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



Lyse Messmer

lyse.messmer@gmail.com
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Bio

Lyse graduated with her M.Arch from University of Michigan in 2021, where she was the 2019 Albert Kahn fellow. Her projects won various student awards for their clear graphics and orginal illustrations. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she lives in a treehouse.
Interests

Cool breezes, bright sunshine, wiggly leaves.