designed by noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn, and a can be seen at the east end of Belle Isle Park on the Detroit River!