#396 - Don't Judge Yourself by the Wrapper

Evan and Cormac dig into how Lawrence Tech's architecture studio is evolving its comprehensive design curriculum in real time, and why buildability still beats a flashy final presentation. They explore a new semester experiment forcing quiet students into leadership roles, a real Habitat for Humanity adaptive-reuse project in Flint that gives students an actual client and a messy existing building, and a field trip to IIT that turned into a lesson about not confusing polished renderings with substance.

This episode is especially relevant for studio professors and emerging architects navigating group projects and comparison anxiety in school. It's a look at how one program is closing the gap between what school teaches and what firms actually need, and a reminder that the coordination nobody photographs is what makes architecture architecture.

Episode Links:

• Lawrence Technological University — College of Architecture + Design
• Lawrence Technological University — Department of Architecture
• Genesee County Habitat for Humanity (Flint, MI)
• IIT College of Architecture
• Deborah Berke Partners
• Foo Fighters official site

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