Yojairo Lomeli

Yojairo Lomeli is a Lecturer in Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, specializing in Architectural Design and Fabrication. He has received the Donna M. Salzer Award for Teaching Excellence three times for his pedagogical contributions.

His educational background includes:

• Master of Architecture (M.Arch), University of Michigan, 2015

Lomeli's creative practice integrates physical making and conceptual exploration across architecture, drawings, welds, models, photography, and furniture. His work emphasizes unconventional connections and offbeat methodologies in design thinking, often bridging analog craftsmanship with contemporary representation techniques. He investigates how material processes inform spatial concepts and educational frameworks.

His teaching excellence is recognized through multiple Donna M. Salzer Awards:

• 2017: Teaching Excellence Award
• 2018: Teaching Excellence Award (consecutive year)
• 2021: Teaching Excellence Award

Lomeli leads Taubman College's ArcPrep Program, an outreach initiative preparing underrepresented high school students for architecture studies. Course involvement includes Architectural Design I/II (ARCH 312/302/322), Projection (ARCH 254), Assembly (ARCH 257), and Translation (ARCH 258) through 2025. No graduate student advising or research grants are documented in available sources.