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Design Voice Podcast
by Catherine Meng
The Design Voice Podcast seeks to elevate and amplify those voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Each episode features honest conversations with women who shape the built environment - their unique perspectives on the state of their professions, stories about their career journeys, and more. By telling their stories, this podcast hopes to serve as a source of education, inspiration and empowerment.
Episodes
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#80 Evolutions of Landscape and Practice with Sarah Warto
Sarah Warto is a landscape architect and founder of Boxleaf Design. Influenced by her mother and grandmother, fellow landscape designers and passionate botanical enthusiasts, Sarah was exposed at a young age to many aspects of the field; igniting her passion for design and its intersection with…
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#79 Curating a Career and Spaces that Resonate with Madelynn Ringo
Madelynn Ringo is an architectural designer specializing in experiential spaces that resound with purposeful beauty. With an insatiable passion for problem-solving and high regard for heartbeat moments, Ringo creates storied environments expressed within a formidable architectural framework....
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#78 Passion and Purpose with Deryl McKissack, President and CEO of McKissack & McKissack
Deryl McKissack is the founder, chairwoman and chief executive officer of McKissack & McKissack, a national architecture, engineering, program- and construction-management firm currently working on over $15 billion in projects nationwide. Under her leadership, McKissack has worked for public and...
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#77 Paths to Leadership with Liz Leber, Managing Partner, Beyer Blinder Belle
Liz Leber is the Managing Partner at Beyer Blinder Belle in New York City. Liz is dedicated to advancing mission-based institutions through forward-looking architecture and planning projects. Guided by her astute and inquisitive nature, Liz excels at extracting the core objectives of her clients...
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#76 Productive Collisions with Latoya Nelson Kamdang, Director of NY Operations, Moody Nolan
Latoya Nelson Kamdang is the Director of New York Operations for Moody Nolan. She is also a U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar, Registered Architect, Certified Interior Designer, and LEED AP BD+C. Her experience spans architecture, planning, exhibit design, industrial and interior design. She has...
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#75 Elevating The Role of Architects Through Technology with Anamika Goyal
Anamika Goyal is a biologist-turned-architect solving for scale in a complex industry with high human impact. She is Head of Design at Cottage, a San Francisco based start-up that helps homeowners build Accessory Dwelling Units. Anamika is committed to bringing fresh ideas, pace, and processes to...
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#74 Becoming CEO with Wendy Rogers, FAIA, CEO of LPA Design Studios
Wendy Rogers is CEO and Chief Talent Officer of LPA Design Studios, an integrated design firm dedicated to creating projects that innovate, inspire and improve people's lives. Wendy leads a team of more than 400 architects, engineers, landscape architects and interior designers in California and...
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#73 Building an Architecture Practice with Marilyn Moedinger, Runcible Studios
Marilyn Moedinger is the founding principal of Runcible Studios. Like the runcible spoon she is happiest operating at the seams between practicality and whimsy, utility and beauty, the esoteric and the mundane. Deeply passionate about the capacity for design to affect positive change in the…
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#72 Equity in Architecture with Kavitha Mathew, Global Diversity Officer, KPF
Kavitha Mathew is the Global Diversity Officer at KPF, and leads the firm's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, as well as the development and implementation of the firm's global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment. Mathew oversees KPF's many internal Communities such as KPF...
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#71 Pivoting from Architecture to Tech with Kat Dovjenko
Kat Dovjenko is the Senior Creative Director at Muse & Company. Inspired by the dynamic energy around architecture and urban planning, Kat believes that the more complex, ambitious, and unsolvable the problem, the better. She drives talented teams to unite and achieve outcomes they would not be...
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#70 Architect Led Design Build with Stacie Wong, GLUCK+
Stacie Wong is a Principal at GLUCK+. Named by Fast Company as a top 10 most innovative companies in architecture, the firm is recognized for Architect Led Design Build. Stacie's considerable design and construction experience began 26 years ago with the Yale Building Project's design-build of a...
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#69 Striving for the Extraordinary with Angelica Trevino Baccon, SHoP Architects
Angelica Trevino Baccon is a principal at SHoP Architects in New York City. She leverages deep expertise in and a passion for evolving technology to create inspiring, sustainable spaces for people, often in next-generation workplaces. She led the SHoP teams for the new Uber Headquarters in San...
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#68 Designing for Dementia Environments with Jennifer Sodo, Perkins Eastman
Jennifer Sodo is a leading expert in the design and planning of dementia living environments. A senior associate with Perkins Eastman's senior living practice in New York City, Jennifer translates her own and others' research on biophilic design and whole-person wellness into thoughtful designs…
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#67 Pivoting from Architecture to Real Estate
This episode features three women who all left architecture for the real estate world! Chi-Chi Lin, Danlu Li, and Yi Li all studied architecture and practiced for a few years before realizing that they wanted to do something else. After leaving the profession and getting MSRED degrees, they now…
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#66 Designing for Inclusion with Lilian Asperin, Partner at WRNS Studio
Lilian Asperin is a partner at WRNS Studio, where she helps lead the design process and build teams that deliver aspirational outcomes. Lilian values a firm culture that embraces collaboration, connection to the community, risk taking, and fostering talent. Lilian attended the University of...
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#65 Artistry and Magic with Cecilia Cuff
Cecilia Cuff is a 20-year veteran of the hospitality scene and the Founder and Managing Principal of The Nascent Group, a hospitality design and project management agency. Cecilia has established herself as a pacemaker in the hospitality design industry, focusing on art and efficiency-inspired...
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#64 Practice Disrupted with Evelyn Lee and Je'Nen Chastain
It's a special podcast crossover episode, featuring Practice Disrupted! The evolution of architectural practice has been relatively slow towards change, yet modern shifts in business and design management have prompted today's leading architects to rethink how they work. The Practice Disrupted...
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#63 Lessons in Leadership with Lauren Schmidt, Principal at KPF
Lauren Schmidt is a Principal at KPF in New York City. The youngest woman in KPF's history to be named Principal, Lauren is invaluable to projects of all types, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, consultants and design teams, and overseeing projects through all phases. Lauren has served as...
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#62 Heroic Imaginations of the Future with J. Meejin Yoon, Dean at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University
J. Meejin Yoon, AIA FAAR, is the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University and cofounder of Höweler + Yoon, an award-winning design studio engaged in projects across the U.S. and around the world. An architect, designer, and educator,...
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#61 Mentorship, Inclusion, and Self-Advocacy with Saakshi Terway
Saakshi Terway is a Designer at Wiencek + Associates in Washington DC. She is especially interested in responsible and sustainable architecture that has a social impact on local and global communities, and seeks to produce work that allows architecture and design to become a tool in empowering...
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#60 Building Science Fight Club with Christine Williamson
Christine Williamson is the founder of the Building Science Fight Club, an Instagram community dedicated to teaching building science and construction to architects and other building professionals. She also provides technical design consulting services to architects, developers, and contractors,...
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#59 Looking Inward and Outward with Janet Tam, FAIA
Janet Tam is a founder and Principal of Noll and Tam Architects. Janet grew up in Richmond, California, and studied architecture at UC Berkeley in the 1970s and early 80's, when the university was a pioneer of socially responsible design. There, she encountered groundbreaking courses on social...
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#58 Supporting the Next Generation of Architects with Primaverarch
Primaverarch is an organization dedicated to stimulating change for the recognition of women in the architectural profession. Inspired by the renaissance era and the symbolic idea of spring, Primaverarch is a movement of rebirth, revival, and renewal. Primaverarch was created by Nadeen Hassan,...
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#57 Designing an Organization with Kate Thatcher, CEO of A+I, Architecture Plus Information
Kate Thatcher is the Chief Executive Officer of Architecture + Information (A+I), a strategy-led architecture and experience design agency based in New York. As CEO, Thatcher drives the acceleration of innovation, collaboration between teams and subject areas, and further development of culture…
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#56 A Career of Joy, Fearlessness, and Serendipity with Sylvia Kwan, FAIA
Sylvia Kwan, FAIA is a principal based out of DLR Group's San Francisco office. She has practiced in San Francisco for more than 40 years and her past and present designs continue to impact the built environment in the Bay Area. Sylvia founded Kwan Henmi Architecture in 1980, and in 2017 Kwan…
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#55 This is What an Engineer Looks Like with Liz Brack, Structural Engineer at DLR Group
Liz Brack is a structural engineer based out of DLR Group's Phoenix office, where she is actively involved in a diverse range of building types with a focus on K through 12 projects. Liz is active in the community through the organization and participation of multiple STEM outreach with the local...
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#54 Always Moving Forward with Elaine Molinar, Partner and Managing Director at Snohetta
Elaine Molinar is a Partner and Managing Director at Snøhetta. She began her career as a designer of the Alexandria Library in Egypt after participating in the initial conception for Snøhetta's winning competition entry. Throughout her time with Snøhetta, Elaine has held key positions in major...
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#53 Inspiring Change in Justice Architecture with Erica Loynd, FAIA, Principal at DLR Group
Erica Loynd, FAIA is a Principal based out of DLR Group's Seattle office, and is a Justice and Civic Studio Sector Leader. Erica is particularly passionate about sustainability, restorative justice, and the impact of the built environment on human wellness. She is an expert at leading teams to...
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#52 Building a Career With Heart with Qeturah Williams, AIA, Senior Architect at DLR Group
Qeturah Williams is a Senior Architect based out of DLR Group's Houston office. As a Project Manager and Senior Architect with 16+ years of design and construction experience, her expertise lies in the management of all phases of the architectural design process - from direct collaboration with…
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#51 - Building a Collaborative Design Practice with Natasha Espada, AIA, Founder of Studio ENEE
Natasha Espada, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C is the founder and Principal of STUDIO ENÉE Architects. She has over 25 years of design and construction expertise in both renovation and new construction for institutional, civic, and commercial clients. Natasha served as the 2020 President of the Boston...
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#50 - Design is in the Details with Vanessa Kassabian, Principal at DLR Group
Vanessa Kassabian is a Cultural+Performing Arts design leader based out of DLR Group's New York office. She works closely with teams across the firm to facilitate design discussions and provide critical guidance on considerations around site, programming, massing, aesthetics, and execution.…
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#49 - Women in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction History with the She Builds Podcast
She Builds Podcast is a show featuring the seldom told stories of women who build; women whose worth is not taught in architecture school, but who have shaped the industries of architecture, construction, and development throughout history. The podcast was started by Jessica Rogers, Lizi Raar and...
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#48 - Building a Personal Brand for Architects with Joann Lui
Joann Lui is an architect and founder of the Facebook community Women Architects Collective. With over 2700 members and counting, the Women Architects Collective has grown into an active community where women architects find support, build their networks, and celebrate their accomplishments.…
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#47 - Design Leadership with Julia Nagele, Director of Architectural Design, HEWITT Seattle
Julia Nagele is the Director of Architectural Design at HEWITT Seattle. She believes the success of today's projects rely on the expertise of many, and is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment that promotes participation from a broad range of diverse thinkers. Julia helps enforce these...
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#46 - Design With Agency with Winka Dubbeldam, Archi-Tectonics
Winka Dubbeldam is the Chair and Miller Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, where she has gathered an international network of innovative research and design professionals. She has also taught advanced architectural design studios at...
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#45 - Declare Your Mission with Katie Swenson of MASS Design Group
Katie Swenson is a nationally recognized design leader, researcher, writer, and educator. She is a Senior Principal of MASS Design Group, an international non-profit architecture firm whose mission is to research, build, and advocate for architecture that promotes justice and human dignity.…
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#44 - Hold Your Values with Bonnie Bridges, Studio BBA
Bonnie Bridges is the founder and Principal of Studio BBA in San Francisco. A strategic, clear thinker, perceptive listener and creative dynamo, Bonnie leads Studio BBA with adaptability, energy and fearless optimism. Drawing on deep expertise in the skilled facilitation of decisions and…
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#43 - The Act of Building with June Grant, blink!LAB
June Grant is an architect, designer and researcher committed to the craft of buildings, their potential to enhance cities and develop socially responsible solutions to complex real-world problems. June is the founding Principal of blink!LAB architecture, a boutique, research-based architecture...
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#42 - Architecture, Museums, and Public Discourse, with Alyssum Skjeie
Alyssum Skjeie is a museum professional focused on presenting multi-faceted stories related to architecture and history. She is the new Director of El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo, CO. In her new role she is eager to learn more about the Southern Colorado region in order to create…
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#41 - Between is Beautiful with Mani A. Farhadi
Mani Farhadi is a Senior Facilities Planner at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Office of Facilities, Planning and Management. A global thinker and creative thought leader, Mani has three decades of experience in planning and architecture, and in collaborating with both public and...
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#40 - Pathways to Equity with Shalini Agrawal
Shalini Agrawal brings over 25 years of experience in community engagement, and has dedicated her career to bringing diversity and equity in design, art and architecture. She is co-director of Pathways to Equity, a leadership experience for responsible community-engaged design, and founder and...
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#39 - Native Voices with the Harvard Indigenous Design Collective
For the first time in the history of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, there are four Native American students enrolled at the same time. They are Elsa Hoover, Zoe Toledo, Heidi Brandow, and Jaz Bonnin, and together, they have formed the Harvard Indigenous Design Collective. Their aim is to...
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#38 - Community Engagement with Siboney Diaz-Sanchez
Siboney is Enterprise Rose Fellow in the Boston area. She works to understand how architecture and design can best serve communities. She is licensed as an architect in the state of Texas. From 2015-2017 Siboney served as Zoning Commissioner for District 1 in San Antonio. Most recently she helped...
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#37 - An Integrated Work-Life with Meghana Joshi
Meghana Joshi is a Senior Project Manager at Little Diversified, Newport Beach. Her projects have been honored with multiple SAGE Gold, PCBC Gold Nugget, SoCal, Argentum, & NAHB awards. She received 2019 AIA Orange County's "Service Award", 2018 AIA California's "Associate" award and…
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COVID Diaries: A Biophilic Future with Bethany Borel, WELL AP
Bethany Borel, WELL AP is a Senior Associate at COOKFOX Architects in New York City. Since joining COOKFOX in 2012, Bethany's combined knowledge of architecture and interior design has been a valuable asset to a variety of New York City projects. Currently, Bethany is spearheading the...
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COVID Diaries: Architecture is Political with Melissa R. Daniel
Melissa R. Daniel is an architectural designer in Washington D.C., with a broad range of project experience including multi-family housing, public housing, retail, embassies, federal buildings, and mission critical facility projects. Since 2013, Daniel has ensured that women in architecture have…
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COVID Diaries: Build Yourself with Mia Scharphie
Mia Scharphie is a career and business strategist, and the founder of Build Yourself. She helps women in design, tech and innovation move from managing the work to setting the agenda. She helps women move past bias and make their industries and workplaces better places for women's talent. Mia has...
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COVID Diaries: Community Spirit with Donna Sink, AIA
Donna Sink, AIA is a registered architect who is committed to good design for everyone in the community. She has worked on urban design, cultural institution, and art exhibition design projects for the last 25 years and has previously lived in Philadelphia, Detroit, Portland, and Phoenix. Donna…
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COVID Diaries: Changing the Way We Practice with Evelyn Lee, AIA
Evelyn Lee, AIA, is the first ever Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies. Evelyn seamlessly integrates her business and architecture background with a qualitative and quantitative focus to build a better workplace experience for Slack Employees, visitors, and guests. Evelyn received…
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COVID Diaries: Space is a Privilege with Rosa Sheng, FAIA
For the next few weeks/months, join Design Voice Podcast as we check in with people in the architecture and design professions to hear how they are living, working, and coping during this pandemic. -- Rosa Sheng is a Designer, Architect, Thought Leader who is known for innovating Architecture…
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The Design Voice Podcast seeks to elevate and amplify those voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Each episode features honest conversations with women who shape the built environment - their unique perspectives on the state of their professions, stories about their career journeys, and more. By telling their stories, this podcast hopes to serve as a source of education, inspiration and empowerment.
HOSTED BY
Catherine Meng
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The Design Voice Podcast seeks to elevate and amplify those voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Each episode features honest conversations with women who shape the built environment - their unique perspectives on the state of their professions, stories...
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