Archinect - News 2024-11-08T08:53:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150162842/perkins-and-will-designed-motown-museum-expansion-gets-underway-in-detroit Perkins and Will-designed Motown Museum expansion gets underway in Detroit Sean Joyner 2019-10-04T13:50:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/636fb684f232a47b26e41631ce1e318a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Motown Museum and Hitsville USA, <a href="https://archinect.com/perkinswill" target="_blank">Perkins and Will</a> has commenced the first phase of the museum's expansion. The project has been dubbed&nbsp;<em>Hitsville Next</em> and will consist of two distinct phases.</p> <p>Phase 1 is a renovation of three historic houses where Barry Gordy, Jr. created his legendary music empire, <a href="https://perkinswill.com/news/motown-museum-breaks-ground-on-first-phase-of-expansion/" target="_blank">Perkins and Will writes</a>. The houses will "host education initiatives, youth programs, and community outreach programs in the arts and entrepreneurship."</p> <p>Phase 2 will focus on the main museum and is inspired by "The Motown Sound." The exterior design of the new museum will sport a louvered facade that pays homage to a music shelf full of records and a color scheme based off of the covers of Motown's earliest number-one best-selling album covers.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/760c5205e780ea82796eaa265c2dfd58.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/760c5205e780ea82796eaa265c2dfd58.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>"The renovated houses on West Grand Boulevard will host new educational initiatives, youth programs, and community outreach programs in the arts and entrepreneurship." (Perkins and Will)</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;The Motown Museu...</p>