O'Dell, Hewlett and Luckenbach was a Metro Detroit-based architectural firm. Their firm specialized in schools and civic buildings. Some of their notable buildings include the Pontiac Silverdome, Ford Auditorium, and Oakland County Courthouse.
History The firm was founded by H. Augustus O'Dell (1876–1965), Thomas H. Hewlett, and Owen A. Luckenbach in 1938. Almon J. Durkee and Owen Luckenbach's son, Carl Luckenbach (1935–2022), began their own firm in 1962. Their firm merged with the larger firm in 1969, with Carl Luckenbach and Almon Durkee assuming leadership positions. By 1980, the firm was called Luckenbach-Ziegelman, as Robert Ziegelman was brought on as a partner.
List of buildings
Ford Auditorium, 1955 Pontiac Silverdome, 1975 Oakland County Courthouse, 1962 Royal Oak High School, 1957 Oak Park High School, 1953 Millennium Middle School (former South Lyon High School), 1968 Oakland University, Hannah Hall of Science, 1962 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, 1964 Oakland University, Wilson Hall, 1964 Oakland University, Dodge Hall of Engineering, 1968 Oakland University, Varner Hall, 1971 Bicentennial Tower, 4 E Alexandrine, Detroit, 1976 Pontiac Central High School, 1974 Flat Rock City Hall, c. 1977 Wayne State University, Shiffman Medical Library, 1970 Wayne State University, Law Building, 1966 Western Michigan University, Sprau Tower/Brown Hall/Shaw Theater complex, 1967 Western Michigan University, Physical Sciences Buildings (Rood and Everett Halls), 1971
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