The Student Program offers an inside look at the architectural profession, highlighting the varied career paths open to graduates of architecture school. The online track of the 2025 Student Program is open to current students from any college or university.

The day-long program begins with a live-streamed panel of four younger professionals who will present their distinct professional trajectories in the field, followed by a moderated discussion and live audience Q&A. Read more about the panelists on the League’s website.

● Laura Britton, associate, Shigeru Ban Architects, adjunct assistant professor, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, The Cooper Union

● Betsy Daniel, assistant vice president for urban design, Neighborhood Strategies Department, New York City Economic Development Corporation

● David Polk, chief architect, Northeast & Caribbean Region, U.S. General Services Administration

● Akemi Sato, public space planner, principal & co-founder, Sustrato

In the afternoon, students participate in a virtual studio visit with Mexico City-based design firm PRODUCTORA.

Register for the program here, and learn more about PRODUCTORA below.

Register for the program here, and learn more about PRODUCTORA below. Please contact programs@archleague.org with any questions.

PRODUCTORA

Credit PRODUCTORA, courtesy THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK – HOUSTON ENDOWMENT 04

PRODUCTORA is a Mexico City-based architecture studio founded in 2006, currently led by Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime, and Wonne Ickx. Recognized for precise geometries and attention to materiality, the firm’s work in Mexico focuses on civic and cultural institutions along with residential and hospitality projects. Since their expansion to the U.S. in 2015, PRODUCTORA has completed work in cities from Los Angeles to Houston. The practice’s engagement with historical context and adaptive reuse extends to their Mexico City office, which is located within La Laguna, a former textile factory that the firm has gradually transformed into a complex which currently houses over 25 creative firms. Their neighbors at Laguna include LIGA Space for Architecture, a platform to promote emerging Latin American architecture that PRODUCTORA founded with curator and art critic Ruth Estevez in 2011.

Completed projects include Headquarters of Houston Endowment with kdA in Houston, TX, Teopanzolco Cultural Center in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Teotitlán del Valle Community Cultural Center in Oaxaca, Mexico. Current projects include Hotel Kymaia and Hotel and Villas Nayaá in Oaxaca, Mexico, as well as the ongoing renovation of Laguna in Mexico City.