architecture

Keeping a community’s past alive for current generations while capturing current history for future generations is the charge of many historical societies. The Webster Township Historical Society has a champion in Thelma Tucker. Meet Thelma when she joined Deb Polich to talk about the history and charm of the Webster Township Village.

Historic preservation architect and advocate Ilene Tyler has an answer. The Michigan Historic Preservation Association does too, as it honors Ilene and her Ann Arbor Old Fourth Ward Association colleagues with the 2024 Community Award for historic preservation activities that promote and protect the neighborhood. Ilene joins Deb Polich on this edition of WEMU’s "creative:impact."

The City of Ann Arbor is changing, and there are development priorities for the short and longer-term future. Much of it is dependent on zoning. Zoning decisions can change the complexion of the city. Understanding how it works is the focus on today's conversation between WEMU's David Fair and Ellie Abrons. Ellie is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan and a planning commissioner for the City of Ann Arbor.

Milan resident Dave Snyder seems to have found that magic moment when buildings that just seemed old and uninteresting become nostalgic and worthy of restoration and preservation. One by one, he is working to bring buildings along Milan’s main street back to life. Dave tells us how he’s getting it done when he joins Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact".

3D concrete printing is process where a computer instructs a machine where to squeeze out layer, upon layer of concrete until a framed building is constructed. At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, researchers have developed an improved design that can make the concrete structure stronger and allow for more creative designs. WEMU's Cathy Shafran talks with one of those researchers, Mania Meibodi.

Journalists quickly become subject experts on the stories they cover. Ann Arborite Michael Hodges spent 30 years at The Detroit News. No doubt his research and storytelling skills positioned him well to become an author. Join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" to meet journalist turned author, Michael Hodges. They talk about his career and his recent book about famed architect Albert Kahn.

As an artist and an award winning architectural designer, Douglas Madaras of Ann Arbor says love is what inspires his work and gives him the strength to…

Sean Ahlquist is an accomplished architect in the area of design and fabrication of pre-stressed lightweight structures and innovations in…

The most ancient form of artistic expression is architecture. Whether in it's in our own backyard or across the world, architects have created buildings…