In a continued effort to support and mentor emerging architects and designers, firms like Kohn Pedersen Fox have developed scholarships and fellowship opportunities for students to explore and expand their architecture experiences.

"Each year, Kohn Pedersen Fox presents awards to students who are in their penultimate year at one of the twenty-seven design schools with whom KPF has partnered," shares the firm. "The purpose of the award is to allow students to broaden their education through a summer of travel before their final year at school [...] Recipients are awarded cash prizes to fund summer research on far-reaching topics that push the boundaries of critical thinking and architectural design."

This year's winning fellowship recipients are listed below in no particular order.

Rachel Bouraad of Pratt Institute

Bijou Harding of Cambridge University

Nicholas Houser of The University of Pennsylvania

De Qian Huang of Harvard University

Molly Meng Ma of Cornell University

Honorable Mentions:

• Romain Conti-Granteral of the Architectural Association
• Tiange Wang of Harvard University

The fellowship recipients were selected by a jury of architects and academics such as Milton S.F. Curry, Jury Chair and Dean of University of Southern California School of Architecture; Mariana Ibanez, Chair of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design; Michael Maltzan, Principal of Michael Maltzan Architecture; and Doug Hocking and James von Klemperer, Principals at KPF.