Portico: Spring 2025

Our world is dynamic, so at Taubman College, we continually evolve to provide students with resources and environments that will help them flourish. Our faculty push boundaries, explore new solutions, and challenge students to imagine the world that could be. And we experiment with how we share these exciting stories — such as this digital issue of Portico, where we highlight student work, showcase our newly launched Studio Reassembled, and share stories of alumni, faculty, and students improving the world through their practice, teaching, and philanthropy.

Collaboratively developed by faculty, students, alumni, and makers, Studio Reassembled transforms the traditional studio model into a space for shared exploration and action-oriented design. The 1,500-square-foot space hosts nine undergraduate and graduate studios in architecture and urban design within a vibrant, immersive environment that fuses spatial, technological, and natural elements.

To support collaborative, multimedia creative processes, community members designed and built reconfigurable tables, model-making stations and storage racks, a TV Lab outpost, and even a coffee and tea bar. Integrated consulting services advance student learning in environmental science, climate engineering, and visualization. The studio centers on the Cyclodrama, a cylindrical amphitheater that hosts lectures, discussions, and a curated library of publications and material samples. It epitomizes the experimentalism and creative vitality that drives our college.

I hope you’ll enjoy learning more about Studio Reassembled and the other exciting stories of our Taubman College community in this issue of Portico.