More GSD students honored with awards, fellowships
Marika Shioiri-Clark, an MArch candidate, is one of three, first-time winners of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship. The fellowship will enable Marika to travel to Cambodia to research the relationship between architecture and public health.
MDesS candidate Peter Davos has won a $10,000 scholarship from the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is concentrating on real estate and project management.
The Joint Center for Housing Studies honored five Graduate School of Design students for excellence in housing research and design. Nicolas P. Retsinas, director of the Joint Center, commented, “We are pleased to recognize these young scholars. Their work reminds us of the diversity and depth of information that characterizes the study of housing issues throughout the world.”
Suzanne Lanyi Charles, a DDes candidate, was named the John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellow. Her dissertation is on Suburban Gentrification. She has a Master in Design with Distinction from the Graduate School of Design.
(Rose) Lindsay Finkenstaedt, a Master of Urban Planning (MUP) candidate, was named an Emerging Leader in Community and Economic Development Fellow. Supported by NeighborWorks America, her research this summer will investigate the challenges and opportunities of moving beyond project-based financing for affordable housing.
Daniel Fleischman, an MUP candidate, was also named an Emerging Leader in Community and Economic Development Fellow. His summer research, also supported by NeighborWorks America, will provide a critical appraisal of small property rehabilitation in neighborhoods with rising foreclosure rates.
Wei Bao, an MArch II candidate, was awarded the Center’s annual prize for best graduate-level housing design project. His design project is titled Emerging Topography based on the “most essential rule in the layout of Greek villages.” Spiro Pollalis, Professor of Design, Technology and Management, nominated Wei’s independent design project for consideration.Eric McAfee, an MDesS candidate, was awarded the Center’s annual prize for best graduate-level housing research project. His paper is titled Beyond Pruitt-Igoe: Examining the Architectural and Sociological Underpinnings that Led to the Demise of Public Housing. Leland Cott, Adjunct Professor of Urban Design, nominated Eric’s work for consideration.