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alex carolan Chaska, MN Iowa State University
Living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by corn, I fill my free time baking little muffins. My hobbies include farming, listening to country music, and driving trucks. One of my favorite things to do is square dance in the local barn.

 

Alexus Davis Houston, Tx MArch Candidate 2018, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BS in Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alexus' passion lies in community development and the intersection of design, politics and social justice.

 

Melika Hajishafieiha Ghazvin, Iran BA at IAU in Iran MArch + MSCEE at UIUC Melika studies Master of Architecture + Master of Science in Construction and Management at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Melika’s interests in architecture range from parametric design and detail fabrication to deployable structures. She is passionate about integrating social sustainability into her work in an effort to better the built environment.

 

 Eryn kim Seoul, South Korea BS - Interior Design, University of Wisconsin - Madison MArch, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MS Metropolitan Design, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities issuu.com/erynkim/docs/portfolio Eryn is a designer and creative artist interested in exploring design visually through photography and cinematography, with a focus on comprehensive approach to designing built environments systematically across multiple types and scales. He currently studies the impact of decentralization / distribution of power grid on the future planning of cities and building design.

 

Maria Quiroz Bucaramanga, Colombia Bachelor of Architecture, Santo Tomas University - Colombia Master of Architecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Maria is a Master of Architecture candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Holding several years of experience both in her native Colombia and the United States. Maria has developed a deeper interest in interior architecture acknowledging its ability to influence people’s behaviors. She is passionate about photography and traveling as a complement to architectural exploration.

 

 david walczyk Kraków, Poland BArch Candidate, Illinois Institute of Technology time-stamp.tumblr.com Builds furniture and designs video games. Fetishises architectural follies.

 

 mustapha williams Nashville, TN BArch Candidate, University of Tennessee Knoxville linkedin.com/in/mustaphawilliams1 Mustapha is passionate about the urban environment and how it shapes the lives of the surrounding community. As he finishes his last year, he hopes to use his experiences from internships and schooling to flourish his architecture career.

 

wendy yang Tsingtao, China BArch, Qingdao University of Technology. MArch Candidate, University of Michigan With 6 years of professional training to be an architect in China, Germany, and the US, Wendy learns by experiencing, making, and doing. Making experiences instead of making forms is her pursuance. As a multi-local, her interests focus on eco-cultural architecture and urban design.

 

Sicheng Zhou Shanghai, China BS in architecture, University of Virginia
Sicheng is a rising senior studying architecture at University of Virginia.

 

aditi Choudhary Bombay, India B.Arch from NMIMS Currently a student at the University of Michigan Aditi is enthusiastic about design that has an ability to inflict a change in the society. Her interest lies in exploring strategies community development.

 

rory gilchrist London, UK BA, Liberal Arts, St. John’s College, Santa Fe NM MLA, Philosophy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
An “intern emeritus,” now working full time as Marketing and PR Coordinator at Gensler, Rory works to advance design communication between professionals, clients and the public at large. He believes architecture’s potential to unlock innovative solutions depends on understanding the past. In his down-time, he is working on Shomiround, a mobile platform for sharing and investigating the built environment.

 

 Michael Hua Taichung, Taiwan BS in Electrical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University issuu.com/michaelhua/docs/portfolio_2017_0224_page Michael studies Master of Architecture at University of Pennsylvania with a pursuit in the Ecological Architecture Certificate. Michael is interested in architecture that engage with the cultural context and responds to not only to the environment but also the user. Michael also loves basketball.

 

 Jacklyn Munck Glencoe, IL BFA Communications Design, Syracuse University jacklynmunck.myportfolio.com Podcast enthusiast, Jacklyn is a graphic designer with a focus in branding and illustration. She likes gummy candy and her favorite animals are blue whales and manatees.

 

abe salman Amman, Jordan BSin Architectural Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MArch at Rice University Abe is a designer interested in architectural practices in global and local contexts with special interests in architectural rendering and visualization.

 

 Matthew Weinberg Philadelphia, PA BS in Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis MArch Candidate, University of Michigan mattjweinberg.com Matt is a thesis year Master of Architecture candidate at the University of Michigan with interests in digital fabrication,timber based architecture, and housing.

 

anyuan zhou Wenzhou, China Bachelor of Agriculture, Zhejiang University MArch candidate, University of Michigan Anyuan Zhou is currently an architecture student in University of Michigan. He previously studied landscape architecture in Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. His interest is in formal exploration in architecture.