Perkins&Will and the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning have established the Robin Guenther Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship provides multi-year, need-based financial support to graduate architecture students pursuing a Master of Architecture degree from Taubman College, Guenther’s alma mater.
Guenther, who died of cancer in May 2023, was one of the design profession’s foremost leaders in sustainable healthcare architecture. She was also an advocate for diversifying the industry through the advancement of equity and inclusion.
Tamar Ayalew, a class of 2026 architecture graduate student at Taubman College, has been named the first Robin Guenther Memorial Scholar. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, Ayalew earned her bachelor’s at the University of Virginia before beginning her Master of Architecture at Taubman College, where she is now completing year one of the two-year program. She is passionate about architecture as a force for social and environmental good, especially drawn to health, housing and community design. At Taubman College, she hopes to deepen her understanding of both design and the business side of architecture, with aspirations to one day start her own practice.
