METROPOLIS Future100
Each year, METROPOLIS sets out to designate the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada through its Future100 program, this year sponsored by Daltile, Formica, Keilhauer, and Sherwin-Williams. The 100 students featured here represent some of the most extraordinary young designers from the class of 2024. Their portfolios are awash with beautiful spaces and buildings, but beyond their visual prowess they demonstrate a deep understanding of their responsibility to make an impact through design. With empathy and maturity, they address community, culture, inclusivity, and sustainability through detailed research, fresh methodologies, and innovative materiality—establishing their rising star status and proving their merit as they embark on their careers.
2024 METROPOLIS Future100 Architecture Graduate Winner - Kartik Sharma
NOMINATOR: Francisco J. Rodríguez-Suárez, Director and Miers Professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“Aside from being a talented and committed leader, Kartik’s academic potential is laudable, and his maturity clearly advanced in comparison with other peers. He truly shares an academic preoccupation with the state of architecture today and the possibilities of the discipline in today’s challenging environment.”
2023 METROPOLIS Future100 Architecture Undergraduate Winner - Sharavan Arun
NOMINATOR: Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, Director of the School of Architecture and Clayton T. Miers Professor in Architecture
Shravan’s ideas are consistently of the highest quality, his intellectual potential is laudable and his conceptual command clearly advanced in comparison with his peers.