News, May 21, 2025

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Taubman College Announces Winners of 2025 Wallenberg Studio Awards

Taubman College recognized four undergraduate architecture students with 2025 Wallenberg Studio Awards during a May 2nd symposium at the college’s Liberty Annex: Ranya Liu, B.S. Arch ’25; Ella Pelican, B.S. Arch ’25; Malak Atwi, B.S. Arch ’25; and Elana Ho, B.S. Arch ’25. Selected by a guest jury, the awards were presented for exceptional work during the students’ final semester studio.

Each year, senior undergraduate students in the Taubman College architecture program complete the Wallenberg studio, named after renowned alumnus Raoul Wallenberg. As the final studio required for completion of the B.S Architecture degree, students build on their past skills and experiences to explore the transformative power of architecture through a focus on broad humanitarian concerns.

At the end of the semester, the top students are awarded the Wallenberg Studio Award. Funded by the Raoul Wallenberg Endowment, awards are offered as a stipend for international travel to a country of the student’s choosing. Building on Wallenberg’s legacy, the stipend encourages students to engage with the people, architecture, and culture of the country they visit and return with a broadened understanding of the world.

The guest jury consisted of four visiting architects from across the country: Bradford Grant, professor of architecture at Howard University; Caroline O’Donnell, Edgar A. Tafel professor of architecture at Cornell University; Isaac Alejandro Mangual-Martinez, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Virginia; and Neeraj Bhatia, associate professor of architecture at the California College of Art.

Here are more details about the winners and their projects: