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Article: Chippewa hotel tells tribe's story: Materials indigenous to the Great Lakes region were used to transform the interior of the Soaring Eagle Hotel and conference center into an icon steeped in tribal culture.(Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, casino)
- Article from:
- Stone World
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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When Dow Howell Gilmore Associates Inc. was called in by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan to begin work on a hotel and conference center in Mt. Pleasant, MI, the construction of the resort's casino had already been completed. The second phase of the project, the exterior shell of the hotel, was almost finished as well. As a result, the design team was presented with the task of creating a concept for the interior space, lighting, way finding and landscape design without any previously approved plans.
The design team chose stone as a predominant feature throughout the hotel's interior to complement the established materials of the exterior - with one ...