“At some point, we all forgot that we belong to each other.” These powerful words helped land Samantha, an M.Arch. student at the University of Detroit Mercy and Fellow in the Challenge Detroit Urban Revitalization Program, the ninth annual WIA EP (Emerging Professional) Inspiration Award. Praising Samantha for her work behind the “Belong Here” guerrilla art campaign, the award was given to the student for demonstrating a “great capacity for leadership, an unwavering passion for the profession of architecture, and a willingness to contribute to society.” Learn more about the award, here.
University of Detroit Mercy: The Latest Architecture and News
UDM Student Awarded "WIA Emerging Professional Inspiration Award" for Community Outreach
https://www.archdaily.com/591257/udm-student-awarded-wia-emerging-professional-inspiration-award-for-community-outreachKarissa Rosenfield
Dichotomy Journal Plays the Odds: Open Call for Submissions on Taking Architectural Risks
University of Detroit Mercy's Dichotomy Journal has issued an open call for submissions to its 21st edition on the theme of "Odds," inviting discussion on projects that "defy the status quo and aim for greater fortune." Risk takers rejoice: Dichotomy 21 will shine a spotlight on architectural anomalies and the "implications of defying the odds and embracing the strange." The journal aims to stimulate a new discourse on extraordinary and unconventional designs that push the architectural envelope. Submissions are invited to discuss ideas defying the odds in design, architecture, urbanism and community development.
https://www.archdaily.com/567768/dichotomy-journal-plays-the-odds-open-call-for-submissions-on-taking-architectural-risksFinn MacLeod