Posts by Micah.dr@bespokecareers.com

Angela Dapper on gender equity, landmark projects, and starting a socially focused studio – bringing big-practice skills to small community projects and finding rooms where people want to listen.

What does it take to become a successful architect? How do you build an award winning practice culture? How do we fix the housing crisis? And are architects still hungry enough to make a difference?

We spend roughly a third of our adult lives at work. A third. That’s about 90,000 hours over the course of a career.

And yet, many of us have never stopped to really think about how our physical environment is shaping our mental health, our productivity, and our overall wellbeing every single day.

Making architecture more accessible, more adaptable and more collaborative by rethinking how we build, who we serve and how we listen.

From studying at Yale to leading global megaprojects like Changi Airport and Hudson Yards, Forth shares what’s changed in the profession, why architecture is a service business, and how to lead without losing the joy in design.

We spoke to Nimi about how her personal and professional journeys inform her work and outlook. A must-read for anyone curious about architecture’s human side.