Wayne State University Press last month published a coffee table book featuring Detroit architecture from the past 160 years. American City : Detroit Architecture 1845-2005 includes interior and exterior pictures and background on 50 Detroit landmarks, including: the Guardian and Fisher buildings, Detroit Public Library, the Michigan Central Railroad Station, the Renaissance Center and the Compuware Building . The book features photographs by William Zbaren and descriptions written by Robert Sharoff. Zbaren and Sharoff, who both live in Chicago , spent a year studying the city's buildings and monuments. Zbaren said their mission was "to show Detroit to Detroit and show the world Detroit ." "We looked at 150 years of architecture and that mighty sweep of style that came in and went out, from Beaux Arts to Art Deco to Modern," Sharoff said. "There's a lot of great architecture in Detroit ."