Detroit / Wayne County Port Authority

The Detroit / Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) Public Dock and Terminal Facility was created to give Great Lakes cruise ships, dinner cruisers, tour boats, tall ships and other vessels the ability to dock in downtown Detroit. This new facility, designed by HAA, is one of the most important developments in Detroit’s recent history.
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Architecture / Interior Design / Planning / Urban Design / Site Design / 2011

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With an international border crossing immediately next door, the Terminal makes a positive impact on visitors to the city, state and nation. "

Located downtown at the intersection of Bates and Atwater on the Detroit River, the Public Dock and Terminal simultaneously represent Detroit’s return to water-borne tourism and the reunion of its citizens with their public waterfront.

The landmark terminal site joins the east and west segments of the five and a half mile long RiverWalk, unifying this new public venue that extends along the shores of the Detroit River from the MacArthur Bridge to the Ambassador Bridge.

With an international border crossing immediately next door, the Terminal makes a positive impact on visitors to the city, state and nation.

Disciplines

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Planning / Urban Design
  • Site Design

Type(s)

  • Civic

Services

  • Agency Review / Approval
  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Master Planning

Client

  • DETROIT / WAYNE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY

LOCATION

  • DETROIT, MI
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