AA alumna and former tutor Summer Islam has been announced as one of four finalists in this year’s Harvard’s Graduate School of Design 2022 Wheelwright Prize.

Now in it’s tenth cycle, the Wheelwright Prize supports innovative design research, crossing both cultural and architectural boundaries. The winner will receive a $100,000 grant to support two further years of study.

Islam’s proposal, titled Groundwork, explores how different industrial, social, cultural and economic pressures interrelate with the land. She also examines the potential new role of the architect in reconciling these demands, specifically in the complex interdependencies that exist in Britain.

The winner of the competition will be announced in June.

Image: Marina Otero, Curry J. Hackett, Summer Islam, and Feifei Zhou. Courtesy of Harvard University Graduate School of Design.