Catie Newell
Professor of Architecture
Teaching Areas
Digital Technologies, Digital Fabrication, Material Systems
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Catie Newell is Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Newell joined the faculty in 2009 as the Oberdick Fellow. She received her Masters of Architecture from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science in architecture from Georgia Tech.
Newell is also a founding principal of Alibi Studio based in Detroit. Her work and research captures spaces and material effects, focusing on the development of new atmospheres through the exploration of textures, volumes, and the effects of light or lack thereof. Newell’s creative practice has been widely recognized for exploring design construction and materiality in relation to the specificity of location and geography, and cultural contingencies. Newell won the 2011 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers, and the 2011 ArtPrize Best Use of Urban. Space Juried Award, Newell exhibited at the 2012 Architecture Venice Biennale. Catie Newell won the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Rome Prize Fellow in Architecture for 2013-2014. She is a Lucas Fellow, a Kresge Artist Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.
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Architecture, Aug 19, 2024
Two Taubman College faculty members are designing an outdoor alcove featuring a light-inhabiting glass installation at the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum that will provide space to promote healing for […]
