Architecture & Design

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Inside Track: Teaching creatives how to change a community

Gayle DeBruyn, Kendall College’s first chief sustainability officer, helps students forge a bond between design and environment.

May 10, 2013
While other little girls were playing with Barbie dolls, Gayle DeBruyn was in her backyard building forts. Read More

Orion lands veterans home work

May 10, 2013
Orion Construction, a local general contracting firm, has been chosen to renovate the main entrance to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans at 3000 Monroe Ave. NE. Read More

Herman Miller acquires Maharam for $156M

April 25, 2013
Herman Miller has announced it will be acquiring Maharam Fabric Corp. of New York on April 29 for $156 million in cash. Read More

Local homebuilders’ membership is growing nicely

April 19, 2013
After a few down years, an important — but possibly little known — indicator of the region’s overall economy is up. Read More

Redesign bill for two key city parks: $3.3M

April 19, 2013
The Downtown Development Authority learned it will cost about $3.3 million to redesign the two oldest parks in Grand Rapids. For some board members there was a sticker-shock effect. Read More

West Michigan Creative Congress visualizes trade show

April 17, 2013
Special effects wizards and marketing professionals will be glad to know that the West Michigan Creative Congress (WMCC) is tonight. Read More

Founders Brewing presents taste of beer garden and education center

April 15, 2013
Founders Brewing Co. has released renderings of what its current expansion phase will look like when it's completed. Read More

Arena South Visioning Plan has focus

Two options are result of community recommendations.

April 12, 2013
The concise logo for the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority’s Arena South Visioning Plan is: “From the ground up — Arena South.” Read More

Kendall College of Art and Design federal building wins historic preservation award

April 8, 2013
Kendall College of Art and Design's rehabilitation of the Federal Building in downtown Grand Rapids has been named one of the projects to receive the 2013 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation. Read More

TowerPinkster is brewing a threesome

One brewery is expanding, two are debuting, and all are in the same city.

April 5, 2013
The old adage that good things come in threes certainly applies for a local engineering and architectural company, as TowerPinkster has the unusual task of designing three breweries at the same time and in the same city: Kalamazoo. Read More