Sori Han

Sori Han is a second-year graduate Urban Planning candidate at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Sori was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea and completed her undergraduate studies there at Ewha Womans University in 2018. Before coming to New York City, she worked as a high school geography teacher in … Continued

Michaela Brocchett

Michaela Brocchetti is a graduate student pursuing a M.S. in the City and Regional Planning program a the Pratt Institute. She previously earned a B.S. in Political Science and Government in 2020 at SUNY Oneonta. Her concentrated research interests are in Participatory Placemaking and Economic Development as a way to strengthen communities that have historically … Continued

Victor Gorlach

Victor Gorlach is an Architectural master’s candidate at the Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, where he harnessed an interest in how design can improve people’s lives and the injustices that arise from modern human organization. … Continued

Taylor Disco

Taylor Disco is a master’s candidate at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service for Urban Planning, specializing in International Development. She graduated from Siena College in 2019, where she received a B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Community Development. In 2019 Taylor worked as Bonner Service Leader which allowed … Continued

Shweta Iyer

Shweta Iyer, originally from Mumbai, India, is pursuing a M.S. degree in City and Regional Planning from the Pratt Institute. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Architecture in Mumbai in 2018, and is multilingual. Previously, she has been involved as a researcher in affordable housing policies, and as … Continued

Shreya Bedi

Shreya Bedi is pursuing a Masters of Science in Historic Preservation from Pratt Institute. Shreya was born and grew up in India, and completed a bachelor’s degree in Architecture at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in 2017. Upon graduating, she worked for almost two years in Delhi as an architect on a variety of projects. … Continued

Samantha Laite

Samantha Laite is a graduate student at The New School pursuing a Master in Environmental Policy and Sustainable Management. Samntha graduated in 2018 from the University of Tampa, with a B.A. in GRaphic Design, focusing on Interactive Media. After completing a certicate program in visual communications at Studio Arts College International in Florence, Italy, she … Continued