Esther Blodau
European Urbanism
Bauhaus University
Intern office: Edinburgh

"I see the work set forth in this year's Los Angeles project as an opportunity to address a global challenge: making innovative urban spaces, enjoyable and safe, yet accessible and welcoming, while they must also be economically feasible."

Anna Bromberg
Urban Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Intern office: San Diego

"I value EDAW's interdisciplinary approach in fusing design, economics and social responsibility because I believe that good planning must incorporate many different elements in order to be an appropriate fit for its context, as well as long-lasting."

Tessa Colclough
Landscape Architecture
Queensland University of Technology
Intern office: Manchester

"The internship is the stepping stone to further skill development as a designer. I will grow and develop as a well rounded landscape architect with a new appreciation for the global connectedness of professionals through participating in this internship."

Jana Davis
Landscape Architecture / Urban Design
University of Colorado Denver
Intern office: Alexandria

"Through the lenses of the landscape, one can recall tradition, connect and restore values, embody optimism and give meaning to the bright future of our world, investing in today for the future to come."

Ana De Santiago Ayon
Planning
University of Southern California
Intern office: Sacramento

"Remembering my own childhood in East Los Angeles, I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to temporarily leave my hometown and live in places with abundant green spaces and thoughtful integration of community planning practices. As such, I am personally drawn to this year's workshop on the Hollywood Freeway park project."

Luat Duong
Architecture
University of Arizona
Intern office: Shenzhen

"Collaboration will expand the reaches of the architecture profession to aid the local and global communities, something I wish to do one day."

Nathan Foley
M.U.E.P. and M.L.A.
University of Virginia
Intern office: Fort Collins

"With the resources available to me at EDAW, I believe that I will be able to capitalize on an opportunity of practical learning among a group of the most talented students in the world and under the guidance of a team of practitioners that embody and embrace an attitude of collaborative learning."

Gustavo Alejandro Garcia
Architecture
Florida International University
Intern office: Los Angeles

"It is essential for any young designer to be versatile in planning and urban design, since these disciplines are the final frontier in what little is left of public space in the contemporary city."

Alexander Kone
Community and Regional Planning
University of Texas at Austin
Intern office: Melbourne

"Effective design can create a breakthrough in these areas, bringing a variety of players and resources together to create a greater landscape and community than what existed before. I will seek to develop a plan that is unique to the context of the diverse sections of Los Angeles yet finds a common thread to unite them together."

Anna Lan
Urban Planning
Columbia University
Intern office: Shanghai

"My ability to bridge cultural and socioeconomic divides is a key asset in the field of urban planning, and it is one that I look forward to using while working with the diverse communities of Los Angeles-- a city that I have studied, worked, lived and loved."

Arjen Meeuwsen
Landscape Architecture
Wageningen University
Intern office: Brisbane

"What I like in the profession of landscape architecture is that it is a combination of art and of science. It demands for creativity in a cooperative approach with related disciplines."

Liang Meng
Urban Design
Cardiff University, UK
Intern office: London

"I (take) every chance to go beyond my textbooks and wet my feet in several practice activities (while) still in school. I take it as the principle of design ... never lose the passion of pursuing the new things."

Andrea Nair
Urban Development
University of Pennsylvania
Intern office: San Francisco

"By diving in this summer and participating fully, (I plan) to gain a sense of where the future of urban planning is headed. I believe that urban planning is a field that is constantly evolving to meet the demands of a changing environment."

Charlotte Nelson
Landscape Architecture
University of Pennsylvania
Intern office: London

"I hope to gain a better understanding of the breadth of my profession through direct work experience as well as being in an environment in which people work on diverse projects and come from different educational backgrounds."

Henrik Olsson
Landscape Architecture
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Intern office: Los Angeles

"I strongly believe that landscape itself is a representation of the ideas and mythology that govern our lives. It's all traces from our common story."

Michael Potts
Architecture and Urbanism
Manchester University
Intern office: Miami Beach

"I see projects and problems as something that should be tackled and solved efficiently, and if someone's idea fits; go with it. I don't mind if the idea wasn't mine or the systematic implementation wasn't my own either, I just want to see it get done as well as possible, and if my input will improve the result then it will be given."

John Reinhardt
Urban Design and Development
University of Pennsylvania
Intern office: Seattle

"The program excites me not only for the opportunity to collaborate with students from a variety of backgrounds, but because Los Angeles is a city that means something different to everyone, demanding a nuanced analysis in order to develop a successful plan."

Rae Smith
Architecture + City and Regional Planning
Georgia Institute of Technology
Intern office: Manchester

"Urban designers of tomorrow must continually engage themselves in current events in order to take advantage of new opportunities that promote a more democratic, multicultural, socially and spatially-just city building processes."

Prushaya (Popy) Suthiwan
Landscape Architecture
Cornell University
Intern office: Denver

"This is a very exciting time in landscape architecture, where the landscape architect is playing a primary role in the development of cities and critical ecosystems."

Sarah Thomas
Landscape Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Intern office: Atlanta

"The broad boundaries which define the profession of Landscape Architecture provide a great opportunity for constant self exploration."

Emily Vogler
Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
University of Pennsylvania
Intern office: New York

"I feel an acute enthusiasm towards land use issues and to approaching my surroundings with fresh curiosity that challenges the ordinary and strives for new possibilities."

Ran Wei
Urban Design
University of Hong Kong
Intern office: Beijing

"Influenced by my artist father, I believe graphics, colors and visual thinking lead to reason. After finishing my undergraduate degree in urban planning ... I realized that design was not just focusing on a visual level but more focused on the logical and scientific design process and getting the final solution leading to practice in reality."

Annie Youngerman
Landscape Architecture
University of California, Berkeley
Intern office: San Francisco

"In understanding the importance of the city as a valuable part of sustainable development, I plan to work in creating accessible space that can facilitate stronger community development in social equity and health."

Tina Park
Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles
Economics Research Associates - Los Angeles

"Los Angeles has always struck me as a city of endless possibilities, but unfortunately mired down by old ideas. By bringing together such a diverse set of people, I believe that we can break away from those ideas and create an innovative vision for the city that embraces its differences and contradictions, rather than circumventing them."

Ying Zhang
Landscape Architecture
University of Sheffield
Intern office: Irvine

"I once heard a saying, 'fighting side-by-side with heroes, I am striving to be a hero as well.' I firmly believe that working with a group of essentially the most active thinkers, fresh ideas are bound to spark on a daily basis, and I will be pushed to reach my intellectual potential as a landscape designer."