One Woodward Avenue

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One Woodward Avenue
Information
Location	Detroit, USA
Status	Complete
Constructed	1962
Use	office
Floor count	26
Companies
Architect	Minoru Yamasaki SmithGroup

It overlooks Hart Plaza, Cobo Hall, and the Detroit River. It is connected directly to the Guardian Building by an enclosed walkway over W. Larned Street. Architect Minoru Yamasaki designed One Woodward Avenue. His design for McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University is also highly regarded by architects. ^[1]

One Woodward Avenue (1962) stands at 26 stories. Minoru Yamasaki used it to formulate his design for the now-destroyed World Trade Center in New York City, New York).

At night, the large "cube" at the top is lit up with large floodlights, color-coded with seasonal events. Near Christmas, it is lit green, red, and white; in the summer, around the U.S. Independence Day and Canada Day, it is red, white and blue; and it is silver-gold prior to the U.S. Thanksgiving celebration in November.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ AIA Detroit Urban Priorities Committee, (1-10-2006).Top 10 Detroit InteriorsModel D Media

[edit] References

• 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. 
• Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture of America, unpublished manuscript
• 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. 

[edit] External links

• Google Maps Location of One Woodward Avenue
• One Woodward Avenue at Emporis.com
• SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on One Woodward Avenue