Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Bryony Roberts, Principal of Bryony Roberts Studio and a founding member of the feminist design collective WIP Collaborative.Bryony’s focus is design as a social practice, working with community groups and advocates to respond to the lived experiences and cultural histories of a place. Working primarily in the public realm, her studio is a collaborative practice focused on how cultures, histories, and systems of power and politics are represented or erased in space. Through site-specific performances and installations, Roberts addresses themes of democracy, spatial justice, historic preservation, and identity in a way that’s widely accessible to the public.Show Notes/Links:Bryony's LinkedInBryony Roberts Studio WebsiteBryony Roberts Studio InstagramWIP CollaborativeFeminist Spatial Practices Platform

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Carmen Van Liere, Vice President of Project and Development Services at JLL.Before joining JLL, Carmen worked at Skanska, one of the world’s largest development and construction companies; and KATERRA, whose aim is to transform construction through technology. Breaking ground and glass ceilings at JLL, Carmen is part of one of the only all-female leadership teams in Pacific Northwest commercial real estate and project management, and we can’t wait for you to hear her exceptional insights into the industry. Show Notes/Links:Carmen's LinkedInJLL's Website

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guests are Project Manager, Katie Denny and Precon Assistant Coordinator, Eva Hartman from Brasfield & Gorrie. We’ve collaborated with this team on many projects, the latest being the newly opened Omni PGA Frisco Resort in Dallas. Show Notes/Links:Katie Denny LinkedIn ProfileEva Hartman LinkedIn ProfileBrasfield & Gorrie LinkedIn ProfileBrasfield & Gorrie InstagramBrasfield & Gorrie Website

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Rochelle Hill, *Product Designer at Modulous.As an avid learner, Passive House enthusiast, and hydroplane racer, Rochelle brings, not only 35 years of industry experience to the table but the utmost flair.At her previous role at HKP Architects, she specialized in off-site construction, modular, pre-fabricated panels, Passive House, and high-performance buildings. She’s currently just broken ground on the new Mount Vernon Library Commons, which is a passive house library and parking structure for the City of Mount Vernon.*Note: Rochelle was working as a Project Manager at HKP Architects when we spoke, she has since moved on to work as a product designer for Modulous! Very exciting!Show Notes/Links:Rochelle Hill LinkedIn profileLummi Tribal ProjectImagesNotes from Rochelle "I'm not sure if I spoke about the collaboration between the architect, engineer, MEP, and myself as the modular designer. One of the ways we cut down on cost and broke down barriers was for me to produce the architectural and structural drawings as well as create the fabrication drawings and machine files for the production of the modules. I was sort of the DfM and drafter for the professionals who reviewed and then stamped my work for the permit, saving the tribe thousands of dollars, enough to make the project pencil out for them. It was by far a career-changing experience(that was 2008!) and something I continue to search for and champion throughout my career."

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Jen Collins, President at Procure Impact. Jen is a purpose-driven leader who’s created a platform for success across a wide range of focus areas including real estate, hospitality, social impact, education, humanitarian, and wellness. She’s a seasoned executive with experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. A former Division 1 athlete, she has an entrepreneurial spirit with a bias towards action and has leadership expertise in strategy, operations, culture, communications, change management, and strategic alliances and partnerships.Show Notes/Links:Jen Collins LinkedIn profileProcure Impact websiteProcure Impact LinkedIn pageProcure Impact Instagram

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today, we have two incredible guests for you: Amanda Barton, Associate and Project Designer at HKS, and our very own, Tiffany Montañez, Associate at SB Architects. Focused on pushing themselves and others to be active participants in creating a more equitable profession, both Amanda and Tiffany hold numerous roles outside of their day job. Amanda is President of AIA Miami, Co-Chair of the AIA Miami Christopher Kelley Leadership and Development Program, and a member of the AIA Florida Resilience Committee.Tiffany is Secretary at So Flo NOMA; Co-Chair of the AIA Miami Diversity & Inclusion Committee; and Co-Chair of South Florida Project Pipeline.Both women have already made an incredible impact on the sector, so this should make for an exciting discussion!Show Notes/Links:Tiffany MontañezInstagram LinkedInSB Architects:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInTikTokAmanda BartonInstagram LinkedInHKSWebsiteInstagramLinkedInSoFloNOMA AIA MiamiSayItLOUD Florida ExhibitionACE Mentor Program, Broward County

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Karen Braitmayer, Principal and APAC-BE, ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner at Studio Pacifica. Karen Braitmayer, a disabled architect, and advocate for accessibility and civil rights for people with disabilities, brings her unique life experiences to Studio Pacifica, the Seattle‐based practice she founded in 1993.  The accessibility consulting firm has been recognized regionally and nationally for its focus on universal design, and social sustainability, and for finding creative ways to meet (or exceed) building codes that serve to give people with disabilities access to the greater world.  Karen’s focus on accessibility and civil rights for people with disabilities is reflected in her national and regional advocacy efforts. In 2010, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to the United States Access Board, a volunteer policy appointment she continues to hold today. Show Notes/Links:Studio PacificaInstagramLinkedInDesigner’s reading list on Disability and Design:Disability Pride Demystifying Disability: What to know, What to say and how to be an Ally by Emily LadauDisability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice WongBeing Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judy HeumannSitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig Intersection of Disability and DesignBuilding Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability by Aimi HamraieAccessible America by Bess WilliamsonWhat Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World by Sara HendrenDesign Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need by Sasha Costanza-ChockMismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes

Welcome to ‘Driving the Narrative: Women in Architecture’ a podcast by SB Architects. This series will narrate honest conversations with women in design and delve deeper into what it means to be a woman in architecture.  Jeanette Hoffman, Associate at SB Architects, will be your host. We're extremely excited to introduce you to this incredible series, where we have the honor of chatting with some of the biggest and best names in the business.  Today’s guest is Tania Ihlenfeld, CEO & Founder of Ede Enablers.Tania is a pragmatic visionary with more than twenty-three years of experience leading and innovating for award-winning practices in the UK and Australia. Including almost 13 years with Grimshaw, London. She is on a mission to make our built environment more responsible for its impact and more responsive to human and natural environment needs.Tania’s passions as an architect, entrepreneur, and author are the relentless pursuit of effective leadership, design excellence, developing others, and changing who gets to innovate.Tania led the team on the visionary Heathrow Expansion project in her previous role as Associate Principal at Grimshaw, where she spent almost 13 years. Show Notes/Links:Ede Enablers: https://www.edeenablers.com/Tania's Book 'BUILD SUCCESS: Leadership that Engages, Disrupts & Delivers Transformational Projects': AmazonLinkedIn: Tania IhlenfeldInstagram: Tania Ihlenfeld ProfileTania champions a leadership approach that is focused on cultivating effective teams, embracing fast failure, and ultimately leading with greater clarity, confidence, and ease.Through cultivating a community of built environment experts she wants to enable more diverse voices at the table, broader expertise to be recognized, and for collaboration to spark the right kind of innovation necessary for project success.She's led high-profile, complex infrastructure projects over a career spanning more than 23 years. Most notably, she spearheaded a 100-strong, multi-disciplinary team for the Heathrow Expansion Programme, leading its growth and development from a talented team of seven. She's a leader who consistently optimizes team performance, advocates for collaborative working, and seeks innovation opportunities to improve the physical and commercial effectiveness of projects. She's worked in both the UK and Australia collaborating with global brands and companies, including Heathrow Airport, HS2, Network Rail, and The Wimbledon All England Tennis Club, as well as a host of small and mid-size businesses and institutions. She's highly skilled in strategic planning, project lifecycle and delivery, and motivating large, multi-disciplinary teams to become greater than the sum of their individuals.