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Carnegie Mellon Architecture is currently accepting applications for the fall 2025 award. Applications are due on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.
Mission
The Luther S. Lashmit Traveling Scholarship was established in recognition of Luther Snow Lashmit (1899-1989), born in Winston-Salem, N.C. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) for both an undergraduate and graduate degree, graduating in 1922, and was awarded many honors for his architectural work. He went on to earn a diploma from the École des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau in 1925 and traveled throughout Europe. In 1927, he joined the prolific Winston-Salem architectural firm of Northup and O’Brien — later Lashmit, James, Brown, and Pollock and today Calloway Johnson Moore and West (CJMW). He left practice to serve on the faculty at Carnegie Tech from the early 1930s until 1938, when he rejoined Northup and O’Brien, practicing until his retirement in 1972. He led many of the firm’s premiere projects, including many public buildings and notable residences. Lashmit was active in the architectural community, serving as secretary of the North Carolina Association of Architects, vice president and president of the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and co-organizer of the North Carolina Architectural Foundation. He was active in Winston-Salem’s historic preservation activities, and in 1976 received the first Gold Medal awarded by the North Carolina AIA chapter. Lashmit is recognized as one of North Carolina’s most notable architects of the mid-20th century.
Lashmit traveled frequently, beginning in his youth and throughout his architectural education and practice, inspiring the establishment of this scholarship supporting international travel and research.
Evaluation Criteria
To be considered for the Luther S. Lashmit Traveling Scholarship, applicants must submit a complete application that includes the following information as a single PDF document:
- Travel proposal statement on how the travel will enhance your architectural education (200 word maximum). For example, studying an architect’s work, a specific building typology, or construction technique.
- One-page detailed, line-item travel budget
- One-page detailed schedule of proposed travel
- Name(s) of faculty you are considering having as your advisor
The recipient prepares a proposal under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Travel award winners must submit complete travel proposals following their selection and are required to receive proposal approval prior to the distribution of funds.
Fall 2025 Jury: Diane Shaw (Chair), Doug Cooper, Neal Lucas Hitch, Nida Rehman
Fall 2025 Award Amount: $6,500 each (two (2) available)
Eligibility & Schedule
The Luther S. Lashmit Traveling Scholarship is open to all master's students with one (1) more year remaining in their degree program.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture is currently accepting applications for the fall 2025 award. Applications are due on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.
Award Recipients
- 2024: Xian Li (B.Arch ’28), Proposal: Post-Industrial Cityscapes in Northeast China: Urban adaptations to Paradigm Shift
Jerry Xu (B.Arch ’26), Proposal: Defying Urbanization: The Resilience of China’s Nail Houses
Waku Ken-Opurum (PhD-AECM), Proposal: Visualising the Breath of a Region: Exploring the Nexus of Air Quality, Health, and Community Engagement in the Niger Delta Through Art
Ifrah Asif (PhD-Arch), Proposal: Travel for PhD Research Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Built Heritage in Pakistan
Ronishka Sabu Nalpathil (PhD-Arch), Proposal: Disrupted Lineages: Colonial Dispossessions, Erasure and the Unmaking of Kerala’s Matrilineal Taravads - 2023: Henry Von Rintelen (B.Arch ‘25), Title: Latin America: Fusion as an Act of Survival
Nathan Cottrell (B.Arch ‘27), Title: Exploring Chiang Mai, Thailand’s Vernacular Lanna Compound Homes
Morgan Newman (PhD-Arch), Title: Spatial Research Methods at Forensic Architecture (FA) and Goldsmiths University - 2022 (fall): Brian Hartman (B.Arch '24)
Kit Tang (B.Arch '24)
Colin Walters (B.Arch '24)
Shray Tripathi (B.Arch '24) (Honorable Mention) - 2022 (spring): Jackson Lacey (B.Arch '23)
Madeline Cotton (B.Arch '23) - 2021: not awarded due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
- 2020: Hsiao Tyng Peck (B.Arch '21)
Gil Jang (B.Arch '21)
Christoph Eckrich (B.Arch '21)
Daniel Noh (B.Arch '21) - 2019: Cotey Anderegg (B.Arch '20)
Shariwa Sharada (B.Arch '20)
Min Young Jeong (B.Arch '20) - 2018: Kelly Li (B.Arch '19)
Elizabeth Levy (B.Arch '19) - 2017: Sophie Nahrmann (B.Arch '18)
Rachel Muse (B.Arch '18) - 2016: Matthew Porter (B.Arch '17)
Cy Kim (B.Arch '17)
Kelsey Simpson (B.Arch '17)
Mark Terra-Salomao (B.Arch '17) - 2015: Gabriel Vidal Hallett (B.Arch '16)
Gloriana Gonzalez (B.Arch '16) - 2014: Tony Zhang (B.Arch '15)
Penelope Hopen (B.Arch '15)
Amir Jahanibin (B.Arch '15) - 2013: Rohan Rathod (B.Arch '14)
Morgan Stampf (B.Arch '14)
Phillip Denny (B.Arch '14) - 2012: Talia Perry (B.Arch '13)
Jensen Ying (B.Arch '13) - 2011: Alex Greenhut (B.Arch '12)
Zachary Cohen (B.Arch '12) - 2010: John Soh (B.Arch '11)
Ellen Garrett (B.Arch '11) - 2009: David Kennedy (B.Arch '10)
Christopher Gallot (B.Arch '10) - 2008: Blake Lam (B.Arch '09)
Natale Cozzolongo (B.Arch '09)