Laura Sherman is a registered architect and on the board of directors for the AIA Architecture Foundation of GA. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Kennesaw State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude as an Honors Scholar. Her thesis won First Place in the 2017 KSU_Arch Thesis Competition by a jury of nationally acclaimed designers. Named a winner of the national 2016 AIA COTE Top Ten Student Competition, her work was showcased at the 2016 AIA Philadelphia Convention. She won two AIA Georgia Design awards as a student and another as a professional with the Robert M. Cain, Architect design team. Currently, Laura is a project architect at Gensler in Atlanta, GA.
Robert M. Cain, Architect, Atlanta, GA, US, Intern
Center for Community Design and Preservation -UGA College for Environment and Design, Athens, GA, US, Intern
Georgia Governor's Honors Program, Valdosta, GA, US, Visual Arts and Design
AIA National Intercultural Leadership Program Alumna, Award
Selected and sponsored by AIA Georgia to complete the AIA National Intercultural Leadership Program. The curricula focused on the future of leadership with a discourse on a diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
AIA Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program | Class of 2022, Award
The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program prepares AIA Georgia professionals for future leadership roles. This year-long program consists of nine individual half-day sessions attended by 16 participants. Prospective participants go through an application process for selection where proven career success, community involvement and the individual's firm support will be considered.
The curriculum focuses on core skills such as marketing and business development, office and firm management, presentation and public speaking, professional ethics and the law, philanthropy and board involvement, community service, industry trends, and the future of the practice.
UNI Boun Urbanscape International Design Competition, Honorable Mention
“Skōōp” - Urban design modular furniture project in collaboration with Phebe Tam
First Place - KSU Architecture Thesis Competition, 1st Place
"The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space in an Era of Bigness"
Juried by Matt Finn (Cognitive Design), Jeremy Ficca (Carnegie Mellon University), Zoë Ryan (Art Institute of Chicago), Vaughn Horn (Boston Architectural College), and Alex Paulson (Randall Paulson Architects).
Chancellor's Academic Recognition Award, Award
Recognition by the Georgia Board of Regents, the United States Senate, and House of Representatives awarded annually to one student at Kennesaw State University.
First Place - KSU Urban Design Studio Competition, 1st Place
"Infrastructural Catalyst"
Collaboration
James G. Fausett, FAIA Architecture Scholarship, Scholarship
KSU Global Learning Scholarship, Scholarship
Guatemalan public and educational space research
AIA John D. Mulford Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship
Lance Linscott Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship
KSU_Arch
Jeremy Smith Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship
KSU_Arch
First Place - KSU Comprehensive Architecture Studio Competition, 1st Place
Jimmy Goldgeier Architecture Scholarship (2 consecutive years), Scholarship
KSU_Arch
AIA Dorothy P. Spence Memorial Scholarship (2 consecutive years), Scholarship
Fred and Drucilla Beck Kiwanis Scholarship, Scholarship
DFN 2242 Portfolio Competition, 1st Place
Honors Student Service Award, Award
Community Service Award of the KSU Honors College
Honors Program Scholarship (3 consecutive years), Scholarship
Paul T. Martin Scholarship (5 consecutive years), Scholarship
Istanbul Center Art Essay Award, Grant
Grant to travel various cities throughout Turkey via the Istanbul Center.
