Directors' Choice Showcase 2026
Open to the Public: May 26th - July 26th
The Directors’ Choice specifically highlights the outstanding capstone projects that demonstrate exceptional knowledge, creativity, and skill that has been applied to a focused idea and then most effectively communicated by visual means.
Each year the Dean, the Directors from all four schools within DAAP, along with the Director of DAAP Galleries, review the project submissions from all of our programs. The Directors take into consideration the recommendations they are provided by the faculty that work with these students daily. After much deliberation a consensus is reached to make the selections of Directors’ Choice award winners.
Excellence in Communication Design
Penelope Clark
Bear With Me
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Megan Giese
Nature Nextdoor
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Luke Sheridan
Waste-Wise
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Excellence in Fashion Design
Addision Lane
Pilot
Addison Lane
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Fashion Design
Excellence in Industrial Design - Product Design
Chloe Pax Beckmeyer
Gecko
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Bria Dues
Soma Seat
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Zoe Hong
Ember
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Excellence in Industrial Design - Mobility Design
Drew Ternovits
ARC – Active Roadside Control
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Excellence in Research Through Design - Master of Design
Brianna Dzuricsko
Inherited Memories: Visualizing Family Heirloom Stories
School of Design
Master of Design
Excellence in Architecture - Individual Project
Sam Wittmann
Toward the Elevated American Suburb
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Excellence in Architecture - Group Project
Miguel Mora and Madeline Gillock The Gradient School of Architecture & Interior Design Bachelor of Science in Architecture |
Excellence in Interior Design
Anna Wieging Glitch School of Architecture & Interior Design Bachelor of Science in Interior Design |
Excellence in Architecture - Master of Architecture
Deena Ayshi
The Tattoo Museum
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Master of Architecture
Orville Simpson Urban Future Forward - Architecture
Siena Cutforth
The Link: Reconnecting the Incline
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Excellence in Art History
Sadie Penix
Ethical Implications in “Rhythm 0”
School of Art
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Excellence in Fine Arts - Master of Fine Arts
Kyle Christoph Salandy
Egungun and the Sounds of Mpèmba
School of Art
Master of Fine Arts
Excellence in Fine Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts
Alexa Blanchard
Collection of Self
School of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Lauryn Campbell Under Construction (Still Life of A Girl’s Mind) School of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Excellence in Horticulture
Hallie Carr
Small Yards Big Impacts: Ecological Surveys and Garden Design
School of Planning
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Excellence in Urban Studies
Sage Morrison & Brody Smith
ADOPT an Eco-Hub
School of Planning
Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies
Excellence in Landscape Architecture
Matthew Reindl
Proctor Landing Park
School of Planning
Master of Landscape Architecture
Excellence in Community Planning
Travis Clark and Arati Bhandari
Can Cincinnati Become a Sponge City?
School of Planning
Master of Community Planning
Excellence in Urban Planning
Caroline VanBuskirk The Unrealized Public Space School of Planning Bachelor of Urban Planning |
Orville Simpson Urban Future Forward - Planning
| Lanie Tarowsky |
Beyond The Runway
School of Planning
Bachelor of Urban Planning
