The 2005 inauguration of the SOM-designed Pavilion at the Jefferson Street entrance to GM’s new Renaissance Center Headquarters was an architectural welcome that symbolically and structurally realized the goal of reconnecting the Center with downtown Detroit. The Pavilion helped fulfill the hope of the true urban renaissance, as promised in the Center’s name.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 2004
Site Area: 2 acres
Project Area: 31,000 ft²
Building Height: 49 ft
Number of Stories: 2

Project Awards

2007 • Structural Engineers Association of Illinois • Most Innovative Structure Award: Award of Merit