Angelina Nguyen, an undergraduate architecture student, was selected for the 2025 METROPOLIS Future100. Each year, METROPOLIS magazine recognizes the top graduating architecture and interior design students across the United States and Canada through its prestigious Future100 program.

Angelina was nominated by Fabio Capra-Ribeiro, assistant professor of architecture, for her demonstrated excellence as a future architect.

“Angelina’s commitment to excellence, leadership, and innovative thinking exemplifies the kind of talent that will shape the future of architecture,” he said. “She has also received the prestigious O.J. Baker Portfolio Award, which highlights her ability to communicate her ideas effectively and with artistic clarity – skills crucial for any emerging architect.”

A fifth-year (May 2025 graduate) in the LSU School of Architecture, Angelina is a Bachelor of Architecture major with a minor in architectural history, and an LSU Honors College student. She was the 2024 first place winner of the O.J. Baker Award, a 2024 LSU Discover Summer Research Grant Recipient, and an LSU CxC Certified Communicator.

“I am so honored to have been recognized by LSU and by Metropolis Magazine!” Angelina shared.

A design researcher, Angelina has presented at a number of conferences while still an undergraduate student. In March 2025 she presented her research at the Penn State University 2025 Biophilia Symposium: Designing for Animals.

She presented her research “Integrating Non-Human Habitats into Architectural Design: The Case Study of Bird Nest Facades in Louisiana” in front of numerous professionals, educators, and graduate students from a variety of professions, ranging from landscape architecture, ecology, and archeology.

“As the only undergraduate presenting their research at this conference, I had much to learn about this important topic that has not yet been acknowledged by most architecture curriculums,” she said. “This conference gave me valuable insight into the growing conversations in multi-disciplinary design, and I hope to participate in more events soon!”

During her time at the LSU School of Architecture, Angelina has worked as a student worker on campus. She has also gained design skills in the field as an intern at Didier Architecture from 2022-2024. Read more about internships/externships at the LSU College of Art & Design.

After graduation, she plans to find work in Chicago or Boston.

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