In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Motown Museum and Hitsville USA, Perkins and Will has commenced the first phase of the museum's expansion. The project has been dubbed Hitsville Next and will consist of two distinct phases.
Phase 1 is a renovation of three historic houses where Barry Gordy, Jr. created his legendary music empire, Perkins and Will writes. The houses will "host education initiatives, youth programs, and community outreach programs in the arts and entrepreneurship."
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.
“The Motown Museum is more than a museum. It’s a place to connect with history while also looking to the future. It offers a narrative that relates to everyone—dreamers, artists and visionaries," says Chris Garris, principal and lead designer on the project.
Listen to our conversation with the late, great Phil Freelon about working on the Motown Museum. The conversation about this project starts at 12:55...
Perkins and Will has teamed up with Detroit's Hamilton Anderson Associates, who will act as the architect of record on the expansion.
Let's not forget the extraordinary Phil Freelon FAIA was the driving reason that Perkins and Will was awarded this project.
They came directly to Phil himself - no other interviews. They went right to Phil. Listen here: https://archinect.com/news/article/149995005/an-american-story-a-conversation-with-phil-freelon
Yes, Phil spoke about this project with us on the podcast, starting at 12:55.
You can also read the transcript here: https://archinect.com/features/article/150145314/remembering-phil-freelon-a-full-transcript-from-our-podcast
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Let's not forget the extraordinary Phil Freelon FAIA was the driving reason that Perkins and Will was awarded this project.
They came directly to Phil himself - no other interviews. They went right to Phil. Listen here: https://archinect.com/news/article/149995005/an-american-story-a-conversation-with-phil-freelon
Yes, Phil spoke about this project with us on the podcast, starting at 12:55.
You can also read the transcript here: https://archinect.com/features/article/150145314/remembering-phil-freelon-a-full-transcript-from-our-podcast
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