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Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design (LTU_CoAD), located in Southfield, Michigan offers 13 degrees programs.

The College of Architecture and Design is dedicated to a pedagogy of “theory and practice”, the original motto of Lawrence Technological University. We advocate not one or the other, but both, integrated and coherent. Correspondingly, CoAD offers students insight into grounded design practice, crafted so that our students might enter thoughtfully into current modes of practice and, when appropriate, expand the conversations so that the practices of architecture and design might be more innovative, inclusive, and democratic. We endorse the idea of expanded practice, a “multi-disciplinary” approach to design that includes community-based activities as well as an emphasis upon immersive international experiences. And we promote the notion of advancing practice, design practice and ideas that enable us, as a culture, to make lives better. At the College of Architecture and Design, this idea has reinforced our conviction that technology is a human endeavor and a reflection of people at their best.

10/27/2026

Join LTU CoAD for another informative Design x Technology Series talk featuring Associate Professor of Design Bilge Nur Saltık. Led by Associate Professor and Director of Product Design Carla Diana, this presentation and discussion will provide our guests with a thoughtfully guided interview.

Thursday, Nov 12, 2026
12:30PM - 1:30PM
A200 and live stream
Register: https://buff.ly/AdY4iY1

Bilge Nur Saltık’s talk titled, Craft Futures: Material Knowledge and Additive Technologies examines her practice-based research at the intersection of traditional craft knowledge, material culture, and contemporary production technologies.

Drawing upon her broader research trajectory and recent sabbatical work, Saltık positions making as both a methodological framework and a mode of knowledge production. Her research considers how technology can extend rather than displace craft traditions, while facilitating new relationships among material, process, cultural memory, functionality, and poetic expression.

Participants will gain a critical understanding of how additive manufacturing and digital fabrication are reshaping material practice and the future of craftsmanship.

CoAD students, this event counts towards your Experience Passport.

As part of CoAD's Design x Technology Series, this event is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details

10/26/2026

A CoAD congratulations goes out to LTU adjunct faculty member Erika Cross for winning the prestigious ISFD Pinnacle Award in the Designer-Maker Wall Décor category.

The Pinnacle Awards are an annual award created in April 1995 by the
International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) to promote design quality and recognize excellence in home furnishings design. They honor furniture, product, textile, and student designers whose original concepts are produced by manufacturers, sold by retailers, and brought into consumer homes.

View all winners here: https://buff.ly/BKT5MAL

10/21/2026

A hearty CoAD congratulations to LTU alumna Saundra Little BSAr '94, MAr '98 on becoming future 2027 National Organization of Minority Architects President.

The NOMA 2026 Awards Gala witnessed a powerful moment in the organization’s history: the ceremonial Passing of the Staff from President Bryan C. Lee Jr. to incoming President Sandra Little for the 2027–2028 term.

NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) has as its mission the building of a strong national organization, strong chapters and strong members for the purpose of minimizing the effect of racism in our profession.

CoAD wishes Saundra a fulfilling tenure as NOMA President.

10/20/2026

A CoAD congratulations goes out to LTU alumnus Matthew Kempa, BSc Industrial Design '25 for winning the prestigious ISFD Pinnacle Award in the Designer-Maker Occasional Tables category.

The International Society of Furniture Designers Pinnacle Awards are an annual award created in April 1995 by the International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) to promote design quality and recognize excellence in home furnishings design. They honor furniture, product, textile, and student designers whose original concepts are produced by manufacturers, sold by retailers, and brought into consumer homes.

View all winners here: https://buff.ly/BKT5MAL

10/19/2026

CoAD congratulations goes out to our students from Advanced Design Studio 1 for their 1st and 2nd place win in the Passenger Experience and Innovations in Airport Terminal Design category of the ACRP - Airport Cooperative Research Program

Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a program center of the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, these awards were presented for design excellence.

1st Place Winner in the 2025-2026 ACRP University Design Competition in the category Passenger Experience and Innovations in Airport Terminal Design ($3,000 cash prize):

Breathe Well Modular Seating System: Kayla Kamposh, Jakeb Jackson, Kyle Choate

2nd Place Winner in the 2025-2026 ACRP University Design Competition in the category Passenger Experience and Innovations in Airport Terminal Design ($2,000 cash prize):

Hunger Hub: Hadassah Richards, Lee Bunting, Melinda Peterson

LTU’s Advanced Design Studios are high-level, upper-tier design studios that are topic-driven, research-intensive design courses providing graduate-level students with the opportunity to explore alternative practice contexts and challenges.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/11zC3oo

10/07/2026

CoAD congratulations goes out to Chipman Design Architecture CEO and LTU alumna Lauren Chipman, M.Arch '24 for her spotlight in the AIArchitect article titled, 4 People, four pivots into architecture.

It's a very interesting read that shares how Lauren and others jumped to architecture from a different field.

Read the article: https://buff.ly/xqXZLsu

AIA National
📸 courtesy of Lauren Chipman

10/06/2026

LTU CoAD’s 29th Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award

Harold J Remlinger, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB has been selected as the recipient of the 29th annual LTU Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award! Join us in congratulating Harold as he becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s Architecture + Design Alumni.

Friday, October 9, 2026
6:00PM - Program and talk begins
7:15PM - Reception
In person and live stream
Register: https://buff.ly/fuO7AIt

DAA talk title: A Series of Questionable Decisions

Drawing from Harold Remlinger’s own experiences through education, professional practice and community engagement, this talk examines the non-linear path of how meaningful learning often comes from choices that, at the time, appear misaligned with conventional expectations toward success.

By examining these moments as critical detours rather than missteps, questionable decisions become positive disruptions that expand one’s disciplinary understanding, refine professional identity, and open pathways that are otherwise undistinguishable. The talk invites participants to embrace curiosity, and imperfect choices that can lead to deeper learning, a stronger sense of purpose and opportunities you never saw coming.

Participants will leave with an understanding to Reframe detours as catalysts, apply "questionable decisions" as a methodology and embrace the value of the unexpected.

In addition to our professional DAA Award, the CoAD DAA Scholarship winner is Reagan Boyle.

This public Lecture and Award Presentation Reception / Exhibit will be held at Lawrence Technological University's College of Architecture and Design Campus. Harold's talk will also be live streamed.

CoAD students, this event counts towards your Experience Passport. CEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. DesignTeam Plus

10/05/2026

More amazing press for our students and faculty from September's Detroit Month of Design from Metropolis Magazine in an article titled, Detroit Month of Design: A City’s Work in Progress.

Highlighted events:

LTU CoAD’s Director of Interior Design and Assistant Professor of Practice Sophie Yan and adjunct faculty Valeria de Jongh's Wild.Form exhibition.

The award-winning work of CoAD’s Product Design students were featured in a group exhibition at Fridays at the Station: Detroit Month of Design Takeover.

Read the article here: https://buff.ly/5y3J9NC

10/02/2026

Attendees, please check your email!

Exciting workshops and tours are available!

Workshop registration: https://buff.ly/PNshv7d
Tours registration: https://buff.ly/hVMsc5A

This is a perfect opportunity to peek into Detroit's history through the tours of Cranbrook Art Museum Collection Archive and the Affleck House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

See you soon in Detroit!

Address

21000 W 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI
48075

Website

https://www.ltu.edu/architecture_and_design/

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