Mass Timber: Sustainable, Cost-Effective, Durable, Beautiful
Thanks to a generous grant from Gensler, the College of Architecture and Design staged a successful symposium on mass timber during last September’s Detroit Month of Design. The relatively new construction material called “mass timber” was the topic of discussion and imagination during the day-and-a-half symposium that was open to students and the public. Ten […]
Congratulations! Dean Daubmann Named to AIA College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects has elevated CoAD Dean Karl Daubmann to its highest membership level, the prestigious College of Fellows. The fellowship program was developed to elevate architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Less than three […]
Transforming The Northville Downs Site
Robert Miller was working in a family-owned ice cream shop when the owner’s son, who was pursuing an engineering degree at LTU, told him he should be an architect. Miller recalled his friend saying so many years ago, “You’re always building models, always drawing, and doing creative things. Every time I walk through the architect […]
New Director of Interior Design: Meet Sophie Yan
Sophie Yan started teaching at Lawrence Technological University as an adjunct professor of interior design in the fall of 2023. A year later, in September 2024, Yan was named director of interior design and assistant professor of practice in the College of Architecture and Design. “Initially, I was interested in sculpture and installation art. […]
On The Move: CoAD Leads the Way in Mobility Product Design
Justin Famularo spent almost four years as a surface designer at Rivian and Piaggio Fast Forward as well as a designer of his own compelling wheel brand before joining Lawrence Technological University as assistant professor of practice in 2023. Famularo is the professor students want to work with if they are seeking a future in […]
At The Intersection of Creativity and Technology: The Opportunity to Lead
At one of the nation’s leading technological universities, you’d expect its College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) to lead the profession of architecture and design in adapting and integrating emerging technologies into its curriculum. Indeed, debuting in summer ’25, CoAD will help upskill undergraduate design degree holders and those with perhaps a few years of […]
Dean’s Letter
Welcome to this edition of our college’s e-newsletter. It was an exciting fall ’24 semester, with CoAD taking the lead during Detroit’s heralded Month of Design. With our partner Bedrock, CoAD designed and built the unique educational and exhibit space at 1001 Woodward for our opening exploration into the Future of Construction and our symposium, […]
