CoAD Meets The DIA: AI Meets Traditional Art for A New Perspective
As AI emerges, Lawrence Technological University’s (LTU) architecture and design students explore new ways of bringing ideas into being. LTU’s College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) welcomed the month of September, Detroit’s Month of Design, with an exploration of its own. Collaborating with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), CoAD students, alumni, faculty, and industry […]
Distinguished Architecture Alumni Awardee Tiffany Brown, Representation Matters
Feeling like you don’t fit in. Feeling like you would not be good at anything. LTU changed all that for Tiffany Brown. Sitting in the middle row in the middle of the auditorium at Northwestern High School in inner-city Detroit, one young woman heard all she needed to hear to change her life. While fellow […]
Mastering The Art of Community Engagement: Master’s Students Build Platform for Detroit’s Bailey Park
This year, as in the past several years, College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Master of Architecture Design Studio students together conceive and construct their Design Build Studio course-end project. Architecture for The Community There was something different about this year’s project. In partnership with the Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation, CoAD students created […]
Partners Invest in The Future: Sponsors Step Up to Support CoAD Students and The Profession
Connections with industry partners are a critical component in the education and preparation of Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) students throughout their academic journey. Students and program sponsors alike benefit from collaboration, which fosters internships, career pathways, and real-world experience. Engaging employers and external partners in CoAD’s programs equips all […]
Welcome, New Faculty! Noted Architects and Designers Join CoAD
There are some new faces in architecture and design classes this semester, noted academics and professionals who’ve joined the team in the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) to educate future architects and designers. CoAD would like you to meet: Gretchen Wilkins, Ph.D., tenured associate professor of architecture and chair of architecture. Wilkins holds both […]
Letter From the Interim Dean
Welcome to the fall ’25 edition of our CoAD digital newsletter! As my first newsletter since becoming Interim Dean of the College of Architecture and Design, I’m delighted to share some of the exciting things happening in our college. From new programs to new faculty, from new hands-on learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students […]
