Lyse Messmer
Lyse graduated with her M.Arch from University of Michigan in 2021, where she was the 2019 Albert Kahn fellow. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles and gained architectural experience working on LA County’s response to the housing crisis and LAUSD on public education projects. Prior to studying architecture, Lyse was a 2013 Challenge Detroit fellow and worked in Detroit as a graphic designer and community engagement consultant for five years. She worked with Detroit Future City, Coalition on Temporary Shelter, The Detriot Riverfront Conservancy, and Focus:Hope Village, to support equitable development in Detroit.
Her design approach combines this expertise in designing for the public and her interest in telling curious stories across a variety of mediums.
Freelance design services availble, please send inquiries to lyse.messmer[at]gmail.com
Standard design packages coming soon.
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Project 2021 Clark Library Exhibit, “Buying Home, Selling America: the House Catalog, 1906-1966.”
Published: MIPlace University of Michigan Library, 2020
Project Certain Futures
Award: Honorable Mention Propositions Studio, Taubman Student Show, 2021
Project Housing Climate Together
Nomination Systems Studio, Taubman Student Show, 2021
Project Previous Seasons
Nomination Institutions Studio, Taubman Student Show, 2020
Scholarship Albert Kahn Scholar
Internship + Award Albert Kahn Associates, Summer 2019
Scholarship Taubman Merit
Award Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 2019 - 2021