The Art and Architecture Shop (Rooms 1251 & 2230) is a 6,000-square-foot jointly held facility, serving the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Stamps School of Art & Design. “The Shop” is your first stop for getting your hands on traditional woodworking machinery and hand tools. It also offers metalwork, machining, and plastics equipment–including two laser cutters. The Shop is a vital incubator space for all kinds of fabrication, from simple material preparations to sophisticated design models. Visit the A&A Shop Site for more information
Your Studio Coordinators are: Ken Kalchik (kalchik@umich.edu) and Carly Lowe (carlyl@umich.edu)
Access
Beginning in Fall 2023, the Shop has new training requirements and policies, as well as exciting updates to layout and machinery. All users, regardless of previous qualification, must attend the Introductory Session as well as Proficiency Training (PT) for each piece of equipment before use.
PT is offered for groups of tools (for example, Woodworking Basics PT includes the six most commonly used machines), or by request for individual machines (for example, the metal lathe). Almost all users should plan to attend Woodworking Basics as a starting point after the Introductory Session
If this is your first time using the A&A Shop, you must attend the Introductory Session as well as Proficiency Training for each piece of equipment before use. These training sessions may be scheduled through your regular classwork, or you may sign up via the A&A Shop site.
If you had access to the A&A Shop prior to Fall 2023, you must attend the Introductory Session as well as Proficiency Training for each piece of equipment before use. You may qualify for expedited “refresher” training. See details and sign up via the A&A Shop site.