Downtown Detroit

Guide to feathering an urban nest

Getting the right look for our new HQ was important. So we went with old new stuff. Or is it the other way around? Let Claire Nelson tell us how we furnished our new pad and what it takes for you to do the same.

Richard Florida weighs in on what downtown Twitter presence means for Detroit
Gilbert scores again, this time with $500K residential building on Washington Blvd
Challenge Detroit seeks public voting on top 100 applicant list
After 5 Detroit expands services, adds one more staffer
Twitter’s new office brings national prestige to M@dison Building
DEGC shepherds more projects through SmartBuildings program
Green Dot Stables leads latest round of new retail/restaurant openings
House music titans Huckaby, Pittman stir three years of ‘Hot Pot’ at MCW
Urbanism from outer space

Erik and Israel Nordin are spreading a contemporary urban look around the region. It begins with gritty industrial processes that are characteristically Detroit, but ends in objects that are graceful, smooth and personal. Matthew Piper gets an eyeful.

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