We’re checking in @Home with… Architecture Student Luke Blair who has learned a lot about himself, his work and his educational experiences from Lawrence Technological University throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

​Luke Blair is in his 4th year studying architecture at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). He commutes from nearby Farmington Hills. Luke also works as a research assistant. Both his studio and school work this semester focus on architectural practices and techniques that contribute to a circular construction model. Circular construction aims to minimize waste by recycling and reusing a building’s parts and materials.

​We found out more about that recently. Here’s what he had to say.
 
DCDT: What brought you to LTU and what has been most inspiring about the education you’re receiving there?

We’re checking in @Home with… Jalen Davis who recently started his own design firm, Davis Design Co. and is pursuing a dual degree from Lawrence Technological University.

Jalen Davis discovered his passion early. He’s now is in his fourth year at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), where he’s pursing a dual degree, his master’s in Architecture and his bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture. He lives in Royal Oak and recently founded his own design firm, Davis Design Co., where he’s specializing in projects under 3,500 square feet and hand-crafting furniture. We spoke to him about it all.

DCDT: What brought you to LTU and what has been most inspiring about the education you’re receiving there?

This week, we’re talking @Home with…  April McGee-Flournoy, owner of Design Studio 6 in Detroit and Interior Compositions in Detroit and Southfield.

April McGee-Flournoy specializes in creative business development and management as well as commercial and residential interior design, event design and project management. She’s keeping especially busy this Detroit Month of Design by preparing to launch her company Design Studio 6. It is a 3,800 square foot emerging interior design studio located in Detroit's Bagley and Fitzgerald neighborhoods, and was the former art studio of her father, Charles McGee for over 43 years. The launch aims to engage the community, business owners, youth, local creatives and a network of supporters, and to inform them of services, programs and workshops that will be scheduled in 2021. 
 
DCDT: Are you involved in the Month of Design? If so, how?

We’re checking in @Home with… Gina Iacobelli who has curated the current Detroit Month of Design exhibition, Architecture of Convenience, which is on display online and by RSVP now at Detroit Center for Design + Technology.

Gina Iacobelli is an independent curator and real estate developer based in Royal Oak. Though her work deals primarily with acquiring and managing real estate, she frequently finds herself engaged in architectural planning and design. Iacobelli specializes in industrial real estate and believes her relationships with these industrial business owners often informs her perspective when it comes to curating artistic projects. “I try to embrace Detroit's industrial history and interweave it with current human stories,” she says.

DCDT: Are you involved in the Month of Design? If so, how?