Facilities and Resources
The University Technology and Learning Complex provides studios, computer labs, crit spaces and a gallery. The existing College of Architecture and Design building houses design studios, a 325-seat auditorium, lecture and seminar rooms, an audio/visual resource center and slide library, and faculty and administrative offices.
The Gregor S. and Elizabeth B. Affleck House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1941, was donated to the College in 1978. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this building provides the setting for post-professional degree reflective practice studios.
Among the notable resources housed in the Lawrence Technological University library is the 3,000 volume private and professional library of the late Albert Kahn, leading industrial and commercial architect.
Architecture Resource Center
The Architecture Resource Center provides access to the college’s slide and digital slide library and numerous reference texts and periodicals. The center houses a variety of equipment for student or staff use including LCD projectors, digital cameras, TVs, VCRs, overhead projectors, slide projectors, and opaque projectors.
Woodshop
The woodshop provides access to traditional woodworking equipment as well as modern computer integrated machines to aid in constructing small scale models of buildings to full size furniture. Students can experience the technological advantage of computer integration through the use of the Trotec Laser Saw/Engraver which allows designs produced in AutoCAD or other software to be cut out or engraved with greater precision and speed than possible by hand.
makeLab
makeLab is the digital fabrication lab at Lawrence Technological University, College of Architecture and Design. makeLab’s mission is to engage students and faculty at Lawrence Technological University into the process of design and making. This is accomplished by course offerings and funded research projects. makeLab also engages independent clients by providing design and fabrication services. makeLab has an active outreach program including international workshops and the blog: www.makelab.wordpress.com.