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