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Closing out Women's History Month with a #SharingNotes interview with Annette Young, Senior Journalist and Presenter at FRANCE 24, and host and creator of "The 51 Percent," award-winning show about women reshaping the world, airing episodes like "The women who helped to rebuild Notre Dame." Originally from Australia, Annette has reported from parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. She won the Ricardo Ortega Gold Medal for broadcast journalism in 2018 and was a 2023 Global Australian Awards finalist for her work in gender journalism. In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Annette talks about changing cultural biases and how gender equity benefits everyone. Give it a read at the link below! #madamearchitect #the51percent https://lnkd.in/e2i79rf7

This month for #NextGen: Alyssa Duran, a fifth-year B. Arch student at City Tech, CUNY. Alyssa was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, where her passion for storytelling, visualization and environmental subjects sparked her interest in architecture. Her goal is to be part of the next generation of architects who address global challenges with creativity and sustainability in mind. She finds inspiration in art, culture, and nature, which drives her design process to explore innovative ways to create positive change. Get to know Alyssa at the link below! #madamearchitect https://lnkd.in/e4tuiAVj

Today on #MadameArchitect: Sana Frini, a Tunisian architect and the founder of Locus, a young office focusing on global southern practices in architecture, participatory processes, and climate resilience. Sana is co-curating the next Mexican Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 25’ with a team of architects lead by Ignacio Urquiza (Estudio IUAPdA), Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss (Pedro&Juana), Jachen Schleich (Locus), María Marín de Buen, Lucio Usobiaga Hegewisch, and Nathalia Muguet. She is also co-curating the architecture exhibition for the Île-de-France Architecture and Landscape Biennial 2025. Sana has been leading projects in rural housing prototypes, social housing, post-earthquake reconstruction projects, art installations, and projects for the academy. Her work has been shown at The Lisbon Architecture Triennale (2013), The Chicago Architecture Biennial (2018), and the Mexican Abierto Mexicano (2019). She has been awarded the Erasmus Fellowship (2008) the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship (2013/2015) and The Mexican National Art Creators System Grant (2017/2020). In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Sana talks about her global perspective and how she synthesizes lessons and technologies from many places, advising those just starting their careers to keep trying despite setbacks: #madamearchitect Read the interview: https://lnkd.in/eDbZTabk

Today for #SharingNotes: Isolde Brielmaier, PhD, the Chief Strategy Officer at WOAH (Work of Art Holdings), a female-founded art and culture firm where she leads the company's vision and initiatives at the intersection of art, business, and social impact. With over two decades of experience spanning the private, public, academic, and nonprofit sectors, her expertise has guided brands and organizations through cultural engagement strategies and contemporary art initiatives across the globe. Previously, Brielmaier served as Deputy Director and Chief Innovation Officer at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Before that, Brielmaier was Executive Director of Arts, Culture & Community at Westfield World Trade Center. A scholar and practitioner, Brielmaier earned her PhD from Columbia University and is an Associate Professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is the author of I Am Sparkling (2022) and Culture as Catalyst (2020) and regularly contributes to various publications, including Air Mail, where she serves as Editor-at-Large. In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Brielmaier talks about creativity, community, and bringing visions to life. #madamearchitect Read here: https://lnkd.in/esSeb_3h

Today on #SharingNotes, our column where we interview those advancing the conversation in different fields: Michi Jigarjian, the CEO and Founder of WOAH (Work of Art Holdings), a female-founded art and culture firm at the forefront of redefining art’s role in fostering social impact and community engagement. She also serves as Managing Partner of 7G Group, where she spearheads socially responsible investment models to create sustainable long-term projects in underserved communities. Prior to founding WOAH, Jigarjian played a pivotal role in the development of The Rockaway Hotel, a project that became a symbol of revitalization and artistic focus for the Rockaway Beach community. In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Michi talks about the arts, community, and success, advising those just starting their careers to show up and put in the work. Read below! #madamearchitect #arts #culture https://lnkd.in/gVb6VKMQ

Today on #MadameArchitect: Elsa Ponce, RA, a Mexican-born architect, educator, and interdisciplinary designer. She leads Studio Elsa Ponce, an architecture practice dedicated to designing community centers, workers’ hubs, and spaces for civic engagement and activism in New York City and Mexico City. Her work has been supported by NYSCA, Mexico’s Endowment for the Arts, Art Omi, and the Rema Hort Mann Foundation. She teaches at the Spitzer School of Architecture in New York and is a co-founder of WIP Collaborative. In her interview with Julia Gamolina, Elsa talks about embracing evolution and trusting in solidarity, advising those just starting their careers to remember that frustration leads to growth: #studioelsaponce https://lnkd.in/e8x58m3z

This month, spend a day with MoMA PS1 's Manager of Individual Giving, Teresa Lillis! Teresa heads the Patron Programs for the Museum and engages with donors, key constituents, and local community members as a representative of PS1. She has dedicated her career to development and membership programs at art and design organizations, working at the Cooper Hewitt, Saatchi Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as the Development Manager at AIA New York/Center for Architecture previous to joining the PS1 team. Teresa’s ideal day includes a long run, gallery hopping, thrifting, and trying new delicious spots with friends in Brooklyn. Read below! https://lnkd.in/dRKR4XuJ

This week on #MadameArchitect: McLEAN QUINLAN is a family of architects who for over forty years have been creating distinct, beautifully crafted homes and retreats in the town, the countryside, in the UK and overseas. The firm is recognized for the ability to carefully curate warmth, texture, scale and atmospheric light to give a space a unique and tangible character. Using natural materials and traditional process but in a highly crafted and contemporary way, the team delights in the detail, the sensory, the tactile. Founding Director Fiona McLean has been running the studio for over forty years, and was joined fifteen years ago by her daughter Kate Quinlan, and her son-in-law, Alastair Bowden, in leading the studio. In their interview with Julia Gamolina, Fiona and Kate share what it is to define a legacy practice, and what it's like to work with family: #mcleanquinlan https://lnkd.in/e2nB-dXC

For her latest in our historical column, Kate Reggev, AIA focuses on the early female architects who designed innovative apartment buildings, affordable family-focused neighborhoods, and more. For many years, the thinking was that if women had to practice architecture, it should be only in the residential sector (who better to design a kitchen or a closet than those who used them so frequently!?). But when women entering the profession coincided with a national population boom and need for affordable housing, women were interested not just in the individual, single family home, but in everything from model tenements and entire working-class planned communities to housing policy and advocacy. Read on! #madamearchitect https://lnkd.in/ebN_wa2y

Next month! "Madame Architect Presents" is back with Dia Art Foundation Chelsea hosting our first conversation. On Wednesday, April 16, Madame Architect Historical Columnist, Kate Reggev, AIA, will speak with Dia's Director Jessica Morgan and Architecture Research Office’s Kim Yao, FAIA and Adam Yarinsky about the design of Dia Chelsea, the mission of the foundation, and the evolution of ARO. Link to register below. Doors open at 6pm, conversation begins at 6:30pm. We can't wait to see you there! #madamearchitect #diaartfoundation #architectureresearchoffice Register here: https://lnkd.in/ey2XT9kG