Pharrell Williams Banks on Prefab Housing Project

Grammy-Award winning musician Pharrell Williams is partnering with an acclaimed New York architect on a potential major housing development in Detroit. Residents in North Corktown say a swath of city-owned empty land is the possible location. The project is being described as a working plan that has not yet secured the necessary land or city permission to make the project reality. Williams and the Detroit project were mentioned in the December edition of Architectural Digest magazine. It’s part of a brief profile of Alexander Gorlin, whom the publication recognized as among the top 100 architects and designers working today. Here is what Gorlin said about his current projects: “Teaming with musician Pharrell Williams on prefab housing in Detroit.” The term “prefab” is short for prefabricated housing, a broad term referring to any home that has sections of the structure built in a factory and then assembled on site. Telephone calls and emails to Gorlin’s Manhattan office and Williams’ publicist on Friday were not returned. Some in North Corktown have...