USC School of Architecture

“It started at eight years old at Blue1647, a tech incubator on Chicago's South Side, where I coded with Minecraft, designed during hackathons, and was the youngest on every team knowing absolutely nothing. That tension, of feeling inferior one day and impossible the next, taught me that whatever humans imagine, they can create.”

Cassius Palacio is one of our 2026 graduating spotlight students!

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A few more snaps of our 65th USC Architectural Guild Awards honorees!

Thank you to all who attended the 65th annual USC Architectural Guild Awards on Thursday night! It was a blast!

Thank you to our honorees:
-Populous is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Firm Award
-Leo Seigal and Dustin Bramell are the recipients of the 2026 Impact Award, recognizing their transformative work through Case Study: Adapt
-D. Michael Hamner ’84 FAIA, and Krystal Hamner ’92 AIA, CASp as the recipients of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award

And thank you to our sponsors for making it happen! D. Michael Hamner FAIA, NCARB, Case Study: Adapt, Arup, AC Martin, RIOS, Clark Construction Group, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc., MATT Construction, and Labib Funk + Associates

The 65th USC Architectural Guild Awards happens on Wednesday! Here are some throwback photos to last year's honorees:

Impact Award: Peyton Hall, FAIA
Distinguished Business Leadership Award: Nadine Watt MA ’94
Distinguished Alumni Award: Bonnie Khang-Keating ’92
Distinguished Firm Award: AC Martin
Lifetime Achievement Award: Thom Mayne ’69, FAIA

And a big thank you to this year's sponsors!
D. Michael Hamner FAIA NCARB, Case Study: Adapt, Arup, AC Martin, RIOS, Clark Construction Group, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc., MATT Construction ,Labib Funk + Associates

Our Maymester 2026 Field Studies Program is underway in Mexico City, where graduate students are exploring the city’s architectural, urban, and cultural landscapes. This week’s sold-out Architecture After Hours: USC x CDMX at LAGUNA brought together architects, designers, artists, educators, alumni, faculty, and students from Los Angeles and Mexico City for an evening of presentations, dialogue, and networking. The event highlighted emerging ideas in architecture, design, fabrication, and cultural exchange while strengthening connections between USC Architecture and Mexico’s vibrant creative community.

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Introducing another spotlight student: AJ Tang!

Anjing's work demonstrates a rare mastery of architectural representation across scales, media, and intentions. From conceptual drawings to technical documentation, and from projected geometries to constructed assemblies, her work consistently translates abstract ideas into legible, rigorous, and buildable architectures.

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Meet recent USC Architecture graduate and exceptional student, Faith Fullerton, whose thesis project Soft Architecture explores how buildings can function as living, regenerative ecosystems deeply connected to nature. 🌿

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Commencement on film part 2

USC Architecture Commencement on film part 1