Hamilton Anderson Associates

Happy Juneteenth from Hamilton Anderson Associates. 🌟

Today, we recognize Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom, resilience, and the continued pursuit of equity.

As we reflect on the significance of this day, we remain committed to creating spaces and communities shaped by collaboration, inclusion, and purpose.

Hamilton Anderson Associates is proud to serve as architect for Detroit Public Media’s new headquarters in Detroit.

We’re honored to help bring this important community-centered project to life.

Detroit Public Media is making plans to break ground on its new headquarters in the city’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood as soon as next month.

The plan is moving forward with 70% of its $40 million campaign goal met and financing lined up to complete the project as the nonprofit continues to fundraise for it.

The new campus will enable Detroit Public Media to bring Detroit PBS, classical-jazz station 90.9 WRCJ, the Michigan Learning Channel, the PBS Books program and 85 employees under the same roof.

Currently, the radio station and Detroit PBS journalism staff are embedded in the Detroit School of Arts, and additional employees are operating from leased space in Wixom.

When completed, the 50,000-square-foot headquarters building will include 300-seat theater studio, educational spaces, a performance radio studio that will convert to an outdoor studio and green space for community engagement gatherings outside. It will be wired for video throughout.

Read more here: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/cdb-detroit-public-media-hq-project-update-20260605/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=soc-own

Celebrating purpose, legacy, and community at the 25th Anniversary Gala of the Midnight Golf Program ⛳✨
A full-circle moment for Hamilton Anderson Associates — honored to have designed the new home of an organization that continues to transform young lives through education, mentorship, and opportunity.
Special moment: our President, Rainy Hamilton Jr., reconnecting with fellow Cass Tech Class of 1974 alum David Alan Grier — a reminder of the legacy and excellence rooted right here in Detroit.
An inspiring evening celebrating visionaries like Harold Curry and Founder Renee Fluker, and the impact they continue to make.
Building more than spaces…building futures. ✨

HAA’s Cory Wingelaar recently attended the Grand Opening of Cantina Contramar at Fontainebleau Las Vegas

It was an incredible moment to experience the energy of the space alongside the talented team behind it, including designer Frida Escobedo and restaurateur Gabriela Camara.

HAA served as Architect of Record with designer Frida Escobedo to complete the 10,000 square foot Mexican city-based restaurant.

Congratulations to on your new location!

313 Day is about celebrating the city that shaped us. 💙

For over 31 years, Hamilton Anderson Associates has been proud to design, collaborate, and grow right here in Detroit. Our work is driven by the communities we serve and the incredible energy of this city.

Detroit is more than our location, it’s our foundation.

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City of Oak Park Strategic Economic Development

✨ From Vision to Reality: Oak Park’s Strategic Rise ✨

We love when a plan comes together. Literally.
Back in 2014, Hamilton Anderson Associates had the honor of helping shape the future of Oak Park, MI and today, we’re proud to have witnessed that vision in motion over the years.💡🏙️

Like many mid-century suburban cities, Oak Park knew change was coming and embraced it with a Strategic Economic Development Plan that invited collaboration, creativity, and community voices.

With our partners at Gibbs Planning Group, we analyzed everything from market data to field observations and turned it into a roadmap of action tailored to the people, potential, and personality of Oak Park.

📊 Urban Design | Community Engagement | Strategic Planning
🎯 Specific recommendations. Real timelines. Vision-led transformation.
👥 Led by City Manager Erik Tungate and an engaged public ready for change.

This wasn’t just about paper plans, it was about people, perspective, and progress. And we’re grateful to have been a part of it.

✨ HAAppy Women’s History Month! ✨

As we wrap up the first week of Women’s History Month, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible women of Hamilton Anderson Associates. Our team includes talented architects, design professionals and administrative leaders whose expertise, creativity, and dedication help shape the work we do every day.

With years of experience both within HAA and throughout the broader design and business communities, these women play a vital role in strengthening our firm, supporting our clients, and impacting the communities we serve.
This month, and every month, we recognize and appreciate the women whose leadership, knowledge, and passion continue to move our work forward.

🖤 Celebrating a Trailblazer: Lynda Haith

Today we honor Lynda Haith, the first Black woman architect licensed in Michigan, a true pioneer whose path helped expand possibilities for architects of color in Detroit and beyond. After graduating from Lawrence Technological University, she became licensed in 1983 a milestone achieved just four decades after Beverly Lorraine Greene became the first Black woman in U.S. history to be licensed in 1942.

At a time when Black women were almost invisible in the profession, Lynda stepped forward with tenacity, graduating and becoming the first Black woman licensed to practice architecture in Michigan. She began her career in Detroit at firms such as Albert Kahn Associates and Griffin, Ward & Agee, and went on to found her own practice, HAITH Architecture, contributing not only to the built environment but also to a legacy of mentorship and representation.

Her work set the stage for the generations that followed. In a profession where less than 3% of licensed architects are Black and only about 0.4% are Black women, Lynda, Beverly, our very own Michele Robinson and so many others to follow are a testament to perseverance, passion, and breaking barriers.

We honor her legacy and continue building it.