2024-05-15T14:52:37-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150422984/kpf-presents-detroit-s-new-university-of-michigan-center-for-innovation-design Josh Niland 2024-04-05T15:15:00-04:00 >2024-04-05T18:04:59-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4b8c15fd62c34cb847e2dcd8b816d39f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new project in Detroit from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/776/kohn-pedersen-fox-associates" target="_blank">Kohn Pedersen Fox</a> will deliver the <a href="https://archinect.com/taubmancollege" target="_blank">University of Michigan</a>'s Center for Innovation (UMCI), a six-story academic research and teaching facility that is expected to open by the spring of 2027.</p> <p>Construction has already commenced for the $250 million development, which will be delivered at 200,000 square feet in advance of two other &ldquo;incubator&rdquo; and residential structures that will follow at a later date on the four-acre site. The university says the UMCI will serve a host of purposes and is primarily intended for workforce development and different graduate degree programs.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/50/503bef4a22545233bac210d88af676b5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/50/503bef4a22545233bac210d88af676b5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Atrium view. Image credit: Kohn Pedersen Fox</figcaption></figure><p>KPF Design Principal Hana Kassem describes: &ldquo;The UMCI is a catalyst for positive change and, as such, presents itself along Grand River Avenue as a &lsquo;gateway for innovation. It proudly bears the University of Michigan spirit focusing on progress and inclusivity which is embodied in its dynamic forward-leaning form and the portal that cuts through...</p>