Press kit

Boilerplate

FutureWorks is a Detroit AI and robotics neighborhood center in formation — an open building where people can practice with real machines, take classes, and take clear steps toward jobs or ventures. It is a nonprofit organization in formation; an EIN will be issued upon incorporation. Contact: hello@futureworks.center.

Key facts

• Place: Detroit, Michigan — a neighborhood flagship (sought), with a Michigan Central satellite in the plan.
• Status: Nonprofit organization in formation. No EIN until incorporation.
• Founding: Founded by a group of entrepreneurs.
• Six zones: The Floor (robotics bay), Inference Lab, Studio, Classrooms, Commons, Launch Bay.
• Programs ladder: Open Lab (free drop-in) → Foundations (free courses) → Intensive cohorts (stipended) → Workforce tracks → Job or venture.
• Capital ask (high level): $1.5M+ lead commitment to open the campaign; 2–3 founding partners; a site; approval for a short demand pilot.
• Website: futureworks.center

Downloads

Public assets already on the site — use these rather than regenerating hero media.

Also available: hero WebP, plan summary page, and zone renders under /assets/renders/.

Brand notes

There is no separate logo file in the public kit. Primary identity is the wordmark FutureWorks (with “Works” as the second half of the mark). Prefer the wordmark in plain text or site chrome over inventing a mark.

• Display / body: Space Grotesk
• Mono / labels: IBM Plex Mono
• Ink: #16120C
• Paper / cream: #F7F3EB / #F4F0E8
• Accent (sparingly): #B84A12
• Dark surfaces: #12100C

Tone: quiet, civic, practical — museum pacing rather than startup hype. Avoid race callouts in alt text or captions; describe scenes and tools plainly.

Media contact

FutureWorks
Detroit, Michigan, United States
hello@futureworks.center

For partnership conversations, use the partner form or read the plan.