Thomas Provost
Thomas Provost
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, Visual Arts and the Built Environment (VABE) Program
Courses Taught:
Design Studio
Visual Communications
New Cartographies
Degrees
- Master of Architecture, University of Detroit Mercy
- Master of Architecture ii (History and Theory of Architecture), McGill University
Biography
Thomas Provost is a registered architect and designer based in Detroit. Provost founded the studio Water.etc in 2017, collaborating on prototypes, furniture, installations, rehabilitations and conceptual projects. He mentors the next generation of socially-conscious designers and has exhibited and published work on material culture, environmental justice and the Detroit River.-
Research Interests
- Material Culture
- Cooperative Housing
- Environmental Justice
- History and Theory of Design
- Adaptation and Rehabilitation