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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join us for a meet-and-greet with our new faculty director for the B.S. in Urban Technology, Lisa Sauve, on October 8 (virtual)! RSVP: umforms.tfaforms.net/219401

October 8. Urban Technology Director's Share-out for Career Pathways.

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Ron Bronson @ronbronson.com · 24/09/2026

the first of its kind Masters of Urban Technology program launched at the University of Michigan @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social starting in Fall 2027, based in Detroit. taubmancollege.umich.edu/academics/ur...

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Master of Urban Technology

Our Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree prepares students to become leaders who plan for and engage with communities for the greater good.

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us 10/2 for Emerging Innovations in Mass Timber: Regional Advancements in Policy, Practice, and Education (Taubman College Climate Futures and Mass Timber at MSU) #UMCW26 taubmancollege.umich.edu/event/emergi...

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Rackham Graduate School @umichgradschool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@um-taubmancollege.bsky.social Ph.D. student & Rackahm Public Scholarship Grant recipient Brianne Brenneman conducted research to improve health equity for all Toronto residents: myumi.ch/6PyGV Public Scholarship Grants info: myumi.ch/R3Jjm #UMich #GradSchool #WeAreRackham #PublicScholarship

An informal portrait of Brianne Brenneman. Text: Brenneman advises scholars to pick their partners with care, looking for those who speak respectfully about the communities they serve. Brenneman also stresses the importance of trust: “Acknowledge that residents know so much more than you do about their own lives.”

The busy streets of Toronto. Text: Learn more about Brianne Brenneman’s research in our latest feature article for Discover Rackham:
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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A massive collaborative research project, including work by Taubman College faculty + students, helped uncover 9K+ racially restrictive covenants in Michigan’s Washtenaw County, which have been published as part of an interactive online map. taubmancollege.umich.edu/portico/2026...

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Mapping injustice, charting a path toward repair

Associate Professor Robert Goodspeed and students help uncover racially restrictive covenants in Michigan A massive collaborative research project, including work by Taubman College faculty and…

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Taubman College’s Bryan Boyer has been selected as the first faculty director of the new University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit. Read the full story: taubmancollege.umich.edu/news/2026/04...

A layered image of an architectural rendering of the University of Michigan Center for Innovation with Bryan Boyer's photo over the top. The UMCI building rendering shows a sleek building with curved lines and lots of glass windows. Bryan's photo shows him, a white middle-aged male, smiling and wearing a black shirt and black-rimmed glasses. He has short dark hair.

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Our own Stone Center Faculty Affiliate of @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social Lan Deng was quoted in in a Detroit @freep.com article exploring why rent costs are rising across Michigan’s mid-size cities. #HousingAffordability #RealEstate #AcademicSky Read the story: myumi.ch/qZ7zE

Quote from Lan Deng, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, advocating for zoning reform to diversify housing and help young households and first-time homebuyers.

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University of Michigan @umich.edu · 16/12/2025

Learn how U-M Taubman College's first-of-its kind Urban Technology program is evolving, faculty research on data-driven 3D concrete printing, and more in the Fall 2025 issue of Portico magazine: myumi.ch/8qDyz

U-M Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Fall 2025 Portico

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Archinect @archinect.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Get Lectured is back, featuring poster designs for upcoming architecture school lectures. We’re kicking things off with the Winter '26 lineup from University of Michigan Taubman College. #ArchinectGetLectured #ArchitectureAcademia #ArchitectureEvents archinect.com/news/a...

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Łukasz Stanek @staneklukasz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I am looking forward to our Doctoral Colloquium, which Kuukuwa Manful and I are convening this semester at the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan.

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This Thursday: “Where the Hood At? Fifty Years of Change in Black Neighborhoods” a book talk with @mc-lens.bsky.social at Taubman College. Join us: taubmancollege.umich.edu/event/where-...

Dual photo of the book cover and author.

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Robert Goodspeed @rgoodspeed.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Excited about our lineup this semester! Includes @kerryhowley.bsky.social @mc-lens.bsky.social @wonyoungso.bsky.social & others not on here yet ...

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Congratulations to our 16th President of U-M! Go Blue! 💛💙

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Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Tuesday! We’re excited to host our own faculty affiliate, Lan Deng, #Umich @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social professor as she presents: “Housing Production and the Structural Transformation of China’s Real Estate Development Industry” Learn more and register: inequality.umich.edu/lan-deng-dec...

Event flyer for a talk on transformation of China’s real estate industry with Lan Deng.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

For the past few years, it’s been such a pleasure to watch my friend Bryan Boyer build the urban tech program @ UMich. He’s shared everything from in class mapping wrkshps to field trips – all so thoughtful + fun. They graduated their first class this year. I judged their theses 🤩 …

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Urban Technology at University of Michigan week 253

Exploring the land use patterns of Detroit past, present, and future

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🎙️ Taubman College’s Bryan Boyer sat down with the Practice Disrupted podcast last month to discuss his early career, the urban technology program, and the future of technology in the architecture and planning fields. Read more and get the podcast link: taubmancollege.umich.edu/news/2025/11...

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Boyer discusses future of tech in architecture and planning on Practice Disrupted podcast

Taubman College’s Bryan Boyer sat down with the Practice Disrupted podcast last month to discuss his early career, the urban technology program, and the future of technology in the architecture and…

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University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

New this week: Kimberley Kinder's creative work of cultural geography considers forty narratives that explore travel undertaken as a result of displacement; Caspar Baldwin, Nicole Chung, bell hooks, and more. 🔗 www.upress.umn.edu/978151791947... @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social

Book cover for Invisible Exile: The Travel Writing of Displacement by Kimberley Kinder. Textured drawing depicts a small dark silhouette, still against a white background that is torn away like paper near the top above a dull-orange sun.

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Lee launches d-mix lab A new research initiative founded by Taubman College's Sheng-Hung Lee, Assistant Professor of Urban Technology, explores how design can shape a longevity society that is healthy, equitable, and multi-generational. Read more: taubmancollege.umich.edu/news/2025/10...

Sheng Hung points at a screen with a graph displayed. He wears a black shirt and bright-rimmed glasses.

Sheng Hung stands in front of a classroom of students. He points at a graphic on a large screen. He wears an all-black outfit with neon green shoes.

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎙️ HKU Architecture recently had Dean, Jonathan Massey, on their ArchiTalks podcast. He talks about developing new degrees, advancing buildings as products, the Climate Futures Initiative, and Studio Reassembled. Listen Now: www.arch.hku.hk/event_/archi...

ArchiTalks, episode 38 with Jonathan Massey. HKU Department of Architecture.

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning @um-taubmancollege.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎙️ U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague, interviews @anyasirota.bsky.social, designer, professor, and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives. Topics include Rebetiko by France's Anima Theatre, TVLab, Fall 2025 lecture series, and more! Listen now: arts.umich.edu/creative-cur...

Creative Currents: A Michigan Arts Podcast powered by U-M Arts Initiative. Featuring Anya Sirota.

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Archinect @archinect.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The University of Michigan’s Taubman College has unveiled its Fall 2025 lecture poster and public speaker lineup in the latest edition of Get Lectured. #ArchinectGetLectured #ArchitectureAcademia #ArchitectureEvents archinect.com/news/a...

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