Equitable Greenspace

The 2024 Scholarship

SMBW is committed to the education of emerging design talent. Over the past 30 years, the firm has focused on connecting with the academic community to mentor, collaborate, and support student work through internships and externships, open studios, critiques, mentoring, teaching, and scholarship opportunities. With this annual scholarship, we hope to inspire and support the next generation of creative leaders and expand access to design educations.

This year, we asked applicants: How can design and architectural principles be leveraged to create more equitable and sustainable urban greenspaces?

Meet our winner below!

  • Asmita Baskar

    Virginia Commonwealth University
    Interior Design

    “I believe designers have immense power to re-imagine the built environment as an extension of community with empathy and resilience at its core. Design, when applied tactfully, extends beyond form and function — it has the power to shape solutions that drive systemic change. Bridging my former experiences as a clean energy analyst with my passion for the arts, I hope to center sustainability, social justice, and cultural heritage as the foundation of future projects.”