Meet the Class of 2027
Lauren Johnson
Hometown: Laurel, MD
Major: Architecture with Intensive Design Concentration (and Urban Studies Minor)
Activities & Honors
- Chair, Choreographer, Financial Chair, DEI Chair, and Social Chair – Strictly Funk Dance Company
- Undergraduate Representative – American Institute of Architectural Students
- Architectural Student Ambassador – UPenn Undergraduate Architecture Department
- Member – National Organization of Minority Architecture Students
- JADE Fellow with Design Philadelphia
- Member – Alpha Phi
- Member – Arch Tank
- Michael Yaron Prize, May 2026
Hobbies: Dancing, Running, Reading, Traveling, Legos
Favorite Book: Letters to Ms 1000 by Christian Joosse
Favorite Movies: Missing (with Storm Reid), To All the Boys I Loved Before, Let It Shine
Favorite Food: Steak and pasta
Favorite Quote: “You will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” ~ Dr. Seuss
Plans After Penn: To pursue a Master of Architecture degree with a certificate in Urban Real Estate and Development on the path to earn my professional architectural license
