DETROIT – A high school class in architecture, taught in the spring 2016 semester by Lawrence Technological University staff, has produced at least one budding architect, as well as a whole bunch of good ideas on building a better bus shelter.
The class was taught by Meaghan Markiewicz, MAr’17, MoUD’17, who is now working as STEM program associate at LTU’s Marburger STEM Center, the clearinghouse for the university’s K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics and design education outreach efforts. The class was housed at LTU’s Detroit Center for Design + Technology (DCDT), 4219 Woodward Ave. in Midtown.
In the class, students from Denby High School were asked to choose a vexing social issue in their neighborhood on Detroit’s east side. Students chose everything from homelessness to lack of educational achievement to gang violence to teen pregnancy. Then, the students researched the social issue, including digging up national and local data on the problem. Finally, they were asked to design a bus shelter that would contribute to solving the problem.
To read the rest of this story by Matt Roush, click on https://techcentury.com/2017/08/03/designing-a-better-detroit-lawrence-tech-class-gives-denby-high-students-a-hands-on-look-at-architecture-design/
