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2023 Student Awards

School-Wide Awards

GSAPP WRITING PRIZE

This prize is given an outstanding essay, paper, or thesis on the history or theory of architecture written for a class during their time at GSAPP.

Runxin Fu (AAD)
Technology Developed in Anxiety: The Development Anxiety of Chinese Families and Government in 2000s and the Inevitability of Audiovisual Technology in Language Education

GSAPP VISUALIZATION AWARD

This prize is given for innovative use of computing media in architectural or urban research, design, and fabrication.

Lucia Rebolino (CDP)

CAMPBELL AWARD

The University Trustees and the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) established The Campbell Award, presented by the CAA to a graduating student at each School who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit as exemplified by the late Bill Campbell, Chair Emeritus, University Trustee, outstanding alumnus, and CAA co-founder.

Lealla Solomon (AAD)

WILLIAM KINNE FELLOWS TRAVELING PRIZE

These awards are granted on the merit of proposals submitted for travel abroad incorporating the study of architecture, including planning and other specialized aspects of architecture.

Counternarrative as Peat Preservation

Layna Chen

More than Maintenance.2: The Constructed Obsession of Exact Air

Lealla Solomon
Karolina Dohnalkova

Temples and the Third Gender: Surviving the Theocratic State as a Non-Conforming Body in Post-Colonial India

Niriksha Vasdeva Shetty

Journey of Care

Ridhi Chopra

The Third Germany: The Remnants of Division in Contemporary Berlin

Tara Zhang
Joo Byung Chae

Understanding the Emerging Needs for Equitable Public Spaces Across Italy

Sebastian Bielski

A Comparative Study of “Green Corridor” Climate Change Adaptations in Barcelona, Spain and Medellin, Colombia

Theodore Leventhal

Symbiosis of Christian and Muslim Architecture in Andalusia

Zoi Angelakopoulou
Nell El Souri

Sufi Syncretism: Examining Spaces of Mixed Practice across India’s Sufi Diaspora

Jason Ahuja

Fashion Brands Investing in Heritage Restoration: A Case Study in Italy’s Mutual Benefits for Fashion and Preservation

Shuya Zhao

Performativity In Healing: The “Ring Shout” in Atlanta

Aashwita Yadav
Vir Shah

The Hand of History: Ernst Neufert and the Global Treatise on Sameness

Rutwik Reddy Karra

Along the Guaiba River: Water, Community and Risk in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Verena Krappitz

The Contaminated Archipelago: Colonization, Climate Change, and Tourism in the Lesser Antilles

Jade Durand

Madgermanes: Remnants and Repair

Zoona Aamir
Khadija ann Tarver

Reef Architectures: Furniture Proposals for Non-Human Centered Repair in Indonesia

Laura Blaszczak

What Can the Global South Teach Us? A Case Study of How Rwanda is Building Up its Construction Value Chain Differently

Zina Berrada

African Hen Houses: Miniature Vernacular

Madeleine Sung

Not a Utopia: Spatial Culture of Voguing in Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou

Karen Wang

Repurposing Bunkers in Albania

Kerol Kaskaviqi

PRIZES OPEN TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS

PERCIVAL AND NAOMI GOODMAN FELLOWSHIP

The purpose of the Percival & Naomi Goodman Fellowship is to enable the recipient to carry out a project of social significance related to the interests of Percival Goodman.

Zina Berrada (M.Arch)

M.ARCH PROGRAM AWARDS

CHARLES McKIM PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN / SAUL KAPLAN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

This prize recognizes the student whose work throughout the studios has been outstanding and is funded by a bequest from Saul Kaplan (M.Arch ‘57).

Emma Sumrow

AIA MEDAL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

This prize is awarded to the student who has maintained the best general standard in all sequences during the professional course over the past 2-3 years in the School.

Lucas de Menezes Pereira

ALPHA RHO CHI MEDAL

This prize is for the student who has shown ability in leadership over the past 2-3 years in the School and who gives promise of professional merit through their attitude and personality.

Khadija ann Tarver

THE EVANS SIMPSON ‘88 M.ARCH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN

The prize is for high quality of work in the design studios during the student’s program of studies at Columbia.

Maclane Elizabeth Regan

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN

This award is for student engagement, leadership, and high academic attainment within design studios in the M.Arch Program.

Yifei Yuan

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION

This prize is given for innovative use of computing media in architectural or urban research, design, and fabrication.

Tianxu Yang

HONOR AWARD FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

This prize is awarded to the student who most demonstrates an ability to incorporate building science and technologies into the issues of architectural design.

Saba Ardeshiri

ALI JAWAD MALIK MEMORIAL HISTORY/THEORY HONOR AWARD

This prize is given in recognition of high quality of work in the History/Theory Sequence.

Khadija ann Tarver

LUCILLE SMYSER LOWENFISH MEMORIAL PRIZE

This award is for the most outstanding student in the final semester design studios.

Samuel Bager
Blake Kem
Advanced Architecture Studio VI
Critic: Gary Bates

‘AVERY 6’ AWARD

This student-nominated prize is awarded to the graduating M.Arch student whose work questions the standards of architecture and promises to change the profession, and whose commitment within studio and the school at large has earned the respect of the student body.

Jacqueline Pothier

M.S. AAD Program Awards

WILLIAM WARE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN / SAUL KAPLAN TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

This prize is awarded to recognize the student whose work in the studios has been outstanding and is funded by a bequest from Saul Kaplan (M.Arch ‘57). The prize is for travel and study following graduation.

Karolina Dohnalkova

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

This award is for student engagement, leadership, and high academic attainment within design studios in the AAD Program.

Ting-Hao Chen
Lalinthip Maholarnkij

HONOR AWARD FOR ARGUMENTS IN DESIGN

The prize is for a student whose work has been outstanding in the formulation of agendas and positions—that is, arguments and the way in which they take part in the advancement of architectural design.

Niriksha Vasdeva Shetty

LUCILLE SMYSER LOWENFISH MEMORIAL PRIZE

This award is for the most outstanding student in the final semester design studios.

Javier Flores
Kriti Suresh Shivagunde
Advanced Architecture Studio VI
Critics: Mireia Luzárraga + Alejandro Muiño

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school.

Javier Flores

M.S. AUD Program Awards

GSAPP PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN URBAN DESIGN

This prize is intended to recognize the student whose work in the Urban Design Program has been most outstanding.

Heer Shah

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN URBAN DESIGN

This award recognizes the students who have demonstrated significant leadership, service, and commitment to collaboration in the Urban Design Program.

Di Lê
Caroline Wineburg

LUCILLE SMYSER LOWENFISH MEMORIAL PRIZE

This award is for the most outstanding project in the final semester design studios.

Donnal Baijnauth
Heer Shah
Iza Khan
Jacqueline Liu
Urban Design Studio III: Muisca Lowlands (Bogotá, Colombia)
Critics: Kate Orff (Coordinator), Adriana Chávez, Dilip da Cunha, Geeta Mehta, Thaddeus Pawlowski

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school.

Anagha Arunkumar

M.S. CCCP PROGRAM AWARDS

CCCP PROGRAM AWARD

This prize is for a significant contribution to the culture of research, practice, and the public sphere within the CCCP Program.

Molly Brandt

HONOR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING THESIS IN CCCP

For the thesis that best demonstrates rigorous development of critical, curatorial, and conceptual practices, and the most complementary format or medium in its realization.

Max Goldner
Shooting and Crying
Advisor: Mark Wasiuta

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school

Catherine George Weilein

M.S. CDP PROGRAM AWARDS

CDP PROGRAM AWARD

This prize is for a significant contribution to the culture of research, practice, and the public sphere within the CDP Program.

Saralee Sittigaroon

HONOR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CAPSTONE IN CDP

For the capstone that best explores computational design practices through rigorous experimentation, development, and execution of a project.

Zoe Lin
The Bittersweet Harvest: Navigating Manhattan Chinatown’s Changing Produce Network
Advisor: Laura Kurgan

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school

George Verghese

M.S. HP PROGRAM AWARDS

ONERA PRIZE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION

This is given to a graduating student from Columbia GSAPP’s M.S. Program in Historic Preservation to conduct a project that tests new preservation theories in practice.

Hongye Wang

HONOR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING THESIS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION

For a master’s thesis that best demonstrates excellence in the field of Historic Preservation.

Adam Oscar Brodheim
Bigger Houses, Fewer Homes: Dwelling Unit Consolidation in New York City
Advisor: Carol Clark

Emily Conklin
Partitions, Please
Advisor: Jorge Otero-Pailos

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school.

Adam Oscar Brodheim

M.S. RED Program Awards

HANK BELL ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD

This award is for the student that best embodies Professor Emeritus Hank Bell’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Edward Schurr

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

This award is for student participation, leadership, and high academic attainment within the Real Estate Development Program.

Jason Slabbert
Christopher Fezza
Sonia Leung
Christina Bicks

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school.

Davis Maddox Mullins

M.S. UP PROGRAM AWARDS

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

This prize is for outstanding attainment in the study of Urban Planning.

Morgan Reuther

NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION’S AWARD

This award is for academic excellence and leadership in Urban Planning.

Candice Siyun Ji

CHARLES ABRAMS THESIS AWARD

For a thesis that best exemplifies a commitment to social justice.

Sabina Sethi Unni
Non-Resilient Resiliency: Informal Land Stewardship as Climate Counterplanning in Rockaway
Advisor: Tom Slater

HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN URBAN PLANNING

This award is for student engagement, leadership, and high academic attainment within the Urban Planning Program.

Hilary Ho
Calvin Conley Harrison

PEER TO PEER AWARD

This student-nominated award is given in recognition of outstanding service to classmates, faculty, and school.

Victoria Lin