- June 22, 2020
Christian Unverzagt is a partner in design. He is also the architectural designer of Richard Florida’s research institute, the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is a designer and educator based in Detroit where he directs M1/dtw, a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary studio working at the intersection of design and cultural production. Unverzagt is also on the faculty at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Unverzagt has an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Michigan, studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London, and received a Master of Architecture (with distinction) from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles. He is the founding designer of the Michigan Architecture Papers, a publication series which has received numerous awards including a Series Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). His work has been published and exhibited internationally.