In the past decade, researchers have explored the important role Michigan played in the development of modernism. This ongoing list includes books on particular architects and designers as well as specific buildings in the state.
Arauju, Ana. No Compromise: The Work of Florence Knoll, Princeton Architectural Press, 2021
Arnold, Amy and Brian Conway, Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America, Gibbs Smith, first edition, 2016
Aubert, Danielle, Lana Cavar and Natasha Candani. Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: Lafayette Park, Detroit, Metropolis Books, second edition, 2019
Ausherman, Amy, editor. Herman Miller, A Way of Living, Phaidon Press, 2019
Bandes, Susan J.. Mid-Michigan Modern: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Googie, MSU Press, expanded paperback edition, 2021
Blauvelt, Andrew, editor. Ruth Adler Schnee: Modern Designs for Living, Cranbrook Art Museum, 2020
Conway, Brian. Michigan Modern: An Architectural Legacy, Visual Profile Books, 2018
Forguson, Peter, editor. Detroit Modern, 1935-1985, Visual Profile Books, 2022
Gyure, Dale Allen. Minoru Yamasaki: Humanist Architecture for a Modern World, Yale University Press, 2017
Hills, Tim. Norman F. Carver, Jr., Architect of Form and Space, second edition, 2020
Kawsky, Deborah Lubera and Ruth Adler Schnee. Alexander Girard, Architect: Creating Midcentury Modern Masterpieces, Painted Turtle, 2018
Kidder, Paul. Minoru Yamazaki and The Fragility of Architecture, Routledge, August 2021
Maddox, Diane. Alden B. Dow, Midwestern Modern, Archetype Press, 2007
Skarsgard, Susan and Kevin Roche. Where Today Meets Tomorrow, Eero Saarinen and the General Motors
Technical Center, Princeton Architectural Press, 2019VanderPloeg, Pamela. Grand Rapids Downtown Buildings, 2023
VanderPloeg, Pamela. Grand Rapids Mid-Century Modern Homes and Buildings, summer 2024