Michael Guthrie, AIA, LEED AP is a founding principal of inFORM studio, with offices in Detroit, New York and Myrtle Beach. Michael has been an adjunct professor and lectured at numerous universities. He has been recognized with more than 25 state, national and international design awards and distinctions. Additionally, he was named the Young Architect of the Year in 2003 by AIA Detroit and in 2004 by AIA Michigan. Michael still displays a willingness to be daring having jumped out of an airplane with a solo freefall last year.
Recently inFORM was announced as the winner of the Providence Pedestrian|Cycling Bridge, and was named 2011 Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects Michigan Chapter. In 2004, John Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press wrote, “…this young firm is one to watch.”
Metamorphosis: Detroit
Detroit history is a hotbed of creative innovation. The remarkable era of the rise of Detroit was clearly based on location, a synergy of creative minds working in a specified city. How do we place Detroit as a viable assimilation of creative minds for its future? Join a diversified panel of professionals’ opinions on Detroit as place, and hear how conference attendees weigh in on these issues through a conference wide poll of six critical issues facing Detroit’s future.
As an attendee during this presentation, you will learn:
- What are the current challenges businesses face with a headquarters in the Detroit region
- What are the potential advantages of both being located or relocating to the City of Detroit
- A vision for the metamorphosis of Detroit over the next 10-20 years
This topic will be presented by Gina Van Tine and Michael Guthrie, Co-Founders of inFORM.
