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Claudia Wigger is a lecturer at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she has been teaching since 2011. Her focus lies in core technical courses related to construction, design studios, and seminars that interrogate urban density. With approximately 20 years of professional experience as a licensed architect, she has collaborated with prestigious firms such as Foster + Partners and Sauerbruch Hutton in Berlin, as well as involved with international consulting projects in Hong Kong and Detroit. In 2008, Wigger co-founded ICE—Ideas for Contemporary Environments, an architectural practice operating in Detroit, Berlin, and Hong Kong. Her design work has been widely featured in international publications and exhibitions. Wigger's research interests include high-density housing and intense mixed-use developments. In recognition of her teaching excellence, she received the 2021 Donna M. Salzer Award.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science