Master of Architecture (M.Arch) Travel Awards

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program grants travel awards each spring for selected students to support work grounded in architectural design research. The awards facilitate research related to a range of diverse contexts, practices and cultures. Students are encouraged to take on research projects in areas of their choice that will be further developed through research papers, a thesis, or independent study.

The proposed dates of travel are during either spring break or summer break. The grant amount is per the applicant's need, not exceeding $3,000. Students are responsible for their own travel plans and accommodations. After completing their travel, students deliver a Pecha Kucha style presentation of their travel study and ongoing research.

Travel Award Recipients

2026

Sarthak Bansal, Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia: "Hybrid Mass Timber Systems in Hot Humid Asia"

Ishvari Chavan, The United States (New York City, New Canaan, Washington, D.C.): "Stabilizing and Destabilizing the Floor Datum: Movement, Vision and Posture"

Aatmi Chitalia, Bulgaria (Sofia, Kazanlak, Dimitrovgrad): "Dissonant Heritage: Socialist Architecture and Its Political Afterlives in Bulgaria"

Andrew Long, France & Switzerland: "Reviving Rammed Earth"

Sarah Molina, Puerto Rico (Culebra, San Juan, Utado): "Bridging the Divide: Architecture, Displacement, and the Struggle for Puerto Rican Identity"

Tori Morris, The Netherlands (Amsterdam): "Water as Urban Ground: Experimental Building Strategies in Amsterdam"

Avaneesh Nataraja, France (Paris) & Italy (Toulouse, Milan): "Urban Voids and Public Transparencies: Public Intersections and Conceptual Translations of 'Place' in Grafton Architects' Institutions"

Joseph Norman, The Netherlands (Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam): "Infrastructural Housing: A Study of Dutch OpenBuilding Principles"

Mario Pagano, The United States (New York City) & The Netherlands (Amsterdam, Utrecht): "Care-Embedded Patient-Centered Healthcare Architecture in the Netherlands"

Gaetan Pelletey, "Practices of Architectural Repair"

Trevor Wischerman, Mexico (Mexico City): "Architecture Under Pressure: Incremental Vertical Expansion in Mexico City"

2025

Sanjana Bandaru, England (London): "London Public Architecture"

Emmaline Hubbs, Costa Rica: "Constructing Communities of Synergy"

Tai Le, France (Paris): "Claude Parent's Architecture"

Lora Marks, The Netherlands (Amsterdam) & Norway (Oslo, Brumunddal): "Pine-ing for the Skies"

Sarah Meronek, France (Paris) & The Netherlands (Amsterdam): "Sociology and Architecture of Communal Spaces"

Reece Posey, Argentina (Buenos Aires): "Brutalist Buenos Aires"

Sparsha Reddy, Finland: "Timber and Tradition"

Siddhant Salvi, The United States (New York City) & Norway: "Reimagining Public Space: Snøhetta"

Anoushka Sethi, Italy (Venice): "Temporary Installations Venice Biennale"

Sharvi Shah, The Netherlands, Belgium & Denmark: "Shifting Material Systems: RAU, Rotor, MVRDV"

Rupal Singh, Japan: "Ecology of Repair"

Ishanesu Tendayi, Denmark: "Evolving Design Futures: Digital Twins"

Joanne Zeng, Finland: "From Wood to Biomaterials: Alvar Aalto"

2024

Connor Gates, Iceland (Reykjavik): "Landscapes as Infrastructures"

Riddhi Gugale, Japan: "Bottom-Up, Adaptive and Emergent Ways: Transforming Public Spaces in Japan's Urban Context"

Parikshit Kalavadia, Spain (Barcelona, Palamos, Olot): "Investigating the Work of RCR Arquitectes"

Claire Laux, Canada (Toronto): "Architecture and Time: A Study of Brigette Shim and Howard Sutcliffe Architects"

Clara Martucci, England (London) & The United States (New York City): "Next-Gen Theatres: Exploring Shape-Shifting Theatres, Automation and Adaptive Reuse"

Abirami Periakaruppan, Spain (Barcelona, Tarragona, Calpe): "Urban Living — A Redefinition: Learning From the Tangible Reminders of Architectural Versatility Through the Work of Ricardo Bofill"

Daria Svintsova, Spain (Barcelona): "Sheltering Humanity: Architectural Responses to the Global Refugee Crisis"

Jenish Thakkar, Portugal (Porto, Braga, Lisbon): "Spatial Dialogues: Materiality, Minimalism, and Plastic Form-Making Through Abstraction in Eduardo Souto De Moura's Works"

2023

Emma Cafiero, Germany (Berlin): "Defining and Developing Cities of Asylum to Inform Social Change"

Colin Cusimano, Italy (Bologna, Pesaro, Urbino): "Place, Everyday Life, and Architecture's Agency: Drawing the Social Space of Giancarlo de Carlo"

Rovina George, Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kochi): "Crafting Architecture: Tracing Encounters Between Tradition and Modernity in Japanese Timber Construction"

Ajay Chovatia, France (Paris, St. Nazaire, Trignac, Bordeaux): "Never Demolish, Always Transform: Studying the Housing Projects of Lacaton and Vassal"

Shayla Thomas, Spain (Barcelona): "International Housing Festival (ISHF)"

Thomas Vite, Switzerland (Zurich, Basel): "Investigating Materiality and Meaning Through the Works of Herzog and de Meuron"

Priyanka Thakur, Colombia (various sites): "Learning from Bamboo Tectonics Developed by Architect Simon Velez in the Context of Colombia"