2026 Spring Semester Final Reviews Schedule
First Year Studios
ADAPTIVE RE-USE: THE BANKHEAD VARIATIONS
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1st Year Studio: Thanos Economou
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cohen Gallery
Eric Randall Morris | Associate, Branded Environments Designer, ASD|SKY
Sharon Tsipas | Principal and Founder, Urban Studio, Inc.
1st Year Studio: Christian Coles
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman Cave
Yousef Bushehri | Professor, Kennesaw State University
Gloria Spellen, AIA, NOMA, NCARB | Registered Architect in Georgia
1st Year Studio: Yeinn Oh
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman West
Hui Cai | Director of SimTigrate Design Center, GT SoA
Patrick Danahy | Assistant Professor, GT SoA
Michael Stradley | Ventulett NEXT Fellow, GT SoA
1st Year Studio: Mahsa Hedayati
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman NE
Sabir Khan | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Hina Ahmed | PhD student, GT SCaRP
1st Year Studio: Hugo Sheward
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rich I
Paula Gomes | Research Scientist, PhD, GTRI
Gonzalo Vegas Olcese | PhD Student, GT SoA
1st Year Studio: Botao Li
4/20/2026 Monday 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rich III
Marco Ancheita | Lecturer, Senior Associate, GT SoA, Lord Aeck Sargent
Myrto Katsavou | Designer II, Cooper Carry
Misri Patel | Ventulett Fellow, GT SoA
Danielle Willkens | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Second Year Studios
Mediated Seams: AI, Art & Architecture
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
2nd Year Studio: Yichao Shi
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cohen Gallery
Athanassios Economou | Professor, GT SoA
Ilker Karadag | Associate Professor, Sakarya University
Botao Li | PhD Student, GT SoA
2nd Year Studio: Michael Stradley
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman Cave
Brian Bell | Professor of Practice, GT SoA & Principal, BLDGS
Christian Coles | Lecturer, GT SoA
2nd Year Studio: Misri Patel
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman West
Elisa Dainese | Assistant Professor, SoA, GT
Emily Wirt | Principal, Gentle Works
Katherine Wright | Visiting Assistant Professor, SoA, GT
David Yocum | Professor of Practice, SoA, GT
2nd Year Studio: Chastain Clark
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Rich I
Bangseh Akuchu | Architect, Gensler
Roberto Bucheli | Architect, Blur Workshop
Floyd Cline | Principal, Perkins & Will
Max Neiswander | Architect, Blur Workshop
Danielle Willkens | Associate Professor, GT SoA
2nd Year Studio: Patrick Danahy
4/22/2026 Wednesday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Rich III
Jason Butz | Senior Associate, TVS Design
Wilson Carroll | Lecturer, GT SoA; Chief Architect, More Than Matter
Hyojin Kwon | Assistant Professor, GT SoA; Principal, Pre- and Post-
Ingeborg Rocker | Professor, GT SoA
Bryce Truitt | Lecturer, GT SoA
Third Year Studios
4/27/2026 Monday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
3rd Year Studio: Carroll Wilson
DEATH AND TAXES: BETWEEN GOVERNANCE AND THE GRAVE
4/27/2026 Monday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cohen Gallery
Patrick Danahy | Assistant Professor, GT SoA
Amanda Iglesias | Curator, Iglesias Project
Elizabeth Mueller | City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation
Holden Spaht | Lecturer, GT SoA and Principal, Gentle Works
Gaylan Williams | Deputy Commissioner, City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation
3rd Year Studio: Elisa Dainese
THE ARCHITECTURE OF EMPOWERMENT: AN ACTIVIST-RUN CENTER HACKING PUBLIC SPACES AND ECOLOGIES
4/27/2026 Monday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman Cave
Mark Cottle | Associate Professor, GT SoA
John Peponis | Professor, GT SoA
Zahra Mirzaei | PhD Student, GT SoA
Danielle Willkens | Associate Professor, GT SoA
3rd Year Studio: W. Jude LeBlanc
ASIA SOCIETY ATLANTA – SPACE LIGHT MATTER
4/27/2026 Monday 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman NE
Charles Rudolph | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Ingeborg Rocker | Professor, GT SoA
4th Year Studios - Capstone Design Expo
4/28/2026 Tuesday All Day
4th Year Studio: Michael Gamble, Advanced Research Institute
CLEANSING OUR BODIES: PLANNING RESILIENT ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGIES FOR A NON-SEWERED FUTURE
4th Year Studio: Ingeborg Rocker
CIVIC HUB 2 (2026): RE-THINKING URBAN HOSPITALITY: TECHNOLOGIES & TECHNIQUES OF CARE
4th Year Studio: Danielle Willkens & Russell Gentry
TIMBER BRIDGE COLLABORATIVE
4th Year Studio: Bryce Truitt
TACTICAL READY-MADES IN THE DIALECTICAL LANDSCAPE
Core II Studio
THE EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY: DOMESTIC TYPOLOGIES AS CIVIC INSTITUTIONS IN SWEET AUBURN
4/23/2026 Thursday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Core II Studio: Hyojin Kwon
4/23/2026 Thursday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
2nd Floor Atrium Architecture West
Wilson Carroll | Lecturer, GT SoA
Elisa Dainese | Assistant Professor, GT SoA
Elpida Peponi | Lecturer, GT SoA
David Yocum | Professor of Practice, GT SoA & Principal, BLDGS
Advanced Architecture Studios
AMOR MUNDI
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Advanced Architecture Studio: Katherine Wright
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hinman Cave
Daniel Baerlecken | Associate Professor& Associate Chair, GT SoA
Christina Crawford, PhD, RA | Associate Professor, Emory University
Misri Patel | Ventulett NEXT Fellow, GT SoA
Advanced Architecture Studio: Mark Cottle
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hammock
Elisa Dainese | Assistant Professor, GT SoA
Sabir Khan | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Antariksh Tandon | Director of Development & Design, The Guild
Danielle Willkens | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Advanced Architecture Studio: Brian Bell
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hinman West
Clay Kiningham | Gentle Works & GT SoA
John Peponis | Professor, GT SoA
Maria Velasquez | TVS Design
Advanced Architecture Studio: Kim Steiner
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hinman NE
Trudy Brens | New York Institute of Technology
Armando Petruccelli | Weiss/ Manfredi
Michael Steiner | Steiner Studio
Advanced Architecture Studio: Charles Rudolph
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hinman SE
Karl Backus, AIA | Principal, Karl Backus Architecture
LeAnn Shelton, AIA | Rockwell Group, NYC
Howard Wertheimer, AIA | Lecturer, GT SoA
Design and Research Studios
4/14/2026 Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Design and Research Studio: Michael Murphy
UNCONSCIOUS SPACE: TOWARDS A NEURO ARCHITECTURE
4/14/2026 Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Chastain Clark | Lecturer, GT SoA
Rich Fridy | Collaborator, AMMA
Michael Gamble | Professor, GT SoA
Julie Ju-Youn Kim, FAIA | Professor and Chair, GT SoA
Tanya Paz | Principal, TAP Studio
John Peponis | Professor, GT SoA
David Yocum | Professor of Practice, GT SoA & Principal, BLDGS
4/23/2026 Thursday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM & 4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Design and Research Studio: Daniel Baerlecken
SPECULATIVE TYPOLOGIES: HDR COLLABORATIVE
4/23/2026 Thursday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cohen Gallery
Hui Cai, Ph.D. | Professor, GT, School of Architecture
Sheila Colón, AIA, NCARB, CDT, LEED AP | Senior Project Architect, HDR Inc.
Neal Corbett, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP | Vice President, Health Principal, HDR Inc.
Haley Elliott | HDR Inc.
Rohan Herwadkar, AIA | HDR Inc.
Julie Ju-Youn Kim FAIA | Professor and Chair, GT, School of Architecture
Brenda Smith, IIDA, CHID, LEED AP | Director of Health Education, HDR Inc.
Katherine Wright | Lecturer, GT, School of Architecture
Liz York, FAIA | Managing Principal, HDR Inc.
Design and Research Studio: David Yocum
ARCHITECTURE IN THE PUBLIC REALM: THE BILTMORE BLOCK
4/23/2026 Thursday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman West
Brian Bell | GT SoA, Professor of Practice, BLDGS, Principal
John Clifford | S9 Architecture, Principal, Architect
Carl Dickson | Georgia Tech Foundation, Principal
Kona Gray | EDSA, Principal
Julie Kim | GT SoA, Chair
Dan Nemec | Georgia Tech, Institute Architect
Jack Sawyer | Eskew Dumez Ripple, Principal, Architect
Jared Sewer | Perkins+Will, Principal
Design and Research Studio: Marco Ancheita
RESILIENCY & GROWTH: SAVANNAH SOUTHSIDE, DEAD MALL MEETS MARSH
4/24/2026 Friday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2nd Floor Atrium Architecture West
Ellen Dunham-Jones | Ga Tech
Holden Spaht | Principal, Gentle Works
Luben Raytchev | Community Design Lead
Merritt Lancaster | Principal, Bridger Properties
Matt Cherry | Director of Landscape Architecture, Lord Aeck Sargent
Nick Johnson | Program Director, Georgia Conservancy
Quynh Pham | Urban Designer, Toole Design
Design and Research Studio and Applied Planning Studio: Perry Yang
TOKYO SMART CITY STUDIO: TOKYO CENTRALITY – RING CITY AND BANCHO REDEVELOPMENT
4/24/2026 Friday 1:00-6:00pm
Eco Urban Lab, Architecture East 304
Alan Balfour | Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Georgia Tech
Subhro Guhathakurta | Professor of City & Regional Planning, Director of Center for Urban Resilience & Analytics, Georgia Tech
Yiyi He | Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Tech
Yoshi Koshiyama | Architect and Executive Vice President of KBD Group (Kajima), the U.S.
Luke Wilkinson | Architect and City Planner, Local Architects
Design and Research Studio: John Peponis
POINTS OF VIEW
4/24/2026 Friday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cohen Gallery
Sonit Bafna | Associate Professor, GT SoA
Brian Bell | Professor of Practice, GT SoA & Principal, BLDGS
Hyojin Kwon | Assistant Professor, GT SoA
Gonzalo Vegas Olcese | PhD Student, GT SoA
Portman Prize Jury
4/24/2026 Friday 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hinman
Masoud Akbarzadeh | Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Merrill Elam | Principal, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects
Florian Idenburg | Principal, SO-IL
Hidehito Ishigaki
Jing Liu | Principal, SO-IL
Mack Scogin | Principal, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects
Portman Symposium
AMOR MUNDI
4/25/2026 Saturday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Masoud Akbarzadeh | Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Merrill Elam | Principal, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects
Florian Idenburg | Principal, SO-IL
Hidehito Ishigaki
Jing Liu | Principal, SO-IL
Mack Scogin | Principal, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects