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John Marshall

Associate Professor, School of Art & Design
Associate Professor, Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
Founding Director, MDes Integrative Design Program
Contact
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Office: 1016 AA
Phone: (734) 615-8062
Personal Website
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Robert Gordon University, 2008
M.A. Manchester Metropolitan University, 1997
M.F.A. Ohio State University, 1996
B.A.(Hons) Glasgow School of Art, 1993
Biography
John is a designer, educator, and creative technologist with over 20 years’ experience. He is interested in the new ecologies created by the intersection of objects, tangible interaction, and networks. John designs interactions for a range of platforms, scales, and sites. His current research focuses on design methods, digital fabrication, tangible interaction, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and problem-based learning.
John co-directs rootoftwo, LLC (with Cézanne Charles). rootoftwo make hybrid design projects that test the materiality and consequences of technology at the city-scale. They create social objects, experiences, and works for the public realm which engage participants in civic future-making. They have worked with clients, collaborators and institutions to present work in Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Japan, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Recent projects have been featured in Wired, FastCompany, Dezeen, Dwell, Studio International, Fresh Art International, and The Guardian. They were selected to represent Detroit UNESCO City of Design at the 11th Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), at the Centre des Arts in Enghien-les-Bains, France.
John also co-directs r+d LAB, LLC a meshing of rootoftwo (Cézanne Charles and John Marshall) + DAUB (Karl Daubmann) a research-led collaborative entity to remix models of practice including laboratory, workshop, think-tank, garage, studio, and agency that lead to innovative approaches, designs and environments. r+d LAB projects have been awarded an American Institute of Architects Michigan Award 2016, an American Institute of Architects Small Project Practitioners Award 2010, Architect Magazine's 2010 R+D Award for architectural research, and have been highly commended in the 2011 ar+d Awards for Emerging Architecture from the Architectural Review.
As an educator at University of Michigan, John pursues new educational models, technologies and tools for teaching and learning. He is the founding director of the Master of Design (MDes) in Integrative Design program at Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Together with MDes graduate students John has designed and led charrettes for the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, IBM Watson Health; and has worked with industry leaders including Guardian Industries Corp, Georgia Pacific, Molex, Stryker, and Steelcase. John designed and led the inaugural Impact Hackathon at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business to bring together global leaders — including entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, business leaders, and academics — to catalyze transformational ideas in social impact investing. He is a participant in the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), and the Community-Academic Research Network (CAR-Net).
Previously, John worked as part of a collaborative product development team at consumer baby products manufacturer Evenflo Company, Inc. During this time, he was instrumental in transitioning the company to a rapid prototyping-based product development process. He also taught 3D design at Leeds College of Art & Design in the UK.
Gallery
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Detroit Square (DSQ) 2019
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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Whithervanes for Miami 2018
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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RBTS 2.0 2017-18
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Whithervanes: Open Hardware Kit (WOHK) 2017-18
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Whithervanes: Open Hardware Kit (WOHK) 2017-18
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Whithervanes: Open Hardware Kit (WOHK) 2017-18
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Whithervanes: a neurotic, early worrying system 2014
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Resonance 2014
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Resonance 2014
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Resonance 2014
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Resonance 2014
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Resonance 2014
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Rules of the Road: Connecting Chicago to Underutilized Freeway Infrastructure Zones 2014
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Rules of the Road: Connecting Chicago to Underutilized Freeway Infrastructure Zones 2014
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Rules of the Road: Connecting Chicago to Underutilized Freeway Infrastructure Zones 2014
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Rules of the Road: Connecting Chicago to Underutilized Freeway Infrastructure Zones 2014
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Rules of the Road: Connecting Chicago to Underutilized Freeway Infrastructure Zones 2014
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Re:Tool-Kit for Detroit 2012
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Re:Tool-Kit for Detroit 2012
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Re:Tool-Kit for Detroit 2012
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Re:Tool-Kit for Detroit 2012
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Re:Tool-Kit for Detroit 2012
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menotme 2012
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menotme 2012
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menotme 2012
In the News
- John Marshall Wins DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections International Design Competition
- Designing Decisions: 2019 MDes Public Talks
- John Marshall Presents at Mapping the Egalitarian Metropolis
- Designing for Equity in Public Education
- John Marshall + Agence Ter Featured in The Dirt
- John Marshall: DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections International Design Competition Presentation
- John Marshall and Cezanne Charles present at MOCAD
- John Marshall Facilitates Public Feedback for Proposed Detroit Design Site
- Design Research at Stamps: Decipher 2018
- John Marshall: Impact Hackathon Brings Together Global Leaders
- John Marshall: Whithervanes Longlisted for 2018 Dezeen Awards
- John Marshall Finalist in Design Competition
- Caring for the Caregivers: 2018 MDes Thesis Talks
- John Marshall: Whithervanes Press
- US Debut of John Marshall’s Whithervanes
- Caring by Design: Stamps MDes in Integrative Design Thesis Projects
- John Marshall: UNESCO Creative Cities Network Exhibition
- Design@Michigan Convening
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Celebrates MDes Collaboration
- John Marshall: Place by Design Finalist at SXSW Eco 2016
- MDes Design Charette
- John Marshall, r+d LAB to Transform Midtown Viaduct
- John Marshall: Keynote Presentation at HASTAC 2015
- IPD Connects with the Mobile Device Market
- John Marshall: Whithervanes
- Mapping Detroit’s Post-Industrial Present
- John Marshall’s Whithervanes Featured in Wired, FastCo and Dezeen
- John Marshall Interviewed in Dwell Magazine
- John Marshall in Panel Discussion With Mary Miss
- Seth Ellis & John Marshall: Tales of Getting Things Made in “The D”