Lawrence Tech's College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) is dedicated to a pedagogy of “Theory and Practice”, the original motto of the University. In line with this pedagogy, the Center first and foremost acts as a home to the College’s Detroit-centric courses whose projects interact with adjacent sites and local organizations. At the DCDT, education is at the heart of everything we do.
In addition to CoAD courses, the DCDT is an educational resource for the community, non-profit organizations and international exchange programs. The Center acts as a home base to STEM+Design, a collaboration between CoAD, Marburger STEM Center and Detroit Community Public Schools with the goal to engage students in a critically driven studio focused on the idea of community. Students in this program utilize the design process to create architectural interventions addressing community issues that are not only relevant to Detroit but globally.
Through our educational programming, economy initiatives and exhibition series, the Center interfaces with a multitude of civic, community and private organizations. In all we do – we look to interface with external partners already in existence in order to maximize our positive impact in the city.
The center houses the offices of LTU Detroit Studio, the National Order of Minority Architects Detroit (NOMA) and Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit (BECDD). In addition to our onsite partners, we work and engage with a host of other organizations through our meeting space, community development efforts and sponsorship of new and growing initiatives.
In addition to CoAD courses, the DCDT is an educational resource for the community, non-profit organizations and international exchange programs. The Center acts as a home base to STEM+Design, a collaboration between CoAD, Marburger STEM Center and Detroit Community Public Schools with the goal to engage students in a critically driven studio focused on the idea of community. Students in this program utilize the design process to create architectural interventions addressing community issues that are not only relevant to Detroit but globally.
Through our educational programming, economy initiatives and exhibition series, the Center interfaces with a multitude of civic, community and private organizations. In all we do – we look to interface with external partners already in existence in order to maximize our positive impact in the city.
The center houses the offices of LTU Detroit Studio, the National Order of Minority Architects Detroit (NOMA) and Building the Engine of Community Development in Detroit (BECDD). In addition to our onsite partners, we work and engage with a host of other organizations through our meeting space, community development efforts and sponsorship of new and growing initiatives.
