Emelyn Ruby Nájera
Internship: Historic American Building Survey, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
Personal Statement:
A California native, Emelyn Nájera is a first-generation Mexican American and graduate student. Growing up in Southern California, she had the opportunity of visiting several of the region’s most iconic architecture, from the state’s historic missions to LA’s deconstructivist monuments; recognizing the importance that the built landscape has in the formation of a region’s, and its people’s, identity. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California where she earned a Bachelor of Architecture in May 2017. Her interest in architecture and built heritage inspired her to pursue graduate degrees in Historic Preservation and City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thesis Research: Preserving Los Angeles’s Googie: An Analysis of a Commercial Style, Change, And Preservation
Personal Statement:
A California native, Emelyn Nájera is a first-generation Mexican American and graduate student. Growing up in Southern California, she had the opportunity of visiting several of the region’s most iconic architecture, from the state’s historic missions to LA’s deconstructivist monuments; recognizing the importance that the built landscape has in the formation of a region’s, and its people’s, identity. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California where she earned a Bachelor of Architecture in May 2017. Her interest in architecture and built heritage inspired her to pursue graduate degrees in Historic Preservation and City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thesis Research: Preserving Los Angeles’s Googie: An Analysis of a Commercial Style, Change, And Preservation
