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DIPL.-ING. LARS GRÄBNER

CURRICULUM VITÆLARS GRÄBNER

Dipl.-Ing. Architect Assistant Professor of Practice in ArchitectureTaubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of MichiganPrincipal VolumeOne Design Studio LLC, www.v1-studio.com

01 EDUCATION

1996 Universität Hannover, Germany, Professional Degree: Dipl.-Ing.(Masters in Architecture)1995 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark1995 Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, Germany1992 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany1990 - 1996 Universität Hannover, Germany

02 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

2004 - present Registered Architect, State of Berlin, Germany, Member No. 11414

03 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2011 - present Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Teaching Areas: Architectural Design, Construction, Urban Design

2008 - 2011 Lecturer IV in Architecture, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Teaching Areas: Architectural Design, Construction, Urban Design

2006 - 2008 Lecturer II in Architecture, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Teaching Areas: Architectural Design, Construction

2001 - 2006 Lecturer in Architecture, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Teaching Areas: Architectural Design, Construction

2001 Research Assistant/Lecturer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Research Area: Urban Morphology

2000 - 2001 Visiting Lecturer I in Architecture, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Teaching Areas: Architectural Design, Construction

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1999 - 2000 Lecturer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Teaching Areas: Architectural Design

1999 - 2000 Lecturer, Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG), (Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design), Karlsruhe, Germany Teaching Areas: Architectural Design

04 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-present VolumeOne Design Studio LLC, Detroit, Founding Partner, Principal

1995-2004 Gräbner Design Studio Hannover, Berlin, Detroit, Founding Partner

1995-1999 Daniel Libeskind Architectural Studio, Berlin, Germany, Lead Designer

1993-1995 Architekturbüro Dipl.-Ing.Eugen Jung, Hildesheim, Germany, Intern Architect

1992-1993 Architekt Dipl.-Ing.Wolf Giese, Bremen, Germany, Intern Architect

1990 Gruppe GME, Architekturbüro, Achim, Germany, Intern

05 ADVISORY APPOINTMENTS

2012-2015 Sustainable Adaptive Reuse and Energy Consulting, Kraftwerk LLC, Hamburg International Commerce and Community Initiative, Hamburg, MI

2011 Urban Design Consultant, China Initiative, Hamilton-Anderson Associates, Detroit, MI

2004 -2005 Construction Administration Consultant, Luckenbach-Ziegelman Architects, Bloomfield Hills, MI

06 PROFESSIONAL WORK

06.01 VolumeOne Design Studio LLC, Detroit, Principal (2004 – present)

2018 Mack & Woodward SOMA Tower, 300,000 sq ft office tower with Retail and Fitness Center. Mack and Woodward Avenues, Detroit (Commission March 2018) Status: Schematic Design Phase

Fourth & Selden Condominiums, 35 Residential units and 3,000 sq ft Retail, total 46,300 sq ft (Commission January 2018), Fourth and Selden Streets, Midtown Detroit, Status: In Schematic Design, Start of Construction Fall 2018

2017 Stone Soap Building, 64 Apartments and Condominiums and Retail, total 120,000 sq ft., Franklin and Riopelle Streets / East Riverfront Neighborhood, Detroit, Commission: September 2017, Status: Schematic Design Phase. Start of Construction Fall 2018

Cass & York Sales Gallery, The Fisher Building, Detroit, MI, (Commission May 2017) Status: Completed February 2018



3939 Third Street Building, 9 Extended Stay Apartments and Retail, total 8,000 sq ft., Third Street / Midtown Neighborhood, Detroit, Commission: September 2017, Status: Schematic Design Phase.

Grand River Avenue Apartments and Art Gallery, 25 Apartments, Retail and Art Gallery, total 31,000 sq ft. Grand River Avenue / Woodbridge Neighborhood, Detroit, Commission: August 2017, Status: Schematic Design Phase, Start of Construction Spring 2019.

North Cookshop, Restaurant Interior Design, 644 Selden Street, Detroit MI, 9,000 sq ft, (Commission July 2017) Status: In Design Development, Start of Construction Fall 2018

Nane Rouge Brewery School, Interior Design, 666 Selden Street, Detroit MI, 4,600 sq ft, (Commission July 2017) Status: In Design Development, Start of Construction Fall 2018

Midtown West Development, Midtown Detroit, MI, 335 residential units, medium density housing and commercial, urban design masterplan (RFP April 2017, First Prize) Status: in Development, Start of Construction Fall 2018, First phase in Development

2016 Broadway Business District, 1326 & 1332 Broadway, redevelopment and extension , Downtown

Detroit, Mixed use addition to historic buildings, (Project, August 2016)

3912 Third Street Mixed Use Development , Midtown Detroit, MI, 15 unit development with retail (Feasibility Study, July 2016)

Stuber-Stone Roof Landscape, Midtown Detroit, MI,

13 roof decks and access pavilions on a historic building. (Commission, April 2016) Status: in Development

Cass & York Residential and Mixed Use Development, Detroit., 54 luxury condominiums, 80 micro apartments, 550 car deck, retail. (Commission, March 2016,) Status: Design Development Phase, Start of Construction Fall 2018

Competition, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Mixed Use Development, Detroit (February 2016, First Prize)

666 and 644 Selden Mixed Use Development, Detroit, MI 8 residential units, shared office space, restaurant, brewery, Barcade, public courtyard, (Commission, December 2015) Status: Completion: June 2018

2015 477 W. Alexandrine Garden Apartments, Detroit, MI (Commission, October 2015)

2015 Competition, Paradise Valley Development, Detroit, MI (November 2015)

Selden Mixed Use Development, Detroit, MI (Commission, May 2015) Feasibility Study for residential mixed use, 40 units

Competition, Shiwulihe Schools (Elementary School and Middle School), Hefei, Anhui



China, (May 2015) Status: Selected Finalist

Competition: Chaohu Economic Zone Urban Design, Chaohu City, Anhui Province, China (August 2015)

Forest Park Kindergarten, Hefei, Anhui, China, (Commission, January 2015)

Urban Mansion Kindergarten, Hefei, Anhui, China, (Commission, January 2015) Status: Completed Fall 2017

477 Alexandrine Six-unit Residential Building, Midtown Detroit (Commission, October 2015),

Hefei Transportation Intelligence Research Institute, Hefei, Anhui Province, (Commission, September 2015)

Competition, Anhui University of Technology, Business School, New Campus, Ma’anshan, Anhui, China, (Competition March 2015, First Prize) Contract June 2015, Status: First Phase completed Fall 2017

2014 Bretton House Apartments, Detroit, MI (Commission, October 2014), Status: Construction Documentation

2014 Chaohu Lake Region Architecture Design Competition (2014年环巢湖地区江淮建筑风貌设计大赛) Anhui Province, PRC, (August 2014) 2nd Prize for Design and Excellence Award for Research

Competition, Reanimate the Ruins / Detroit 2014: The Packard Motor Plant / International Design Competition (July 2014) Competition Entry

2984 Iroquois Street, Renovation of the Main Residence, Indian Village, Detroit (Commission, June 2014) Status: under construction

Competition: Pingtan High Speed Rail Road Station, Pingtan, Fujian Province (May 2014) Competition Entry

4141 Cass Avenue, 441 W. Willis St. Mixed-Use Development Detroit, Midtown Development Group Inc., Detroit, (Commission February 2014) Status; in Development

Wuzhishan Copyright Protection Center, Wuzhishan, Hainan Province, PRC (Commission January 2014)

2013 - 2015 Hefei Middle School No.45, Hefei, Anhui Province, PRC, (Commission July 2013) Status: Completed Spetember 2015

2013 Fuhuang Steel Structure Group Headquarters Campus, Anhui, China, (Commission August 2013) Status: in Development

Competition: Redesigning Detroit: Inside-Out Hybrid, Hudson Site Competition (May 2013) Competition Entry



Hefei Xinqiao Airport International Logistic Center (Commission June 2013)

Chaohu Lake Research & Development Campus, Anhui, China, (Commission, Phase 1: March 2013, Phase 2: July 2014) Status: under Construction

Competition, Fengyang County Sports Park, Fengyang, Anhui, China, (March 2013) Third Prize

Community Services Buildings, BengBu, Anhui, China (Commission Feb. 2013)

2012 Competition, Detroit by Design 2012: Detroit Waterfront Competition (Nov. 2012)

St. Vincent Block, Cork Town, Urban Design, Detroit, Michigan In collaboration with T. Heidgerken, (Commission, November 2012) Status: ongoing

BengBu Gateway Tower, Bengbu, Anhui, China (Commission Oct. 2012) ongoing

2012 Competition, HFUT International Exchange Center, 5 Star Hotel and Convention Center, Hefei China, (September 2012) Second Prize

2984 Iroquois Street, Renovation of the Carriage House Apartment, Indian Village, Detroit, (Commission, July 2012) completed

Competition, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, (May 2012) Finalist

Hamburg Elementary School Sustainable Conversion and Energy Consulting, Adaptive Reuse and Community Center, Hamburg, MI, ongoing

Wayne Foundry & Stamping Building, Artist Incubator Adaptive Reuse, Detroit, MI, (Design Proposal , June 2012)

Competition, Anhui Art Museum, Hefei, China, (Feb. 2012) First Prize

Zhonghuan Furniture Mall And Urban Design, Hefei, China (Jan. 2012) Proposal

2011 Competition, High-Speed Train Station East Plaza Design, Bengbu, China, (Dec. 2011) First prize

Longquan Mountain Archipelago, Hefei, China (July 2011) Consulting Work for Hamilton-Anderson Associates, Proposal

Competition, Hefei Archive Center, Hefei, China, Consulting Work for Hamilton-Anderson Associates, Proposal, (June 2011) Finalist

Anhui Province Acrobatic Performance Hall, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China, Competition (March 2011) First Prize

2008 - 2009 Judson Center Autism Connections, Royal Oak, Michigan, (completed 2009) (Collaboration with Matt Hawthorne, Architect) Pro Bono Work

2006 - 2008 Single Family Residence (House T), Kiel, Germany, (Commission 2006) completed July 2008



2006 Single Family Residence, Canyamel, Mallorca, Spain (Commission Oct. 2006)

Multi Family Building, Addition and Renovation, Williamsburg, New York (Commission Aug. 2006)

“Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans”, Global Green USA/Brad Pitt, Collaboration with Tadd Heidgerken, Competition Submittal (July 2006)

Competition: Medieval City Renovation and City Extension to Reutlingen, Germany, Invited Urban Competition (April 2006)

Competition: Multipurpose Hall, Rottweil, Germany, Invited Competition (Feb. 2006)

Woodward/8-Mile Intersection and Bridge Design, Landscape and Design Competition, MDOT, Detroit and Ferndale, (Jan. 2006) First Prize

2005 Lindehus Elderly Residence, Turbenthal, Switzerland, (August 2005) Prize

2005 Karolibad, Bath and Recreational Facility, Waldkirchen, Germany, Invited Architectural Competition (July 2005)

Mediatheque, Neubrandenburg, Germany, Invited Architectural Competition (May 2005)

Beach-Bath Stampf, Zurich, Switzerland, Invited Architectural Competition (Apr. 2005)

“Neuer Marktplatz Usingen” (New Market Place Usingen), Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Invited Urban Competition, (March 2005)

2004 Townsend Buildings, West Village Detroit, Residential Project for 8 Units/ Detroit

Cass & Canfield Building, Residential Project for 19 Units/ Condominiums and Commercial Space‚ Detroit, for Weber Block LLC, Detroit

Gymnasium for a High School, Malans, Switzerland, (July 2004) Competition Entry

Community Center Amriswil, Switzerland, (Oct. 2004) Competition Entry

Mies van der Rohe Plaza Competition, Lafayatte Park, Detroit (with Harry Giles) (June 2004)

06.02 Hamilton-Anderson Associates, Detroit, MI (Consultant)

2011 Consultant for the China Initiative in Urban Design and Architecture, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China, ( 05/14/2011 - 07/16/2011)

06.03 Luckenbach-Ziegelman Architects, Bloomfield Hills, MI (Consultant)

2004 -2005 Flint Institute of Arts, Construction Administration Consultant for Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects, Los Angeles (06/21/2004 - 08/09/2005)



06.04 Gräbner Design Studio Hannover, Berlin, Detroit, Founding Partner (1995-2004)

2004-2005 Pew Residence, Chelsea, Michigan, Work in Partnership with Harry Giles, Project

2003 The El Moore, Brownstone Renovation, Residential Project‚ Detroit, Project

The Alexandrine, Residential and Live/Work Project‚ Detroit Work in Partnership with Harry Giles/ Büro Happold, New York

2002 Weber Block Development, Residential Project for 45 Units/ Condominiums‚ Detroit, for Weber Block LLC, Detroit, Project

2002 Detroit’s Midtown Development, Urban Development Study for Midtown,Detroit, Work in Partnership with Harry Giles/ Büro Happold, New York

2001 - 2003 Casa Trebiano, Arcévia (AN), Marches, Italy, Single Family House, Renovation and conversion, completed 2003

2003 The Critical Change, Landmark Sculpture and Viewing Platform for the Forum 2004, Barcelona, Spain, Work in Collaboration with Barbara Weil, Majorca, Spain, Proposal

2003 The World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition, for LMDC, New York City, (June 2003) Competition Entry

2002 The Great Egyptian Museum, Collaboration with Harry Giles and Robert Kleyn, (August 2002) Competition Submittal

„Progressive Gateway“, Bus Shelter Competition for Bloomington, Indiana, (April 2002) Competition Entry

2001 Gateway for Seaside Florida, Work in Collaboration with Barbara Weil, Majorca, Spain Competition Entry

2000 7 Hills / Faith , Images and Signs of the 21st Century, Exhibition Design for the Millenium Exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin. May through October 2000, Work in Partnership with Gerrit Grigoleit, Berlin, (Commission 1999), completed May 2000

1994 - 1998 Kaczmarek House (House K), Bremen, Germany, (Commission 1994) completed 1998

06.05 Daniel Libeskind Architectural Studio, Berlin (1995-1999) (Selected Projects) (Design Lead)

1999 The Corcoran Gallery of Art and School of Art, Extension and Reorganization, Washington D.C., United States, Competition, Second Prize, Design Lead

1998-99 Permanent Exhibition for Felix Nussbaum, Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück, Germany. Exhibition Design, Design Lead

1997- 1999 Atelier/Gallery for Barbara Weil, Majorca, Spain, Design Lead

1999 Almere Theater/CKV, Almere, The Netherlands, Competition, Second Prize, Design Lead

1998 Museum without Exit, Architecture and Painting, Daniel Libeskind and Felix



Nussbaum, Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück, Germany. Exhibition Design, Design Lead

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Great Britain, Design Development Team

Radio-City, Linienstraße, Berlin, Germany, Design Team

Landsberger Allee, Urban Design Project, Berlin, Germany, Project Team

Johannishöfe Berlin/ Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany, Urban Design Competition, (with Matthias Reese) Finalist, Project Team

1998-1999 Allerton Bywater Millenium Village Competition, Urban design, Allerton Bywater/ Leeds, Great Britain, Second Prize, Design Lead

1998 Lichterfelde-Süd, Berlin, Germany, Urban Design Competition, Second Prize, Design Lead

1997 Project Architect, Daniel Libeskind-Beyond The Wall 26.36° , Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Exhibition Design and Curation, (Open Sept. 6 - Nov. 23 1997)

„The Architect“, National Theatret, Oslo, Norway, Play by David Greig, (Premiered August 1997), Scenographic Coordinator, Scene- and Costume Design

1995-97 Felix-Nussbaum-Museum, Osnabrück, Germany, Project Development, Project Team

1997 Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany, Competition, Finalist, Design Lead

Imperial War Museum for the North, Manchester, Competition, First Prize, Design Lead

1996 The Virtual House Competition, New York/Berlin, Design Lead

Foreign Ministry, Berlin, Germany, Competition, Honorable Mention, Design Team

1995 Extension to the Victoria & Albert Museum Competition, London, England, Competition, First Prize, Design Lead

Leipziger Torhäuser Competition, Berlin, Germany, Design Team

Jewish Community Center/ Synagogue, Duisburg, Germany, Competition, Second Prize, Design Team

New School of Architecture, University of Weimar, Weimar, Germany, Design Team

06.06 Architekturbüro Dipl.Ing.Eugen Jung, Hildesheim, Germany (1993-1995) (Intern)

Peine City Center, Pedestrian and Commercial District, Peine, Germany, Design Team

Helmstedt Urban Development, City Center, Helmstedt, Germany, Design Team



Headquarters of Simchen Realestate Co, Hildesheim, Germany, Design Lead

06.07 Architekt Dipl.Ing.Wolf Giese, Bremen, Germany (1992-1993) (Intern)

Intern Architect, several residential projects / CD phases

06.08 Gruppe GME, Architekturbüro, Achim, Germany (1990) (Intern)

Intern/ Design Team, Several Residential and Commercial Projects /CD Development

07 DESIGN PUBLICATIONS / NOTABLE MENTIONS

2017 “East Riverfront’s Stone Soap Building redevelopment plans revealed”, detroit.curbed.com, Robin Runyan, Oct. 4, 2017, 12:04pm

City of Detroit: “$27M renovation of historic Stone Soap building to be first project of East Riverfront redevelopment strategy” http://www.detroitmi.gov/News/ArticleID/1817/27M- renovation-of-historic-Stone-Soap-building-to-be-first-project-of-East-Riverfront- redevelopment-strategy, Oct. 04, 2017 11:00am

City of Detroit: “Wigle Revitalization Project” http://www.detroitmi.gov/wigle

Stafford, Katrease, “$77M Midtown project to create 335 residential units, retail”, Detroit Free Press, April 27, 2017

Runyan, Robin ed. “Midtown West to bring residential, retail, park to Wigle Recreation Center site”, detroit.curbed.com, April 27, 2017

“$77 Million Mixed Use Coming To mid-Detroit”, Michigan Construction News, April 28, 2017

Lengel, Allan ed. “Here Comes Midtown West, with Shops and 335 Residences”, www. deadlinedetroit.com, April 27, 2017

2016 Hefei No.45 Middle School, Hefei, China, published in: http://ARCHITIZER.com/projects/hefei-no45-middle-school/, January 2016 published in: http://www. ARCHDAILY.com/780276/hefei-n5-middle-school-volumeone published in: http://us.ARCHELLO.com/en/search-all?search=volumeone&filter= published in: http://www.GOOOOD.hk/tag/volumeone

2015 Alex Hill, ed.: Mapping the Urban Landscape: Revealing the Archipelago, February/March 2016 published in: https://DETROITOGRAPHY.com/tag/lars-grabner/

Damian Holmes, ed: Breaking The Edge: Reclaiming Detroit’s Riverfront | VolumeOne Design Studio, July 11, 2015 published in: http://WORLDLANDSCAPEARCHITECT.com/breaking-the-edge-reclaiming- detroits-riverfront-volumeone-design-studio/#.VzDwKWOF78s



Juan Xiao. ed. Interview with Lars Gräbner, Human Settlement Chinese and Overseas Landscape magazine (COL), 谦虚姿态·关怀社会, January 2015

Kevin Duffy. “Book Review: Mapping Detroit”, Great lakes Echo, April 10, 2015

Dai Jun (戴军). ed. et al.“Annual Review of Chinese Architectural Design Works, 2014”, VolumeOne Design Studio, featured Projects: Hefei Middle School No.45, Anhui Art Museum, Hefei Archive Building, Jiangsu People’s Publishing, Ltd., Nanjing, China

2014 Beshouri, P. ed. “Two Modern, Mixed-Use Buildings Close to Landing in Midtown”, detroit.curbed.com, July 30, 2014

2010 Cary, John, ed.: “The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories About Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients”, Metropolis Books, 2010, pp.184, 187

2010 Hell, Julia; Schönle, Andreas, eds.: “Ruins of Modernity”, Duke University Press, p. xiv

2003 Mansou, Yasser, ed.:”The Grand Museum of Egypt: International Architecture Competition”, American University in Cairo Press, p.149

2000 Blümel, Ina: “Über sieben Hügel - Ein Rundgang durch den Martin-Gropius-Bau” (Milleniumsausstellung/Millennium Exhibition in Berlin), Bauwelt 21/00, June 2, 2000, pp. 36-41

Frank, Joachim: “Berliner Großausstellung: Die Kuppeln des Kosmos”, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, May 20/21/2000

2000 Meister, Martina: “Der Kosmos in der Kammer - Data morgana des Wissens: Wanderung über “Sieben Hügel” im Berliner Gropius-Bau”, Frankfurter Rundschau, May 17, 2000

Rauff, Ulrich: “Den Göttern eines neuen Sonnekults - Auf den Sieben Hügeln der Begeisterung: Die Kunst- und Wunderkammer des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts im Berliner Gopiusbau”, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, May 15, 2000

“Die etwas anspruchsvollere Expo”, Berliner Zeitung (BZ), May 5, 2000

Rörick, G.: Introduction to the Exhibition Architecture by Gerrit Grigoleit and Lars Gräbner, in:“7 Hügel, Bilder und Zeichen des 21. Jahrhunderts”, Bd.5, Glauben by Berliner Festspiele, Gereon Sievernich, Bodo-Michael Baumunk, Eva Maria Thimme 2000, Henschel Verlag, p.11-13



08 AWARDS AND GRANTS

2017 Competition/ RFP, Wigle Recreation Center Site Redevelopment, “Midtown West” Detroit (April 2017, First Prize) Status: in Development

2016 Competition/ RFP, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Mixed Use Development, Detroit (February 2016, First Prize)

2014 Competition, Chaohu Chaohu Area Jianghuai Architectural Style Design Competition August 2014, Second Prize for Design and Excellence Award for Research

2013 Competition, Fengyang County Sports Park, Fengyang, Anhui, PR China, (April 2013), Third Prize

Competition, HFUT International Exchange Center, Hefei, PR China, (Sept. 2012), Second Prize

2012 Competition, Anhui Art Museum, Hefei, PR China, (Feb. 2012), First Prize

2011 Competition, High-Speed Train Station East Plaza Design, Bengbu, PR China, First Prize

Competition, Anhui Province Acrobatic Performance Hall, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China, competition, First Prize

2006 Woodward/ 8-Mile Intersection and Bridge Design, Landscape and Design Competition, Detroit/Ferndale, Michigan Department of Transportation (Jan. 2006), First Prize

2005 Lindehus Elderly Residence, Turbenthal, Switzerland, (August 2005), Prize

1996 Preis der Universität Hannover, (Award for Outstanding Student Achievements) at the Department of Architecture, University of Hanover, Award

1995 Erasmus Grant for Urban Studies in Copenhagen, Denmark

AIV-Schinkelpreis, Award for Young Architects under 35, Architekten- und Ingenieur- Verein zu Berlin e.V. (AIV), Second Prize

09 INVITED LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS

09.01 Invited Lectures

2017 Lecture, “City of Desire: Inclusive visions for Detroit” Friday, April 7, 2017 3:30-6:30 p.m. Poverty Solutions Engagement Series: Making Housing More Affordable, University of Michigan School of Social Work

2016 Lecture: “A City For All - Recent work of VolumeOne in Detroit” Michigan/Mellon Colloquium on Egalitarianism and the Metropolis, December 7, 2016

Lecture, “The Work of VolumeOne”



Lecture Series at University of Detroit, Mercy, November 4, 2016

Lecture, “Detroit - City of Desire” Architektenkammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Inselkongress 2016, Usedom, Germany, May 4-8, 2016 “Megacity, Ghosttown und Suburbia” - Internationaler Architektenkongress (International Architecture Convention, Architectural Association of North Rhine-Westphalia)

2014 Lecture on Detroit: Mapping Detroit/ Urban Opportunities, Lecture to Students of the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Architecture, Detroit May 29, 2014 Lecture, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA), Sept 28, 2014;

“Hydrology, Landscape and Culture as Catalysts in the Recent Work of VolumeOne” at the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA), China. The talk was part of the “Global Design Studio – China Interdisciplinary”, a graduate studio focusing on current urban issues in new urban developments and current professional practice in China. The lecture focused on recent work by Lars Gräbner’s practice VolumeOne and related to urban and cultural projects in Detroit and China.

2014 Lecture on Detroit: Mapping Detroit/ Urban Opportunities, Contribution to a Summer Studio “After Growth: Designing Environmental Settlements”, Dr. William W. Braham, FAIA, Associate Professor and Director Master of Environmental Building Design, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Architecture, (05/29/2014)

2013 Symposium on Sustainability at HANION Architecture Cultural Exchange Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China, (09/16/2013), Lecture on Sustainable Architectural Approaches

2012 Guangzhou Urban Symposium, titled “Detroit is Everywhere -“遍天下底特律”on the Urban Phenomenon of Shrinking Cities, (11/10/2012)

2012 “Urban, Ecological, Social and Cultural Sustainability”, Continued Education Lecture on Sustainable Architecture, The 2012 Green Building and City Design International Architect’s Forum, Guangzhou, (11/06/2012)

“Active- Cultural- Spatial – Architecture as Facilitator of Human Interaction and Culture” The Practice of VolumeOne/Lars Gräbner, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui Province, P.R. China. (07/23/2012)

2011 “Professional Practice: The Studio of Daniel Libeskind - Experiences 1995 to 1999” Invited Lecture, Arch 583, Professional Practice, Prof. Eric Hill, Taubman College (12/05/2011)

“A story of a Place told through Architecture, Cultural, Social and Environmental Responses and Concepts, Challenges turned into Assets”, On sustainable Concepts and their origin, South China University of Technology (华南理工大学), School of Architecture, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R.China (09/21+22/2011)



“In Between – [Local-Global]-[Urban-Arch]-[Professional-Academic]”, The Practice of VolumeOne/Lars Gräbner, Southwest Jiaotong University (西南交通大学), Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R.China (09/25/2011)

„Lars Graebner/VolumeOne- Professional and Academic Work“ Faculty Search Lecture, Professor of Practice , Taubman College, (04/13/2011)

2009 „The City of Desire“, Opportunities for the restructuring of Detroit, Invited Lecture at Taubman College/ MUD Program, (11/03/2009)

„The City of Desire“, Opportunities for the restructuring of Detroit, Invited Lecturer, Hamilton-Anderson Lecture Series (Rogue HAA) on Detroit, (10/13/2009)

2007-2012 „Berlin: Urban Design Strategies and Architecture in the Postwar Era“ International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, (November 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

2006 “Practice in Detroit - Practice in a Post-Industrialist City“, University of Buffalo, SUNY (02/21/2006)

2005 “Detroit: Living Concepts for a Fragmented City“, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan, Ruins of Modernity Series, by Invitation of Daniel Herwitz, Director (01/24/2005)

2002 “From Urban Approach to Architectural Development”, Taubman College (Feb.2002)

2001 “Der Zusammenfall des Objektes – The Collapse of the Object” – Perception in Architecture, ETH Zürich, Departement Architecture (June 2001)

2001 „Perceptional Approach in Architectural Design“, Taubman College (Feb. 2001)

2000 „Shadows and Spaces“, Lecture of the Practice of Lars Graebner, 1995-1999, Taubman College (Nov. 2000)

1999 „Die Stadt zeigt sich verschieden...“ (The City is always different....), ETH Zürich (Nov. 1999)

09.02 Exhibitions

2017-2018 Detroit Design 139, Exhibition of exemplary projects currently in development/ realization, September 12 -30, 2017 and April 30 - May 04, 2018, Two VolumeOne projects were selected by an international jury (Cass&York, 644 Selden)

2014-2015 Hefei Middleschool No. 45, Exhibition at the Vanke Sales Center, “Urban Forest Park” Development, Hefei, China, opening July 2014

2004 First Annual Lecturers Exhibition, Projects of GRAEBNER DESIGN STUDIO, Detroit Taubman College Gallery, Feb. 02 - Feb. 27, 2004



10 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

10.01 Book Chapters / Articles

2016 “The Betline Detroit - Key urban design concepts for a postindustrial rail corridor in Detroit” Edited by: Lars Gräbner, December 13, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1891197161 Publisher: University of Michigan (December 13, 2016) (Not Peer Reviewed)

2015 “Mapping the Urban Landscape – Revealing the Archipelago”, in „Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City” edited by Henco Bekkering and June Manning Thomas, Wayne State University Press, March 16, 2015 (Peer Reviewed)

2008 “VolumeOne: 1998, House K; 2008, 2nd Boulevard Building”, in Middle_Out: Practices, Geographies and the Near Now, ed. Jason Young (Ann Arbor: Regents of the University of Michigan), pp. 84- 88, 144- 148

2001 “Detroit Parallel Ground Zero”, in Dimensions Volume 15, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2001, pp. 122-129

“Traum(A)”, Article of Aphorisms in TransHuman, ETH Zürich, Nr. 5, April 2000

2000 Co-author: “Instability”, Work with Daniel Libeskind, University of Hannover, Germany, Verlag Das Beispiel, Darmstadt

10.02 Research Contributions

2007-2011 Low Energy, Prefabricated, Modular Housing, “MidMod”, Prototype Development and Construction, with Harry Giles, Taubman College

2001 Urban Morphology, “Netzstadt“, Research with Prof. Franz Oswald, ETH Zürich

1999- 2000 Didactics in Architectural Education for beginning Students, “Inchoate”, Research with with Prof. Dr. Marc M. Angélil, ETH Zürich

11 TEACHING

11.01 Courses Taught at A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan

2017 - 2018 Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 (Winter) “Advanced Construction Methods” Architectural Design VII, Arch 627 (Fall) “Systems Studio” Coordinator, co-taught with Christina Hansen

2016 - 2017 Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 (Winter) “Advanced Construction Methods” Architectural Design VII, Arch 627 (Fall) “Systems Studio” Coordinator, co-taught with Christina Hansen Integrative Systems, Arch 527 (Fall), Coord.: M. Kennedy/ L. Junghans



2015 - 2016 Urban Design III, UD 732 (Winter) “The Beltline Detroit” Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, “Advanced Construction” Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall) “Global Design Studio / China” Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 (Fall) “Advanced Construction Methods”

2014 - 2015 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 “Systems Studio” (Winter) Coord.: J. McMorrough, Co-taught with D. Kelbaugh Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, “Advanced Construction” Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall) “Global Design Studio / China” Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 “Advanced Construction Methods” (Fall)

2013 - 2014 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 “Systems Studio” (Winter) Coord.: V. Lee, Co-taught with D. Kelbaugh Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, “Advanced Construction” Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall) “Global Design Studio / China” Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 “Advanced Construction Methods” (Fall)

2012 - 2013 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 (Winter) “Systems Studio” Coord.: V. Lee, Co-taught with D. Kelbaugh Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, “Advanced Construction” Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Tutrl. Stds. in Architecture (Independent Study), Arch 600 (Winter) Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall), “Global Design Studio / China” Special Topics in Construction, Arch 507 “Advanced Construction Methods” (Fall)

2011 - 2012 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 (Winter) “Systems Studio” Coord.: V. Lee, Co-taught with J. McMorrough Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture, “Advanced Construction” and Graduate Construction, Arch 417 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall), “Global Design Studio / China” Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: S. Mankouche

2010 - 2011 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 (Winter), “Mexico Studio”, and Land Use and Physical Planning, UP 631 (Winter), Co-taught with M. Arquero de Alarcón Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, “Advanced Construction” Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Graduate Construction, Arch 417 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design VII, Arch 672 (Fall) “Comprehensive Studio”, Coord.: K. Daubman Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: S. Mankouche



2009 - 2010 Urban Design Studio III, UD 732 (Winter) “Pittsfiled Twp. Masterplan” Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: K. Daubman Architectural Design I, Arch 312 (Fall), Coord.: A. Trandafirescu Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: S. Mankouche Special Topics in Architecture, Study Abroad, Arch 409 & 506, “Berlin”, (Spring)

2008 - 2009 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: K. Daubman Architectural Design V, Arch 552 (Fall) “Perimeter Studio”, Coord.: G. Wilcox Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: S. Mankouche Tutrl. Stds. in Architecture (Independent Study), Arch 400 (Fall) Architectural Design, Arch 402 (Summer), Coord.: C. Unverzagt Special Topics in Structure, Arch 504 (Spring), Co-taught with H. Giles

2007 -2008 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: K. Daubman Architectural Design I, Arch 312 (Fall) Coord.: M. Harris Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: S. Mankouche

2006 - 2007 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: P. Osler Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: K. Daubman Architectural Design I, Arch 312 (Fall), Coord.: M. Harris Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: K. Daubman

2005 - 2006 Architectural Design VI, Arch 562 & 682 (Winter), Co-taught with H. Giles Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: R. Adams Architectural Design III, Arch 432 (Fall), Coord.: K. Mitnick Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Tutrl. Stds. in Architecture (Independent Study), Arch 600 (Fall) Architectural Design Abroad, Arch 492 & 592, “Berlin Studio” (Spring)

2004 - 2005 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Tutrl. Stds. in Architecture (Independent Study), Arch 400 (Winter) Architectural Design V, Arch 552 (Fall) “Gateway Studio” Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lecture and Lab Co-coord. with M. Kennedy

2003 - 2004 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. w/ M. Kennedy Architectural Design I, Arch 312 (Fall), Coord.: M. Harris Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. w/ M. Kennedy

2002 - 2003 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy Architectural Design III, Arch 432 (Fall), Coord.: K. Mitnick Graduate Construction, Arch 417 (Fall), Lecture and Lab, Co-coord. with M. Kennedy



2001 - 2002 Architectural Design II, Arch 322 (Winter), Coord.: M. Harris Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: B. Bricken Architectural Design V, Arch 552 (Fall), “Perimeter Studio” Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: A. LeCuyer

2000 - 2001 Architectural Design IV, Arch 442 (Winter) “Wallenberg Studio”, Coord.: K. Mitnick Construction II, Arch 427 (Winter), Lab, Coord.: A. LeCuyer Architectural Design III, Arch 432 (Fall), Coord.: D. Hecker Construction I, Arch 317 (Fall), Lab, Coord.: A. LeCuyer

11.02 Courses Taught at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG Karlsruhe)

1999 - 2000 Special Topics in Architecture II (Summer), Assistant to Prof. D. Libeskind

Special Topics in Architecture I (Winter), Assistant to Prof. D. Libeskind

11.03 Courses Taught at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich)

1999 - 2000 First Year Course II, Architectural Design Core Studio, Assistant to Prof. M. Angélil

First Year Course I, Architectural Design Core Studio, Assistant to Prof. M. Angélil

11.04 Invited Guest Design Critic (outside Taubman College)

2016 Lawrence Technical University, Detroit Prof. Peter Osler (Advanced Design Studio II)

2014 Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio Prof. Robert Livsey, Graduate Final Reviews

2014 University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit,MI, Prof. Tadd Heidgerken (Undergrad.) Prof. Will Wittig, Prof. Noah Resnick (Thesis)

2013 University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit,MI Prof. Will Wittig, Prof. Noah Resnick (Thesis)

2012 University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit,MI Prof. Will Wittig, Prof. John Mueller (Thesis)




Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA Prof. Matthias Sauerbruch, Prof. Louisa Hutton

2008 University of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit,MI Prof. Will Wittig, Prof. Tadd Heidgerken

2007 Kent State University, Kent, OH Prof. Maurizio Sabini, Prof. Jonathan Kurtz Prof. Jason Turnidge (4th Year Design Studio)



Lawrence Technical University, Detroit Prof. Martin Schwartz (2nd Year Design Studio)

2006 Lawrence Technical University, Detroit Prof. Michael Guthrie (Thesis Reviews)

University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Prof. Kent Kleinman, Prof. Annette LeCuyer, (Graduate Reviews)

2005 Lawrence Technical University, Detroit Prof. Martin Schwartz (Undergrad. Reviews)

2004 Drury University, Springfield, MO Prof. William Bricken, (Undergrad. Reviews)



2001 ETH Zurich, Switzerland Prof. Dietmar Leyk, Prof. Sibyll Thomke Prof. Marc Angélil, Prof. Franz Oswald

Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State University, Columbus OH, (Grad. Reviews)

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Prof. Mike McKay (Undergrad. Reviews)

2000 ETH Zurich, Switzerland Prof. Dietmar Leyk (Graduate Reviews)

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Prof. Mike McKay (Undergrad. Reviews)

1999 ETH Zurich, Switzerland Prof. Dietmar Leyk, (Graduate Reviews)

11.05 Recognition of Student Work

Fall 2018 Alumni Society Board of Governors Awards, First Place: Jugal Ahuja, Ziyang Lin, Shufan Zhang, “Mews, Muses and other News”, Housing on the Jos. Campau Mews in Detroit, Arch 672 (Systems Studio, co-taught with Christina Hansen)

Fall 2017 Alumni Society Board of Governors Awards, First Place: Theresa Chua, Saumon Oboudiyat, Arvin Yu, “Max Moderation, Medium Density Housing in Detroit” Arch 672 (Systems Studio, co- taught with Christina Hansen)

Fall 2016 Alumni Society Board of Governors Awards, First Place: Daniel Fougere, Alex Hengstebeck, Xiayi Li, “Global Design Studio/ China Opportunities”, China, Arch 672 (Propositions)

Winter 2015 Honorable Mention: Mark Knutson, Justin Ping, Erin Bozarth, Gregory Dirienzo, Justin Kubassek, (Team 153958), ULI Hines Student Competition, 2015

Fall 2014 Studio Citation: Safei Gu, Lauren Mackenzie, Parisa Mehdiabadi, Brianne Papendick, Justin Ping, Ken Secco, Tyler Smith, Sam Tremont, Robyn Wolochow , Di Wu, Julie Wu “Global Design Studio/ China Interdisciplinary”, China, Arch 672 (Propositions)

Fall 2011 Award/ Third Place: James Bevilacqua, Dora Chan, Douglas Sharpe, “Global Design Studio/ Pearl River Delta”, China Arch 672 (Propositions)



Fall 2011 Award/ Third Place: James Bevilacqua, Tarlton Long, Kurt Schleicher, “Global Design Studio/ Pearl River Delta”, China Arch 672 (Propositions)

Fall 2006 Award: Matthew Hettler, Downtown Ann Arbor Glass Making Facility for the University’s Art School, Arch 312

Fall 2004 Honorable Mention: Martin Mechtenberg, “The Gateway Experiment/ Perimeter Projects”, Arch 552

Winter 2002 Honorable Mention: Amanda Christianson, “The Second Horizon”, Arch 432

Winter 2001 Honorable Mention: Todd Afflerbaugh, “Water Park/The Pittsburgh Project”, Wallenberg Studio, Arch 442

12 SERVICE

12.01 Exhibition Curation

2017 “Detroit Design 139”, Steering Committee member and Exhibition Design Team member, representative of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

2012 “Smarter Living – The 2,000-Watt Society”, a Swiss traveling exhibition on sustainability and reduction on energy usage. “ThinkSwiss – Brainstorm the Future” in collaboration with Cleantech Switzerland and the City of Zurich under the direction of the Swiss Embassy in Washington DC. Taubman College Gallery, Sept. 12 - Oct. 21, 2012

2007 “School Buildings, The State of Affairs – a new Architecture for a New Education.” Organized and designed by the AIA New York Chapter Committee on Architecture for Education, Umberto Dindo, AIA, Chairman and ETH Zurich/ Center for Cultural Studies in Architecture (CSSA), Martin Schneider, scientific associate, dipl. Arch ETH Zurich, Taubman College Gallery, Nov. 5 – Dec. 21, 2007

12.02 Symposium Organization

2012 Third Energy Efficiency Innovation Seminar, “ Sustainable Architecture / Green Building Technologies”, German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago (GACCoM), Energy Efficiency Initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Taubman College, Oct. 23, 2012

2012 Symposium: The 2000 Watt Society: Challenges, Goals, Opportunities, Panel discussion, as part of the traveling exhibition “Smarter Living – The 2,000-Watt Society”, Sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland and “Think Swiss” Taubman College, Oct. 9, 2012

2011 Second Energy Efficiency Innovation Seminar, “Logistics and Transportation”, German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago (GACCoM), Energy Efficiency Initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Taubman College, Nov. 14, 2011



2011 First Energy Efficiency Innovation Seminar, “Sustainable Architecture & Urban Planning”, German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago (GACCoM), Energy Efficiency Initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Taubman College, March 30, 2011

12.03 Taubman College Architecture Program Open House

2012 - 2014 Open House For Admitted Graduate Students Faculty Round Table Discussions for Admitted Students (March 2014) Detroit Bus Tour (March 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

12.04 Taubman College Architecture Program Committees

2017 Graduate Admission Committee for the Masters in Architecture Degree, Architecture Program, (3-Year Program), Member




2012 Graduate Admission Committee for the Urban Design Degree, Architecture Program, Member

Graduate Admission Committee for the Masters in Architecture Degree, Architecture Program, (3-Year Program), Member

2009 - 2011 Undergraduate Admission/ Scholarship Committee, Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree, Architecture Program, Member

2009-2011 Undergraduate Students’ Advisor, Architecture Program

12.05 Taubman College Committees

2011 Construction Task Force Committee, Member

2011 - 2013 Master of Urban Design Task Force Committee, Member



12.06 Other Academic Service

2013 Design Matters Detroit, Detroit Future City Design Workshop, 2013 AR 8105 Detroit Workshop UD Mercy. Participating Faculty and Students of University of Detroit, Mercy; Ryerson University, Toronto; University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, (June 9 - June 14, 2013)

2013 Reviewer, Leo Lecturer IV Reappointment Case, Taubman College, Jan. 2013

2008 - 2015 Hines/ ULI Student Competition Advisor, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (January 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

2010 Peer Reviewer: Research Enhancement Program in the Arts and Humanities, James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, Wayne State University

12.07 Public Service

2007-2016 International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Baccalaureate Program Lectures on Architecture, Architectural Practice and the Study of Architecture R. Uhelski, German Language Culture (November 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)

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