Craig Borum

Professor of Architecture
Teaching Areas
Architectural Design, Construction
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Craig Borum, FAIA, is a professor of architecture at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Professor Borum teaches design and coordinates the required construction courses for both the graduate and undergraduate degree programs.

Borum is also the founding principal of PLY+ architecture, urbanism, design, in partnership with associate professor Jen Maigret.  In 2021, PLY+ was one of eight firms awarded the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices, as well as an honorable mention in the Architect’s Newspaper’s Best in Practice Award.

In 2018, Professor Borum was elevated to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.  Across his career, his work has been recognized with a Progressive Architecture Award, and a Research & Design Award both from Architect Magazine. He has been the principal designer on nine projects which have won AIA Michigan Design Awards across the building and interior design categories. Additionally, his designs have also won an American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, and a Wood Design Award from Wood Design and Building Magazine, and an Award of Excellence in Masonry Design from the Masonry institute of Michigan and AIA Michigan. He is a recipient of the Young Architects Prize from the Architectural League of New York, and in 2007 he was included in Wallpaper Magazine’s list of “101 of the world’s most interesting new architects.” His design for the Mies van der Rohe Plaza in Detroit won first prize in Urban Design in the 15th Quito Biennale of Architecture, as well as prizes in numerous national and international competitions. His work has also been featured in major publications in the US, Canada, Korea, Germany, Spain, and Ecuador. It has also been included in over 20 exhibits ranging from venues across the U.S. to international venues (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Tokyo, Buenos Aries, Frankfort, and Quito).

Mr. Borum is from Portsmouth, Virginia and received his architectural training from the University of Virginia.

Projects

Architecture, Nov 6, 2024

Courses

ARCH 583, Section 1
Fall 2025
Instructors: Craig Borum
ARCH 672, Section 1
Fall 2025
Instructors: Perry Kulper, El Hadi Jazairy, Jacob Comerci, Jose Sanchez, Julia McMorrough, Anya Sirota, Craig Borum
ARCH 562, Section 1
Winter 2025
Instructors: Sharon Haar, Craig Borum, Gabriel Cuéllar, Lars Gräbner, Claudia Wigger, Kit McCullough, Laura Marie Peterson, Adam Smith, Christina Hansen
ARCH 509, Section 3
Winter 2025
Instructors: Craig Borum
ARCH 432, Section 1
Fall 2024
Instructors: Jacob Comerci, Craig Borum, Olaia Chivite Amigo, Dawn Gilpin, Malcolm McCullough, Keith Mitnick, Cyrus Peñarroyo, Angela Cho, Francesca Mavaracchio
ARCH 417, Section 1
Fall 2024
Instructors: Craig Borum, Claudia Wigger, Jonathan Rule
ARCH 317, Section 1
Fall 2024
Instructors: Craig Borum, Claudia Wigger, Jonathan Rule
ARCH 509, Section 6
Winter 2024
Instructors: Craig Borum
ARCH 562, Section 1
Winter 2024
Instructors: Sharon Haar, Craig Borum, Claudia Wigger, Christina Hansen, Gabriel Cuéllar, Laura Marie Peterson, Kit McCullough, Jonathan Rule
ARCH 317, Section 1
Fall 2023
Instructors: Craig Borum, Claudia Wigger, Jonathan Rule
ARCH 417, Section 1
Fall 2023
Instructors: Craig Borum, Claudia Wigger, Jonathan Rule
ARCH 432, Section 1
Fall 2023
Instructors: Jacob Comerci, Craig Borum, Keith Mitnick, Olaia Chivite Amigo, Athar Mufreh, Ryan Ball

Articles

Article, Jun 1, 2019