Albert Kahn: The Residences

Presented by Dale Carlson
 
Albert Kahn was an American industrial architect whose wide range of designs graces the skyline and suburbs of Metro-Detroit. From industrial plants, such as the Ford River Rouge automobile complex to private homes and mansions – his legacy stands strong. But who commissioned all of this work? This presentation focuses on the biographies of the people and their homes.
 
Author, photographer and architectural historian Dale A. Carlson was born and raised along the northeastern shores of Lake Michigan where, as an adolescent, he developed a fascination with the city of Detroit. He serves on the City of Berkley’s Historical Committee and is the author of Corrado Parducci: A Field Guide to Detroit’s Architectural Sculptor. His latest project, Kahn’s Detroit: A Field Guide to Albert Kahn Designs of the Metro Area, showcases 300 extant Kahn designs in southeast Michigan. He credits his late wife, Carolin Venegas Jones, whom he married in 2014, for inspiring his ventures into publishing and photography.