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02/01/26 — M1DTW’s Cara Wagner has been selected for AIA Michigan's Board of Directors / Young Architect Regional Director
10/02/25 — Backyard House published in the Wall Street Journal
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
03/23/25 — Milestone: Thomas Affeldt celebrates 10 years at M1DTW!
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
12/02/24 — The Library Street Collective Outpost (LSC—O) named an Editor’s Pick for The Architect’s Newspaper 2024 Best of Design Awards
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
09/13/24 — 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
07/28/23 — Now Available: ARCHITECTURE SUCKS — 20th Anniversary Tee in the M1DTW Shop
06/05/23 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt discusses Lafayette Park in Detroit Design Magazine’s “D-Sign in the D”
05/17/23 — M1DTW named ‘Best of Practice’ Winner by The Architects Newspaper
01/16/23 — “Invisible, by design” feature on M1DTW’s Floyd Library and 5000 Grand River Offices, published in Great Lakes by Design magazine
10/22/22 — M1DTW volumes 1/2/3 represent twenty years of design practice in three volumes and is now available in the M1DTW Shop!
06/04/22 — Adare House Pavilion awarded first place as an Addition Project in the 2022 Detroit Design Awards
07/12/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices featured in Azure Magazine
06/30/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices published in Fast Company
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 — 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
11/02/22 — 6 Salon (Detroit), Oakridge Dental Center, & Floyd Library recognized in the 2022 Architecture Masterprize awards
10/08/22 — Oakridge Dental Center & Floyd Library recognized in the 2022 Loop Design Awards
08/30/22 — The Barry Sampson book, Teaching + Practice, designed by M1DTW nominated in the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards for Books
10/02/22 — M1DTW Architects has been named Best Firm in North America by the Loop Design Awards
06/03/22 — 5000 Grand River Offices receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
02/22/22 — Floyd Library, Oakridge Dental Center, & 6 Salon (Detroit) recognized in the 2022 International Design Awards
08/15/22 — M1DTW’s 6 Salon (Detroit) recognized with Design Award for Architecture and Landscape in the 2022 C-IDEA Design Awards
08/15/22 — M1DTW’s Oakridge Dental Center received a Silver Award for Architecture and Landscape in the 2022 C-IDEA Design Awards
02/16/22 — M1DTW’s Oakridge Dental Center received First Place for Interiors: Healthcare / Wellness in the 2022 Rethinking The Future Awards
05/09/21 — The Lafayette Park 10th Anniversary T-Shirt and LP Tote is back by popular demand, in the new M1DTW Shop!
07/11/2021 — Now Reading: Working in Mumbai book, designed by M1DTW in Design City Lab
01/01/21 — A Look Inside Floyd’s Modern Detroit Office” in OfficeLovin’
07/09/21 — Oakridge Dental Center receives an AIA Michigan Design Honor Award
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
05/13/20 — Zhu Pei Root & Contemporaneity book, designed by M1DTW included in “Nine New and Notable Design Books” in Architectural Record
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
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
02/21/19 — Detroit’s House of Pure Vin lets visitors wine in style in The Architect’s Newspaper
08/15/19 — FLOYD HQ receives a Commerce Design Award: Detroit from AIA Detroit, UNESCO Detroit City of Design, & Design Core Detroit
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
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
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
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
03/01/16 — M1DTW founder Christian Unverzagt discusses architecture firms’ creative names in Crain’s Detroit.
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
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
10/03/14 — The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit, designed by M1DTW, named Winner of the 2014 University of Michigan Press Book Award
11/16/12 — M1DTW firm profile: Adapting Detroit for a Creative Class Economy in AIA Architect
05/23/12 — The Atlantic Cities Portfolio of the Week: Detroit’s M1/DTW
06/18/12 — M1DTW’s Yoga Shelter Detroit featured in Curbed Detroit
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
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
06/18/08 — 6 Salon (Maple) named 2004 Salon of Distinction by Salon Today Magazine
10/02/08 — The Michigan Architecture website is refreshed by M1DTW
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
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
09/01/05 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) published in Salons & Spas: The Architecture of Beauty
07/15/05 — Diller + Scofidio Eames book receives Honorable Mention in the 2005 I.D. Annual Design Review
06/10/05 — Michigan Architecture Papers 10: Diller + Scofidio book, designed by M1DTW, recognized in the 2004 AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers competition
06/15/04 — 6 Salon (Royal Oak) named 2004 Salon of the Year Grand Prize Winner by Salon Today Magazine
10/01/03 — M1DTW’s Sleeper Studio project published in the journal 306090, Teaching + Building, Volume 5
03/01/03 — Forming Function profile on M1 in the March issue of HOUR Detroit magazine
03/15/03 — Future Now featuring 6 Salon (Royal Oak) in the March issue of Clear Magazine
12/15/00 — SIGNAL/TO/NOISE includes as a Feature Project on Archinect