Laura Foxman
Biography
Laura Foxman is an interidisciplinary architect (architect/artist/design researcher) who makes civic and cultural infrastructures that range from the scale of objects to archives to the urban environment. She founded a collaborative, interdisciplinary spatial practice called We Are All Collage, which operates at the intersection of architecture, design, and information culture. Her work traverses many spatial disciplines including architecture, environmental design, furniture, urbanism, landscape architecture, installation, conservation/preservation, archival practice, and climate action. Laura’s recent and current projects include playscapes/land works, outdoor furniture, the restoration of a 1920s bungalow, an oral history of musical listening, and a digital humanities project that visualizes architecture from 1850. The latter frames modern architecture as a collective endeavor, while foregrounding histories of women and underrecognized architects.
Prior to establishing We Are All Collage, Laura worked in Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City and Oregon on urban and cultural projects. She is as passionate about practice and collaborating on things in the world as she is about teaching and the culture of ideas and information. Laura is a licensed architect who is active in civic, cultural and nonprofit-based projects, consulting, and research. She has engaged with numerous institutions and organizations through her work including Congress of Communities, Detroit Sound Conservancy, Design Core Detroit, ISSUE Project Room, the Library of Congress, Midtown Detroit, MOCAD, and the University Liggett School.
Academic Interests
Design as Advocacy & Stewardship
Information Design/Archival Practice
Interdisciplinary Spatial Pedagogy
Areas of Expertise
Architecture
Civic Practice
Design Research
Environmental Design
Interdisciplinary Spatial Practice
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Systems Thinking
Visual Communication
Degrees and Certifications
M.Arch, Princeton University
B.A. in Architecture, Wellesley College
Registered Architect, Michigan & New York
LEED
NCARB
Courses taught by Laura Foxman
Fall Term 2024 (current)
- ADN3100 - Design Process
- AIA1610 - Architectural Drafting and Perspective Drawing
- AIA2610 - Interior Design Studio I
Winter Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
Winter Term 2023
- ACO1230 - Space Studio
- GPH3900 - Topics in Urban Studies and Geography
- UP5999 - Special Topics
- US3900 - Topics in Urban Studies and Geography