University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Dean Jonathan Massey will speak at Princeton University and Harvard University in March about a book of essays on Marcel Breuer he co-edited with Barry Bergdoll. The book, Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions, was... View full entry »
University of MIchigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban PlanningArchitecture Chair and Professor Sharon Haar was elected to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows, one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. It not only recognizes the... View full entry »
Professor Sharon Haar, who also serves as chair of the architecture department, has been elected to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows, one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. It not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual... View full entry »
Lecturer in Architecture Kimberly Dowdell will give the 19th annual John T. Dunlop Lecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. The John T. Dunlop series is a distinguished lecture program hosted by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in honor of the former professor of... View full entry »
More than 200 Firms and Nonprofits from New York to L.A. Mentor 240 Students University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning students traveled across the country during spring break, March 4-8, 2019, for externships. The externships, which are generously hosted by more... View full entry »
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning architecture faculty member Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, was inducted as president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) at the annual conference in Chicago on October 20, 2018. Her term officially starts... View full entry »
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning faculty and an alumna are members of three finalist teams in a plaza-design competition sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and Midtown Detroit Inc. The DIA Plaza and Midtown Cultural Connections Competition... View full entry »
The MASS Design Group partnership will prepare Taubman College students for mission-driven practice leadership University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning has partnered with MASS Design Group, a nonprofit firm based in Boston and Kigali, Rwanda, to provide academic... View full entry »
DATE: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 EVENT: Cities have made a remarkable comeback, however large swaths of their populations are being left behind. The Building Better Futures: Innovations in Equitable Development conference at the University of Michigan Taubman... View full entry »
Taubman College is pleased to announce a new fund to support international internships, which will provide resources for students pursuing professional degrees in architecture to gain practical training in professional architecture practice with firms around the world. The first two students will... View full entry »
The Federal Reserve Board announced Marc Norman, associate professor of practice in urban and regional planning at U-M’s Taubman College, as one of six new members of the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). The members will serve three-year terms beginning in 2019. The... View full entry »
The University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning welcomes new practice leaders and emerging talent to its faculty, enhancing our expertise at the intersection of architecture, design and urbanism with technology, health, and contemporary culture. Sir David Adjaye... View full entry »
Associate Professor Matias del Campo and Assistant Professor of Practice Sandra Manninger of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, as well as their thesis students, have received the 2018 Architect Magazine Studio Prize. The Studio Prize, awarded... View full entry »
ANN ARBOR - A new wave of thinking in architectural theory is emerging thanks to a rare collection of books, an exhibition, and the curiosity of Andrew Holder, an assistant professor of architecture at U-M’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning."I guess you can say it is... View full entry »
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) have been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will support a major initiative on the synergies between humanities research and the design of... View full entry »
Jose Oubrerie is a professor of architecture at the Ohio State University. He served as chair of the Knowlton School of Architecture. He previously served as dean at the University of Kentucky. He has also taught at Columbia University, Cooper Union, Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and the... View full entry »
Benedetta Tagliabue was born in Milan and graduated from the University of Venice in 1989. In 1991 she joined Enric Miralles' studio where she eventually became a partner. Her work with Miralles, whom she married, includes a number of high profile buildings and projects in Barcelona: Parque... View full entry »
Alejandro Zaera-Polo (born Madrid, 1963) is an accomplished contemporary architect and co-founder of London-based Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architects (AZPA). His work has consistently merged the practice of architecture with theoretical practice, providing a strong intellectual rigour to the... View full entry »
Brian Leary is the President & CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. ‐ the organization planning and executing the implementation of the Atlanta BeltLine, one of the largest, most wide‐ranging urban redevelopment projects currently underway in the United States. The BeltLine is a $3+... View full entry »
Bestor Architecture is a Los Angeles based modern architecture firm, founded in 1995 by architect Barbara Bestor. The office is collaborative and produces design that navigates between popular culture, art, and architecture. Recent projects include custom houses, art environments, collaborative... View full entry »
Laura Wolf-Powers is an assistant professor in the graduate city and regional planning program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches urban economics, economic development and community development. Her research focuses on metropolitan labor markets, job-centered economic... View full entry »
Guy Nordenson is a professor of structural engineering and architecture at Princeton University and a faculty associate of the University Center for Human Values. Nordenson was the structural engineer for the Museum of Modern Art expansion in New York, the Jubilee Church in Rome, the Simmons... View full entry »
Neil Denari was born in Fort Worth, Texas and studied at the University of Houston (B.Arch. 1980) and Harvard University (M.Arch. 1982). After graduate school, Denari worked as a technical intern in Paris (La Courneuve) for Aerospatiale Helicoptres (now Airbus). In 1983, Denari moved to New York... View full entry »
Kenny Cupers is visiting assistant professor of architecture and 2010-2011 Reyner Banham Fellow at the University at Buffalo, where he teaches architectural history, theory, and urban studies. His work focuses on the social agency of architecture and the uses of urban space. Forthcoming books... View full entry »
University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning faculty and students, along with the U.S. Green Building Council reviewed areas of climate change uncertainty, forecasted findings on anticipated climate change in the United States by region, and made recommendations based... View full entry »
Stan Allen became the dean of Princeton University in 2002. He is a practicing architect and principal of SAA/Stan Allen Architect. From 1989–2002, he taught at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where he was also the Director of the Advanced... View full entry »
Antoine Picon is the G. Ware Travelstead Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology and Co-Director of Doctoral Programs (PhD & DDes) at the GSD. He teaches courses in the history and theory of architecture and technology. Trained as an engineer, architect, and historian, Picon... View full entry »
Paul Lewis holds a Master of Architecture from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University. Paul is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University School of Architecture and also has taught at Ohio State University, Barnard and Columbia Colleges, Parsons The New School of... View full entry »
Alexandros E. Washburn is the Chief Urban Designer of the New York City Department of City Planning. He leads a design studio within the agency whose responsibilities include the design of public projects at various scales, city-wide urban design policy development, and design review of... View full entry »
For 40 years, Will Bruder has explored contextually inventive architectural solutions. Will is a craftsman in his concern for detail and building processes, and a sculptor with his unique sensitivity of space, materials, and light. Will’s ability to raise the ordinary to the extraordinary... View full entry »
