Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning has announced the 2009-2010 Michigan Architecture Fellows. The fellowship program, which was originated under the leadership of Dean Emeritus Robert Metcalf and Kent Hubbell, enable architecture and urban planning practitioners and scholars to be in residence at Taubman College during an academic year and engage in research. While engaging the student body through the teaching of studios and/or seminars, these scholars are provided with resources to advance their research.
Muschenheim Fellow: Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran received his M.Arch. from Yale and a B.S. Arch from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is currently an instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and principal of OK+. From 2005 to 2008 he was editor for Perspecta 41: Grand Tour (published by MIT Press). In 2008, his work was included in exhibits at Storefront and Center for Architecture, both in New York City.
Oberdick Fellow: Catie Newell
Catie Newell has an M.Arch. from Rice and a B.S. from Georgia Tech. In 2006, she was awarded the SOM Prize for architecture, design, and urban design with her project proposal for “Weather Permitting” and traveled to Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland to become a storm chaser. Her professional experience includes work with Clover Lee & Albert Pope and, most recently, Office dA
Taubman Fellow: Meredith Miller
Meredith Miller received her M.Arch. from Princeton and a B.S. Arch from the University of Virginia. She has a broad range of experience at different scales in the office of Howler and Yoon in Boston. In 2008, she was an adjunct professor in the third year undergrad studio at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She recently completed work on a book with Meejin Yoon entitled: Public Works: Unsolicited Small Projects for the Big Dig.
Taubman Fellow: Rosalyne Shieh
Rosalyne Shieh received her M.Arch. from Princeton and a B.A. from Berkeley. She also has an M.S. in architectural history and theory from the Bartlett. She taught at NJIT during the 2007–2008 school year in the first year core studio and ran a graphics and representation course and a graduate elective seminar. She has worked for Abalos & Herreros in Madrid and ARO in NY. She is currently a designer for Stan Allen and a founding principal of BetaLab in New York and Houston.
Taubman Fellow: Ellie Abrons
Ellie Abrons received her M.Arch. from UCLA and her B.A. in art history and gender studies from NYU. In 2006, she was an assistant lecturer at Berkeley and has since worked with KoningEizenberg, servo, GregLynnFORM, and most recently, Office dA.