Sirchio Lecture February 23 "Detroit Triumphant: The Architecture & Impact of Albert Kahn"

Michael Hodges ’72 has been the Fine Arts Writer for the Detroit News for 26 years. Over his career in journalism, Hodges has also held positions in Boston and Venezuela, and worked as a feature writer for the New York Post. His book “Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations” was named a Michigan Notable Book of 2012. He has received wide acclaim for his articles on Detroit architecture and the resurgence of Detroit. In this lecture Hodges tells the story of a penniless German-Jewish immigrant who invented modern architecture, with special attention to its origins in Kahn’s revolutionary factory design. His book on Kahn will come out in early 2018. Hodges calls Cranbrook one of the “great, idyllic campuses” of North America and credits his obsession with architecture to his six years spent at Cranbrook School for Boys.