Research/knowledge of the design process and decision-making, and their cultural and behavioral context.
The social formations, intellectual and practical traditions, as well as theoretical lenses that have shaped buildings and cities of the past and present.
Ann Arbor Installs Self-sustainable StreetlightAssociate Professor of Architecture Mojtaba Navvab's self-
sustainable streetlight is put to good use at the entrance to
Buhr Park on Packard Road in Ann Arbor. More...
Making Lahore Modern: Constructing and Imagining a Colonial CityAn in-depth study of a single provincial city, William J. Glover's new book Making Lahore Modern reveals that urban change in colonial India was not a monolithic process and establishes Lahore as a key site for understanding the genealogy of modern global urbanism. More...
Von Buelow Explores Evolutionary Computation Design Tools in New BookGenetically Engineered Architecture by Assistant Professor of Architecture Peter von Buelow studies design tools based on evolutionary computation (EC), oriented primarily toward conceptual design of architectural and civil engineering structures. More...
By Elaine Lafay, For the Daily on 11/1/07
“The addition of luxury boxes to Michigan Stadium will make it louder, according to tests by a University professor. During halftime at Saturday's football game against Minnesota, Mojtaba Navvab, an associate architecture professor, and other researchers measured sound in Michigan Stadium at the 50-yard line...” More...
Hail, Hail to the Research at Michigan
Seeking to learn about cutting-edge research and technology, Matt Roush of the Great Lakes IT Report was not disappointed during his recent visit with faculty at U-M on the first Fall Tech Tour of Michigan universities. Among the research technologies on display were Levi Thompson's work to produce hydrogen from renewable sources, Joe Giachino's next-generation wireless systems, Jerome Peter Lynch's wireless sensor system for bridges and a new, environmentally sustainable window system developed by Harry Giles. More...
Giles Paper Selected as ARCC Best
Work on Bio-composite/recyclable material transparent façade panels published in May 2007 issue of ARCC Journal.
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Faculty and students hope to spur spatial analysis research by developing software in a collaborative online environment. More...
Vandana Baweja Presents Paper at Mobile Anxieties Conference
Pilat wins Chrysler scholarship for Motor City Essay
Global Suburbs
A conference on international metropolitan expansion.
March 7-8, 2008
TCAUP Ph.D. Faculty Receive High Marks in Scholarly Productivity Index
Osayimwese receives "Citation of Special Recognition" Carter Manny Award 2007
Luce awarded Predoctoral Fellowship at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles
Ekici awarded Wolfsonian-Florida International University Fellowship
Chaffers Elevated to FAIA at
AIA 2007 National Conference
UM Team Wins EPA P3 Award
for Sustainable Design
Energy Efficient Housing
Research Grant
