Taubman Center Fun Facts

• 1.5 million square feet of drywall was used in the renovation of the building.
• 500,000 lbs of sheet metal was used in the renovation of the building.
• 10,000 light fixtures illuminate the Taubman Center.
• 1,900 new high-tech energy-efficient windows are installedreplicated from the building’s original windows .
• Visitors to the Taubman Center can choose from 6 stairwells and 10 elevators to make their way up and down the building.
• 7394 Cubic yards or 2000 tons of concrete poured for the parking structure.
• 800- miles of electrical and ethernet cable wired to create a state-of-the art "wireless" communications facility.
• $145 million is the project cost to develop the Taubman Center and upgrade CCS’s Ford Campus
• General Motors donated the former Argonaut Building to CCS in 2008.
• A mile is the distance between CCS’s Ford Campus in Detroit’s Cultural Center and the Taubman Center in the New Center district.
• 760,000 square feet is the size of the building occupying 11 floors
• The development of the Taubman Center created 1,000 temporary construction jobs
• Some 300 CCS students will reside in the Taubman Center, creating a 24/7 presence in Detroit’s New Center district.
• Nearly 900 middle and high school students learning art and design at the new Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies.
• The world’s first concept car was built by General Motors in what is now the Taubman Center.
• Important work here in the 1930’s included the first fully automatic transmission, the Hydra-matic.
• The Taubman Center will create 200 permanent jobs and bring 2,000 people to Detroit’s New Center district every day.
• The first design department in the history of the auto industry, operated by the legendary Charles “Boss” Kettering, was housed in the Taubman Center.
• The historic building was designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in two parts in 1928 and 1936.
• The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• The goal of the Advancing the Creative Spirit campaign is to raise $55 million for the Taubman Center.
• CCS’s Community Arts Partnership programs serve 4,000 Detroit youth annually
• The College for Creative Studies was founded in 1908 as the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts.
• The Buick Y-Job, the world’s first “dream car” was developed by General Motors in this building.
• 1300 students annually attend CCS pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in 11 majors.