USC Graduate Architecture

A look inside the USC Graduate Spring Break Externship program…

A conversation on Los Angeles as a global design laboratory, the role of mentorship in shaping careers, and the impact of immersive practice.

Featuring:
Mark Lee, Principal, Johnston Marklee (USC alum)
Marc Guberman, Principal, Foster + Partners
Nicole Betances, Designer, Foster + Partners (USC alum)
Mark Motonaga, Creative Director & Partner, RIOS (USC alum & USC Architectural Guild Board Member)

With student externs:
Evelyn Rivera (Foster + Partners)
Anna Camodeca (RIOS)

One week. Lasting impact.

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Participating Firms + Externs (2026)
Arup — Aina Endo, Angel Opare-Ameyaw, Judy Althagafi, Preet Kumar, Vanshika Thawani
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) — Mildred Dimas
Brooks Scarpa Huber — Nupur Rajiv Gandhi
CannonDesign — Angelina Ludena
CO Architects — Htet Oo Wai Yan
Donaldson+Partners — Garrit Wilson
Foster + Partners — Zenayah Cortez
Gensler — Danrui Xiang
Good Project Company — Pedro Medina
HansonLA — Kaleel Van Voorhees
HGA — Shoon (Emily) Thu, Vanessa Tsuji
HKS Architects — Kristal Sarman, Long Yin Chiu
HLW — Aachal Venkatesh Katwa, Ella Kaller, Minh Anh Nguyen, Quang Vu Nguyen
JFAK — Kellie Dinh
Johnston Marklee — Evelyn Rivera
KAA Design — Daisy Maldonado
KFA — Blake Arrendell
Lehrer Architects — Ian Zitney, Lindsay Onofre
LOHA — Alyssa Ha, Pawel Pietryka
Meyer Davis — Jacqueline Au, Rae Qi
Michael Maltzan Architecture — Samantha Massey
NBBJ — Jack Zhao
OFFICEUNTITLED — Shelby Rajski
Omgivning — Michael McDonald, Patricia Estaris
RIOS — Anna Camodeca
Safdie Architects — Melissa Lexa, Sean Flaherty
TIGHE Architecture — Anant Mohan, Takis Miller

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