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Architecture and Urban Design

Mariana Ibanez, Department Chair

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UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is a champion of ideas and their articulate expression. Our exceptional faculty teach students to engage the world around them, to see ideas as opportunities for reflection and imagination, and to leverage design and writing as productive forms of response. These ideas are grounded in a critical engagement with the history and theory of architecture and the future contingencies of contemporary culture. Through rigorous inquiry, we interrogate contemporary urban issues and propose possible futures with equal measures of expertise, optimism, and vision.

Doctor of Philosophy

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Portrait of student: Luke Thomas Fiederer

Focused on the power of architectural and colonial history to tell forgotten stories and to redefine how society understands itself.

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Master of Science — Architecture and Urban Design

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Portrait of student: Imran Ahmed

Architect & filmmaker blending spatial design with storytelling to spark reflection and social change through built environments and socially engaged films.

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Portrait of student: Kadambari Abhay Chavhan

Hybrid designer-technologist merging architecture, code, and fabrication to build AI-driven, interactive, and immersive spatial tools and experiences.

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Portrait of student: Hao Chen

I'm an architecture student and 3-D artist, focusing on world building with unreal engine. I'm interested in photography, sketch and paint drawing.

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Portrait of student: Jiaming Chen
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Portrait of student: Ping Kei Cheung

Architectural designer and visual storyteller blending space, animation, and world-building to explore emotion, culture, and speculative futures.

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Creative LA native, licensed California architect, always curious and driven to learn—exploring new ideas at the intersection of design and the built environment.

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Portrait of student: Soham Padmakar Ghag

Reflective designer reimagining architecture as liminal, adaptive, and regenerative, shaped by everyday experiences and evolving with people and place.

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Portrait of student: Cining Huang

Grounded in craft, driven by innovation, I aim to create resilient, inclusive environments that tell a coherent story, where soil, steel, water, and light all play leading roles.

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Portrait of student: Boming Liu

I’m graduating from UCLA MSAUD, with a focus on tech-integrated design. I value innovation, teamwork, and using AI, AR/VR to reshape spatial experience.

Portrait of student: Yuxuan Liu

Architectural designer passionate about culturally rooted design, sustainable solutions, and storytelling through space. Finalist in YAC and showcased at Milan Design Week.

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Portrait of student: Dong Qi Peng

Architect and animator blending spatial design with visual storytelling. I explore built environments through architecture, animation, and speculative narratives.

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Portrait of student: Swati Rai

From Mumbai to LA, I built futures from pixels and stone. Designer of dreams, lover of light, always chasing what doesn’t exist yet

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Portrait of student: Taeseung Seong

The world, they say, is vast. It's time I set out to see it through my own eyes.

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Portrait of student: Neha Vedaprakash

I’m a designer, artist, content creator and design educator. I love visual story telling and bring them to life on canvas and outside of it. Launching my design practice soon!

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Portrait of student: Ming Yan

Designer and storyteller exploring the intersection of architecture, digital media, and emotional experience through worldbuilding.

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Portrait of student: Ena Carolina Yanchapaxi

As a South American woman in architecture, I pursue inclusive, research-driven design—blending cultural insight and emerging technologies to shape better urban futures.

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Portrait of student: Lingyue Yang

Designer merging art and technology to create meaningful, human-centered experiences that spark joy and connection.

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Portrait of student: Shike Yin

A young architect from Hangzhou, South China.

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Portrait of student: Lingling Zeng

Designing magical buildings using structural tricks and 3D-printed aesthetics to create lightweight, high-performance, and visually striking spaces.

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Portrait of student: Gexin Zhang

Architecturally trained designer exploring interactive worlds through Unreal Engine, blending space, emotion, and storytelling across digital media.

Portrait of student: Shiji Zhang
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Master of Architecture — First Professional Degree

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Portrait of student: Monserrat Acosta Gomez

I received my B.S. in Interior Architecture & Design from UNLV and recently completed my M.Arch at UCLA. I am grateful for the interdisciplinary journey and growth.

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Portrait of student: Ariel Chen

Taipei → Shanghai → Hong Kong → LA, life drew me a wild floor plan. Built on the care and chaos of every timezone I’ve called home, and all who became family along the way.

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Portrait of student: Pei-Yin Chou

I investigate biomimetic design, thermochromic materials, and 3D printing to create facades that visually respond to environmental changes.

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Portrait of student: Grace Collins

Upon obtaining my BA from AUD in 2022, I then joined the M.Arch program. After finishing my 5th year at AUD, I can confidently say I am ready for this next phase after graduation.

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Portrait of student: Darien Corrales Barrantes

Pomona College '22 - University of California, Los Angeles '25

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Portrait of student: Liuyi Ding

Designing elevated civic spaces that express status through pragmatic forms, premium materials, and geometric patterns that celebrate communal life.

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Portrait of student: Lucas Jose Estrada Pacheco

I shape spaces where form meets feeling, allowing architecture to hold emotion, rhythm, and the pulse of life.

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Portrait of student: Dustin James Anderson Frye

An architect in training, advocate of environmentally sustainable and socially grounded work. Participant of Leaders in Sustainability and Urban Humanities Initiative certificates.

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Portrait of student: Zezeng Fu

UCLA M.Arch grad blending sustainability, tech skill, and community focus to design engaging spaces that connect people and place. Eager to bring fresh insight to projects.

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Portrait of student: Xen Pei Hoi

Xen Pei Hoi approaches architecture as a tool for resilience and equity, graduating from UCLA with a focus on civic space, adaptive reuse, and urban engagement.

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Portrait of student: Vivila Leigh

Vivila seeks to practice architecture focused on environmental consideration and adaptation, with emphasis on parametric, modular, accessible design.

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Portrait of student: Jonathan Liao

Graduate architecture student exploring space, story, and design through built environments and filmmaking—bridging architecture with narrative and visual media.

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Portrait of student: Hena Muttreja

Masters of Architecture Class of 2025

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Portrait of student: Xiuyuan Ruan

M.Arch student at UCLA with experience in architectural design, modeling, and fabrication. Passionate about integrating digital tools and sustainable design strategies.

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Portrait of student: Maria Cristina Sanchez Urbina

I believe in architecture that fosters equity, resilience, and integration—shaping cities not just ecologically, but socially and spatially, for long-term belonging.

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I'm a designer with a background in architecture and landscape, focused on community, storytelling, and emotional spaces that respond to context and leave a trace.

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Portrait of student: Holly Rose Ulicki

Holly seeks to practice architecture in the realms of adaptive reuse, preservation and infrastructural works. She has commissioned as a Naval Architect, USN Civil Engineer Corps.

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Portrait of student: Anna Calista Whittell

Anna Whittell is an architectural designer with a background in engineering and art graduating with an MArch. Their work and research have focused on landscape and social justice.

Portrait of student: Alix Mae Wilson

Alix is a creative and innovative designer with an approach to digital design and representation that creates both visually compelling and spatially complex projects.

Portrait of student: Soe Naing Win

I am an M.Arch candidate with a mission to create a spatial complexity lacking a clear method of experience, opposing the orthogonal with the curvaceous, using minimal materials.

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Portrait of student: Hanna Lorri Wittmack

Eager to make meaningful contributions to the field of Architecture. I am committed to thoughtful design, aiming to create spaces that are both innovative and impactful.

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Portrait of student: Xujun Xu

Designing mysterious, operable buildings with single façades and patentable methods. Maybe not an architect forever—but always chasing something great outdoors.

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Portrait of student: John Yoon

John Jungwoo Yoon is a M. Arch candidate at UCLA and holds a B.A. in Arch from UC Berkeley. He previously worked professionally in Seoul, contributing to national-scale projects

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Portrait of student: Mengru Zhao

Architectural designer focused on enhancing experience and sustainability through adaptive reuse, cultural narratives, and innovative design strategies.

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Portrait of student: Zhiheng Zhong
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Portrait of student: Sarah Imad Zureiqat

Sarah Zureiqat is a digital designer that merges texture, color, and craft in imaginative ways to produce exciting relationships between architecture and its contexts.

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Bachelor of Arts — Architectural Studies

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Portrait of student: Camila Maria Gomez

Architect with an engineering core, precision fuels my creativity. I bridge logic and vision, delivering bold, but boisterous, solutions with a voice that commands attention.

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Portrait of student: Jazlyn Nayely Gomez

My name is Jazlyn Gomez. I am a first generation, Latina graduate who is pursuing a career in architecture. I plan on continuing my education and becoming licensed one day!

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Portrait of student: Ratanakudom Ly

Architecture student passionate about equitable and resilient built environments—an architecture that addresses global challenges while remaining deeply rooted in local contexts.

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Portrait of student: Kiana Angelica Martinez

Kiana is graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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Portrait of student: Jieyi Shang

Jieyi Shang, majoring in architecture with a film minor, explores how emotion and movement can shape creative, immersive, and human-centered spaces.

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Portrait of student: Carina Siena Velasco

I strive for designs that prioritize the human experience, leverage the camaraderie of community, and consider the underlying urban context and land use.

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Portrait of student: Audrey Wu Qing Jian Willey
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