DAAP (official)

Now it's the School of Planning's turn!
Congratulations to our undergraduate awardees:

• Caroline VanBuskirk
• Sage Morrison
• Brody Smith
• Travis Clark
• Hallie Carr
• Lanie Tarowsky (recipient of the Urban Future Forward Award)
• Estella Minakata (recipient of the Horticulture Industry Excellence Award)

We're proud to celebrate your achievements and contributions to DAAPworks 2026!

Today’s campers. Tomorrow’s creators.

Residential Camps are happening this week at DAAP! A total of 127 high school students from across the country are getting a taste of life at DAAP through our largest Residential Camps program in years.

For many students, these camps are a first glimpse into the possibilities of studying art, design, architecture, and creative disciplines at the university level.

We’re excited to welcome this talented group of future creatives and look forward to sharing highlights from the week.

Today, we're recognizing another Directors' Choice Award recipient from the School of Art.

Congratulations to Kyle Salandy, recipient of the Directors' Choice Award in the Master of Fine Arts program.

We’re proud to celebrate this outstanding achievement and contribution to DAAPworks 2026.

The DAAPworks Directors' Choice Showcase Reception brought together faculty, alumni, donors, and university leaders to celebrate outstanding creative work selected by DAAP's schools and programs.

Hosted in the Reed Gallery, the event featured remarks from Dean Stephanie Pilat and welcomed distinguished guests, including UC Foundation President O. Richard Bundy, III and Dr. Rudolph Buchheit, UC's newly appointed Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in recognizing the creativity, innovation, and dedication of our students. The Directors' Choice Showcase remains on view through July 26.

Today, we're recognizing undergraduate students from the School of Art honored through the Directors' Choice Awards.

Congratulations to:

Sadie Penix
Sophia Kroto
Alexa Blanchard
Lauryn Campbell

Thank you for inspiring our community through your work and accomplishments!

We start the week celebrating graduate students from the School of Architecture and Interior Design recognized through the Directors' Choice Awards.

Congratulations to:
• Deena Ayshi
• Devanshi Patel (recipient of the Urban Future Forward Award presented by the Simpson Collective for Urban Futures)

Thank you for helping showcase the creativity, dedication, and talent that define DAAP!

Next in our Directors' Choice series: undergraduate students from the School of Architecture and Interior Design.

Congratulations to:

• Sam Wittmann
• Miguel Mora
• Maddie Gillock
• Anna Wieging
• Siena Cutforth
(recipient of the Urban Future Forward Award presented by the Simpson Collective for Urban Futures)

Thank you for helping showcase the creativity, dedication, and talent that define DAAP!