Meet The Team

Laura Walker

Owner, Co-founder, Registered Architect
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Laura Walker is an architect and artist based in Detroit, Michigan. She received the 2019 AIA Detroit Young Architect of the Year Award and was featured in Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in Design. She has lectured at University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture. Laura is an active member of CREW Detroit, NOMA Detroit, and ULI Michigan. She has been featured in Great Lakes by Design's 2024 The Architects issue, Hour Detroit's May 2025 issue, and Metropolis Viewpoints.

As a White, queer woman, she is interested in power struggle and alliance building in racialized territories and traditionally gendered spaces. Through inclusive collaboration, she designs participatory environments that radically affirm and celebrate marginalized human identities, expressions, and desires.

Michael Styczynski

Owner, Co-founder
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Michael Styczynski is an architectural designer and city maker practicing in Detroit, Michigan. He is an adjunct faculty at Lawrence Technological University leading design studios focused on the spatial agency and role of the ‘Architect’ to construct social, cultural, and political change.

He is interested in revealing the complex mechanisms of city making that construct cultural, political, and economic spatial inequalities. His work envisions design as a tool for critical spatial discourse.

Tian Li

Architectural Designer

Tian Li is a designer and educator dedicated to community-centered architecture and fostering collaboration. She holds a graduate degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she seamlessly integrated her passion for art, architecture, and science.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, Tian combines her design expertise with a commitment to empowering students to push the boundaries of design. At Other Work, she leads community-driven initiatives, including the O’Hair and Farwell Park workshops, where she redefined engagement strategies to involve and uplift local residents. Tian believes architecture should be both accessible and transformative, and she is eager to continue exploring innovative, collaborative design solutions that create lasting impact.

In her free time, you can find Tian biking around Detroit with her fellow designers or on the dance floor enjoying salsa and bachata