| Location | Ann Arbor, United States | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 652 | Establishment | HE Institution / College |
| Founded In | 1906 | Estimated Cost of Living | 14000 USD |
| Address | 2000 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States |
In 1876, the University of Michigan became one of the first universities in the United States to offer courses in architecture, led by influential Chicago architect William Le Baron Jenney. After thirty years, a degree program within the Department of Engineering was established in 1906, under the direction of Emil Lorch, who served to administer the program and its ever-evolving iterations until 1937.
Housed in what is now Lorch Hall on Central Campus, the program quickly grew into the Department of Architecture by 1913. In 1923, world-renowned architect Eliel Saarinen joined the faculty of the department, with which he was associated during his design, construction, and subsequent presidency of the Cranbrook Academy of Art. By 1930, the College of Architecture had been established and grew to become the College of Architecture and Design in 1939, introducing Landscape Architecture and, by 1948, one of the first Master of City Planning degrees.
The 1940s also saw the college taking a progressive role with regards to architectural research, establishing the Architecture Research Laboratory that would pioneer the integration of design, construction, technology, planning, and research. In 1965, the Landscape Architecture program moved to the university's School of Natural Resources.
Facilities
The Art and Architecture Building provides nearly 240,000 square feet of space equally divided between the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Stamps School of Art & Design. Opened in 1974, the building includes a range of facilities, including studio space, galleries, classrooms, a 150-seat lecture hall, conference and seminar rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and research facilities. Computer access is widely available and distributed throughout the building.
Located on the third floor, the architecture studio offers 30,000 square feet of continuous workspace. The large, open plan is configured with desks and storage for all students in architecture studios and expansive review spaces. The upcoming renovation of this floor will provide capstone studio spaces for urban planning students. In addition, Taubman College leases 20,000 square feet of space in downtown Ann Arbor at the Liberty Lofts warehouse that provides additional faculty research and production space and facilities for large-scale exhibitions.
College faculty and staff have access to space in the university’s Detroit Center, and the college leases space in Detroit for its ArcPrep program, an immersive architecture studio for Detroit High School students. Due to the generosity of the late A. Alfred Taubman, the Taubman College will upgrade and expand its facilities by fall 2017.
The project will provide an additional 36,000 square feet to the college’s facilities and renovate approximately 11,000 square feet of the existing building. The addition will be LEED certified. These costs are covered by building gifts from A. Alfred Taubman and from King Stutzman, matching funds from the Office of the President of
the University of Michigan, and funding from the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
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