Awards & Honors

On June 1, the Spitzer School held an award ceremony to recognize award-winning continuing students. Congratulations to all of these students, and many thanks to the generous donors supporting many of these scholarships!

2022 B Arch Program Awards

Gerner, Kronik & Valcarcel Art of Architecture Award
Awarded to a student entering their final year in a first accredited degree program in architecture, for design excellence and promise in the art of architecture. Recipient selected by GKV.
Mingyao Chen, class of 2023

Joseph L. Fleischer, FAIA, Scholarship for Design Excellence
Awarded to a student entering their final year in a first accredited degree program in architecture, for design excellence and promise in the art of architecture. Recipient selected by design faculty.
Crystal Ng, class of 2023

Carol J. Weissman Kurth Women in Architecture Scholarship
Awarded to a fourth-year female student in the Bachelor of Architecture program, for high academic standing, a passion for architecture, and a lifelong dedication to the profession.
Kaitlin Labatt-Simon, class of 2023

FXCollaborative Diversity Scholarship
Awarded annually by FXCollaborative to one fourth-year student and one first-year student in the Bachelor of Architecture program; includes a scholarship and the offer of a summer internship.
Mosammet Chowdhury, class of 2023
Anthony Thayer, class of 2026

HOK NY x CCNY Diversity Scholarship
Awarded annually by HOK’s New York and Philadelphia studios to one Spitzer School of Architecture student; includes a scholarship and a portfolio review workshop.
Xiao Lin Wang, class of 2023

Spitzer Changemaker Scholarship, 2021-22
Open by application to students in any program; award includes tuition scholarship and funds to support a proposed (or ongoing) service project to the Spitzer School of Architecture.
Kedishia Joseph, class of 2024

SSA / Bronx AIA Empowerment Award
Awarded annually by the AIA Bronx chapter to two students in the Bachelor of Architecture program who are residents of the Bronx; includes a scholarship and mentoring support from the chapter leadership.
Isaac Corniel, class of 2023
Xavier Raymore, class of 2024

Memorial Robert E. Markinson Architecture Award /
CCNY Arch Alumni Group
Awarded to a deserving fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Architecture program, who shows expertise in technology, detailing and research in Architecture.
Jack Li, class of 2023

WX New York Women in Real Estate Scholars Program
Awarded by application to WX New York Women in Real Estate. Award includes a financial support and year-long mentoring program.
Hina Sardar, class of 2023

National Organization of Minority Architects Foundation Fellowship
Paid summer fellowship, open to NOMAS-member architecture students; offered by NOMA in partnership with the AIA Large Firm Roundtable. Awardees are matched with top architecture firms across the country.
Hina Sardar, class of 2023

Academic Excellence in B Arch Core
Awarded to the third-year student in the Bachelor of Architecture program with the highest GPA, in recognition of academic excellence.
Amy Ho, class of 2024

Bernard L. Spanier Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to one or two third-year students in the Bachelor of Architecture program, among students with the highest GPAs. Selected by the Dean. Established in memory of Bernard L. Spanier, a distinguished City College Alumnus and beloved adjunct faculty member in the Architecture Department.
Shiva Abbaszadeh, class of 2024
Lorraine Colbert, class of 2024

B Arch Second Year Best Portfolio
Awarded by the Core Studio 4/Portfolio Review faculty for the best portfolio.
Miriam Perel, class of 2025

B Arch Second Year Best Project
Awarded by the Core Studio 4 faculty for the best project.
“Isfahan Bazaar”
Mouhamadou Dieng, class of 2025
Juan Jimenez Giraldo, class of 2025
Matthew Le Rouzic, class of 2025

Castagna Scholarship, 2022-23
Foundation-funded annual award to Spitzer School students, for tuition and funds to support study abroad.
Arifa Ali, class of 2023
Gema Cabrera, class of 2025
Danyel Hueyopan, class of 2023
Hamide Keskin, class of 2023
Phillip Lee, class of 2025
Manfei Shi, class of 2023
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2022 Master of Architecture Program Awards

Spitzer Changemaker Scholarship, 2022-23
Open by application to students in any program; award includes tuition scholarship and funds to support a proposed (or ongoing) service project to the architecture school.
David Hardy, class of 2024

Castagna Scholarship, 2022-23
Foundation-founded annual award to Spitzer School students, for tuition and funds to support study abroad.
Eleni Dieci, class of 2024
Kevin Gessner, class of 2024
Gregory Owen, class of 2024
Aiden Quigley, class of 2024
Jasmin Roussos, class of 2024

CCNY Graduate Research Symposium Merit Scholarship
Given to the most outstanding and innovative projects.
“Automated Dwellings: Discretized Desert Assemblies”
Alishah Khan, class of 2023
Albany Ramirez, class of 2023
Anthony Nieto, class of 2023

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Tuition Scholarship, 2021-22
Suraya Babb, class of 2024
Christian Calle, class of 2023
David Hardy, class of 2024
Mayu Uchiyama, class of 2023
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2022 Master of Landscape Architecture Program Awards

American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter Scholarship Award
Charles Caccamo, class of 2023
Tucker Schnaars, class of 2023

Landscape Architecture Foundation Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Hollander Design Fellowship (continuing)
National award from the Landscape Architecture Foundation based on demonstrated design ability, leadership, character/integrity, and service to others and to the landscape architecture profession.
Mathew Brown Velasquez, class of 2023

Landscape Architecture Foundation Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Award
William Thomson, class of 2024

AIA New York Center for Architecture Design Scholarship
Awarded by the AIANY Center for Architecture to students seeking their first professional degree in architecture or a related design discipline. The Dean nominates two students annually to submit a portfolio for award consideration.
Casey Breen, class of 2023

NYC Brownfield Partnership Abbey Duncan Brownfield Scholarship
Dylan Reich Kreitman, class of 2023

Spitzer Changemaker Scholarship, 2022-23
Open by application to students in any program; award includes tuition scholarship and funds to support a proposed (or ongoing) service project to the architecture school.
Anita Beach, class of 2024

Westchester Municipal Planning Federation Scholarship
Awarded by the Westchester MPF to a continuing student with interest in planning issues affecting older suburban communities.
Anita Beach, class of 2024

Hollander Design Fellowship
Three-year fellowship established by Hollander Design Landscape Architects to encourage and support New York City students from demographics and communities that are historically underrepresented in landscape architecture to pursue the field.
Gaël Oriol, class of 2024

Hollander Design Award
Award generously funded by Hollander Design Landscape Architects
Michael Shepard, class of 2023

Frederic Bainnson Memorial Scholarship
Given to a high-ranking second-year landscape architecture student in memory of a distinguished landscape architect.
Evelyn Tawil, class of 2023

Eastchester Heights Scholarship, 2022-23
Soha Farooqui, class of 2023
Jordan Greenblatt, class of 2023
Aun O’Brien, class of 2023

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Tuition Scholarship, 2021-22
Soha Farooqui, class of 2023
Evelyn Tawil, class of 2023
Aun O’Brien, class of 2023
David Smucker, class of 2024
Meredith Thomson, class of 2024
Mathew Brown Velasquez, class of 2023

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2022 Master of Science Architecture Program Awards

Spitzer Changemaker Scholarship, 2022-23
Open by application to students in any program; award includes tuition scholarship and funds to support a proposed (or ongoing) service project to the architecture school.
Helly Kamdar, class of 2023

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Tuition Scholarship 2021-22
Helly Kamdar, class of 2023
Asli Gurcan, class of 2023