Meet the 2021 Sasaki Summer Interns
While interns are participating remotely, the internship's emphasis on collaborative learning and working remains central
Meet the 2022 Sasaki Summer Interns
Sasaki has run a summer internship program annually for several decades, with the goal of providing meaningful experiences for students and recent-graduates interested in interdisciplinary design. While interns continue to participate remotely for the start of the summer, the emphasis on collaborative learning and working remains central.
Traditionally, Sasaki welcomes its intern class to Boston for an in-person, 10-week-long summer program, which opens with a two-week design charrette that asks interns to work together across disciplines to tackle a local project for a real-world client—as they did in 2019 and 2018. With the opening of the new Boston headquarters at 110 Chauncy Street in sight, interns are starting out working remotely and looking forward to experiencing the new office at the end of the summer.
Meet Sasaki’s 2022 Summer Interns below!
Sarah Bojsen
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Billerica, MA
Education
Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union, Bachelor of Architecture, 2023
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
Candle holders and candles.
What’s your favorite time of day?
Around 6 a.m., when the mourning doves on my fire escape start cooing.
Julian Stanfield
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Purdue University, Landscape Architecture, 2024
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
U around – Spencer.
What’s your favorite time of day?
2 a.m., prime design time. No one is awake, it’s just me, music, and my pen!
Ling Zhang
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Jinhua, China
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Master of Landscape Architecture, 2023
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
Natural white noise.
If you could trade places with anybody, who would it be?
A paleontologist, or a wildlife photographer.
Yingu Pan
Urban Design
Hometown
Guangzhou, China
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of City Planning, 2023
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
Happy and energetic one.
What’s your favorite time of day?
Sunset.
Kiley Russell
Architecture and Interiors
Hometown
Harvard, MA
Education
Syracuse University, Bachelor of Architecture, 2023
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
Furniture design.
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
Some Kind of Wonderful – GFR.
Hanqi Chai
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Hangzhou, China
Education
Cornell University, Master of Landscape Architecture, 2023
What’s your favorite time of day?
Evening.
Caroline Lindquist
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Raleigh, NC
Education
University of California Berkeley, MLA, 2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA Environmental Studies and Urban Planning, 2016
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
A tall pottery mug. They’re both homey and very ergonomically satisfying.
Henry Murray
Architecture
Hometown
Lawrenceville, NJ
Education
Tufts University, Bachelor of Science, 2025
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
The drawer because it saves so much space and keeps things organized.
What’s your favorite time of day?
I like mornings. I usually get up pretty early because I like taking it easy to start the day and always having a big breakfast.
Emely Fernandez
Architecture
Hometown
Pennsauken, NJ
Education
Temple University, Master of Architecture, 2023
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
My favorite piece of everyday design are backpacks. If you get the right one, you can fit most of your things. It just makes traveling so much easier!
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
What Dreams are Made of – Hilary Duff.
Audra White
Architecture and Interiors
Hometown
Wytheville, VA
Education
Virginia Tech, Bachelor of Architecture, 2023
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
I can’t say for sure, but it would definitely be something with a good beat that you could dance to.
What’s your favorite time of day?
My favorite time is sunset. It always has been. It’s a once in a lifetime view everyday, and it changes so quickly with just a few minutes. It’s a time you have to be present in or you’ll miss it.
Chloe de Campos
Marketing and Communications
Hometown
Seattle, WA
Education
Brown University, Computer Science and Urban Studies, 2024
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
An infinite version of Les Eaux de Mars. I love a good list.
What’s your favorite time of day?
Snacktime!
Elliot LaGuardia
Landscape Architecture
Hometown
Sag Harbor, NY
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Master of Landscape Architecture II, 2022
What’s your favorite piece of everyday design?
Michael Graves’ Whistling Bird Teakettle.
If you could trade places with anybody, who would it be?
Mark Wahlberg – Mainly for the lifetime supply of Wahlburgers.
Megan Octaviani
Urban Design
Hometown
Jakarta, Indonesia
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture in Urban Design, 2023
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
Smile Meditation – Vulfpeck.
What’s your favorite time of day?
Midnight to 2 a.m.
Laureen Andalib
Marketing
Hometown
San Francisco, CA
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Master of Design in Social Impact and Technologies, 2023
If your life had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be?
Nostalgia del Futoro by NOIA.
If you could trade places with anybody, who would it be?
Beyonce.