05/22/26 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt has been promoted to Professor of Practice in Architecture at the University of Michigan Taubman College
05/15/26 — Signal-Return at LANTERN receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
04/29/26 — Cadillac Arts Centre cited in Vogue on the evolving art scene in Detroit
04/06/26 — M1DTW has been commissioned by Woman of Banglatown to develop the Woman of Banglatown Home Base building
04/02/26 — Construction is underway for the renovation of Mies Townhouse #4
03/31/26 — Construction is underway for the renovation of Mies Courthouse #1
03/30/26 — Construction is underway for the InsideOut Literary Arts Offices in Little Village, Detroit
03/05/26 — Construction at Cadillac Arts Center has reached substantial completion
02/16/26 — Construction is underway for a residential addition for a bespoke millworker and his family
02/15/26 — Construction has commenced on Phase 1 of the Blue Bird Inn
02/01/26 — M1DTW’s Cara Wagner has been selected for AIA Michigan's Board of Directors / Young Architect Regional Director
01/20/26 — Phase 2 construction is underway for the renovation of Mies Townhouse #3
2025
12/20/25 — Construction for the Addition for Two Curators has reached substantial completion
10/02/25 — Backyard House published in the Wall Street Journal
08/04/25 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design the new offices for InsideOut Literary Arts within the Cadillac Arts Centre
06/30/25 — M1DTW has been commissioned for the design renovation of a Mies Courthouse for a couple and their young daughter
05/27/25 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design a residential addition for a bespoke millworker, his wife, and their two children
05/15/25 — Construction has commenced on an addition for two arts curators in Ferndale
05/12/25 — M1DTW has been commissioned for the design renovation of a Mies Townhouse for a client with a love of music
03/23/25 — Milestone: Thomas Affeldt celebrates 10 years at M1DTW!
03/13/25 — Construction has commenced on the arts center renovation at 1533 Cadillac Boulevard has commenced
05/27/25 — Signal-Return at Lantern, published in Dezeen
05/27/25 — Signal-Return at Lantern, published in Archinect
05/20/25 — Signal-Return at Lantern, published in Wallpaper*
05/12/25 — Signal-Return at Lantern published in Atmosfera
02/04/25 — M1DTW turns 25! OTD in 2000, M1 submitted a proposal for its first project in a Detroit warehouse, and we were off…
02/20/25 — 5000 Grand River Offices published in Archisearch
01/14/25 — Construction is completed for the 6 Salon (Old Woodward) refresh after only 12 days.
01/02/25 — Construction has commenced refresh for 6 Salon (Old Woodward) in Birmingham
01/15/25 — Phase 1 construction is complete at the Palmer Woods House
2024
12/02/24 — LSC—O named an Editor’s Pick for The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards
10/07/24 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design an addition for a couple in the arts in Ferndale
10/09/24 — Racked Up: M1DTW uses limited materials to create maximal flexibility at Detroit’s archival and gallery space, LSC—O, published in AN Interior
09/17/24 — M1DTW has been commissioned to oversee the design of the Blue Bird Inn and Archive for Detroit Sound Conservancy
09/13/24 — The Lafayette Park T-Shirt is back in the M1DTW Shop in a new color
09/11/24 — Library Street Collective Outpost (LSC—O) receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
08/09/24 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design the refresh for 6 Salon on Old Woodward in Birmingham
08/01/24 — Construction is underway for the Palmer Woods House
06/24/24 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design the renovation of a 24,000 SF arts center in Detroit’s Little Village
03/08/24 — Construction is complete for the Library Street Collective Outpost (LSC—O)
2023
07/28/23 — Now Available: ARCHITECTURE SUCKS — 20th Anniversary Tee in the M1DTW Shop
05/17/23 — M1DTW named ‘Best of Practice’ Winner by The Architects Newspaper
06/05/23 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt discusses Lafayette Park in Detroit Design Magazine’s “D-Sign in the D”
01/15/23 — Construction on an outpost for Library Street Collective has begun
01/16/23 — “Invisible, by design” feature on M1DTW’s Floyd Library & Bloomscape, published in Great Lakes by Design magazine
2022
11/02/22 — 6 Salon (Detroit), Oakridge Dental Center, & Floyd Library recognized in the 2022 Architecture Masterprize awards
10/22/22 — M1DTW volumes 1/2/3 represent twenty years of design practice in three volumes now available in the M1DTW Shop!
10/08/22 — Oakridge Dental Center & Floyd Library recognized in the 2022 Loop Design Awards
10/02/22 — M1DTW Architects has been named Best Firm in North America by the Loop Design Awards
10/01/22 — Signal Return at Lantern has reached substantial completion.
09/24/22 — Backyard House, a new residential build, has reached substantial completion
08/30/22 — The Barry Sampson book, Teaching + Practice, designed by M1DTW nominated in the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards
08/18/22 — M1DTW has been commissioned for the design renovation of a Mies van der Rohe Townhouse for a couple in the arts
08/15/22 — M1DTW’s Oakridge Dental Center received a Silver Award in the 2022 C-IDEA Design Awards
08/15/22 — M1DTW’s 6 Salon (Detroit) recognized with Design Award in the 2022 C-IDEA Design Awards
07/12/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices featured in Azure Magazine
06/30/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices published in Fast Company
06/04/22 — Adare House Pavilion awarded first place as an Addition Project in the 2022 Detroit Design Awards
06/03/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
05/15/22 — Oakridge Dental Center, Bloomscape, and Working in Mumbai featured in Gradient Journal
05/06/22 — M1DTW named to the list of Best Commercial Architects in Detroit, Michigan by General Contractors Magazine
05/04/22 — M1DTW has been commissioned for the renovation of a residential project in Palmer Woods, Michigan
05/04/22 — We’ve Moved! M1DTW has relocated to a larger workspace at 1948 Division in Detroit’s Eastern Market.
04/25/22 — “Durability in Design” published in Rethinking the Future
03/15/22 — Construction has commenced for Signal Return in the OMA-designed Lantern development in Detroit’s Little Village
02/28/22 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design the renovation of a small arts building for Library Street Collective
02/22/22 — Floyd Library, Oakridge Dental Center, & 6 Salon (Detroit) recognized in the 2022 International Design Awards
02/17/22 M1DTW has been commissioned to design a new home for Signal Return Letterpress in Detroit’s Little Village
02/16/22 — Oakridge Dental Center received First Place for Interiors: Healthcare / Wellness in the Rethinking The Future Awards
2021
09/15/21 The FLOYD Library office renovation is complete
08/20/21 — Bloomscape HQ receives an AIA Detroit Design Honor Award
08/19/21 — Water Street Coffee receives an AIA Detroit Design Honor Award
07/11/2021 — Now Reading: Working in Mumbai book, designed by M1DTW in Design City Lab
07/09/21 — Oakridge Dental Center receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
06/20/21 Construction has begun on the FLOYD Library office renovation in Eastern Market, Detroit
01/01/21 — A Look Inside Floyd’s Modern Detroit Office” in OfficeLovin’
04/15/21 — Renovation work on the GW Dunham House has commenced
05/09/21 — The Lafayette Park 10th Anniversary T-Shirt and LP Tote is back by popular demand, in the new M1DTW Shop!
01/04/21 — Construction is underway for Backyard House, in Birmingham, Michigan
2020
11/05/20 — Water Street Coffee receives an M-Award for Excellence in Masonry Design from the Masonry Institute of Michigan and AIA Michigan
11/05/20 — Oakridge Dental Center receives an M-Award for Excellence in Masonry Design from the Masonry Institute of Michigan and AIA Michigan
10/29/20 M1DTW has been commissioned by FLOYD to reimagine their offices for new and flexible uses
10/09/20 — FLOYD HQ receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
08/11/20 — Oakridge Dental Center receives an AIA Detroit Design Honor Award
08/22/20 — 6 Salon (Pop-Up) receives an AIA Detroit Design Honor Award
05/13/20 — Zhu Pei Root & Contemporaneity book, designed by M1DTW included in “Nine New and Notable Design Books” in Architectural Record
02/10/20 — M1DTW has been commissioned to oversee the renovation of the fire damaged GW Dunham House in Detroit’s Indian Village
2019
10/14/19 — M1DTW has been commissioned to design a new home for a retired couple in their backyard
08/15/19 — FLOYD HQ receives a Commerce Design Award: Detroit from AIA Detroit, UNESCO Detroit City of Design, & Design Core Detroit
02/21/19 — Detroit’s House of Pure Vin lets visitors wine in style in The Architect’s Newspaper
2018
07/27/18 — House of Pure Vin receives a Commerce Design Award: Detroit from AIA Detroit, UNESCO Detroit City of Design, & Design Core Detroit, Winner
05/15/18 — M1DTW’s Signal-Return published in Detroit Design 139, Volume 1
04/05/18 — Inside Floyd’s new Eastern Market Headquarters, in Curbed Detroit
05/18/18 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt has been promoted to Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture at the University of Michigan Taubman College
2017
05/09/17 — House of Pure Vin receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
04/21/17 — One Care Offices receives 1st Place in the Commercial Design: Office category in the 2017 Detroit Home Design Awards
04/11/17 — Mies Townhouse and House of Pure Vin featured in new book: Detroit: The Dream Is Now: The Design, Art, and Resurgence of an American City
03/31/17 — M1DTW’s Studio Apartment featured in Curbed Detroit
2016
03/01/16 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt discusses architecture firms’ creative names in Crain’s Detroit.
2015
11/24/15 — House of Pure Vin Soft Opens Wednesday in Eater Detroit
06/08/15 — Mills Pharmacy receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
06/08/15 — 6 Salon (Old Woodward) receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
03/25/15 — Mills Pharmacy receives 1st place in the Commercial Building category in the 2015 Detroit Home Design Awards
03/25/15 — 6 Salon (Old Woodward) receives 1st place in the Retail Interior Design category in the 2015 Detroit Home Design Awards
2014
10/03/14 — The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit, designed by M1DTW, named Winner of the 2014 University of Michigan Press Book Award
06/02/14 — Mills Pharmacy + Apothecary featured as the Building of the Week in World Architects
01/30/14 — M1DTW’s founder Christian Unverzagt discusses Old Buildings, New Tricks in Michigan Today
06/06/14 — 6 Salon (Old Woodward) named 2014 Salon of the Year Grand Prize Winner by Salon Today Magazine
2012
11/16/12 — M1DTW firm profile: Adapting Detroit for a Creative Class Economy in AIA Architect
06/18/12 — M1DTW’s Yoga Shelter Detroit featured in Curbed Detroit
05/23/12 — The Atlantic Cities Portfolio of the Week: Detroit’s M1/DTW
2011
12/7/11 — M1DTW’s Mills Pharmacy featured in Curbed Detroit
11/11/11 — The MiesDetroit.org website, designed by M1DTW, featured in Curbed Detroit
11/01/11 — M1DTW’s Signal-Return featured in Curbed Detroit
09/15/11 — M1DTW’s Mill’s Pharmacy featured in Curbed Detroit
09/15/11 — Wonder Drug: M1DTW’s Mill’s Pharmacy featured in the September issue of HOUR Detroit
2009
08/15/09 — M1DTW: Mixing Architecture and Graphics, published in Architectural Record
06/08/09 — M1DTW’s 6 Salon and Sleeper Studio projects included in Middle_Out, published by the University of Michigan
2008
10/02/08 — The Michigan Architecture website is refreshed by M1DTW
06/18/08 — 6 Salon (Maple) named 2004 Salon of Distinction by Salon Today Magazine
2007
07/10/07 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt discusses practice in Detroit’s Model D
07/17/07 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) named North Salon Design in North America at NAHA
2006
08/06/06 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) published in ESTETICA Design Magazine, Issue 6
01/15/06 — Diller + Scofidio Eames book published in 365: AIGA Year in Design 26
2005
09/01/05 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) published in Salons & Spas: The Architecture of Beauty
07/15/05 — Michigan Architecture Papers 10: Diller + Scofidio book receives Honorable Mention in the I.D. Annual Design Review
06/10/05 — Michigan Architecture Papers 10: Diller + Scofidio book, designed by M1DTW, recognized in the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers competition
2004
06/15/04 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) named 2004 Salon of the Year Grand Prize Winner by Salon Today Magazine
2003
10/01/03 — M1DTW’s Sleeper Studio project published in the journal 306090, Teaching + Building, Volume 5
03/15/03 — Future Now featuring 6 Salon (Royal Oak) in the March issue of Clear Magazine
03/01/03 — Forming Function profile on M1 in the March issue of HOUR Detroit magazine
2000
12/15/00 — SIGNAL/TO/NOISE included as a Feature Project on Archinect