In this morning’s post, I briefly mentioned Albert Kahn as the architect involved in the design of the Willow Run bomber plant. Willow Run was one of a long list of industrial designs that Kahn’s firm worked on, but he did far more than plant designs. In fact, he is often called “the architect of Detroit.” What follows are some of Kahn’s iconic buildings. Yes, I love Detroit; why do you ask?
The Fisher Building: then and now photos
Fisher Building lobby
GM Building
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Edsel and Eleanor were also huge patrons of the arts and art collectors; Edsel sat on the board of the DIA and was instrumental in the commissioning of the Diego Rivera murals [The arts]).
Detroit Free Press building
Detroit News building