Founded in 1968, the career and technical education program is intended to widen the horizons of high school education beyond the classroom for students interested in the building trades.
A growing number of local leaders are examining racism's influence on our community's development, and seeking to counteract those effects moving forward.
The city of Ann Arbor has joined the Building Performance Standards Coalition, an initiative the Biden administration recently announced to reduce building emissions.
Bryan Boyer co-created "People Party!," which allows architects to populate their renderings with human figures who represent real population metrics in the areas where their projects will be located.
The Ann Arbor Art Center is currently accepting proposals for innovative spatial art installations in Ann Arbor alleys, seeking to activate pedestrian space and increase public art.
The chapel had fallen into disuse for decades, suffering the ravages of time and weather. But a dedicated group of local residents has banded together to faithfully restore the building and reopen it as a small event space.
Building Matters aims to help Ann Arbor residents understand themselves better and bridge the gap from consumption of space and buildings to active engagement in them.
Downtown Ypsilanti is getting a facelift as several new businesses have opened and long-vacant buildings are being renovated and occupied.
A 2016 ordinance revision made it easier for city residents to create and rent out attached or detached housing on their properties, partly as a way to address the local affordable housing shortage. But not a single such dwelling has since been built.
From a little-known Frank Lloyd Wright design to a residence we like to call "the Mothership," we ran down some of the city's most ornate, oddly shaped, and architecturally striking homes.
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