Cadillac Centre
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- For the New Center Detroit skyscraper see Cadillac Place.
| Cadillac Centre | |
An artist's rendering of the planned Cadillac Centre |
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| Location | Campus Martius Detroit, Michigan  United States |
| Status | Approved |
| Groundbreaking | September 2009 |
| Estimated completion | December 2011 |
| Use | Residential/Commercial Postmodern Deconstructivist style |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | TBA |
| Roof | TBA |
| Floor count | Two 24-story towers and a 12-story base. |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Anthony Caradonna OPUS |
| Developer | Northern Group Inc. |
Cadillac Centre is an anticipated contemporary skyscraper complex to be constructed in downtown Detroit, Michigan on the Monroe block of Campus Martius.[1][2][3] In January 2008, the city announced that the complex was approved for construction with groundbreaking expected September 2009.[1] Expected to cost $150-million, the mixed-use development calls for two 24-story towers to rise from a 12-story base which will connect to the 40-story Cadillac Tower.[2] The upscale residential high-rise is slated to include a retail and entertainment complex. The architect is Anthony Caradonna, an associate professor with Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York City and a principal with the OPUS firm, whose recent projects have included the Hotel Duomo in Molfetta, Italy and the Bar Solex in New York City.[1][2]
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[edit] Impact
Styled in the postmodern architectural genre known as deconstructivism, the $150-million Cadillac Center is expected to have a profound impact on development in downtown Detroit. Anthony Caradonna's steel-glass design for Cadillac Centre is reminiscent of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.[2][3] The mixed-use residential and commercial complex is slated to face Campus Martius Park, a central gathering place in downtown Detroit. Other skyscrapers on Campus Martius include Compuware World Headquarters, 1001 Woodward, and One Kennedy Square. Developer Northern Group is the owner of Detroit's Penobscot Building, First National Building, and Cadillac Tower. The existing Beaux-Arts Cadillac Tower will connect with and incorporate the new Cadillac Centre.[2] The futuristic Cadillac Centre is to be constructed on Detroit's historic Monroe block, once a collection of eight antebellum commercial buildings demolished in 1990.[4]
[edit] Architect
The architect of Cadillac Centre is Anthony Caradonna, a faculty member at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture and a principal with the firm of OPUS Architecture and Design Studios based in New York City and Rome, Italy.[2] He is a graduate of the Pratt Institute and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.[5] His recent projects include the Hotel Duomo in Molfetta, Italy and the Bar Solex in New York City[2] He earned a medal of merit from the American Institute of Architects in 1986.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (January, 8, 2008).Development News:Architecturally daring Cadillac Centre announced, will break ground in 2009.Model D Media. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g PRNewswire (January 6, 2008).Detroit Gets New Era in Downtown Living With Iconic $150 Million Cadillac Centre on Campus Martius Park. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (January 15, 2008).A New Design for Detroit.Model D Media. Retrieved on April 12, 2008.
- ^ Hyde, Charles (May-June 1991).Demolition by Neglect: The Failure to Save the Monroe Block.Michigan History Magazine.Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
- ^ Pratt Institute Faculty. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
[edit] Further reading
- Hill, Eric J. and 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.
- Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
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