Design Dash 2013 LbNA #65822
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Detroit |
| County: | Wayne |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 5 |
| Planted by: | Design Dash 2013  |
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| Found by: | Not yet found! |
| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Sep 18, 2013 |
Design Dash 2013
Information Sheet
What am I looking for?
The Design Dash stamps and log books will found in letterboxes hidden near the locations of DDF events. Letterboxes will be small plastic containers. The clues will help you locate each of the five hidden letterboxes.
Where do I find the letterboxes?
The Design Dash clues will help you find the locations of the letterboxes. Look carefully…the letterboxes may be hidden below sculptures, above your head in structures, in bushes, and/or tucked into crevices in a building. All locations are open during the day, but we encourage you to visit the sites when a DDF event is planned.
What do I do when I find a letterbox?
When you find a letterbox, sign your team name, date and time in the letterbox log. Next, write your location, date and time in your passport. Be sure to stamp your passport using the special DDF-Design Dash stamp. Then return the letterbox to its original position.
What if I can’t find a letterbox location?
If you can’t locate a letterbox location, complete as many stamps in your passport as possible and then join us at the finish line, Shaver Recital Hall, Wayne State University Campus on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. for post-hunt reception and panel discussion!
Need more information? Check out...
http://www.cfpca.wayne.edu/news.php?id=12369
CLUES
Clue 1 – Corktown Studios
This letterbox celebrates the renewal of art and design within the historic community of Corktown.
Corktown Studios is an artist collective located in Detroit’s re-emerging North Corktown Neighborhood providing affordable studios for its members as well as exhibition space for area artists and the community. Corktown Studios, in conjunction with complementary rejuvenation projects in the neighborhood (hospitality, housing, agriculture) aims to contribute to the emerging identity of the area as a diverse and accessible hub for community-oriented creatives.
Go to 14th and Perry in the North Corktown [also known as Brigg's] Neighborhood of Detroit - 2707 14th Street to be exact. You have found Corktown Studies. Across the street you will see studio space, with a DDF installation at Joe’s Auto Truck Welding and Repair. The metal installation across the front windows of the storefront is where you will find the letterbox. You may have to look high and low, but be sure to look for the letterbox in the farthest right panel of the metal installation, closest to the old office door.
Clue 2 – Eastern Market – Russell Street
This letterbox celebrates the vision and versatility of the Eastern Market, the hub for fresh and nutritious food in southeast Michigan since 1891. In addition, the letterbox highlights the collaborative and innovative efforts of the Eastern Market Corporation to transform the neighborhood.
In partnership with the Eastern Market Corporation and the Detroit Collaborative Design Center, First Container is a prototype replica to demonstrate and test future offerings for the larger Collision Works boutique hotel and community space being constructed just a few blocks away in Eastern Market. Highly visible on Russell Street outside Shed 5, FIRST CONTAINER is made from two freshly designed shipping containers. One hosts pop-up retail, temporary space for local entrepreneurs to test business ideas. The other serves as a “mini lobby” offering free WiFi, comfortable areas for people to gather and work, and a stage for special programming and public events. It is designed specifically to foster and build community through interactive storytelling activities and events. It is our First Container and will remain on site for six months. Afterwards it will live on as a permanent part of the hotel structure.
Look for the Story Box container. The “Gooseneck this End” is where you wish to stand. A yellow sign with a pointed arrow on the lower right side of the container will help you find the clue. Feel under the container for the letterbox.
Clue 3 – College for Creative Studies
The DDF opening night began at the Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, College for Creative Studies. Why not return to search for a letterbox?
Begin your search at the corner of Milwaukee and Cass Avenue. Here you see beautiful landscaping that including perennials and bushes, as well as the marker for the campus. Not only is the landscaping nice for the eyes, but it also covers the retaining wall to the underground reserved parking for the building.
The letterbox search should continue along that wall. Under the third arborvitae, located near the false plastic rock, you will find your passport stamp!
Clue 4 - Wayne State University
This letterbox celebrates the great public art and design that graces the campus of Wayne State University.
As an urban research university, Wayne State has a special relationship with its community. One way in which the university enriches the community is by installing and maintaining great public art on its campus. This walk will take you past some of this great art.
Begin your search at the intersection of Cass Avenue and Gilmour Mall. Walk west on Gilmour Mall. The College of Nursing will be on your right. On your left is the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, one of the architectural gems created by famed architect Minoru Yamasaki.
Turn left or south on Gullen Mall. On your left are the newly renovated Yamasaki Water Gardens. Progress down the Mall. On your right is the College of Education followed by the Student Center. You will pass a work by Robert Schefman (In Lieu, 1975) welded corten steel on your right. This massive sculpture takes its title from the word ‘lieu’ or ‘place’ and signifies a physical reality. No element is square with any other, providing a sense of motion even to this firmly grounded work. Robert Schefman was born in Detroit, lived and worked in New York City for thirteen years and returned to the Detroit area in 1989. He currently teaches at the College for Creative Studies.
Further on is a sculpture in front of the Mort Harris Fitness Center by G. Alden Smith (Wings of Learning, 1962) of welded brass and steel. This sculpture represents the artist’s visual concept of the learning process with the intertwining limbs bursting into an open, upward movement. G. Alden Smith served as the Head of the Art and Art History Department at WSU from 1962-1978 and was pivotal in developing the sculpture department where he mentored many talented students.
Continue on down the mall past the fountains. The David Adamany Library is on your right and on your left is the Linsell House, Office of the dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
The dean's office is flanked by two larger sculptures by Tom Paul Fitzgerald, who was a sculpture faculty member of the Art and Art History Department at WSU for many years one of which makes a point, while the other is pointless. They are both large and made from welded corten steel.
Go the base of the pointed sculpture and look for the point furthest away from Linsell House. Here under the sculpture you will find the letterbox.
Clue 5 - Howrani Studios (Saturday 1- 5 p.m.)
Just one more clue. Before you race to the finish line at Wayne State University’s Shaver Recital Hall, you have to stop at Howrani’s Studios on Saturday, from 1-5 p.m. located at 2820 East Grand Blvd. The beautiful, refurbished two story building is full of local art.
To find the letterbox, park in the gated lot. You will see a beautiful living art garden in the rear of the lot. To the left of the garden, cinder blocks have been placed on the ground, both horizontally and vertically. The letterbox is located between the cinder blocks and the garden retaining wall.
Off to the finish line!
Shaver Recital Hall
Wayne State University Campus
Information Sheet
What am I looking for?
The Design Dash stamps and log books will found in letterboxes hidden near the locations of DDF events. Letterboxes will be small plastic containers. The clues will help you locate each of the five hidden letterboxes.
Where do I find the letterboxes?
The Design Dash clues will help you find the locations of the letterboxes. Look carefully…the letterboxes may be hidden below sculptures, above your head in structures, in bushes, and/or tucked into crevices in a building. All locations are open during the day, but we encourage you to visit the sites when a DDF event is planned.
What do I do when I find a letterbox?
When you find a letterbox, sign your team name, date and time in the letterbox log. Next, write your location, date and time in your passport. Be sure to stamp your passport using the special DDF-Design Dash stamp. Then return the letterbox to its original position.
What if I can’t find a letterbox location?
If you can’t locate a letterbox location, complete as many stamps in your passport as possible and then join us at the finish line, Shaver Recital Hall, Wayne State University Campus on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. for post-hunt reception and panel discussion!
Need more information? Check out...
http://www.cfpca.wayne.edu/news.php?id=12369
CLUES
Clue 1 – Corktown Studios
This letterbox celebrates the renewal of art and design within the historic community of Corktown.
Corktown Studios is an artist collective located in Detroit’s re-emerging North Corktown Neighborhood providing affordable studios for its members as well as exhibition space for area artists and the community. Corktown Studios, in conjunction with complementary rejuvenation projects in the neighborhood (hospitality, housing, agriculture) aims to contribute to the emerging identity of the area as a diverse and accessible hub for community-oriented creatives.
Go to 14th and Perry in the North Corktown [also known as Brigg's] Neighborhood of Detroit - 2707 14th Street to be exact. You have found Corktown Studies. Across the street you will see studio space, with a DDF installation at Joe’s Auto Truck Welding and Repair. The metal installation across the front windows of the storefront is where you will find the letterbox. You may have to look high and low, but be sure to look for the letterbox in the farthest right panel of the metal installation, closest to the old office door.
Clue 2 – Eastern Market – Russell Street
This letterbox celebrates the vision and versatility of the Eastern Market, the hub for fresh and nutritious food in southeast Michigan since 1891. In addition, the letterbox highlights the collaborative and innovative efforts of the Eastern Market Corporation to transform the neighborhood.
In partnership with the Eastern Market Corporation and the Detroit Collaborative Design Center, First Container is a prototype replica to demonstrate and test future offerings for the larger Collision Works boutique hotel and community space being constructed just a few blocks away in Eastern Market. Highly visible on Russell Street outside Shed 5, FIRST CONTAINER is made from two freshly designed shipping containers. One hosts pop-up retail, temporary space for local entrepreneurs to test business ideas. The other serves as a “mini lobby” offering free WiFi, comfortable areas for people to gather and work, and a stage for special programming and public events. It is designed specifically to foster and build community through interactive storytelling activities and events. It is our First Container and will remain on site for six months. Afterwards it will live on as a permanent part of the hotel structure.
Look for the Story Box container. The “Gooseneck this End” is where you wish to stand. A yellow sign with a pointed arrow on the lower right side of the container will help you find the clue. Feel under the container for the letterbox.
Clue 3 – College for Creative Studies
The DDF opening night began at the Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, College for Creative Studies. Why not return to search for a letterbox?
Begin your search at the corner of Milwaukee and Cass Avenue. Here you see beautiful landscaping that including perennials and bushes, as well as the marker for the campus. Not only is the landscaping nice for the eyes, but it also covers the retaining wall to the underground reserved parking for the building.
The letterbox search should continue along that wall. Under the third arborvitae, located near the false plastic rock, you will find your passport stamp!
Clue 4 - Wayne State University
This letterbox celebrates the great public art and design that graces the campus of Wayne State University.
As an urban research university, Wayne State has a special relationship with its community. One way in which the university enriches the community is by installing and maintaining great public art on its campus. This walk will take you past some of this great art.
Begin your search at the intersection of Cass Avenue and Gilmour Mall. Walk west on Gilmour Mall. The College of Nursing will be on your right. On your left is the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, one of the architectural gems created by famed architect Minoru Yamasaki.
Turn left or south on Gullen Mall. On your left are the newly renovated Yamasaki Water Gardens. Progress down the Mall. On your right is the College of Education followed by the Student Center. You will pass a work by Robert Schefman (In Lieu, 1975) welded corten steel on your right. This massive sculpture takes its title from the word ‘lieu’ or ‘place’ and signifies a physical reality. No element is square with any other, providing a sense of motion even to this firmly grounded work. Robert Schefman was born in Detroit, lived and worked in New York City for thirteen years and returned to the Detroit area in 1989. He currently teaches at the College for Creative Studies.
Further on is a sculpture in front of the Mort Harris Fitness Center by G. Alden Smith (Wings of Learning, 1962) of welded brass and steel. This sculpture represents the artist’s visual concept of the learning process with the intertwining limbs bursting into an open, upward movement. G. Alden Smith served as the Head of the Art and Art History Department at WSU from 1962-1978 and was pivotal in developing the sculpture department where he mentored many talented students.
Continue on down the mall past the fountains. The David Adamany Library is on your right and on your left is the Linsell House, Office of the dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
The dean's office is flanked by two larger sculptures by Tom Paul Fitzgerald, who was a sculpture faculty member of the Art and Art History Department at WSU for many years one of which makes a point, while the other is pointless. They are both large and made from welded corten steel.
Go the base of the pointed sculpture and look for the point furthest away from Linsell House. Here under the sculpture you will find the letterbox.
Clue 5 - Howrani Studios (Saturday 1- 5 p.m.)
Just one more clue. Before you race to the finish line at Wayne State University’s Shaver Recital Hall, you have to stop at Howrani’s Studios on Saturday, from 1-5 p.m. located at 2820 East Grand Blvd. The beautiful, refurbished two story building is full of local art.
To find the letterbox, park in the gated lot. You will see a beautiful living art garden in the rear of the lot. To the left of the garden, cinder blocks have been placed on the ground, both horizontally and vertically. The letterbox is located between the cinder blocks and the garden retaining wall.
Off to the finish line!
Shaver Recital Hall
Wayne State University Campus