The Duderstadt Center

The James and Anne Duderstadt Center, formerly known as the Media Union, opened in 1996 as a special place to provide faculty and students with the tools and collaborative space for creating the future. Located on the University of Michigan North Campus, the Duderstadt Center houses the Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library, the College of Engineering Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN), the Digital Media Commons, and the Millennium Project, the building provides a nexus for creative and technological innovation across disciplines. The Mujo Cafe provides a space for refreshment and social interaction. With more than 400 computers, provisioned with extensive software offerings, the Duderstadt Center is the largest public computing site at the University of Michigan. It also offers student access to 3D and virtual reality labs, a large video production studio, three state-of-the-art audio recording studios, advanced video conferencing resources, and unique collaboration rooms. The AAEL (U-M Library) engineering resources are among the most comprehensive in the country with large portions of its journal holdings being available electronically. The library’s Special Collections and Visual Resources Collection (Imageworks) offer special resources to support the School of Art and Design, and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, the 250,000 square-foot Duderstadt Center (DC) features a vast north-facing expanse of glass that illuminates the first floor Atrium, its colorful mural “Euclid’s Comet” by Dorothea Rockburne, and the second floor library lobby. Pyramidal skylights atop the Atrium further enhances the openness of these common areas.