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, join us in making contact with a gathering of worlds at the Taubman Fellows’ Presentation of their upcoming Exhibition, “Touch Points.” Nodes of exchange […]
The Weiser Center for Real Estate is excited to announce that applications for the third annual Real Estate Academy are now open! Join a new class of students as they embark on a multi-day immersion into the real estate development ecosystem of New York. Increase your understanding of the industry, gain confidence in navigating your […]
The Architecture Student Research Grant (ASRG) was initiated by the Class of 2013 to provide an opportunity for student research projects seeking to discover new forms and methods of working, making, and representing architecture. This grant is funded through the Architecture Program and the generous gift of alumni Lisa Sauve and Adam Smith of Synecdoche, […]
The Weiser Center for Real Estate is again thrilled to offer two internship scholarship funds this Spring/Summer 2024, available to eligible students who have secured real estate internships and need financial support to cover the cost of housing, travel, and other related expenses. We strive to provide resources to students in support of their internship […]
Motor vehicle crashes are one of the most significant, and the most preventable, public health issues especially for children and teens. For planners, teen driver licensing sits at the nexus of equity, mobility, and safety: we must equip teens with safe driving skills to ensure mobility (as, outside of the densest urban cores, automobiles remain […]
As climate change advances, communities across the United States are adapting to the increased threat of wildfires. Such disasters are expected to become more frequent and severe. In this lecture, Dr. Méndez explores why it is crucial to understand how these events amplify existing inequalities, and how to lessen the resulting harms, in particular for […]
Lap Chi Kwong & Alison Von Glinow of Kwong Von Glinow
“Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece.” —Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us. Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease […]
Re-Mapping the Publics Emmanuel's talk offers a critical examination of how cities utilize public resources, labor, land, and materials to address challenges and plan for the future of the built environment. The conversation explores SWF's practice of re-mapping cities' resources at its Communiversity to create true Common Wealth - the spaces, structures, networks, resources, and opportunities essential […]
The gallery is open to the public and free of charge from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on scheduled Saturdays. Exhibits Fellows' Exhibit: "Touch Points" 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, […]
Rep. Morgan will discuss disparities with LGBTQ individuals, including health outcomes & spaces for socialization within our community and state.
The Fellowship search committee invites you to a presentation by the Fellowship Search Candidate. Learn more about the Taubman College Fellowship Program.
Housing Works brings together cutting-edge research and creative practices that are having a real impact in the development and provision of equitable housing. Addressing our national housing crisis requires profound changes in how we fund and build housing. These changes may involve overhauls of the existing regulatory system, significant expansion of different funding sources, and […]
Panel and Reception feat. Rick Lowe How do we come together to describe our social world? This panel will recount a set of research projects and creative practice engagements where social scientists and artists collaborate to bring insight into our social circumstances. Two projects will be described in detail– Black Wall Street Journey, which examines […]
Join us for Giving Blueday, the U-M's annual day of giving, on Wed. March 13. By supporting the Architecture Student Support Fund or the Urban Planning Student Support Fund, you help make a Taubman education possible for promising students from all financial backgrounds. Make a gift to Taubman College students as they become leaders in […]
The Architecture Fellowship Search Committee invites you to a presentation by Fellowship Candidate Tess Clancy. More information about the Taubman College Fellowship Programs can be found here.
Part of UM's "Maize Days," Taubman College students are encouraged to stop by and write brief postcard thank-you notes that our Development team will later send to donors to show the impact of giving. Free t-shirts, swag, bagels, fruit and refreshments available to participants.
This occasion will provide newly admitted students with an excellent opportunity to meet with faculty and students and learn more about what we do here. This is an invite-only event.
The gallery is open to the public and free of charge from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on scheduled Saturdays. Exhibits Fellows' Exhibit: "Touch Points" 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, […]
Pierre Lambla, trained as a composer and biotechnologist, explores the intersection of sound, performance, space, and digital technology. His experimental works craft auditory and narrative environments that enhance the tangible world's scenographic attributes. In his workshop, he encourages participants to engage with their surroundings via the curated overlay of geolocated digital soundscaping. In the process, […]
WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND: a LOT-EK film screening and talk-back event with director Thomas Piper and designers Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. Look at things differently. LOT-EK's inspirational art and architectural work reconsiders our modern economy through the icon of globalization, the shipping container. If we pay enough attention to the ordinary, […]
"Barriers Beyond Roe" is an interdisciplinary workshop tackling the obstacles abortion providers encounter within the built environment. Join Lori A. Brown, Professor of Architecture at Syracuse University School of Architecture, and Dr. Sarah Wallet, Chief Medical Operating Officer for Planned Parenthood of Michigan, as we unite across disciplines to drive meaningful change. Let's collaborate, exchange […]
The Architecture Fellowship Search Committee invites you to a presentation by Fellowship Candidate Angela Cho. More information about the Taubman College Fellowship Programs can be found here.
The Architecture Fellowship Search Committee invites you to a presentation by Fellowship Candidate Francesca Mavaracchio. More information about the Taubman College Fellowship Programs can be found here.
Everywhere you look The talk will discuss the various ways Lori has responded to pressing issues of our time. Lori will present an overview of key aspects of ongoing research, advocacy, and activism that have focused on topics from immigration and the border, equity within the built environment, to reproductive justice. All provide various opportunities […]
After the desk crits, pin-ups, and reviews, after all the talking, all that remains of design efforts in school are the drawings (or another representation). While there are no “real” results (i.e., no buildings built), successful studio projects in the form of their expression reveal the effort, intelligence, and possibilities entailed within their conception. “SHOW...don’t […]
This occasion will provide newly admitted students with an excellent opportunity to meet with faculty and students and learn more about what we do here. This is an invite-only event.
MORE ROOM At The Table is a collection of models, texts, images, videos, and digital interfaces organized on a shared plane (a tabula inscripta) in the service of an interactive pedagogy for developing a critical awareness of “depth” and its construction. A Faculty & Student Research Project Funded by the Taubman College Pressing Matters Grant […]
The Architecture Fellowship Search Committee invites you to a presentation by Fellowship Candidate Pavel Bouse. More information about the Taubman College Fellowship Programs can be found here.
Dan Adams and Marie Law Adams, of Landing Studio / Northeastern University will be lecturing on "Complexity and Contingency in Infrastructure" as a Master of Urban Design hosted event within the Architecture Program's Winter 2024 lecture series, "Building Culture."
Ramadan, a sacred month of fasting and devotion observed by Muslims globally, entails abstaining from food and drink, including water, from dawn till sunset. With Ramadan 2024 spanning from March 10 to April 9*, it's crucial to acknowledge its intersection with the academic calendar, particularly the concluding weeks of classes. Join us at Taubman for […]
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Join us for an intimate Conversation with Daryl J. Carter, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, and Dean Jonathan Massey as part of the URP 390 Fundamentals of Real Estate course. Presented in partnership with the Weiser Center for Real Estate. All are welcome to attend. Daryl J. Carter is the Founder, Chairman, […]
The Architecture Fellowship Search Committee invites you to a presentation by Fellowship Candidate Jaehun Woo. More information about the Taubman College Fellowship Programs can be found here.
The Russian War against Ukraine ruins the cities and rich architectural heritage, monuments, and urban space. The lives of all Ukrainians have been jeopardized by this war that continues to brutally consume Ukrainian lives and territory. Over 6 million internally displaced people need affordable housing. While the rebuilding of Ukraine must be Ukrainian-led, it must […]
This two-part event focuses on URP Ph.D. alumni who have gone on to non-academic career paths. In Panel 1, alumni will offer 8-minute talks about their career paths and current work, ranging from leadership in local governments to working for the United Nations. Panel 2 will ask alumni to reflect on how their doctoral training […]
The prize winners of the 2023-24 Architecture Student Awards will be announced at a luncheon, with jury-selected projects from each studio receiving a recognition of excellence. 2023-24 jurors are all former Taubman College Architecture Program fellowship recipients, including James Michael Tate, Texas A&M University (2014–2015 Willard A. Oberdick Research Fellow). Di Peter Yi, University of […]
In this workshop, we will play a worldbuilding game fætures. Playing this tabletop card game, you are invited to creatively envision speculative worlds through modes of collective brainstorming and individual imagination. The game enables you to work independently but never in isolation from your team, and everyone at the table has the same power to […]
For one night only, students will transform the Taubman College Commons into an ephemeral festivity space for the first annual “Taubman Architecture Ball,” a celebration of design and designers. This year’s theme, “Frameworks”, focuses on collaborative projects, essential structures, and making fun! This event is free; all Taubman students, faculty, staff, and guests are cordially […]
Even as digital technologies promise to transform urban planning and urban governance, they entrench structural inequities and discriminatory practices. To ensure that contemporary and emerging urban technologies are beneficial to urban communities -- historically marginalized communities as well as communities exponentially impacted by innovations in AI, surveillance technologies, and automation -- we must understand the […]
Scott Colman of Rice University will lecture on his recent book Ludwig Hilberseimer: Reanimating Architecture and the City, the first synthetic account of Hilberseimer in English, providing a contextual account of Hilberseimer's works which have until now been subject to fragmentary or highly specialized interpretations. The German-American architect, art critic, and urban planner Ludwig Hilberseimer […]
Join U-M and Taubman College faculty, staff, students, community partners, and funders on April 5 at the Michigan League for the 2024 Water@Michigan Symposium, which will center around water justice, access, and affordability across U-M and Michigan. From ensuring safe drinking water to tackling emerging contaminants and securing equitable access for under-resourced communities, the challenges […]
