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Summary: Historian and published biographer Julie Schopieray once again brings an unknown figure to life. Readers, especially those familiar with Traverse City, Michigan, will wonder why they had not heard of Jens C. Petersen before—and will appreciate reading about this remarkable man who lived in Northern Michigan for nearly thirty-five years. Most likely the first licensed architect to ever work in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Julie Schopiery 2018
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 921 PETERSEN, JENS C. SCH1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 921 PETERSEN, JENS SCH
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 921 PETBandes, Susan J.
Summary: From 1940 to 1970 mid-Michigan had an extensive and varied legacy of modernist architecture. While this book explores buildings by renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Alden B. Dow, and the Keck brothers, the text—based on archival research and oral histories—focuses more heavily on regional architects whose work was strongly influenced by international modern styles. The reader will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Arts BandesArnaud, Michel
Summary: [This book] is a visual essay on the rebuilding and resurgence of the city of Detroit by photographer Michel Arnaud, co-author of Design Brooklyn. In recent years, much of the focus on Detroit has been on the negative stories and images of shuttered, empty buildings-- the emblems of Detroit's financial and physical decline. In contrast, Arnaud aims his lens at the emergent creative enterprises...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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Summary: "Guardians of Michigan profiles the extraordinary architectural sculpture found in both the pleasant peninsulas of the Great Lakes State. Author Jeff Morrison spent years exploring Michigans largest cities and smallest towns, using telephoto photography to capture the sculptural details hidden from the naked eye, and researching the beautiful historic architecture he encountered. Organized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 729.09774 MorrisonHoagland, Alison K.
Summary: During the nineteenth century, the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan was the site of America's first mineral land rush as companies hastened to profit from the region's vast copper deposits. In order to lure workers to such a remote location--and work long hours in dangerous conditions--companies offered not just competitive wages but also helped provide the very infrastructure of town...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2010
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Summary: From the Publisher: In this important book, Dan Austin and Sean Doerr have restored the real people to many of Detroit's architectural landmarks, and not a moment too soon. These "lost" buildings still stand, or rather totter, in a dilapidated state, their histories fading like the paint on their walls. The buildings might not long survive, but thanks to this book and the efforts of Austin...
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 AUSSummary: Lafayette Park, an affordable middle-class residential area in downtown Detroit, is home to the largest collection of buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the world. Today, it is one of Detroit's most racially integrated and economically stable neighborhoods, although it is surrounded by evidence of a city in financial distress. Through interviews with and essays by residents;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolis Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 ThanksSummary: Adam Bearup, the Hybrid Home Guy, battles impossible blueprints and a Michigan winter to create the perfect sustainable underground farm, that includes a home, greenhouse and a working farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hybrid Home Guy Productions 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.47 SHEWestphal, Joanne M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University, Board of Regets 1997
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Sharoff, Robert.
Summary: "In the 1910s and 1920s there was more steel going up in Detroit than anywhere outside of New York and Chicago. The result was the country's first high-tech metropolis, a city of lavish monuments and glittering skyscrapers." "The list of major architects who designed buildings for Detroit includes Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Stanford White, Daniel Burnham, Cass Gilbert, Albert Kahn,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.9774 SHAJohnson, Heidi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2001
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2 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI 362.2 JohnsonCall number: MI Local Johnson
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2004
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: OVS 362.21 JOHWakefield, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: s.n.] 1978
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Andrews, Wayne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.9774 ANDGallagher, John.
Summary: From the Publisher: A meticulously researched and profusely illustrated celebration of Michigan Architecture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Architectural Foundation 2008
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Summary: Welcome to Michigan's Old Mission Peninsula located in northern Grand Traverse County in the Grand Traverse Bay region! In this revised edition, you can learn of the history of Old Mission Peninsula and its barns. The book contains an abundance of pictures and will no doubt bring back lots of memories for many. Author Evelyn Johnson has been awarded the State History Award for her book "Barns...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dickinson Press Inc. 2006
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local JohnsonSummary: Nearly twenty years in the making, this volume includes many of Detroit's most well-known churches, like Sainte Anne in Corktown, the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Boston-Edison, Saint Florian in Hamtramck, Mariners' Church on the riverfront, Saint Mary's in Greektown, and Central United Methodist Church downtown. The authors have incorporated information from publis resources,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 726.5 DETLandscape Architecture Program
Summary: Land use plan for Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, Michigan complied by more than a committe of 90. The data gathered presents the larger pricture of land use patterns, development trends, and planning applications.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.464 LandscapeEckert, Kathryn Bishop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MIC 720.9774 ECKHill, Eric J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.74 HILAnnett, Bruce J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oakland County Pioneer & Historical Society 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ronald E. Schmitt 0000
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Summary: This monograph presents 34 selected projects carefully documented to record its place in art history and the story behind both its architect and client. One breathtaking view after another invites readers to enter what are often private realms not open to the public, to explore the innovative and cutting-edge design solutions presented on these pages. With 300 pages and over 450 color images,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Visual Profile Books, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Photographer Mike Barton created Charlevoix in a nutshell, with over 190 full-color photographs. From colorful Bridge Street to the legendary Earl Young stone houses to the spectacular sunsets over Lake Michigan, everyone will find this little book a joy to read.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boulder Press 2009