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50 Years Ago, Minoru Yamasaki Was On Top Of The World
In the early 1960s, Detroit-area architect Minoru Yamasaki was riding high on a wave of high profile architectural commissions. His designs had transformed the Wayne State University campus, were adding beauty to the Detroit skyline and would soon yield the world’s two tallest buildings.
The Spirit of Detroit - The Endurance of Marshall Fredericks
Fredericks would create public art that would leave on lookers inspired. The work would have them pondering over the connection between the spiritual and natural world and force them wonder about there place in it.