Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture and Community Development (SACD) and the Consulate of Italy in Detroit are co-hosting a multinational exhibition and panel discussion as part of the 2024 Detroit Month of Design.
The panel discussion is Wednesday, Sept. 4 with the reception from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and the panel discussion following from 5:30-7 p.m. The exhibit hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6. Both are inside the Loranger Architecture Building on the McNichols Campus.
The exhibition and special panel discussion will highlight the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building, which is a competition presented by ALA Assoarchitetti and Regione del Veneto, Italy. The distinctive Prize, founded in 1997, has had a long connection with Detroit, as SACD’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center won the Prize in 2001 and 2011. Dean Dan Pitera has also served on the project selection team since 2014.
This biannual event has the mission to uplift the “Client” as a potential protagonist in the architectural design and construction process. The competition founders believe that special attention should be given to the dynamic collaborative work required the architect and the client, supported by the constructors and governmental agencies.
The exhibit is composted of highlights of the top prize winners of the latest edition of the awards, which includes the Marlon Blackwell designed Early Childhood Center on Marygrove’s Campus on McNichols Road. Approximately 20 architects and designers are exhibited with projects from across the globe. The panel discussion will feature Blackwell or Marlon Blackwell Architects, Marcella Gabbiani, the Director of the Dedalo Minosse Prize, and Marco Mani of Guicciardini and Magni Architects, one of the other winning architects.