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Dan Pitera appointed as University of Detroit Mercy architecture dean

2019-06-11T14:00:00-04:00

Dan Pitera, the director of the non-profit, community-centric Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) for the past 20 years, was appointed as the new dean of the University of Detroit Mercy's School of Architecture and will begin his new position on August 1.

Described as “a political and social activist masquerading as an architect”, Pitera has led a successful career in architecture and urban development, with an expertise in public interest design and community engagement. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then joined the University of Detroit Mercy in 1999 and has taught upper-level design studios. He served as a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University from 2004-05, and in 2010 was formally inducted into the AIA College of Fellows. He co-authored the book “Syncopating the Urban Landscape: More People, More Programs, More Geographies” and co-edited “Activist Architecture: The Philosophy and Practice of t...

Get Lectured: University of Detroit Mercy, 2014-2015

2015-01-14T14:34:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture with their year-long Architecture Lecture Series 2014-2015.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events only. Unless noted, lectures will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Genevieve Fisk Loranger Exhibition Center in the Warren Loranger Building, McNichols Campus.

Jan 28
Perry Kulper / University of Michigan

Feb 25
Reese Fayde / Reese Fayde Associates
+ panel

March 25
Michael Pyatok / Pyatok Architecture + Urban Design

April 10
Dichotomy 21 Journal release party, Eroders Jam Sess...

Get Lectured: University of Detroit Mercy, 2013-2014

2014-03-17T13:26:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's poster comes from the University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture. There's two lectures left for their 2013-14 Lecture Series, whose poster theme was designed in celebration of the school's 50th anniversary.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming lectures only.

March 27
6:00 pm
John Ronan / John Ronan Architects - Chicago, IL
at Lawrence Tech University Room A200

April 4
5:30 pm
Alex Krieger / The Regional City - Cambridge, MA
at University of Detroit Mercy Warren Loranger Building...