By Ann Hoevel | April 8, 2026

METROPOLIS Magazine named three Georgia Tech School of Architecture students to its influential Future100 list of 2026. As one of the architecture industry's closely followed publications, METROPOLIS is known for identifying exceptional students who become change-makers and thought-leaders as professionals. The Future100 cohorts' student work is shown in the issue, highlighting their talent to top design firms and industry leaders through this honor.

This year, two undergraduate students — Nour Khalifa and Iman Khan — and one graduate student — Andres Troncoso — were named to the Future 100. All three were nominated by lecturer Katherine Wright. 

"We are incredibly proud to see Nour Khalifa, Iman Khan, and Andres Troncoso recognized in METROPOLIS Magazine’s Future100. This is a tremendous honor," said Julie Kim, FAIA, the William H. Harrison Professor and Chair of the School of Architecture. "It is one that reflects not only the strength of their individual work, but also their curiosity, discipline, and commitment to shaping a more thoughtful and responsive built environment."

"At the School of Architecture, we strive to cultivate a culture where students are encouraged to explore, question, and lead with intention. It is deeply meaningful to see that spirit recognized on a national stage, and we are grateful to Katherine Wright for her thoughtful nomination and support of these exceptional students."

“Nour is a designer of exceptional promise, a leader in discourse and community-building, a rigorous thinker, and a compassionate human being. Her potential for impact in the field is immense,” Wright wrote in her nomination of Khalifa.

“Iman embodies the values of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and poetic design thinking. She is an emerging designer of uncommon promise: sensitive, thoughtful, talented, and profoundly dedicated to shaping more caring relationships between people and place,” Wright wrote in her nomination of Khan.

“What sets Andres apart is his extraordinary attentiveness to the feeling and atmosphere of space. He demonstrates a rare ability to translate conceptual thinking into evocative and coherent architectural expression,” Wright wrote in her nomination of Troncoso.