Metropolis

May, 2025

Building community and co-creating new kinds of practice, The New School is “reshaping Detroit with care, collaboration, and a bold redefinition of who architecture is really for.”

Members are Salam Rida of 9XS Design, Laura Marie Peterson of 1+1+, Kimberly Dokes of Dokes Design Architecture, Elise DeChard of E.N.D. Studio, Mollie Decker of Subject Studio, Laura Walker of Other Work, Ujijji Davis Williams of JIMA Studio, and Torri Smith of ARC BAE Design.


Read more about us in Metropolis Veiwpoints May 2025 issue.
Written by: Lynzee Mychael
Photo: John D’Angelo at Belle Isle

Hour Detroit

May, 2025, pg 36-37

Other Work, featured alongside seven other women-owned firms, highlighted as THE NEW SCHOOL, a group of Detroit-based architecture and landscape designers that share resources and design projects grounded in the communities we partner with - with a focus on reuse, sustainability, community, and mentorship.  

Members are Salam Rida of 9XS Design, Laura Marie Peterson of 1+1+, Kimberly Dokes of Dokes Design Architecture, Elise DeChard of E.N.D. Studio, Mollie Decker of Subject Studio, Laura Walker of Other Work, Ujijji Davis Williams of JIMA Studio, and Torri Smith of ARC BAE Design.

The New School is a loose, tongue-and-cheek reference to the New York Five, a group of “old-school” white male architects popular in the 1970s. Together, The New School is working towards a more inclusive, equitable, and beautiful city and state. 

Read more about us in HOUR Detroit’s May 2025 issue.
Written by: Khristi Zimmeth
Photo: John D’Angelo

Great Lakes by Design Magazine

Architectonics, Volume 8, Issue 6

Laura Walker was featured in The Architects Issue of Great Lakes by Design Magazine, where she shares the values and approach of Other Work, and how we are navigating the challenges of architecture in Detroit through radical inclusion.