2024-04-28T03:30:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/84137563/hunting-detroit-s-masterworks-of-architecture-before-they-go-extinct Alexander Walter 2013-10-14T13:10:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/43440038b3f80b583772ca7a5855633c?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Though Detroit has recently been looking like it was hit by a convoy of mile-wide firenados, there remain signs of architectural grandeur illustrating why it was once known as the Paris of the Midwest. Perhaps nowhere is this faded beauty more palpable than in the large-format photography of Philip Jarmain, a Vancouver native who's spent three years shooting Detroit's sublime edifices, sometimes just months before they were wiped out by bulldozers.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Related:</p> <ul><li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/78227867/can-detroit-s-architectural-past-inspire-it-to-claw-back-to-greatness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can Detroit's Architectural Past Inspire It to Claw Back to Greatness?</a></li> <li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/78908169/petition-to-block-the-demolition-of-the-state-savings-bank-in-detroit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Petition to block the demolition of the State Savings Bank in Detroit</a></li> <li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/78905803/detroit-s-venal-art-sale-no-fix-for-urban-nightmare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit&rsquo;s Venal Art Sale No Fix for Urban Nightmare</a></li> </ul>