CAPLA students come from a rich diversity of backgrounds and experiences.
View profiles of a few of our students, including undergraduate architecture, landscape architecture and sustainable built environments students and graduate architecture, landscape architecture, real estate development and urban planning students:
![Irene Pineda in the Underwood Sonoran Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/ip-hdre.jpg?itok=7rL5D_vM)
Accessibility for All: Irene Pineda ’22 MLA
Master of Landscape Architecture student Irene Pineda is from La Puente, California, located 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. She earned her BA in Communicative Disorders from San Francisco State University and served as a public school teacher before falling in love with the Sonoran Desert and joining the MLA program.
![David Zúñiga](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/david-zuniga.jpg?itok=p6Fs97b3)
Thinking Critically: David Zúñiga ’23 B.Arch
Bachelor of Architecture student David Zúñiga is from Nogales, Arizona. In this profile, he discusses his passion for cinema and architecture, how architecture school makes him a critical thinker, his experience in the CAPLA Hispanic student organization PUENTE, how he's learning to be patient and more.
![Ash Avila](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/ash-avila-hdr.jpg?itok=k6fDefsF)
Meet Ash Avila ’23 BS SBE, 2022 Transportation Research Board Minority Student Fellow
Ash Avila, a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments student from Nogales, Arizona, who will graduate in 2023, has been awarded an acclaimed Transportation Research Board (TRB) Minority Student Fellowship for 2022. Avila is one of 24 students selected by TRB.
![Athba Al Radaan](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/athba-al-radaan.jpg?itok=thviVlhB)
Designing for the Future: Athba Alradaan '23 B.Arch
Bachelor of Architecture student Athba Alradaan, who is from Kuwait, took advantage of remote learning due to the pandemic to participate in two informative internships in her home country. In this profile, she shares what she loves about architecture, how she's overcome challenges and more.
![Rachael Varin](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/rachael-varin.jpg?itok=_pq-6c4z)
The Future of Building: Rachael Varin '21 B.Arch
B.Arch student Rachael Varin, who was born and raised in Tucson, has used her CAPLA studio and design/build experience, as well as her internships in Arizona and California, to build upon her passion for construction.
![Christian Aguilar Murrieta at Park(ing) Day 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/Christian-Aguilar-Murrieta_ParkingDay.jpg?itok=uHrsMQa3)
A Passion for Sustainable Gardening: Christian Aguilar Murrieta ’23 MLA
Master of Landscape Architecture student Christian Aguilar Murrieta is from Ciudad Constitucion, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a small city surrounded by agricultural fields and chirinolas. She moved to Tucson in 2013 after earning her undergraduate degree in sustainable tourism at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur.
![Greg Veitch](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/greg-veitch.jpg?itok=OejuEX32)
Design Negotiation: Greg Veitch '23 M.Arch
Greg Veitch, who is from New Haven, Connecticut, entered CAPLA's Master of Architecture program after receiving his undergraduate degree in English from the University of Connecticut. Prior to enrolling at CAPLA, he worked for two years at a design firm in Aspen, Colorado.
![Emma Nakpairat](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/emma-nakpairat-hdr-new.jpg?itok=tL_YVjYS)
A Balanced Mindset: Emma Nakpairat '24 BLA
Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Emma Nakpairat came to CAPLA and the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program in Tucson to be inspired by the Sonoran Desert—and to combine her love of the outdoors with her thirst to improve the environment in which we live.
![Carla A. Campos](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/Carla-Campos.jpg?itok=UMYbUhvD)
Designing a Resilient Future: Carla A. Campos '22 BS SBE UArizona, B.Arch UPC Lima
Carla A. Campos is a fourth-year architecture undergraduate student at UPC Lima in Peru. Through CAPLA’s innovative microcampus program, she’s also pursuing her BS in Sustainable Built Environments program at the University of Arizona.
![Zoe Sadorf](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/zoe-sadorf-hdr.jpg?itok=od3LQLAD)
Connecting to the Roots of Place: Zoe Sadorf '21 M.Arch
Zoe Sadorf, who is from the Southern Arizona city of Sierra Vista, entered CAPLA's Master of Architecture program after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Portland State University. Prior to joining CAPLA, she spent three years with a Portland, Oregon architecture firm.
![Isabelle Loh](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/isabelle-loh.jpg?itok=pATp3401)
Future Placemaker: Isabelle Loh '21 BS SBE
Isabelle Loh entered CAPLA's BS in SBE (Sustainable Communities Emphasis) after moving from Penang, Malaysia. “It’s a small island in the northern region of the country,” she says. “Fun fact: the island is only half the size of Tucson with almost double the population!”
![Paola Ortez](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/Paola-Ortez-hdr.jpg?itok=65xispy-)
A Journey of Resilience: Paola Ortez '21 BS SBE
Paola Ortez, who is from Tucson, entered CAPLA's BS in Sustainable Built Environments program (Sustainable Building Emphasis) following a series of unexpected physical and mental challenges, testing her but demonstrating her resilience and commitment to sustainability.
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