4. The New CCS
BFA Programs
Advertising
Art Education
Crafts
Entertainment Arts
Fine Arts
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interior Design
Photography
Product Design
Transportation Design
MFA Programs
Design
Transportation Design
Continuing Education
Professional Development
Pre-college
Youth
Community Arts Partnerships
Outreach programs serving
Detroit youth
Henry Ford Academy: School for
Creative Studies
Art and design charter school,
grades 6-12
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5. The New CCS CCS Facts
n 1,350 degree students (Fall 2010)
4,000 Detroit youth served by CAP
580 middle and high school students (Fall 2010)
n 1,536,000 square feet of space
• Ford Campus – 616,000 square feet on 11 acres
• Taubman Center – 920,000 square feet on 5 acres
n Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by
the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
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21. n Built in 1928 and 1936 by General Motors.
n Designed by Albert Kahn.
n 760,000 square feet.
n GM’s first engineering and research building
under Charles “Boss” Kettering.
n Home of the first automotive design studio under Harley Earl.
n Birthplace of the Hydramatic (world’s first automatic transmission)
and the Buick Y-Job (world’s first concept car).
n Vacated by GM in 1999 and donated to CCS by GM in 2008.
Taubman Center Facts
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22. Taubman Center Features
CCS campus expansion
n Five undergraduate design
departments
Advertising
Graphic Design
Interior Design
Product Design
Transportation Design
n Master of Fine Arts programs
Design
Transportation Design
n Design Research Center
n Color and Materials Library
n 300-bed dormitory facility
n Continuing Education
n Community Arts Partnerships
Building partners
n Henry Ford Academy: School for
Creative Studies, a charter school
with grades 6-12, operated jointly
by CCS and the Henry Ford
Learning Institute
n Creative Corridor Center
n Creative Business Accelerator
Shared space
n Benson & Edith Ford Conference
Center with 500-seat auditorium
n 350-seat dining hall
n Retail and gallery spaces
n 11,200 square foot gymnasium
n 500-car parking structure and 230
spaces of surface parking
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34. Detroit Creative Corridor Initiative
Initiative Overview
n Conceived in “Road to Renaissance” economic plan
n Building on local assets
n Joint venture of Business Leaders for Michigan and CCS
n Located at CCS’s Taubman Center for Design Education
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35. Mission
n To be the regional champion for the creative economy
n To attract and retain creative sector businesses and workers
n To build “creative density” in Downtown and Midtown Detroit
n To restore Detroit’s reputation for creativity and innovation
n To change the global image of Detroit
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37. Project Impact
The Taubman Center will
n Drive economic development in the City through job creation and
business attraction
Create 200 new jobs
Anchor “Creative Corridor” to expand creative economy
n Advance the revitalization of New Center
Bring over 2,000 people daily to New Center
Tim Hortons and other retail
n Provide new educational and career opportunities for Detroit
youth
New pathway to art and design careers
New model for school/college/business collaborations
Increase diversity of CCS and other art and design colleges
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