Episode 080: Season 4 Finale with Madame Architect
Why is visibility of female leadership important in the profession of architecture?
While the seeming lack of women in architecture has been well-documented, women are, and have been, making waves in all levels of the field. https://www.madamearchitect.org/ (Madame Architect) is an online magazine celebrating the extraordinary women that shape our world, a magazine designed to break the architect’s mold and show young women entering the industry the myriad choices they have in crafting a dynamic, meaningful, and interesting career.
In this week’s season 4 finale, we’ve invited senior editor Amy Stone to join us in an interview.
Moderator:
Amy Stone is an architect, a mom of three, and is currently pursuing an MBA at Georgia Tech'shttps://www.scheller.gatech.edu/index.html ( Scheller College of Business). Amy is a design manager athttps://www.gensler.com/offices/atlanta ( Gensler) and is dedicated to creating sustainable and equitable environments. Her professional work experience includes a variety of building types, including housing, mixed-use, adaptive-reuse, offices, higher education, and deep-green sustainable projects including the largesthttps://livingbuilding.gatech.edu/ ( Living Building in the Southeast).
Amy is a contributing interviewer and editor and is dedicated to elevating the voice and visibility of women in architecture and design. She studied architecture for her Bachelors's and Masters's at Georgia Tech. She is based in Atlanta. Follow Amy athttps://www.instagram.com/_amystone/ ( @_amystone).
Co-Hosts:
Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, MBA, MPA is a licensed architect in the state of California, with over 15 years of experience working with individuals and companies that are looking to reshape their future. She is the founder of https://practiceofarchitecture.com/ (Practice of Architecture), the first-ever Senior Experience Designer at https://slack.com/ (Slack Technologies), and the first female Treasurer to https://www.aia.org/leadership (AIA National)‘s Board of Directors.
She is widely published, wrote a monthly column for http://www.contractdesign.com/practice/business-practice.shtml (Contract) magazine for over 3 years, and now is a frequent contributor to https://www.architectmagazine.com/author/evelyn-lee (Architect Magazine). Evelyn has received numerous industry awards including the 2016 40 Under 40 award for https://www.bdcnetwork.com/meet-bdcs-40-under-40-class-2016 (Building Design + Construction) and the 2014 AIA National Young Architects Award. She currently is a candidate for https://aia.evelynlee.com/ (AIA National First VP 23/President 24) and most recently served as the first-ever female Treasurer to the AIA National Board in 2020-2021.
Evelyn has been a featured Keynote Speaker, Invited Guest, Panelist, and Moderator at national design and architecture conferences including AIA National Convention, Dwell on Design, and Women in Green. Her topics focus on developing knowledge leadership, organizational change management, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and strategic approaches to put design thinking into practice.
Evelyn has nearly 20 years working with individuals, organizations, and companies who are interested in applying design thinking to their decision-making process.
Je’Nen M. Chastain, MBA, Assoc. AIA (prounced Je-NEEN) is the founder of https://apostrophe.consulting/ (Apostrophe Consulting), a purpose-driven, woman-owned management consulting practice dedicated to helping architects transform their companies. 
In addition to consulting with firm leaders on practice management issues, she mentors architects on career development, leadership, and strategy. She specializes in facilitating conversations that engage multi-generational teams and has designed, developed, and presented dozens of training programs that inspire next-gen leaders. She is currently working on several in-house training solutions with...