The Making of University of Michigan History
Emil Lorch heads new Architecture Dept....
With the appointment of Prof. Emil Lorch, formal instruction in architecture was resumed after a 26 year lapse. Twenty-two students enrolled in Lorch's initial class in the Fall of 1906. Established as a sub-department of the Department of Engineering with Lorch as the chair, Architecture gained a measure of independence in 1913 and became a separate college in 1931. The noted Chicago architect William Le Baron Jenny had commuted to Ann Arbor to teach architecture from 1876 to 1880.
Additional Resources
- Finding aid for Emil Lorch papers
- Finding aid for A. Alfred Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Photo Source: Professor Emil Lorch, Emil Lorch Papers, Box 18, Portraits.