She Builds Podcast features the seldom-told stories of women who build. These women’s stories were not taught in schools, but they have shaped the industries of architecture, construction, and development over the last century. The podcast was started by three friends who, after graduating from architecture school together, sought to fill in the gaps in their education while creating a resource for others.
Jessica Rogers, NOMA is the Office Administrator and Marketing Coordinator at Peacock Architects, where she combines her architectural background with strong operational and marketing expertise. In her role, Jessica leads proposal development, manages the project pipeline, and supports overall office efficiency.
Elizabeth Raar (Lizi) is a licensed architect, originally from West Michigan, who graduated from Syracuse University. Currently, she works for En Masse Architecture and Design in Chicago, IL on single-family residential projects. She enjoys making a project functional yet beautiful for the client.
Norgerie Rivas-Villalongo is an architect from Puerto Rico with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University. She is currently a project manager at eStudio Architecture in Houston, Texas, where she has designed projects for various sectors, including commercial, healthcare, multifamily, and retail, from inception through construction. She currently serves as an Architect Licensing Advisor with the Texas Society of Architects, Past-Chair of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, and is an active participant in Latinos in Architecture.
We talk about…
- The behind-the-scenes reality of building an international women in architecture podcast, from writing scripts and digging through archives to piecing together the stories of impactful women who history nearly overlooked.
- The very different career journeys these three women have taken from Syracuse to Miami, DC, Houston, San Francisco, and Chicago, and why there is no single roadmap for building a meaningful architecture career.
- Themes and patterns that have emerged across more than 100 stories of women in architecture, including how access, privilege, education, and mentorship have historically shaped opportunity in the profession.
- We end by sharing architecture-fueled travel stories and the unforgettable places that have shaped their perspective, including Hearst Castle, Sea Ranch, and Hagia Sophia.
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