DOCOMOMO 2024: Yamasaki in Detroit's Cultural Center

Minoru Yamasaki, Detroit’s best-known midcentury architect, left his mark all over the city. Locally he designed office buildings, houses of worship, educational institutions, and residences. Learn how Yamasaki came to Wayne State University in the mid-1950s to extend and execute their master plan with new buildings and a pedestrian-friendly campus, and then helped to establish the College for Creative Studies' new 1950s campus. This tour, offered as part of DOCOMOMO National Tour Day 2024, explores Yamasaki’s legacy in Detroit's Cultural Center, including a stop at Wayne State University’s magnificent McGregor Memorial Conference Center and reflecting pool.

Parking: Metered and non-metered street parking is available in the immediate area. Paid parking is also available in the DIA parking lot.

When: Sunday, October 20, 1:30 pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early (1:15pm) for check-in. The tour will take place rain or shine.

Where: Josephine Ford Sculpture Garden, located at John R and Kirby, on the College for Creative Studies campus

Advance ticket purchases are available until 6pm the Saturday before the tour. Tickets may be refunded up to 7 days prior to the date of a tour; after that, tickets are not refundable.

Note: Restroom facilities may be unavailable along the tour route.

If you are not feeling well or have any cold or flu-like symptoms, please do not come on the tour; we will gladly refund your tour. Contact [email protected] to make arrangements.

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