Recommended Backgrounds for Option Studios
Not all students in all programs will possess the capabilities necessary to undertake certain projects that may be proposed by critics. This information should be taken into consideration when you rank your choices on the lottery ballot. Please note that appropriate background means that you are currently enrolled in a degree program in this discipline, or previously obtained a degree in this discipline. Failure to select studios that you are eligible for will result in you being randomly assigned in a studio in which you are eligible.
Below are the backgrounds necessary for Spring 2019 Option Studios:
| Critic(s) | Studio | Appropriate Background |
| Mack Scogin, with Helen Han | 1313 | A |
| George L. Legendre | 1314 | A, UD |
| Jeanne Gang, with Claire Cahan | 1315 | A |
| Toshiko Mori | 1316 | A |
| Sharon Johnston | 1317 | A |
| Ali Malkawi, Gordon Gill | 1318 | A |
| Wilfried Kuehn, Johannes Kuehn, Simona Malvezzi | 1319 | A, UD |
| Iñaki Abalos | 1320 | A, LA |
| Pier Paolo Tamburelli | 1321 | A, UD |
| Grace La, James Dallman | 1322 | A, UD |
| Roderick Wyllie, James Lord | 1406 | A, LA, UD, UP |
| Niall Kirkwood, Gareth Doherty | 1407 | LA, UD, UP |
| Rosetta S. Elkin | 1408 | A, LA |
| Jungyoon Kim, Yoon-Jin Park | 1409 | A, LA, UD |
| Catherine Mosbach | 1410 | A, LA, UD, UP |
| Rahul Mehrotra | 1504 | A, LA, UD, UP* |
| Joan Busquets, with Dingliang Yang | 1505 | A, UD |
| Jose Luis Vallejo | 1506 | A, LA, UD, UP |
| Andres Sevtsuk | 1507 | LA, UD, UP |
| Toni L. Griffin | 1508 | A, LA, UD, UP |
| Moshe Safdie, Jaron Lubin | 1603 | A, UD |
* This studio is only appropriate for Urban Planning students who have a design background.
Updated 01/24/2019