Cadillac Centre
| Cadillac Centre | |
|---|---|
Anthony Caradonna AC/2 Studio | |
| Developer | Northern Group Inc. |
Cadillac Centre was a proposed contemporary complex to be constructed in
The Detroit Free Press reported in early October 2008 that the New York–based developers were having trouble meeting their deadline,
Impact
Styled in the postmodern architectural genre known as deconstructivism, the $150-million Cadillac Center was expected to have a profound impact on development in downtown Detroit as a mixed-use residential and commercial complex. Anthony Caradonna's steel-glass design for Cadillac Centre, reminiscent of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao,[2][3] was slated to face Campus Martius Park, a central gathering place in downtown Detroit. Developer Northern Group was the then owner of Detroit's Penobscot Building, First National Building, and Cadillac Tower. The existing Gothic-Revival Cadillac Tower would have connected with and incorporated the new Cadillac Centre.[2] The futuristic Cadillac Centre would have been constructed on Detroit's historic Monroe block, once a collection of eight antebellum commercial buildings demolished in 1989.[6]
Architect
The architect of record is Anthony Caradonna, a faculty member at the
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (January 8, 2008).Development News:Architecturally daring Cadillac Centre announced, will break ground in 2009 Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine.Model D Media. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Detroit Gets New Era in Downtown Living With Iconic $150 Million Cadillac Centre on Campus Martius Park". Reuters (Press release). Northern Group, Inc. 6 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ^ a b c Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (January 15, 2008).A New Design for Detroit.Model D Media. Retrieved on April 12, 2008.
- ^ Gallagher, John (2008-10-03). "Cadillac Centre project in trouble". Freep.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Duggan, Daniel (6 October 2008). "Detroit Economic Growth Corp. ends Cadillac Centre deal - Detroit ..." Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Hyde, Charles (May–June 1991).Demolition by Neglect: The Failure to Save the Monroe Block Archived January 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.Michigan History Magazine.Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
- ^ Pratt Institute Faculty Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
Further reading
- Hill, Eric J.; John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.)
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