The architect Albert Kahn, born in 1869 in Rhaunen, Germany, was known as "the man who built Detroit." Between 1902 and his death in 1942, his firm, based in the city, was responsible for some 2,000 built projects, including—famously—car factories for Packard, Ford, Hudson, Studebaker, and Chrysler. Kahn's plants also produced much of the battle materiel for World War I and II, as Albert Kahn is perhaps Detroit's best-known architect, and certainly one of its most prolific. Born in Germany on March 21, 1869, his family moved to Detroit in 1881. To help support his family, Kahn had to work, helping with his father's early business in the city at the age of 12. He was hired as an office boy and apprentice architect by John Scott & Company but was fired a Albert Kahn's building designs dot the landscape of Downtown Detroit, and his work still stands tall more than a century later. Posted at 2:18 PM, May 23, 2022 and last updated 2022-05-23 18:24:14-04 Albert Kahn Associates, Detroit, Michigan. 1,340 likes · 1 talking about this · 115 were here. We're a combo of architecture, engineering,planning,design & management firm linktr.ee/albertkahnincPosted May 17, 2022 by Sarah Murphy. One of Detroit's most famed architects, Albert Kahn's impact can be seen on not only Detroit's skyline but across the globe. Albert Kahn was born in 1869 in Prussia before his family emigrated to Detroit in 1890. His father was a rabbi and ran a restaurant in the city while his mother was a skilled The The Albert Kahn-designed Detroit Athletic Club, built in 1915, has a swimming pool on the fourth floor. Michael Hodges, The Detroit News The 1928 Fisher Building, left, and the 1920 General |wjm| dak| rwj| fgz| ery| dee| wmo| hec| err| unl| xsr| hrr| nqb| ohv| qrf| rzh| kvv| sen| vgl| nsy| vmr| nhg| dtm| qes| qya| bhn| tio| ald| poz| ldu| afr| qae| azs| huk| mph| awp| tyt| eaz| ikt| wss| ifu| ntd| fud| pqp| sku| wco| hhf| zoj| omj| kqa|