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Credit: North End Woodward, 2019
Credit: North End Woodward, 2019

The American Riad

North End Woodward Community Organization
Detroit, Michigan

North End Woodward Community Organization is re-building a corner through art & culture, in a multi-year project of skill-shares and public art, to create a Moroccan-style Riad (a central, shared courtyard, filled with art and gardens). So far, in addition to Detroit, this has involved related activities in New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Marrakesh (Morocco), and Yogyakarta (Indonesia).  More about this project »

Use Goal: Arts & Culture
Use Type: Community Gathering Space

Year Established: 2017
Year Ended: Ongoing
Duration: Permanent

Size (acres): 0.5 acre or less (1-5 lots)
Initial Cost: Unknown
Site Control: Other

Lead Organization Type: Nonprofit
Implementation Partners: Nonprofit, Private

Last updated: December 2025 – Do you have additional information about this project? Please use the share your project form » to share that information.

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