George G. Booth
Traveling Fellowship
The George G. Booth Traveling Fellowship provides the opportunity for recent alumni/ae to research some special aspect of architecture that requires international travel, and presently carries a stipend of up to $13,000.
“I believe that Architecture at its best is in reality a tangible expression of our highest social achievements, so I deem it of the utmost importance that this country shall be filled with architects of vision and the highest possible training, that we may be inspired by their ideals and they will surely do us suitable honor by their work. I hope the step I have taken may contribute something to the advancement of the greatest of all arts in America.”
Eligibility and Application
Eligibility
You must have graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Taubman College in the years 2013 through 2023 or be in your final year of a Taubman College Master of Architecture degree.
Requirements and Post-Award
The Booth Fellow is required, within six months following the completion of travel, to submit a written report (hard copy and electronic versions). The report will be posted on the College’s website. The Fellow is encouraged to keep a blog of their travels with the option of linking this to the College’s website.
Apply
The award is made on the basis of the applicant’s academic and professional record (résumé) and submission of a well-documented plan of international study (proposal) detailing research subject matter and how work will be carried out.
Applications should be submitted as a single .pdf file in the following naming format: Last Name.First Name.Booth.ApplicationYear.pdf
The file should contain the following components in the exact order listed below:
- One-page abstract: outlining places to be visited, the approximate period of travel, and projected expenses. Applicants must sign the abstract and include their date of birth, phone number, email, and mailing address.
- Proposal: a well-documented plan of international study detailing research subject matter and how work will be carried out.
- Sample portfolio of not more than six (6) total 8.5″x11″ .pdf pages.
- Current CV
Submit the proposal and abstract here
Submittals must be received electronically by 11:59 pm EST on Monday, January 22, 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the deadline to apply?
Submissions must be received electronically by 11:59 pm EST on January 22, 2024.
I have a B.S. in Architecture from Taubman. Am I eligible to apply?
No. You must have a Master of Architecture from Taubman College OR be in your final year of a Master of Architecture degree.
What factors are applications judged on?
The award is made on the basis of the applicant’s academic and professional record (résumé) and submission of a well-documented plan of international study (proposal) detailing research subject matter and how work will be carried out.
What needs to be in my proposal?
The file should contain the following components in the exact order listed below:
- One-page abstract: outlining places to be visited, the approximate period of travel, and projected expenses. Applicants must sign the abstract and include their date of birth, phone number, email, and mailing address.
- Proposal: a well-documented plan of international study detailing research subject matter and how work will be carried out.
- Sample portfolio of not more than six (6) total 8.5″x11″ .pdf pages.
- Current CV
I just submitted my proposal. When will I hear back?
The applications will be reviewed and all applicants will be notified in late spring if they have won or if they have not.
Can I see past proposals and winning projects?
Yes. Past fellowship recipients and projects are listed below.
I still have questions. Who should I contact?
Contact Taubman College Office of Advancement, taubmancollegeboothfellowship@umich.edu
Booth Fellowship Recipients
Booth Fellowship Recipient
Year | Fellow, Degree Information | Title |
---|---|---|
2024 | Rachel Hrobon, M.Arch ‘18 | Rethinking the City: Understanding the Relationship Between Urban Planning and Human Wellbeing |
2023 | Collin Garnett, M.Arch ’23 | In-Svalbard: Futurist Archives at Work Above the Arctic Circle |
2022 | Rosa Manzo, M.Arch ’22 | Thatched: Understanding Andean Thatching As Identity Markers and Spatial Folklore Practices (PDF) |
2021 | Not Awarded | |
2020 | Michelangelo LaTona, M.Arch ’15 | |
2019 | Sylvia Choi, M.Arch ’12 | 20th-Century Architecture in Drone Views (PDF) |
2018 | Paul McBride, M.Arch ’15 | IN EXTREMIS |
2017 | Alexandra Chen, M.Arch ’15 | FORTIFIED; The Living Tradition of Prehistoric Ohingi (PDF) |
2016 | Megan Peters, M.Arch’16 | A Tale of Two Cities: Representations of Havana, Cuba (PDF) Blog – http://www.meg-peters.com/blog/ |
2015 | Elizabeth Nichols, M.Arch ’14 | Architecture as Subject-Maker: The Case of the Prison (PDF) |
2014 | James Wilson, M.Arch ’11 | HYGGE: Dwelling Poetically (PDF) HYGGE: The Phenomenology of Danish Social Space |
2013 | Chris Holzwart, M.Arch ’11 | The Evolution of the Architectural Detail and its Embodied Form in Japanese Architecture (Proposal) (PDF) |
2012 | Ross C. Hoekstra, M.Arch ’09, M.S.’10 | Architectural Reenactment: Investigating Architecture’s Supporting Roles (PDF) Architectural Reenactment: Investigating Architecture’s Supporting Roles |
2011 | Mary O’Malley, M.Arch ’10 | |
2010 | Sara Blumenstein, M.Arch ’09 | Al-Andalus and After |
2009 | Michael Mitchell, M.Arch ’07 | Building the Dutch Coastline: New Approaches to Architecture and Urban Planning Responding to Global Sea Level Rise (PDF) |
2009 | Claire Sheridan, M.Arch ’09 | Rwanda |
2008 | Caryn Schadegg, M.Arch ’08 | Taking Another Look At Place: Nauru |
2007 | Nicholas Quiring, M.Arch ’07 | A sectional study of Bhutanese Dzongs and Inca/Spanish Monuments |
2006 | Dominique Price, B.S.’98, M.Arch ’00 | |
2005 | Golnar Adili, M.Arch ’04 | Tehran |
2004 | Mark Weston, M.Arch ’03 | Wiring the Gablescape |
2003 | Alexander Briseno, B.S.’96, M.Arch ’01 | The Palimpsest of Parma |
2002 | Gary Wang, B.S.’96, M.Arch.’98 | The Absence of Chinese Vernacular in Modern Shanghai Architecture |
2001 | Gretchen Wilkins, M.Arch ’98 | Housing in Japan |
2000 | Laura Ayers, M.Arch ’97 | Student Housing: The Live-Learn Community in Great Britain |
1999 | Paul Warner, B.S.’92, M.Arch/M.Eng.’96 | Modern Courthouse Design in Europe |
1998 | Nicole Johnson, B.S.’90, M.Arch ’93 | A Conversation with Sverre Fehn: Three Museums |
1997 | Jesse Adkins, M.Arch ’94 | The Study of Ecole des Beaux-Arts: A journey into the Analytique (France) |
1996 | Lisa Raskin Kelly, B.S.’90, M.Arch ’92 | Contemporary Spanish Architecture: Context and Invention |
1995 | Deborah Ann Thom, B.S.’87, M.Arch ’90 | Scotland’s Early Gothic Revival |
1994 | Laura Lee, M.Arch ’87 | Architecture and the City: Ten Case Studies in Europe |
1993 | James G. Cooper, M.Arch ’92 | Concepts of Late Renaissance and Mannerist Architectural Space in Italy |
1992 | Patricia Vanderbeke, B.S.’85, M.Arch ’87 | Eastern Slovakian Greek Catholic Wooden Churches |
1991 | Suzanne Zukowski, B.S.’86, M.Arch ’88 | Contemporary Approaches to Housing in Scandinavia and the Netherlands |
1990 | Thomas Savory, M.Arch ’84 | Cataloguing the Work of Joseph Urban |
1989 | Peter Baldwin, B.S.’85, M.Arch ’88 | Mario Botta, Swiss Architect |
1988 | John Myefski, B.S.’84, M.Arch ’86 | Ralph Erskine, Architect |
1987 | John Krasinkiewicz, M.Arch ’86 | Reima Pietila |
1986 | Robert Arens, B.S.’81, M.Arch ’84 | Relazione Sal Terrangni: The Roots of Italian Modernism |
1985 | Andrew Amor, B.S.’83, M.Arch ’85 | Carlo Scarpa |
1984 | Marc Supinger, B.S.’81, M.Arch ’83 | Alvar Aalto |
1983 | Karen Siefert, B.S.’77, M.Arch ’79 | Italian Folk Architecture |
1982 | None Given | |
1981 | Kenneth Lewandowski | High Density Housing and Planned Communities |
1980 | Brian Brady*, M.Arch ’80 | Urban Design Aspects of the Northern Italian Medieval City |
1979 | None Given | |
1978 | Thomas Mathison, B.S.’73, M.Arch ’75 | Rehabilitation and Re-Use of Structures in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and England |
1977 | Amy Glanz, B.S.’75, M.Arch ’77 | Alvar Aalto |
1976 | Timothy Casai, B.S.’73, M.Arch ’75 | |
1975 | Carl Roehling, B.S.’73, M.Arch ’75 | |
1974 | Not Offered | |
1973 | Albert Jan Vegter, B.Arch.’66, M.B.A.’67 | The Business of Architecture in Europe |
1972 | Michael Bednar, B.Arch.’64 | |
1971 | Richard Jack Bos, B.Arch.’64 | |
1970 | Not Offered | |
1969 | Not Offered | |
1968 | Not Offered | |
1967 | Lawrence Robbins, B.Arch.’61 | |
1966 | Keith Brown, B.Arch.’64 | |
1965 | A. Frederick Kolflat, B.Arch.’60 | |
1964 | Gary Dysert, B.Arch.’60 | |
1963 | Kent David Johnson, B.Arch.’61 | |
1962 | Zane Anderson, M.Arch.’62 | |
1961 | James Van Sweden, B.Arch.’60 | |
1960 | Robert John Frasca, B.Arch.’57 | |
1959 | Kiyoshi Kikuchi*, B.Arch.’57 | |
1958 | Rudolph Horowitz, B.Arch.’58 | |
1957 | John David Hilberry, B.Arch.’57 | |
1956 | No Information | |
1955 | Phillip John Luth, B.Arch.’52 | |
1954 | Not Offered | |
1953 | Edward Hammarskjold, B.Arch.’51 | |
1952 | James Livingston, B.A.A.E.’50 | |
1951 | Matthias Rudolf Goebel, B.Arch.’51 | |
1950 | Robert Curtis Gaede*, B.A.A.E.’47 | |
1949 | Charles Willard Moore*, B.A.A.’47, Hon.D.Arch.’92 | |
1948 | John Henry Bickel, Jr., B.A.A.’48 | |
1947 | Linn Charles Smith*, B.S.A.A.’42 | A Summer Restaurant and Handicraft Shop |
1942–46 | None, wartime travel difficulties | |
1941 | Arthur Witt Brewer*, B.S.’41 | A Community Center |
1940 | William Lyman, Jr.*, B.S.A.A.’39 | A Youth Hostel |
1939 | Paul Bradley Brown, B.A.A.’37 | An Aviators’ Club |
1938 | Robert Carroll May, B.S.A.A.’38 | A Repertory Theatre |
1937 | Ernest Schaible*, B.S.A.A.’37 | A Recreation Pavilion |
1936 | Frederick Graham, B.S.A.A.’37 | A Cooperative Center of Architecture and Allied Arts |
1933–35 | No funds available | |
1932 | Malcolm Stirton*, B.S.A.A.’32 | An Art Club |
1931 | Lome Marshall | A Patriotic Memorial Building |
1930 | Jonathan Anton Taylor*, B.S.’29 | The Administration Building of an Educational Institution |
1929 | Frederick Sevald, Jr.*, B.S.’29 | A Municipal Boat House |
1928 | Karl Belser* | The Home of a Musical Society |
1927 | John Ekin Dinwiddie* | A State Historical Commision Building |
1926 | LeRoy Earle Kiefer | A Chamber of Commerce and Convention Hall |
1925 | Kenneth Black*, B.S.’25 | Technical Society Headquarters of a Large City |
1924 | Marion Blood*, B.S.’24 | A Municipal Bathing Establishment for Men and Women |
1923 | Ralph Russell Calder* | |
Year | Fellow, Degree Information | Title |
* These former Booth Fellows are deceased.