Midcentury Modern Midland

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Midcentury Modern Midland

Site overview

Midland, Michigan is home to a unique quality and concentration of structures that create a cohesive expression of modernism in the Midwest. Beginning in the early 1930s, Alden B. Dow, FAIA and Architect Laureate of Michigan, introduced modern architecture to Midland. His innovative, functional, and dynamic work inspired architects like Francis Warner, Jackson Hallett, Glenn Beach, Robert Schwartz and others. Recognizing the responsibility and opportunity to tell the complete story of Midland’s role in the Modern Movement, Mid-Century Modern Midland (MCMM), a project of the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio was established. MCMM is committed to documenting, preserving and celebrating Midland’s architectural heritage.

Awards

Documentation

Citation of Merit

Residential

The jury awards a Survey Citation of Merit for the Midcentury Modern Midland project. Beginning in the early 1930s, Alden B. Dow, FAIA and Architect Laureate of Michigan, introduced modern architecture to Midland, Michigan. Dow challenged traditional ways of thinking, helped redefine how buildings are used and inspired other architects to do the same. Midcentury Modern Midland undertook an expansive project to identify, document, evaluate, and share this unique architectural heritage. The fruits of this labor, much of which was volunteer-based, has been made available to the public through a well-designed website and mobile app. 

"A model project that could and should be replicated elsewhere."

- 2019 Jury
Client

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

Restoration Team

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

DC Tree

University of Michigan’s Department of Industrial Operation Engineering, Practicum in Production and Service System Class

Location

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

315 Post Street
Midland, MI, 48640

Designer(s)

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