The Detroit Studio: Projects
Urban Agriculture, Health, Fitness, Lifestyle Community (ongoing)
Kid's Cams: Children designing their neighborhood through their own lenses
Lewiston Downtown Study Project
Troy Maple Road Corridor Study Project
Southfield City Center Project
Brightmoor Community Revitalization Project
East Warren Neighborhood Revitalization Project
Detroit Parkside Community Revitalization Project
Professional, Community-based Theatre and Cultural Village in Detroit
Southwest Detroit Neighborhood Master Plan and Urban Design Project
Quinn AME Church Design and Neighborhood Revitalization Project
How to Design an Ideal Community: Summer Program
The Linwood/Lodge Community Design Study
Highland Park Residential Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Design Study
The Youth Village Urban Design Project
The Orchard Lake Community Project
View a PDF document featuring samples of Detroit Studio projects 
Urban Agriculture, Health, Fitness, Lifestyle Community (ongoing)
- Semester: Fall 2006
- Sponsor and funding agency: Boston Society of Architects (BSA); Christ Community Development Corporation (project supporter)
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Sustainable urban agriculture-based community master plan, community revitalization in Detroit, design of urban agriculture, health, fitness, lifestyle center
- Award received: BSA National Research Grants Award. Spring 2006
Kid's Cams: Children designing their neighborhood through their own lenses
- Semester: Summer 2006
- Sponsor and funding agency: American Architectural Foundation, Washington DC
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Education of African American children about the built environment and community revitalization in Detroit
- Award received: K-12 Architectural Education Award, Spring 2006
- Publication: featured along with other Detroit Studio projects in on-line journal Model D Media (included a piece on the Detroit Studio and other similiar programs at Univ. of Michigan and Unvi. of Detroit Mercy).
- Public exhibition/reception and viewing of videos: Lawrence Technological University and local schools
Lewiston Downtown Study Project
- Semester: Fall 2005-Spring 2006
- Sponsor and funding agency: Lewiston Board of Trustees; KIRCO in Troy (Alan Kiriluk, Chairman, project supporter & steering committee member)
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: City Center master plan and design guidelines
- Public exhibition/reception: Lewiston City Hall
Troy Maple Road Corridor Study Project
- Semester: Spring 2006
- Sponsor and funding agency: Oakland Business Review; Troy Chambers of Commerce (project facilitator); City of Troy (project supporter)
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Maple Corridor master plan and focus sites urban design
- Publication: featured in The Detroit Free Press, The Observator and Eccentric Newspapers
- Public exhibition/reception: Troy Community Center
Southfield City Center Project
- Semester: Fall 2005
- Sponsor and funding agency: City of Southfield and City Center Advisory Board
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: City Center master plan, focus sites urban design, design of a city landmark bldg.
- Publication: featured in The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, The Observer and Eccentric Newspapers
- Public exhibition/reception: Southfield Municipal Complex
Brightmoor Community Revitalization Project
- Semester: Spring 2005
- Sponsor and funding agency: Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood master plan and revitalization, focus sites urban design
- Publication: Featured in The Michigan Chronicle, May 2005
- Public exhibition/reception: Charter One Bank Headquarters, Detroit
East Warren Neighborhood Revitalization Project
- Semester: Fall 2004
- Sponsor and funding agency: American Coalition of Black Farmers & Christ Community Development Corporation
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood master plan & design of a farming education center with a community market
- Public exhibition/reception: Charles Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
Detroit Parkside Community Revitalization Project
- Semester: Spring 2004
- Sponsor and funding agency: City of Detroit Housing Commission
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, park design
- Award received: City of Detroit Housing Commission Recognition/Appreciation Award, May 2004
- Public exhibition/reception: Cobo Hall
Professional, Community-based Theatre and Cultural Village in Detroit
- Semester, Fall 2003
- Sponsor and funding agency: Detroit Repertory Theatre
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization, cutural village design, new theater design
- Award received: Social Justice Award sponsored by the Adaptive Environment and the National Endowment for the Arts, Fall 2003
- Publication: featured in The Adaptive Environment On-line News
- Public exhibition/reception: Focus Hope
Southwest Detroit Neighborhood Master Plan and Urban Design Project
- Semester: Spring 2003
- Sponsor and funding agency: Kemeny Recreation Center & Detroit Mayor's Office in Southwest Detroit
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization, riverfront redevelopment, brownfield redevelopment
- Award received: ACSA New Faculty of the Year chosen by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture/AIAS, Spring 2003 (Southwest Detroit Project included in the award submission)
- Public exhibition/reception: Boynton School, Southwest Detroit
Quinn AME Church Design and Neighborhood Revitalization Project
- Semester, Fall 2002
- Sponsor and funding agency: Quinn AME Church, Detroit
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization, new church design
- Award received: ACSA Robert Taylor Faculty Development Award sponsored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Spring 2003
- Publication: Featured in The Detroit News, October 2003
- Public exhibition/reception: Focus Hope
How to Design an Ideal Community: Summer Program
- Semester: Summer 2002
- Sponsor and funding agency: Community In Schools
- Project director: Professor Joongsub Kim, PhD
- Project goal: Teaching African American children at Cerveny Middle School in Detroit about how to create an ideal community; conduction research on African American children's perspectives on their neighborhood and community revitalization.
The Linwood/Lodge Community Design Study
- Semester: Spring 2002
- Sponsor and funding agency: Linwood/Lodge Steering Committee (with Michigan State University)
- Project director: Professor Thomas Barrie and Daniel Faoro
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization
- Public exhibition/reception: Focus Hope
Highland Park Residential Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Design Study
- Semester: Spring 2001
- Sponsor and funding agency: HV Devco, Inc. Highland Park
- Project director: Professor Daniel Faoro
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing
The Youth Village Urban Design Project
- Semester: Spring 2000
- Sponsor and funding agency: Northern Area Association, Detroit (with the Center for Urban Affairs, Community and Economic Development, Michigan State University)
- Project director: Professor Thomas Barrie
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization
The Orchard Lake Community Project
- Semester: Spring 1998
- Sponsor and funding agency: Pontiac Community Development Department and Pontiac Growth Group
- Project director: Professor Thomas Barrie
- Project goal: Neighborhood revitalization
Joongsub Kim, PhD, RA, AIA, AICP
Coordinator: The Detroit Studio Community Outreach Program
Coordinator: Urban Design
Associate Professor of Architecture
College of Architecture and Design
Lawrence Technological University
Tel: 248.204.2928
Email: j_kim@ltu.edu