Edward Orlowski, M.Arch., AIA, LEED AP
Associate Professor
Educational background
Positions held in academic institutions
Courses taught in the past two years
Positions held in design practice
Significant publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations
Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions
Professional licenses, memberships and service
Professional Development
Educational background
Masters in Architecture, High Distinction, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, College of Architecture+Urban Planning, 1989-1991
BS in Architecture, Summa Cum Laude, First in Class, Lawrence Institute of Technology, School of Architecture
Positions held in academic institutions
Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech University, May 2005-present
Department of Architecture Chair, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech University, May 2005-2008
Interim Chair, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech University, August 2004-May 2005
Assistant Professor, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University, August 1999-May 2005
Lecturer in Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University, 1994-1999
Courses taught in the past two years
ARC 2117 IDS1 Studio
ARC 2117 IDS1 Theory
ARC 2126 IDS2 Studio
ARC 4224 Allied Design: Sustainable
Directed Study
Summer Thesis Seminar
Positions held in design practice
Edward M. Orlowski AIA, LEED AP, Design Council, 1999-Present
Project Manager and Designer, AGZ Architects, Inc., Southfield, MI, Associate,1998-1999
Senior Design Architect, SHG Incorporated, Detroit, MI, Educational and Commercial Division, 1997-1998
Designer/Assistant Project Architect, Luckenback|Siegelman and Partners, Inc., Birmingham, MI, 1992-1997
Significant publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations
1. Orlowski, Edward. "Resisting Erasure: The 1471 Atwater Project and Random Access History" (paper presentation).
Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2000 West Regional Conference:
In Spite of....or Because of; Van Duzer, L., Conference Chair, Tempe, Arizona, Arizona State University, 2000, pp 117-124.
2. Orlowski, Edward. "The Inner Life of Walls: Borderlands of Real and Unreal Space" (paper presentation).
Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2001 West Regional Conference: Borderlands:
Contested Terrain; O'Neill, M., Conference Chair, Bozeman, Montana, Montana State University, 2001, pp. 79-83.
3. Orlowski, Edward. "Culture, Terra, and Terror: The Collision of Culture and Environment." (paper accepted -
proceedings not published). The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2002 Southwest Regional Conference:
Land, Culture, Practice; Blizzard, M., Canizaro, V., Conference Co-Coordinators, San Antonio, Texas,
The University of Texas - San Antonio, 2002.
4. Orlowski, Edward. "9/11: A Semester in the Shadow" (paper presentation). Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture 2002 West Regional Conference: Imaging Realms / Remaking Worlds; Lucas, M., Muller, B., Reich, J., Stannard, S.,
Conference Co-chairs, San Luis Obispo, California, California Polytechnic State University, 2002, pp. 203-207.
5. Orlowski, Edward. "Cinematic Casting as a Critique of Architecture" (paper presentation). Proceedings of the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2003 Central Regional Conference: Weaving: Constructing and Construing the Material World
as Tapestry; Harwood, P., Conference Coordinators, Muncie, Indiana, Ball State University, 2003, Volume 1, pp. 129-134.
6. Orlowski, Edward. "The Accidental Environmentalist: The Birth of a Sustainable Architecture Studio" (paper presentation).
The Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2004 West Regional Conference:
Other Shades of Green; Bass, J., and Neumann, O., Conference Coordinators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
The University of British Columbia, 2004
Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions
1. The Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan - Dearborn
Staff designer (Luckenbach | Ziegelman and Partners). Building received a 2003 AIA Michigan Design Award.
2. Finalist for office of ACSA East-Central regional director. (Spring 2003)
Professional licenses, memberships and service
1. Guest Critic, Community Design Studio taught by James Chaffers, University of Michigan
College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.
2. Guest Critic, Integrated Design Studio Two taught by Dan Launstein, Lansing Community
College, April 2000.
3. Paper Reviewer, 2001 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International
Conference, "Oriental-Occidental Geography, Identity, Space", Istanbul, Turkey, open submittals session, 2001.
4. Paper Reviewer, 2002 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture West Regional
Conference. Invited reviewer based upon strength of scholarly papers presented.
5. Paper Session Moderator, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2002 West Regional
Conference: Imaging Realms / Remaking Worlds; Session Title: "Music, Sound, and Time",
San Luis Obispo, California, California Polytechnic State University.
6. Orlowski, Edward. "Principles and Pedagogy: Introduction to Chapter Three" (moderator's commentary).
Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2003 Central Regional Conference: Weaving:
Constructing and Construing the Material World as Tapestry; Harwood, P., Conference Coordinator, Muncie, Indiana,
Ball State University, 2003, Volume 2, p. 123.
7. Paper Reviewer, 2003 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Central Regional Meeting.
Invited reviewer based upon strength of scholarly papers presented.
8. Contract Documents Academic Support Focus Group. Served as an invited panelist in a task force reviewing the
opportunities for professional support of the instruction of contract documents within architectural curricula at the
AIA National Convention in Chicago (June 2004).
9. Paper Reviewer, 2004 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Central Regional Meeting.
Invited reviewer based upon strength of scholarly papers presented.
10. Paper Reviewer, 2005 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting, "The Art of Science /
The Science of Architecture", Chicago, Illinois, Paper Session: ‘Science and Architecture: Technology,
Material, Forms, and Concepts'.
11. United States Green Building Council, Detroit Regional Chapter, University Representative (2004 - present)
Board of Directors (2004 - 2005)
Professional Development (meetings/conferences attended, continuing education courses, etc., in the last five years)
1. 2005 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Central Regional Meeting, Detroit, Michigan.
(Fall 2005). Conference Co-chair (with Professor Julie Kim, University of Detroit-Mercy.
2. 2005 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
(Spring 2005). Represented Lawrence Technological University at regional business meetings and award presentations.
3. 2004 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Administrator's Conference, Houston,
Texas. (November 2004). Represented Lawrence Technological University at business sessions, including new
administrator's workshop.
4. USGBC "Green Day in Troy" Municipal Conference (June 24, 2004). Troy, Michigan
LTU / COAD representative to conference, attended presentations and seminars outlining options for municipalities
to encourage environmentally-sensitive development.
5. "Greenbuild 2003" The United States Green Building Council Annual Conference, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. (November 2003). LTU / COAD representative to conference, attended focused presentations and
gathered research to support personal, colleague, and student areas of interest.
6. 2003 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Central Regional Conference, Muncie,
Indiana. (Fall 2003). Represented Lawrence Technological University at regional business meetings
7. 2003 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Cranbrook Teacher's Conference,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (Summer 2003) Participated in workshops on building evaluation using a variety of methods,
including LEED.
8. 2003 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky.
(Spring 2003). Represented Lawrence Technological University at regional business meetings and award presentations.
9. 2003 IDP Coordinators Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. (Spring 2003).
Represented Lawrence Technological University. Participated in seminars aimed at increased student awareness of
IDP eligibility and participation.
10. 2001 AIAS Forum in Pittsburgh (December 2001-January 2002).
Represented Lawrence Technological University. Participated in seminars and discussions outlining the introduction
of sustainability into the collegiate curriculum.
11. 2001 IDP Coordinator's Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, (March 15-16, 2001).
Represented Lawrence Technological University. Participated in seminars aimed at increased student awareness of
IDP eligibility and participation.