U-M SMTD Alumni Concert Tour in Detroit

Group photo of seven members of the band
Seven proud alumni of the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance—now performing together as Racing Mount Pleasant—are bringing their multi-city concert tour home to Detroit this January. The band has been gaining momentum following the release of their newest album, Racing Mount Pleasant, which debuted this August under the

Design Lab 1 Wraps Up the Fall Workshop Series

Materials for the sewing workshop
Last Friday, DC staff member Marjorie Gaber led the final workshop of the semester, “Intro to Sewing”, in Design Lab 1. Participants learned sewing machine basics and simple hand-sewing techniques—and many walked away with their own handmade mini projects to celebrate their new skills. This year, Design Lab 1 hosted

Women of the Kahn Family 

For anyone who has walked around the University of Michigan campus, they have definitely passed by a building designed by the architect, Albert Kahn. From the grand Hill Auditorium and the Burton Tower behind it, to the beautiful William L. Clements Library, 19 out of 23 Kahn-designed buildings remain on

Material Engagement

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Duderstadt Center Gallery December 12-18, 2025 A Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning Collective Student Research Expo. “Material Engagement” brings together five projects exploring the intersection of digital fabrication, computational design, and cultural meaning. From transforming discarded oyster shells into architectural elements through machine knitting, to creating acoustic installations

Meet the New Personal Studio

Personal studio with green screen, table and cameras.
Located on the first floor of DC, the Personal Studio has been serving as a simple, accessible recording space since 2008. Now, after a major summer renovation, it’s been transformed into a versatile, modern studio built to support everything from solo content creation to webinars, live streams, and broadcasts. One

Material Conversations

photo of the materials collection with walls of samples.
Materials Collection Duderstadt Center, 2nd floor Noon-1:00 pm On the fourth Tuesday of each month (Nov-Dec and Jan-Mar) the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library (AAEL) hosts Material Conversations, a series to highlight materials research at the University of Michigan.  Three times each semester we invite a materials expert to speak about