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The AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee is pleased to present Next Generation Architects: 5th Annual Thesis Showcase, an exhibition of juried thesis projects by graduating students from schools of architecture around the globe. This program aims to spotlight the next generation of engaged architects emerging from today’s architecture schools.

Through independent research, with guidance from an advisor, students develop a topic over the course of a year, relating its relevance to the field of architecture through written and visual exploration. The process involves questions and analysis, research and documentation, and experiments and testing with explanation of findings that support a proposition. At the end of the year, students present their thesis projects to an audience of practitioners, faculty, and students.

Of the 26 submissions, 20 were selected for exhibition by a panel of jurors from the U.S. Green Building Council and AIA College of Fellows, including members of the AIA|DC Technology Committee and AIA|DC Design + Wellbeing Committee. Projects in this exhibition examine diverse topics: communities, death, environments, industry, nature, sustainability, transportation systems, and urbanism.

Four finalists, including Zoë Cope, Lindsay Connelly, Lonna Babu, and Wadiah Akbar, present their projects at the exhibition opening. Join us in celebration of these thought-provoking projects, shaped by the leaders of tomorrow.

Coordinators: Douglas Crawford, AIA, LEED AP B+C; David P. Leestma, AIA; and Leah Ijjas, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Organized by the AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee

In cooperation with AIA|DC for the SIGAL Gallery

Supported in part by ARC Document Solutions