Detroit Month of Design 2026 Showcases Motor City Renaissance, from Michigan Central to Little Village

Key facts

• Detroit Month of Design 2026 was organized by Camron and Design Core, steward of Detroit's UNESCO City of Design designation.
• Michigan Central was reopened by Ford Motor Company in 2024 after restoration; its main hall ceiling has 29,000 Guastovino tiles, with only 1,700 not original.
• Michigan Central was designed by Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stem, the same firms behind New York's Grand Central Station.
• Ford Motor Company is developing a 180-room NoMad hotel in Michigan Central's tower, with a restaurant by chef Matt Eckfeld and a library curated by Periodicals.
• Hudson Detroit, designed by SHoP, is the city's second tallest building and first major development in 50 years; it houses Rock Ventures and General Motors headquarters and an Edition hotel.
• Library Street Collective, led by Anthony and JJ Curis, is restoring properties in three east-side neighborhoods, including a new home for Assemble Sound in an OMA-designed building and a Louis/Buhl gallery building by the late Lorcan O'Herlihy.
• "Between Your Love and Mine," curated by Stefan Novakovic and supported by Library Street Collective, featured installations by SOCA, Castor, Undecorated, and OSD; its title is from Leonard Cohen's "Treaty."
• The Motown Museum expansion, designed by Perkins & Will, is set to open next June; a hard hat tour was led by chairwoman and CEO Robin Terry.