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Cuéllar Awarded 2023 SOM Foundation Research Prize To Pursue Adapting Housing Strategies
The SOM Foundation announces Taubman College Assistant Professor of Architecture Gabriel Cuéllar as one of its 2023 Research Prize winners. He and his collaborator will receive a $40,000 prize to […]
Taubman College welcomes Antje Steinmuller as new Architecture Chair
The skills of architects are essential for society to achieve so many of its goals, in addressing climate change, social justice, health and wellness, housing, and construction. Engaged in local, […]
Five Taubman Alums Elevated to The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows
Five Taubman College alums have been elevated to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows (FAIA) in 2024. The highest membership of the AIA honors architects for their […]
Multi-Robot 3D Printing: A Conversation with Mania Aghaei Meibodi and Colleagues
By implementing human-guided, interactive, multi-robot technology, Taubman College Assistant Professor of Architecture Mania Aghaei Meibodi and her colleagues at the University of Michigan are working together to enhance standard 3D […]
Taubman College Students Named 2024 Dow Sustainability Fellows
Five Taubman College students–Jamie Brackman, Jon Kent, Lyu Chen, Lauren Jenkins, and Jessie Williams–have been named 2024 Dow Sustainability Fellows. The Dow Sustainability Fellows program, supported by Dow and administered […]
Unverzagt (M1DTW Architects) Recognized with 2023 Best of Practice Award from The Architect’s Newspaper
The Architect’s Newspaper recognized Detroit-based M1DTW for its portfolio of projects and Notes on a Practice with a 2023 Best of Practice Award in the Architect Small Firm (Midwest) category. […]
Rich von Luhrte, B.Arch ’68, Funds Scholarships to Continue His Legacy of Addressing Climate Change
“I’m passionate about climate change,” says Rich von Luhrte. “If I were 25 again and going back to school, I might study to be an ecologist or an environmentalist.” As […]
Taubman College Faculty Joe Grengs and Sean Ahlquist Receive Sustainability Catalyst Grants
Taubman College Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Joe Grengs and Associate Professor of Architecture Sean Ahlquist are members of two project teams recognized with Graham Sustainability Institute Catalyst Grants. […]
Kuukuwa Manful Wins 2023 ASA Graduate Student Paper Prize
The African Studies Association (ASA) recognized Taubman College Assistant Professor of Architecture Kuukuwa Manful with the 2023 ASA Graduate Student Paper Prize for her article “Building Classes: Secondary Schools and […]
From Michigan to Ghana to Michigan: Architecture as Culture, Collaboration, and Community
Kuukuwa Manful joined Taubman College as an assistant professor of architecture in the fall of 2023, but her connection to the college goes back much further. As a student at […]
Dillon Erb, M.Arch ’14, and Daniel Kobran, M.Arch ’14, Explore the Benefits of Paperspace’s Acquisition by DigitalOcean
Not long after they graduated from Taubman College in 2014, Dillon Erb (left) and Daniel Kobran (right) walked to the Ann Arbor post office to file paperwork for their new […]
Whitney Kraus, B.S. Arch ’05, Bridges the Gap Between Designers and Developers
As University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh says, “Winning as a team is better than anything.” It’s a principle that holds true in Whitney Kraus’ planning and design director […]
Patricia Gruits, B.S. Arch ’04, M.Arch ’06, is Doing More with Purpose-Driven Architecture
“Do you actually need a building?” may seem like an unusual question from an architect. But it’s a central one for Patricia Gruits, whose education at Taubman College, where she […]
Taubman Fellows Present a Gathering of Worlds in “Touch Points” Exhibition, Public Gallery Hours
From the secreting labor of silkworms to the migratory lives of a public housing development in Rome, from the fantasies of the perfect home to the silvery handholds of commercial building space, the public is invited to witness and interact with a gathering of worlds at the Taubman Fellows Exhibition, “Touch Points,” […]
Taubman College Urban Technology Protogrant Recipients Explore Sustainability and Climate Action
Recipients of Taubman College’s 2023 Urban Technology Prototype Grant explored EV battery maintenance, water quality monitoring, and environmental impact assessments following this year’s competition theme, “Green Seeds.” This year’s call […]