🇩🇴 The Architecture of Resilience : Gloria Kloter's Story

Send us Fan MailFrom the Dominican Republic to becoming an award-winning architect in the U.S.—this is what resilience, faith, and purpose look like.Gloria Kloter, AIA, NCARB, CODIA, is an award-winning architect, founder and CEO of Glow Architects, keynote speaker, bestselling author, voice actor, artist, and poet. She has been practicing architecture since 2004, both in the Dominican Republic and the United States.Gloria is a passionate advocate for immigrant architects, women in architecture, and motherhood. Through her work, she empowers others to pursue their careers without sacrificing their personal lives.She is the author of The Architecture of Motherhood: Your Blueprint to Glow as a Business Woman and Mom, where she shares her journey of building a global career while embracing motherhood. She is also a co-author of multiple bestselling books, including City Shapers: Stories of Immigrant Designers, Prospering in the US: A Handbook for Immigrant Architects, and Latinas in Architecture.Gloria is the founder of Foreign Architects, a mentorship community dedicated to helping immigrant architects obtain licensure in the United States. She currently serves as Director of Programs and Podcast Co-host for the Immigrant Architects Coalition and has been elected as a 2025–2027 At-Large Representative to the Strategic Council for AIA National.Her leadership extends to roles such as Architect Licensing Advisor for the State of Florida and active involvement with Women in Architecture (AIA Florida). She is a recipient of the 2025 AIA National Young Architect Award, among numerous other honors recognizing her leadership and impact.Beyond architecture, Gloria is a multidisciplinary creative—blending voice acting, poetry, and visual art to explore identity, emotion, and personal growth.Support the show“We didn’t know it all— we learned with love, led with kindness, and earned our way to the top.”