Albert Kahn's Daylight Book Launch

Wed Oct 22 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-04:00

Fisher Building | Detroit

Wayne State University Press
Publisher/HostWayne State University Press
Albert Kahn's Daylight Book Launch
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Celebrate the release of "Albert Kahn's Daylight" by Chris Meister with Wayne State University Press and the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation.
About this Event

Join Wayne State University Press and the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation to celebrate the release of by Chris Meister at the beautiful Fisher Building.


Notes for the event:

  • There is another event happening in the building that evening, so please give yourself ample time to park and enter the building.
  • The event will take place in the lower level conference room.
  • Books will be available for sale courtesy of 27th Letter Books that evening, and a signing will take place at the end of the event.


About the Book:

In this new authoritative biography, author Chris Meister brings a fresh perspective to the legacy of internationally renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn, utilizing a broad range of newly seen archival resources. In Detroit, Kahn's daylight factories and commercial designs have shaped the distinctive workplaces and streetscapes of the city. Placing Kahn's design and production of iconic architecture—like the Belle Isle Aquarium & Horticultural Building as well as the Fisher Building—alongside less-heralded projects, Meister outlines how Kahn's ingenuity and broad networks cultivated the spread of his influence through his advocacy of daylight in traditionally dark working environments. Beyond Detroit, Meister addresses the complicated global impact of Kahn's work by highlighting his pragmatic approach to architectural design and his involvement in fraught projects such as the plants designed for the USSR in Europe's interwar period. This exploration of Kahn's dynamic career establishes the architect as a vital figure for the global development of architectural modernism and to twentieth-century economic and political history.


About the Author:

Chris Meister is an independent scholar and the author of James Riely Gordon: His Courthouses and Other Public Architecture, which was honored with the Victorian Society in America's Ruth Emery Award and the Conservation Society of San Antonio Publication Award.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fisher Building, 3011 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, United States

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