CLASS OF 2020 A LOOK BACK
CLASS OF 2020
USC ARCHITECTURE
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE Taylor Douglas Abbott Fadi Abd-El-Malek Francis Youngjin Ahn Baraka Al Ramah Kervin Aparicio Minor: Business Finance Zachary Bergmann Francisco Jose Burneo Minor: Cinematic Arts Younwook Chang Jeffery Cheung Leona H. Chun Sarah Elizabeth De La Cruz Meldrick Marcos Dizon Thomas Marie Frederic Espinos Ahmad Hassan Faisal Alfonso Gabriel Felipe Mitchell Foo Minor: Computer Programming Brandon Nicholas Francis Minor: East Asian Languages and Cultures Renee Gao Tyler Nicole Gates Minor: Construction Planning and Management Michael Gonzalez Alejandro Hernandez Do Kyung Hwang Abdel-Aziz Wagdy Ibrahim II Alexander Ioda Alyssa Altomare Katich Sameera Khurana Minor: Construction Planning and Management Brian Woojun Kim Dohoon Kim Hye Kyung Kong Rebecca Ashley Kosar Wan Sin Lai Xin Li Manwei Li
Timlok Li Kevin Li Yufei Liu Jesse MacDougall Lopez Karenne Rose Mashiach Nhan-Nhi Lillian Nguyen Xiaotong Ni Minor: 3-D Animation in Cinematic Arts Domenica Sofia Ordonez Minor: Communication Design Hugo Ivan Ortega Roy Ignacio Pineda Yuan Pu Minor: Urban Sustainable Planning Erick Reyes Milad Sean Rohani Minor: East Asian Languages and Cultures Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski Minor: Real Estate Development Tongxiao Shen Jeesoo Shin Rosalinda Sierra Leila Stefanos Jerry Tao Yuqi Tian William Kendal Tipper Keith Nathan Vincent So Tiu Afy Deborah Lauren Tsogbe Minor: Spatial Studies Jasmine Wang Minor: Cinematic Arts Junjun Wang Shu Wei Minor: Business Finance Ivan Wong Minor: User Experience Chi In Wong Zi Yang Minor: East Asian Languages and Cultures Zihao Yang
John Shi Yu Jian Song Yuan Jiajie Zhao Minor: Entrepreneurship BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES Dooroo Chung Prakhya Gadde Minor: Business Emily Lauren Gillum Jose D. Gomez Henry Carter Gregg Charlene Jae Un Ko Steven Montoya Matthew Joseph Rocktashel Polina Stepanova Yanyu Xu Minor: Entrepreneurship Minor: Applied Analytics MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Ulan Abdrakhman Luis Octavio Aguirre Perez Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Design Kui Feng An Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture Billal Ashai Carlos Andres Auces Madeline Elizabeth Campbell Evelyn Cancino Alejandra Cardenas Jesse David Chappelle Han Chen Lu Chen Yichao Chen Kevin Cohen Ryan Michael Cripps Hesby Ury Cruz
Katherine Elaine Denti Fabian Dietrich Emily Alexandra Doyle Andrew Ericsen Christian Estrada Melissa Gavidia Rachel Hamilton Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture Sara Hegde Sara Julia Higley Mengyao Hou Binyan Hu Lingyu Huang Wei-Chen Hung Aira Kariah Galsim Iglesias Meredith Vanessa Jensen Ni Jiao Yujie Jin Katrina Kawagoe Theresa Marie Kennedy Matthew A. Kotzin Graduate Certificate in Building Science Erika Alexandra Kronk Cheryl Kuo Claire Marie Labanz Sanghyeon Lee Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Design Dong Li Siying Li Yifan Li Sai Liang Linzi Liu Graduate Certificate in Building Science Qingqing Long Amir Mazharimalekshah Shuchi Mishra Juan Morales Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Eric Mosher Nonkululeko Morgan Mpungose
Bushra Muhammadi Graduate Certificate in Building Science Steven George Navarro Heather Joy Owings Minehli Petrossian Lucas Price Yishun Qian Evan Samuel Rubel Ban Sheni Matthew Joseph Simeone Britta Danielle Smith Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Tyler Smith Keyi Sun Marissa Christina Taddeo David L. Tonic Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Gayathree Singhal Vinod Badr Wakidi Chun Kit Dixon Wong Zijin Wu Qing Xiao Haoren Xu David Xue Shengdong Zhou Bo Zhu
Zhihe Wang Graduate Certificate in Building Science Chenxi Yang
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HERITAGE CONSERVATION
Qihang Lin Zhiying Liu Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Design Zeyu Lu Graduate Certificate in Building Science Ling Luo Alexxa Solomon Graduate Certificate in Building Science Yuan Sun
MASTER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION Katrina Castaneda Rafael Francisco Fontes Tennessee Rose Gardner Kelsey Kaline Shuxin Li Jackson Loop Daniel Mata Dalia Mokayed Krista Lynn Nicholds Julia Plimpton Ressler Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Jessica Marie Rivas Acuna Wendy Karina Serrano Marisa Spinella Kimberly Erin Tashman Kasey M. Viso Jaya Williams Peilin Wu Yi Xiao Haowen Yu
Jon Erik Skovseth MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Linpei Cheng Danni Cong Bangpeng Ding Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Yashoda Godhani
Yuliang Jiang Jiayu Liang Wanxing Lin Ziran Ling Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Ai-Ju Liu Shuwei Liu Sneha Yogesh Ravani Xiaolu Song Marisa Spinella Jing Sun Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Jingyi Wang Yihe Wang Jing Wu Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development Clara E. Yoshihara Liangyu Zhao Runhao Zhu
CLASS OF 2020 STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
In recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability
2020 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
Xiaotong Ni
MAGNA CUM LAUDE Rebecca Kosar Xiaotong Ni Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski CUM LAUDE Jeffery Cheung Thomas Espinos Ahmad Faisal Mitchell Foo Michael Gonzalez Sameera Khurana Timlok Li Jesse Lopez Nhan-Nhi Nguyen Domenica Ordonez Erick Reyes Milad Rohani Jeesoo Shin Polina Stepanova Yuqi Tian William Tipper Keith Nathan Vincent Tu Zi Yang ALPHA RHO CHI SCHOOL MEDAL In recognition of the student who has shown ability for leadership, performed willing service for his or her school, and gave promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality Sameera Khurana AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HENRY ADAMS MEDAL
TAU SIGMA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ALLIED ARTS TAU SIGMA DELTA MEDAL Thomas Espinos BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES Jeffery Cheung Ahmad Faisal Mitchell Foo Emily Gillum Sameera Khurana Rebecca Kosar Nhan-Nhi Nguyen Xiaotong Ni Domenica Ordonez Erick Reyes Ana Teresa Schuchovski Polina Stepanova Yuqi Tian William Tipper Yanyu Xu THOMAS BYERTS AWARD FOR SOCIAL/COMMUNITY FOCUS In recognition of outstanding final degree project involving social and community service Jian (Ricky) Yuan RAYMOND S. KENNEDY AWARD FOR CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES In recognition of outstanding and original presentation of architectural problems representing creative innovations as exhibited in the final degree project Mitchell Foo
ROBERT ALLEN ROGAFF AWARD FOR DELINEATION In recognition of the student whose final degree project is deemed by the faculty as most promising in Architectural Delineation Erick Reyes INNOVATION THROUGH PLAY AWARD Domenica Ordonez YOUNG POSITIVIST AWARD Jiajie ( Jerry) Zhao DESIGN TACTICS AWARD Xiaotong Ni SPECULATIVE REALIZATION(S) AWARD Thomas Espinos OVERALL DESIGN STUDIO AWARD In recognition of the student that demonstrated design excellence throughout the five-year professional degree with the highest design Grade Point Average Erick Reyes OUTSTANDING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD In recognition of exemplary scholarship and writing on a selfselected topic Jose Gomez JON ADAMS JERDE TRAVELING FELLOW Baraka Al-Ramah
CHASE L. LEAVITT TRAVELING FELLOW Sameera Khurana GEORGE H. MAYR TRAVELING FELLOW Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski WILLIAM AND NEOMA TIMME TRAVELING FELLOW Mitchell Foo RENAISSANCE SCHOLARS Mitchell Foo Sameera Khurana Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski GLOBAL SCHOLARS Thomas Espinos Ahmad Faisal Sameera Khurana Jesse Lopez Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski Yuqi Tian GLOBAL SCHOLAR PRIZE RECIPIENT Domenica Ordonez DISCOVERY SCHOLARS Jeffery Cheung Jesse Lopez Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski Erick Reyes William Tipper
2020 GRADUATE AWARDS
TAU SIGMA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ALLIED ARTS TAU SIGMA DELTA MEDAL Ban Sheni MASTER’S CANDIDATES Jesse Chappelle Ryan Cripps Katherine Denti Fabian Dietrich Meredith Jensen Yuliang Jiang Theresa Kennedy Cheryl Kuo Claire Labanz Anrui Li Qihang Lin Ai-Ju Liu Linzi Liu Amir Mazharimalekshah Shuchi Mishra Krista Nicholds Minehli Petrossian Julia Ressler Evan Rubel Kimberly Tashman David Tonic Yihe Wang Zhihe Wang ALPHA RHO CHI SCHOOL MEDAL In recognition of the student who has shown ability for leadership, performed willing service for his or her school, and gave promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality Rachel Hamilton
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HENRY ADAMS MEDAL In recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability Jesse Chappelle Theresa Kennedy GAMBLE HOUSE SCHOLAR-INRESIDENCE Rafael Fontes Jackson Loop MASTER OF ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES DIRECTOR’S AWARD Given to the student demonstrating the best overall performance over the three semesters of the degree track, with more weight given to the DDR course sequence Anrui (Avril) Li MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE OUTSTANDING DIRECTED DESIGN RESEARCH AWARDS Carlos Auces Kevin Cohen Fabian Dietrich Meredith Jensen Linzi Liu Eric Mosher Minehli Petrossian Ban Sheni MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE CITATIONS Kui Feng ( James) An Billal Ashai Alejandra Cardenas Jesse Chappelle Han Chen Ryan Cripps
Hesby Cruz Katherine Denti Lingyu Huang Wei-Chen (Steven) Hung Theresa Kennedy Matthew Kotzin Cheryl Kuo Sai Liang Zeming Liu Qingqing Long Evan Rubel Matthew Simeone Britta Smith Haoren Xu David Xue WILLIAM AND NEOMA TIMME TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP Yihe Wang MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE OUTSTANDING THESIS AWARD Qihang Roy Lin MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AWARD Zhiying Liu ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS CONSORTIUM (ARCC) KING MEDAL Qihang Roy Lin MASTER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION OUTSTANDING THESIS AWARD Jackson Loop SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) HONOR AWARD Ai-Ju Liu
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) MERIT AWARD Jing Wu SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) AWARD NOMINEE Yuliang Jiang SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) AWARD NOMINEE Yihe Wang LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION’S UNIVERSITY OLMSTED SCHOLARNATIONAL OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST Danielle Vonlehe THE GESUNDHEIT FAMILY/ USC ARCHITECTURAL GUILD GRADUATE TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP Yuliang Jiang JAIME & SUSAN GESUNDHEIT TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP Yichao Chen
Italy Study Abroad Program 2019 (Photos taken in Rome, Matera, and gelato in Milan)
KERVIN
APARICIO B.ARCH
Tyler, Kevin, Maddy, Erika and Drew with chili cook-off poster
First day of “18th” grade
MADDY
CAMPBELL M.ARCH
USC football game tailgate with GASA.
Studio picture after first-year fall finals.
ALEJANDRA CARDENAS M.ARCH
LINPEI
CHENG MLA
Thesis Mid-Review with Professor Alex Robinson. Struck a pose for finishing up my last in-person review at USC.
705 studio final presentation with my instructor, Yaohua Wang, and my 3D printed model.
705 studio final
LU
CHEN M.ARCH 605a studio (instructor: Nathan Bishop)
LEONA
CHUN B.ARCH
AALU ’18 Naoshima
FABIAN
DIETRICH M.ARCH
The photographs show two presentations of my topic studio project “The Hand and The Machine,” dealing with a narrative architectural algorithm. I very much enjoyed presenting my work at USC and valued the time with my instructor Lisa Little and my studio colleagues.
YIKUAN
DU M.AAS PP
This is a photo of my graduation ceremony at USC’s International Academy. This was my first year in Los Angeles. I met many friends at USC and left very good memories. On the left of the photo is me, on the right is my teacher. I also learned a lot during the class at the School of Architecture, 3D printing, modeling and parametric design. Studying architecture at USC is tiring but worthwhile.
AHMAD HASSAN FAISAL B.ARCH
Thanksgiving with my architecture besties <3
Some fond memories from my time abroad in Europe and our class trip to Portland, OR.
TEN
FRANCIS B.ARCH
My first day at USC in 2016
PRAKHYA
GADDE B.S. ARCH
Sophomore year studio field trip to LACMA
Our final presentation together for our Master of Heritage Conservation, Place-Making, December 2019.
Self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Badwater Basin Babesâ&#x20AC;? during a fieldwork trip to Death Valley for the Archaeology and Heritage Conservation practicum, April 2019.
TENNESSEE GARDNER MHC
Appreciating women in architecture after class, April 2019.
MELISSA
GAVIDIA M.ARCH 705A studio field trip to Mexico City (pyramid of the moon in Teotihuacรกn) Fall 2019
USC football game against Oregon
YASHODA A. GODHANI MLA
My first semester final review of graduate school with Professor Ying-Yu Hung
USC Architectural Guild Design Charrette, where our team placed second
Paintings from ARCH-499 Architectural Drawing with Graeme Morland, Fall 2019
First AIAS meeting Fall 2019, over 60 attendees and new members
RACHEL
HAMILTON M.ARCH
Final render of my first-semester project. The Orbit: An exhibit centre for The Endeavour, Expo Park.
This is a picture of me on my tippy toes, because Thom Mayne was not sure if we would fit in the same frame! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always an incredible feeling to meet the people who inspire you! And I got lucky to be able to get to listen to him share his years of experiences as an architect, during an event at USC.
SARA
HEGDE M.ARCH
MENGYAO HOU M.ARCH
Arch 605a: The comprehensive studio that addressed the design for a huge public space gallery. I almost worked all day and night to rationalize the design and produce the most comprehensive drawing set I ever had in my architecture career. USC Architecture laid a solid foundation for me as a starting point for my future career.
Arch 580: a two-week field trip led by Gary Paige to Japan. It offered me a unique and in-depth opportunity to examine and appreciate Japanese architecture and culture behind it. The Nakagin Capsule Tower impressed me most as an avant-garde style building that still influential today.
LINGYU
HUANG M.ARCH
AIRA
IGLESIAS M.ARCH Spring 2019 studio presentation
Fun times with friends
Pictures from Japan, 605B studio, and campus.
MEREDITH JENSEN M.ARCH
NI
JIAO M.ARCH
Taken during an APX tailgate before the USC vs UCLA game in 2017 with fellow SoA friends and APX brothers
SAMEERA
KHURANA B.ARCH
Taken during a field trip to Seattle with my best friends from School of Architecture
Taken during a 2019 USC football games with fellow SoA friends
Scene from studio (Claire Labanz & a studio dog)
ERIKA
KRONK M.ARCH
GASA trip to the Stahl House (Maddy Campbell and I)
Final presentation for my first comprehensive studio in architecture school
My first USC football game since starting at the School of Architecture - a rare out-ofstudio experience!
CHERYL
KUO M.ARCH
TIMLOK LI B.ARCH
2019 USC Architectural Guild Charrette
Seattle study trip
YIFAN(EVE) LI M.ARCH
Midterm review of my Arch 605a project, Space Shuttle Museum
XIN
LI B.ARCH
Finishing our second to last studio final review at USC!
QIHANG LIN MBS
MBS first-year welcome party (August 2018)
First MBS trip in Las Vegas (October 2018)
ZEMING
LIU M.AAS PP
Fun experience with my friends traveling to Big Bear during spring break.
SAI
LIANG M.ARCH
Winning first place of the Hollywood Central Park Competition, representing USC.
ARCH 705 Fall 2019 Final Review.
QINGQING LONG M.ARCH
My first time to Griffith Observatory with friends, impressed by LAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful night view.
A group photo in Tokyo.
ZEYU LU MBS
MBS student field trip: Lighting Conference in Las Vegas.
Working on my thesis (BIM+AR) in studio.
JUAN
MORALES M.ARCH
Visiting the pyramids of Teotihuacan during our fall semester studio trip to Mexico City.
BUSHRA
MUHAMMADI M.ARCH
One of my most memorable days was presenting my teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twoday charrette project on Eco tower during the first semester of the program. Little did I know that from that day, my research interest in environmental issues would grow stronger with each school project.
STEVEN
NAVARRO M.ARCH
Me, Dixon, Mineli, Aira, Amir, Hesby, David, and Melissa on a weekend trip to Big Bear in spring 2019
I took my dog Xolo to campus to meet my friends from studio.
DOMENICA
ORDONEZ B.ARCH
Architecture was a tough teacher, but I would not be half of what I am right now without moments like this one. It taught me to be more efficient and to take things that do not matter less seriously and things that matter more seriously. It gave me tools, discipline, and people that will remain my friends for a lifetime. There are no pictures of the moments I will remember the most. The simple ones. The long night talks (and singing), the walking and looking around, the dancing, the hanging on the stairsâ&#x20AC;Śbut this was a good one. (Until we got food poisoned)
MINEHLI
PETROSSIAN M.ARCH
Celebrating women in architecture on international womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day March-2019
Leimert Park Housing Project Instructor: Lorcan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Herlihy Project Team: Minehli Petrossian, Katie Denti
YUAN
PU B.ARCH
Watts New Exhibition
visiting Tadao Ando AALU18
ANA TERSA
SCHUCHOVSKI B.ARCH
final pin up of study abroad AALU â&#x20AC;&#x2122;18
Watching USC vs Cal Berkley
Field trip to a Case Study House
BAN
SHENI M.ARCH
Chilli Cook Off for Professional Practice Spring 2018
BRITTA
SMITH M.ARCH
Study Abroad Paris 2019 Picnic at the Louvre
Study Abroad Paris 2019 Soccer Game
YUAN SUN MBS
I achieved Best Cyberpgysical Data Science at USC DataFest Fall 2019
Working with Qihang Lin on the final projectof ARCH 513 Advanced Structure.
A lot of memories were made over the study abroad program - from eating the best pizza in Roma to having a blast speeding through the Sahara Desert whilst on ATVs.
KEITH
TIU B.ARCH
GAYATHREE SINGHAL VINOD M.ARCH
It was amazing getting to interact with Pritzker laureate and alumnus Thom Mayne. Getting photographed with him was definitely one of the finest memories during my M.Arch at USC.
The topic studio “Oblique Verticality - Skyscraper Design” during semester 3 under the guidance of Alvin Huang was by far the most challenging studio I’ve been in, which required pushing myself greatly. It definitely helped me grow and produce work I’ll always be proud of and remember for years to come.
ZHIHE
WANG MBS
Another class assistant and I were helping students in ARCH 507 use VR sets to view their models in Revit.
This is an assignment for ARCH 596, which is explaining and showing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building Scienceâ&#x20AC;? related idea using a window module. I showed possible usages of AR technology in a building:: assisting facility management, sustainability dashboard, and interacting with IoT.
ELSIE
WEI B.ARCH
I will really miss the days and nights spent in studio with everyone. Thankful for the five years at USC :)
JING WU MLA
This is a photo secretly taken by my classmates when I participated in the final review of the fourth semester studio and added a pig emoji. Although it seems a bit stupid, this is a harvest semester.
A picture of me attending an overseas course in Japan. It was an interesting journey. I have met many new friends and visited many interesting buildings and landscapes.
ZIHAO
YANG B.ARCH
Thank you, thank you! Deepest appreciation to the company of everyone over these five years.
Memories of my life at USC Master of Landscape Architecture. Studio classes, finals and hard work
CLARA
YOSHIHARA MLA
YANYU CHLOE XU B.S. ARCH
Architecture lets me know what I truly want in the future. I will cherish the time in this program and always carry these memories with me.
BO
ZHU M.ARCH
Last day of ARCH 605a with Selwyn and all classmates