Sarah Lebner - Drive and Persistence - Practising Architecture and Building Communities

Sarah Lebner's work matters because it connects architecture practice with practical early-career support. That is more useful than inspiration on its own.Stephen Drew speaks with Sarah Lebner about practising architecture, building The Architect Project and My First Architecture Job, community, motherhood, persistence and the journey behind her National Emerging Architect Prize recognition in Australia.The conversation covers: Practising architecture while building useful community resources How The Architect Project and My First Architecture Job supported early-career professionals Why drive and persistence matter during messy stages of growth How motherhood, professional ambition and community work intersect What candidates can learn from turning experience into practical support ____▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOd_-IV27E📝 Read the full write-up, with the key takeaways:https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/sarah-lebner-drive-and-persistence-practising-architecture-and-building-communities/Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:https://architecturesocial.com/The fastest way to get hired is to be better at the things practices actually ask for. Revit, Rhino, rendering, BIM, portfolio work. Our learning partner ArchAdemia is built by architects, for architects:https://archademia.com/architecture-social/Use code ARCHSOCIAL10 for a discount on monthly or annual membership.____Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Sarah Lebner 04:00 Building Architecture Social and The Architect Project 10:00 Practising architecture while building community 17:00 Drive, persistence and personal motivation 24:00 Motherhood, life and professional ambition 31:00 My First Architecture Job and early-career support 38:00 Winning the National Emerging Architect Prize 44:00 Lessons from creating useful resources 48:00 Final reflections on community and persistence