Abstract :
The Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial was recently completed as the headquarters for the Engineering Society of Detroit, and the Detroit offices of the University of Michigan Extension Service and Institute of Public and Social Administration. The building is located in Detroit´s Art Center, and with its grounds occupies a city block. It contains an auditorium seating 1,000, and a banquet hall seating 650, both of which will be used jointly by the Engineering Society and the University. The Engineering Unit includes administration offices and meeting rooms for the Society and affiliated technical societies, library, auditorium seating 500, dining room, lounges, and recreation rooms. The University unit includes classrooms, a radiobroadcasting studio, library, and offices.
