Last weekend, our Studio Director, Miriam Salas Orta, represented Campo Architects at this year's Design + Practice Exchange, a two-day symposium hosted by the American Institute of Architects and Women In Architecture chapters in both New Orleans, LA and Austin, TX.
This year’s event focused on equity and the environment. The annual DPE program creates a collaborative space of leadership growth for women of all backgrounds in the architecture, design, and building industries. The program of the Design To Change 2020 symposium included paired presentations by women in the field focused on educational typologies, roundtable conversations about environmentally-focused design in landscape, residential and equitable housing, virtual tours, and mentorship small groups. Studio director, Miriam Salas participated in the mentorship sessions on day two.
Image by WIA New Orleans
Design To Change Symposium
Saturday Morning Mentorship Session
Image by WIA New Orleans
“Acknowledging that we don’t know it all is not just OK but it is to be anticipated. A lot of women designers don’t ask the questions that they need to be asking because they feel there is a lot of judgment that you don’t know as much as your counterparts. It makes you stronger and have a stronger voice. The second I was able to put that second-guessing to the side, I not only had an easier road but a much more fun road.”
- Miriam Salas, AIA, LEED AP
“You have the ability to represent your projects easier, better. The tools of visualization are right at your fingertips. It’s not just about your ideas but about how you present them”
- Miriam Salas, AIA, LEED AP
