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Force for Healing: Habitable's CEO Gina Zaitz Ciganik on Momentum, Influence, and Thinking Big

Force for Healing: Habitable's CEO Gina Zaitz Ciganik on Momentum, Influence, and Thinking Big

A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

Land and People: The WholeTrees Structures' CEO Amelia Baxter on Rural Communities, Servant Leadership, and Prosperity Between Forests and Communities

Land and People: The WholeTrees Structures' CEO Amelia Baxter on Rural Communities, Servant Leadership, and Prosperity Between Forests and Communities

Grounded in Purpose: Urban Ocean Lab’s Managing Director Daphne Lundi on Resilient Communities, Creativity, and Collective Action

Grounded in Purpose: Urban Ocean Lab’s Managing Director Daphne Lundi on Resilient Communities, Creativity, and Collective Action

Madame Architect Presents

our new event series where we interview architects in the spaces they designed

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Through the Lens of Architecture: Architect and YouTuber Dami Lee on Content Creation, Leadership, and Self-Acceptance

Sep 10, 2023

Through the Lens of Architecture: Architect and YouTuber Dami Lee on Content Creation, Leadership, and Self-Acceptance

Sep 10, 2023

Sep 10, 2023

Oct 19, 2022

Nobody likes a Critic: McMansion Hell's Kate Wagner on Her Fondness of Modernism, the Evolution of Her Writing, and Following in the Footsteps of Architecture’s First Critic

Oct 19, 2022

Oct 19, 2022

Strength and Softness: Amelia Tavella on Nature, Artistry, and Memory in the Mediterranean

Nov 11, 2021

Strength and Softness: Amelia Tavella on Nature, Artistry, and Memory in the Mediterranean

Nov 11, 2021

Nov 11, 2021

Madame CEO: Sheela Søgaard on Executing a Vision, Raising a Family, and Solving for Mission Critical

Jan 17, 2019

Madame CEO: Sheela Søgaard on Executing a Vision, Raising a Family, and Solving for Mission Critical

Jan 17, 2019

Jan 17, 2019

Editors’ Picks

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Change from the Inside Out: The Center for Research in Sustainable Architecture's Sandra Flechas on Resilience, Fluidity, and Our One Interconnected System

Apr 16, 2025

Change from the Inside Out: The Center for Research in Sustainable Architecture's Sandra Flechas on Resilience, Fluidity, and Our One Interconnected System

Apr 16, 2025

Apr 16, 2025

Roadmaps to Leadership: Regional Plan Association's Tiffany-Ann Taylor on Sustainable Mobility, Public Benefits, and Investing in Physical and Mental Health

Sep 16, 2024

Roadmaps to Leadership: Regional Plan Association's Tiffany-Ann Taylor on Sustainable Mobility, Public Benefits, and Investing in Physical and Mental Health

Sep 16, 2024

Sep 16, 2024

Imbued With Joy: Elizabeth Roberts on Creating Original Work, Encouraging Comfort, and Leading a Happy, Healthy Studio

Sep 4, 2024

Imbued With Joy: Elizabeth Roberts on Creating Original Work, Encouraging Comfort, and Leading a Happy, Healthy Studio

Sep 4, 2024

Sep 4, 2024

Future Environments: Arup's Radha Mistry on Curiosity of Spirit and Equitable, Inclusive Futures

Aug 28, 2024

Future Environments: Arup's Radha Mistry on Curiosity of Spirit and Equitable, Inclusive Futures

Aug 28, 2024

Aug 28, 2024

Days With

A Day in the Hudson Valley with Indigo River's Dena Prastos

Apr 27, 2026

A Day in the Hudson Valley with Indigo River's Dena Prastos

Apr 27, 2026

Apr 27, 2026

A Snowy Day in Stockholm with Founder of The Ninevites Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg

Feb 7, 2026

A Snowy Day in Stockholm with Founder of The Ninevites Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg

Feb 7, 2026

Feb 7, 2026

A Day Among the Thermal Pools of Iceland with Sím Residency and RISD's Debbie Chen

Jan 26, 2026

A Day Among the Thermal Pools of Iceland with Sím Residency and RISD's Debbie Chen

Jan 26, 2026

Jan 26, 2026

Firms to watch

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A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

Apr 15, 2026

A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

Apr 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026

Exploring Architecture: Mariam Issoufou Architects' Mariam Issoufou on a Global Presence, Authentic Modernity, and Meaningful Work

Feb 25, 2026

Exploring Architecture: Mariam Issoufou Architects' Mariam Issoufou on a Global Presence, Authentic Modernity, and Meaningful Work

Feb 25, 2026

Feb 25, 2026

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Jan 14, 2026

Genuine Connections: Physical Space's Allison Bryan on Visual Conversations, Multidisciplinary Design, and Elevated Potential

Nov 12, 2025

Genuine Connections: Physical Space's Allison Bryan on Visual Conversations, Multidisciplinary Design, and Elevated Potential

Nov 12, 2025

Nov 12, 2025

Generous Systems: Fashion and Architectural Designer Sera Ghadaki on Trusting Instincts and Working Across Scales

Sep 17, 2025

Generous Systems: Fashion and Architectural Designer Sera Ghadaki on Trusting Instincts and Working Across Scales

Sep 17, 2025

Sep 17, 2025

MADAme architect abroad

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Equality, Visibility, and Solidarity: Dr. Ursula Schwitalla on Campaigning for Recognition and Success

Mar 25, 2026

Equality, Visibility, and Solidarity: Dr. Ursula Schwitalla on Campaigning for Recognition and Success

Mar 25, 2026

Mar 25, 2026

Enriching Architecture: A+W NZ's Co-Founder Lynda Simmons on Flexibility, Visibility, and a Meaningful Life

Mar 11, 2026

Enriching Architecture: A+W NZ's Co-Founder Lynda Simmons on Flexibility, Visibility, and a Meaningful Life

Mar 11, 2026

Mar 11, 2026

Exploring Architecture: Mariam Issoufou Architects' Mariam Issoufou on a Global Presence, Authentic Modernity, and Meaningful Work

Feb 25, 2026

Exploring Architecture: Mariam Issoufou Architects' Mariam Issoufou on a Global Presence, Authentic Modernity, and Meaningful Work

Feb 25, 2026

Feb 25, 2026

Reading Architecture: Nidus Studio's Ana and Annelen Vollenbroich on Permanence, Patina, and Precision

Jan 28, 2026

Reading Architecture: Nidus Studio's Ana and Annelen Vollenbroich on Permanence, Patina, and Precision

Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Jan 14, 2026

Expanding the Conversation

Superpowers: Illya Azaroff on Leadership Roles, Moments of Transformation, and Keeping Hope Alive

Apr 14, 2026

Superpowers: Illya Azaroff on Leadership Roles, Moments of Transformation, and Keeping Hope Alive

Apr 14, 2026

Apr 14, 2026

Entry by Humor: Comedian Dan Mahboubian Rosen on Criticism, Pivots, and Play

Mar 16, 2026

Entry by Humor: Comedian Dan Mahboubian Rosen on Criticism, Pivots, and Play

Mar 16, 2026

Mar 16, 2026

Expanding Definitions: Scratching the Surface's Jarrett Fuller on Graphic Design, the Art of the Interview, and a New Design Culture

Jan 27, 2026

Expanding Definitions: Scratching the Surface's Jarrett Fuller on Graphic Design, the Art of the Interview, and a New Design Culture

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Feature:

Part W: The London-Based Action Group Campaigning to Raise the Profile of Women in the Built Enviroment

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NEXTGEN

UC Berkeley's Tessa Sunshine Reimer on Broadening the Field and Pushing What's Possible

UC Berkeley's Tessa Sunshine Reimer on Broadening the Field and Pushing What's Possible

Carving Out Space: Dezeen's Starr Charles on Raising Profiles of Solution-Oriented and Urban Infrastructure Projects

New York City College of Technology's Alyssa Duran Community, Equity, and Harmonious Spaces

New York City College of Technology's Alyssa Duran Community, Equity, and Harmonious Spaces

MIT's Amanda Ugorji on Projects That Are Energizing and a More Just World

MIT's Amanda Ugorji on Projects That Are Energizing and a More Just World

SCI-Arc's Fangyu Lu on Challenging Norms, Larger Communities, and True Creativity

USC's Nina Weithorn on Agroecology, Food Justice, and Landscape Architecture

University of Cambridge's Katie Last on Thoughtful Leadership, Architecture Journalism, and Staying Creative

University of Cambridge's Katie Last on Thoughtful Leadership, Architecture Journalism, and Staying Creative

RISD's Sophia Francesco on Community Efforts, Larger Narratives, and the Beauty of Change

RISD's Sophia Francesco on Community Efforts, Larger Narratives, and the Beauty of Change

RISD's Ellie Cody on Waste Considerations, Workshop Models, and Compassion

RISD's Ellie Cody on Waste Considerations, Workshop Models, and Compassion

University of Toronto Grad Fiorella Granda on Design, Illustration, and the Greater Good

University of Toronto Grad Fiorella Granda on Design, Illustration, and the Greater Good

From the academy

Featured

A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

Apr 15, 2026

A New Language: MIT and DESIGN EARTH's Rania Ghosn on Research, World-Making, and Humor

Apr 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026

Networks of Support: ArchiteXX's co-founder Lori Brown on Building a World That Supports the Greatest Number of People Possible

Mar 30, 2026

Networks of Support: ArchiteXX's co-founder Lori Brown on Building a World That Supports the Greatest Number of People Possible

Mar 30, 2026

Mar 30, 2026

Equality, Visibility, and Solidarity: Dr. Ursula Schwitalla on Campaigning for Recognition and Success

Mar 25, 2026

Equality, Visibility, and Solidarity: Dr. Ursula Schwitalla on Campaigning for Recognition and Success

Mar 25, 2026

Mar 25, 2026

Spatial Possibilities: Carnegie Mellon's Tuliza Sindi on Gaps in Exposure, New Models of Practice, and Vocabularies Toward New Futures

Feb 11, 2026

Spatial Possibilities: Carnegie Mellon's Tuliza Sindi on Gaps in Exposure, New Models of Practice, and Vocabularies Toward New Futures

Feb 11, 2026

Feb 11, 2026

Love and Resistance: Pratt Institute's Monica T. Davis on Memory, Design, and Possibility

Feb 4, 2026

Love and Resistance: Pratt Institute's Monica T. Davis on Memory, Design, and Possibility

Feb 4, 2026

Feb 4, 2026

CLIMATE AND RESILIENCE

Featured

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Accompanying Landscapes: Tejido Paisaje Founder Alejandra de la Cerda on Belonging, Continuity, and Possibility

Jan 14, 2026

Jan 14, 2026

Seeing Futures: Merritt Chase's Nina Chase on Public Space, Local Contributions, and Preparation

Oct 9, 2025

Seeing Futures: Merritt Chase's Nina Chase on Public Space, Local Contributions, and Preparation

Oct 9, 2025

Oct 9, 2025

Strategic Mindsets: White Arkitekter's Linda Thiel on Meaning, Impact, and the Societal Aspects of Architecture

Oct 1, 2025

Strategic Mindsets: White Arkitekter's Linda Thiel on Meaning, Impact, and the Societal Aspects of Architecture

Oct 1, 2025

Oct 1, 2025

Apr 23, 2025

Rolling Up Sleeves: The New York Climate Exchange's Victoria Cerullo on Transforming Systems for Healthier and Thriving Communities

Apr 23, 2025

Apr 23, 2025

Beyond the Imagined: Karamuk Kuo's Jeannette Kuo on Space for Herself, Effective Mentorship, and Loving the Challenge

Apr 2, 2025

Beyond the Imagined: Karamuk Kuo's Jeannette Kuo on Space for Herself, Effective Mentorship, and Loving the Challenge

Apr 2, 2025

Apr 2, 2025

THE EXPERT

What is Your Why: On Drive and Purpose

Apr 9, 2025

What is Your Why: On Drive and Purpose

Apr 9, 2025

Apr 9, 2025

Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Future of Marketing

Sep 17, 2023

Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Future of Marketing

Sep 17, 2023

Sep 17, 2023

Façade Engineering: Moving Past the What Meets the Eye

Jul 23, 2023

Façade Engineering: Moving Past the What Meets the Eye

Jul 23, 2023

Jul 23, 2023

The Role of a Creative Institution in Building an Equitable City

Jun 26, 2023

The Role of a Creative Institution in Building an Equitable City

Jun 26, 2023

Jun 26, 2023

The Owner's Representative: An Extension of the Client, Project, and Team

Mar 27, 2023

The Owner's Representative: An Extension of the Client, Project, and Team

Mar 27, 2023

Mar 27, 2023

The Art of Storytelling in Design: Creating Relationships, Lasting Impact, and Deep Meaning

Mar 20, 2023

The Art of Storytelling in Design: Creating Relationships, Lasting Impact, and Deep Meaning

Mar 20, 2023

Mar 20, 2023

Sustainable Design Skills: Architects in London Share Their Experiences

Jan 30, 2023

Sustainable Design Skills: Architects in London Share Their Experiences

Jan 30, 2023

Jan 30, 2023

Redefining "Expertise": The Power of Student-Centered Design Projects

Sep 12, 2022

Redefining "Expertise": The Power of Student-Centered Design Projects

Sep 12, 2022

Sep 12, 2022

Central Park Architecture: Enhancing the Human Experience of the Park

Aug 8, 2022

Central Park Architecture: Enhancing the Human Experience of the Park

Aug 8, 2022

Aug 8, 2022

The Myth of Originality: Two Perspectives on Collaborative Design

Aug 24, 2021

The Myth of Originality: Two Perspectives on Collaborative Design

Aug 24, 2021

Aug 24, 2021