Esoteric Survey

  McGregor Memorial Conference Center (1958) This was the first building Yamasaki designed on the Wayne State campus. College of Education Building (1960) by Minoru Yamasaki This was the second Yamasaki building on the campus. Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium (1964) I did a post on Wayne State the last time I was in Detroit.  I think the new photos are better.  One Woodward Ave was Yamasaki's first skyscraper. Reynolds Metal Regional Sales Office (1959) in Southfield Another repeat from 2018 . The interior is a bit rough. Temple Beth El (1973) in Bloomfield Hills The Minoru and Teruko (Hirashiki) Yamasaki House (1972) in Bloomfield Hills. Minuro lived here until he passed in 1986 and Teruko in 1997. He designed this lamp, which is still in the house. So is the screen his buddy Harry Bertoia made for him.

Dodge Fountain at Philip A. Hart Plaza  by Isamu Noguchi One Woodward Ave (1963) by Minoru Yamasaki is in the background. One Woodward Ave was Yamasaki's first skyscraper. Not bad. Busted I guess I wasn't supposed to be taking photos inside the building. A pedestrian bridge was added in the 1980s that connects to the Guardian Building (1929). The bridge is closed now. The People Mover tracks are below. Someone has been trying to get the bridge converted into a bar/nightclub. Read about it here . I'd like to see a coffee shop. Noguchi is dry. I suppose Detroit has bigger issues to deal with in terms of infrastructure. High security Noguchi. I wonder who they're watching? It must be the Canadians. They're right across the river.

McGregor Memorial Conference Center (1958) by Minoru Yamasaki This was the first building Yamasaki designed on the Wayne State campus. The reflecting pool was restored in 2013. It had been empty since the 80's. College of Education Building (1960) by Minoru Yamasaki This was the second Yamasaki building on the campus. Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium (1964)   by Minoru Yamasaki Hopefully a pool restoration project is in the works. Source:  Detroit Historical Society Richard A. Cohn Building  (1959) by  Harley, Ellington, & Day