Learn how a Master of Community Development (MCD) from Detroit Mercy can make a difference by attending a virtual information session on April 22 at noon or April 23 at 5 p.m.
Please join the SACD Dichotomy lecture series for a presentation on March 24 featuring architect Oriana Venti, who will present on using tools that enhance social agency in the intervention of public spaces.
Two student architectural design projects from a collaboration between UDM and Tecnologico de Monterrey were selected to be featured in the prestigious exhibition in May.
Professor and Director of Graduate Architecture Claudia Bernasconi was invited to give a guest lecture for the 2024 Lecture Series of the Florida Institute for …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture and Community Development (SACD) and the Consulate of Italy in Detroit are co-hosting a multinational exhibition and panel discussion as part of the 2024 Detroit Month of Design. The panel discussion is Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m.
Meet the Class of ’24: Iryna Olkhovetska made the difficult decision with her family to leave their home in Ukraine and move to the United States in search of a brighter future six years ago. Today, she is proud to be an American citizen, embracing her identity as both a Ukrainian and American and striving to honor her roots while building a future in the land of opportunity.
Professor of Architecture and Community Development Claudia Bernasconi and Emerita Professor of Psychology Libby Balter Blume recently published two journal articles in December 2023. The …
A project that started out with a simple L-shaped building led to international recognition for three Detroit Mercy students in the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) Top Ten for Students Competition.
UDM School of Architecture & Community Development Dean Dan Pitera was recently awarded with what is considered to be AIA Detroit’s highest honor.
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development Tadd Heidgerken was named a National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) Scholar in Professional Practice. He was …
Seven Detroit Mercy School of Architecture & Community Development students have been awarded 2023 scholarships from the Michigan Architectural Foundation (MAF). They comprised of more than half of the dozen scholarships handed out by MAF in 2023.
A video feature of School of Architecture & Community Development graduate Asia Williams, who is a proud Downtown Boxing Gym graduate and is continuing her education at Detroit Mercy for a master’s degree:
Angel Mangham has made her mark at Detroit Mercy and within the School of Architecture & Community Development. As president of the school’s chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, she works to amplify the voices of Black architects.
Michael Ford’s love for music and community inspired him to found The Hip-Hop Architecture Camp, which blends his passions, while also empowering underrepresented youth to explore architecture.
The Detroit Institute of Arts has its own tradition of displaying ofrendas, and one of them included in this year’s display was created by Detroit Mercy Architecture student Arianna Carrera.
Thanks to a grant received from The Kresge Foundation and partnerships with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent and Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, the Detroit Mercy School of Architecture & Community Development’s nonprofit community design organization, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, was able to continue to give back, this time through a six-week high school summer internship program.
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development along with Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) will host an exhibition, “Their Untold Stories: Black Landscape Architects Michigan Connection” inside the Loranger Architecture Building on the McNichols Campus.
To mark the graduation of the Class of 2022, Detroit Mercy’s Marketing & Communications Department is profiling several students who were nominated by staff and …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development will host an all-day virtual symposium, “Reinventing Public Space in Business Improvement Districts” on Friday, March 25. …
The pandemic did little to slow down Suchi Reddy. The 1991 graduate from the School of Architecture & Community Development is receiving wide acclaim for …
School of Architecture and Community Development Adjunct Professor Dorian Moore was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. The elevation …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture is now the School of Architecture & Community Development (SACD). The purpose of the rebranding is to highlight the school’s …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development (SACD) is hosting its first lecture of the academic year on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. in …
Proposals are now being accepted for Reinventing Public Space in Business Improvement Districts, a symposium to be held March 25, 2022 in the exhibition space …
Associate Professor of Architecture Claudia Bernasconi led the design and implementation of what became the largest conference in the Environmental Design and Research Association’s 52 …
This series of stories celebrates the achievements of standout students in University of Detroit Mercy’s Class of 2021. Taylor Kile came to University of Detroit …
School of Architecture welcomes Zena Howard, FAIA on Wednesday, March 31 at 5 p.m. for the virtual lecture, “Cultural Expression in the Built Environment.” Howard …
University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University will co-host the virtual EDRA52 DETROIT: Transdisciplinary Border Crossing Conference May 19-23. The conference will focus on …
University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture invites all to a virtual lecture with Angela Brooks, FAIA, on Wednesday Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. The …
Experts from around the world will explore how research, design and relationships between people and environments contribute to the creation of justice when University of …
University of Detroit Mercy is well represented in the fall edition of Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, now available on campus and online. The issue …
University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University will co-host the 52nd annual conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, EDRA52 DETROIT: Just Environments. The …
Detroit Collaborative Design Center Design and Research Fellow Charles Cross and six other Black landscape architects were featured in the August 2020 issue of Landscape …
The School of Architecture’s Master of Community Development (MCD) program will host an online open house on Saturday, June 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. …
UPDATE – The MCD Open House has moved online. Join the open house on Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. on Zoom. The event will include an …
Kaitlyn Miklovich grew up about 75 miles outside of Detroit in the small town of Clifford, Mich. So when she announced she was going to …
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture (SOA) achieved a No. 1 ranking in the America’s Top Architecture Schools 2020 report by DesignIntelligence (DI), an independent business …
University of Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture in partnership with the Community Development Advocates of Detroit and the Knight Foundation will offer an exclusive course …
Urban planners, designers, philosophers and other academics from around the world will visit Detroit when University of Detroit Mercy hosts “Philosophy of the City,” a …
This spring, architecture students, professors, and volunteers associated with the School of Architecture and Volterra-Detroit Foundation were offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Volterra, …
School of Architecture Dean Dan Pitera was featured in the Archinect article, “Deans List: University of Detroit Mercy’s Dan Pitera and the Three Questions That …
Detroit Collaborative Design Center Co-Executive Director Ceara O’Leary presented on the topic, “Social Connectivity for Design,” at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019. Watch some …
It was a memorable night for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture at the recent AIA Michigan Honor Awards. Former School of Architecture …
University of Detroit Mercy announces the appointment of Dan Pitera, FAIA, as the fourth dean of the School of Architecture (SOA) effective Aug. 1, 2019. …
Matthew Northcott knew early in high school that he wanted to study architecture in college. Thanks to the Loranger Nautilus Endowed Scholarship, he was able …
Government, civic and neighborhood leaders announced the opening of Neighborhood HomeBase, a storefront community space in the Livernois-McNichols area that will provide residents with meeting …
Associate Professor of Architecture Gilbert Sunghera, S.J. discussed with 101.9 FM WDET host Stephen Henderson how we mourn sacred spaces and historic buildings after they have been …
The School of Architecture Master of Community Development Open House for prospective students is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. in …
As a student in Detroit Mercy’s Master of Community Development program, Annie Mendoza ’14, ’16 knew she wanted to put her degree to use benefitting …
The forthcoming book, Teaching and Designing in Detroit: 10 Women on Pedagogy and Practice, co-edited by Distinguished Professor of Architecture Stephen Vogel and Professor Emerita of Psychology Libby Balter …
