The Cooper Union's Martina Duque Gonzalez on Community, Theatrical Spaces, and Defending an Idea
Pratt Institute's Miray Celikkol on Empathy, History, and Femmes of the Future
University of Southern California's Chloe Romano on Context, Service, and Inspiration
Colombian Designer Liseth Ramirez on Rural Spaces, City Heritage, and Social Impact
Mount Holyoke College's Linh Mai on Vietnamese Traditional Culture, Net Zero Design, and Entrepreneurship
University of Miami's Samantha Nowak on the Challenges and Rewards of the Study of Architecture
University of Arkansas Fay Jones School's Anindhitha Sudhakaran on Design in Early Childhood Education and Our Planet's Health
MIT and Cornell's Laura-India Garinois on New Ways of Designing and Thinking for the Climate Crisis
AIAS's and CCNY's Nicole Bass on Hope, the Public Sector, and Contributing to the Conversation
Kansas State's Oluchi Amakoh on Cross-Cultural Learning, Financial Considerations, and a Culture of Mentorship
UVA's Margaret Saunders on Connecting with Younger Students, Building on Experiences, and Service
UC Berkeley's Abigail Happel on Studio Culture, Transparency, and Embracing Complexity
Cornell AAP's Ingrid Hikaru Evenson on Art, Disaster Relief, and Making Every Second Count With Any Opportunity
Columbia GSAPP's Brianna Love on Healthy Spaces, Inspiration in Nature, and Sustainability as a Norm
Pratt Institute's Aashna Bajaj on Pushing Through, Giving Back, and Designing for the Human Experience
Harvard GSD's Sophie Weston Chien on Designer-Organizers, Countercurricular Efforts, and Unwavering Idealism
IE School of Architecture and Design's Dana Alfayez on NOMAD, Participatory Approaches, and Destinations That Spark Creativity
Arizona State's Lucy Yang on Opportunity, Discovery, and Growth
UW-Milwaukee's Alexis Meyer on Care, Empathy, and Mental Health Considerations in the Process of Design
Kansas State's Nicole M. Reimert Burró on Research, Unrepeatable Moments, and Championing Others