23 06, 2021

’21 Grad Trent Schmitz: The Youngest Licensed Architect in Michigan

2021-07-08T19:46:02+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

’21 Grad Trent Schmitz: The Youngest Licensed Architect in Michigan  Meet ’21 M.Arch grad Trent Schmitz! At 23, Trent is the youngest licensed architect in the state of Michigan. How did he do it? He credits his speedy road to licensure directly to LTU’s participation in the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program. LTU is one of 23 schools across the country that [...]

23 06, 2021

M.Arch’s Practical Experiences Opened the Door to Specialization for Alum Darpan Arora

2021-07-08T19:42:16+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

M.Arch’s Practical Experiences Opened the Door to Specialization for Alum Darpan Arora  CoAD promises an education based on theory and practice, with heavy emphasis on practice. For M.Arch. alum Darpan Arora, the hands-on experience he gained in school inspired his career direction. Darpan came to LTU as an international student from India. Always drawn to healthcare design, he planned to pursue U.S. licensure [...]

23 06, 2021

M.Arch Student Michael Tokarz Can Teach Us All Something about Perseverance

2021-07-08T19:44:39+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

M.Arch Student Michael Tokarz Can Teach Us All Something about Perseverance  Never say never. On a college tour with his teenaged son, a father’s conversation with a student brought a decades-old dream to life. M.Arch candidate Michael Tokarz has wanted to be an architect since junior high, but life had other plans. A high-school dropout, he joined the Navy during Operation Desert [...]

23 06, 2021

The Paradise, CA Rebuild: Alum Bethanie Martin’s Experience

2021-07-09T16:16:10+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

The Paradise, CA Rebuild: Alum Bethanie Martin’s Experience  The design challenges facing CoAD alum Bethanie Martin and her team were stacked. Dead trees, a one-lane road, and an endangered frog were only a few obstacles to rebuilding Paradise, CA, a town that was decimated during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire. Bethanie, Designer and Community [...]

13 07, 2020

Interview: One student’s experience in our Master of Architecture online

2020-07-28T16:48:54+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

Interview: One student’s experience in our Master of Architecture online Before the pandemic hit, Sam Luong enrolled in LTU's online Master of Architecture program and has now recently graduated. In an interview with University Affairs, he discusses his experiences and his reasons for enrolling in the program. You can read his full [...]

22 05, 2020

Interview: Karl Daubmann uses Optimism to Guide Online Architectural Degree Programs

2020-07-28T16:54:41+00:00Architecture, Architecture and Design|0 Comments

Interview: Karl Daubmann uses Optimism to Guide Online Architectural Degree Programs In an interview with Archinect, LTU’s College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Dean, Karl Daubmann, unpacks their experience hosting online architectural degree programs. With gold-standard accreditation and an agile approach to curriculum, LTU's online Master of Architecture program offers an innovative path [...]

15 08, 2014

What Can You Do With an Architecture Degree?

2021-08-16T14:36:02+00:00Architecture|0 Comments

What Can You Do With an Architecture Degree? The answer to the question “What can I do with an architecture degree” might not be as obvious as you think. Yes, you can indeed go on to pursue a career designing houses and buildings, but there’s some surprising ways that the skills developed during architecture education [...]

18 07, 2014

How to Become a Licensed Architect

2021-08-11T17:27:22+00:00Architecture|0 Comments

How to Become a Licensed Architect The practice of architecture in the United States is controlled by the individual states and territories, known as “jurisdictions.”  This control typically extends to the use of the term, “architect” by any individual and often to the use of the term “architecture.”   The individual jurisdictions have the authority [...]

17 09, 2013

LTU Explores: Trends in Office Architecture

2021-08-11T18:47:16+00:00Architecture|0 Comments

LTU Explores: Trends in Office Architecture What is the key to remaining competitive in a recessed economic climate? Business operators understand that maximizing employee productivity significantly contributes to maintaining healthy balance sheets. However, what causes employees to boost productivity? As it turns out, the design and layout of the office space itself might have a [...]

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