"I’ve never met a woman architect before..." podcast with Michele Grace Hottel, Architect - Episode 58: Interview with Namita M. Modi of Modi Architecture and Design

Episode 58: Interview with Namita M. Modi of Modi Architecture and Design

12/21/23 • 57 min

"I’ve never met a woman architect before..." podcast with Michele Grace Hottel, Architect

This is the second of a series on the AIA CRAN Symposium in Salt Lake City, Utah in October of 2023.
Sponsorship Opportunities are now available for the Podcast. Please contact me via my website:
MGHarchitect: Michele Grace Hottel, Architect
This podcast is sponsored by:
California Building & Remodeling
License # 826654 Bond # 30004754 Tel 858-483-0800

Namita Modi, AIA LEED AP is the founder of Modi Architecture & Design, a full-
service architectural design practice focused on private home commissions, residential
development and urban design collaborations in the NYC region. In her career, she has
designed over one hundred projects, a body of work that includes private residences, rural conservation prototypes and sustainable compounds throughout the US.
Her speculative design projects include ecologically driven installations for Open Air Lab, a collaborative at New Inc, a museum-led cultural incubator in NYC.
She is a co-chair for the AIANY CRAN knowledge committee since 2019 where she has curated over several dozen programs that explore innovation in practice, design and construction techniques emerging from custom residential design. She has served on several design juries nationally and has lectured at architecture conferences. She is also a mentor/educator to emerging architects in her community and within a network of
architecture schools in the Northeast. This year, Namita was appointed to the Dean’s
Council at Penn’s Weitzman School of Design. She holds a BA from Barnard College
and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and is a registered
architect in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Namita M. Modi, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Modi Architecture & Design LLC
Contact Information: (office)
1133 Broadway, Suite 1524
New York, New York 10010
Tel: (212)983-1606
Mobile: (917)207-8802
Email: [email protected]
LINK TO THE BLOG with IMAGES and THE BOOK REVIEW :
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2023/12/my-new-years-book-list-books-by-my.html

Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
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Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
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Episode 57: Interview with Eve Guilbaud, LEED AP of Loewen Windows

My interview with Eve Guilbaud, LEED AP of Loewen Windows as we talk about architecture and design and windows and holidays and gifts for those clients, consultants and other architects with the seventh annual "I've never met a woman architect before... with Michele Grace Hottel, Architect
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2023/11/interview-podcast-with-eve-guilbaud.html

Eve is the Southern California Architectural Manager at Loewen, the leading manufacturer of premium windows and doors for the luxury architectural market in North America and abroad.

A LEED Accredited Professional, she holds a General Building Contractor license and ran her own design-build firm for 15 years. Prior to that, she worked in advertising research and strategic planning at the Los Angeles Times. She graduated from the Sorbonne University in Paris with a Master's Degree in Economics & International Trade.

Eve Guilbaud, LEED AP

Architectural Territory Manager - Southern California

Loewen Windows & Doors
310-781-0450

#holidaygiftlists for the last 7 years!!!
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https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2018/11/ive-never-met-woman-architect-before.html
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2019/11/ive-never-met-woman-architect-before.html
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2020/11/ive-never-met-woman-architect-before.html
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/11/holiday-gift-list-2021-and-interview-w.html
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2022/11/holidaygiftlist-2022-and-interview-w.html
This podcast is sponsored by:
Thank you to Loewen Windows and Doors for sponsoring this program. Loewen windows and doors offer some of the highest-performing fenestration products on the market in the most demanding climates. They are also a true partner of the architectural community by supporting AIA Chapters nationwide.
Eve Guilbaud, LEED AP

Architectural Territory Manager - Southern California

Loewen Windows & Doors
1.800.563.9367

For technical information please visit Loewen – Architectural Services

Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/

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Episode 59: Interview with Tom Kundig, FAIA RIBA of Olson Kundig Architects

This podcast is the third in a series on AIA CRAN Symposium 2023, Salt Lake City
This podcast is sponsored by Loewen Windows and Doors.....
My interview with Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA Owner and Founder of Olson Kundig... listen as we talk about architecture and design and the ways that places make us feel emotional and what he says about "the residential arena is the soul of architecture..."
Link to the Blog for Text and Images:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2024/01/interview-podcast-w-tom-kundig-faia-of.html
TOM KUNDIG, FAIA, RIBA

PRINCIPAL / OWNER & FOUNDER, OLSON KUNDIG

Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, is a principal / owner & founder of Olson Kundig. Tom has received some of the world’s highest design honors, including a National Design Award in Architecture from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, an Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and an election to the National Academy as an Academician in Architecture. Known for his contextual approach to design, Kundig emphasizes the primacy of the site. His buildings are a direct response to place, often serving as a backdrop to the built, cultural or natural landscapes that surround them. Tom’s ongoing work includes private homes, hospitality projects, workplaces and adaptive reuse projects around the globe.

Olson Kundig is a full-service design firm led by 12 principal/owners that provides integrated architecture, exhibit design, interior design, urban design and landscape architecture for clients around the world. Now in its sixth decade of practice, the firm’s design approach is dedicated to expanding the context of built and natural landscapes.

Rooted in the Pacific Northwest, the firm’s work—commercial and mixed-use buildings, museums, cultural and civic centers, residences, and hospitality projects—extends worldwide. With a team of over 300, Olson Kundig brings the capacity of a large firm with the intensity of a small practice.

Thank you to our Sponsors... and please let them know where you saw them mentioned.

Thank you to Loewen Windows and Doors for sponsoring this program. Loewen windows and doors offer some of the highest-performing fenestration products on the market in the most demanding climates. They are also a true partner of the architectural community by supporting AIA Chapters nationwide.

Eve Guilbaud, LEED AP
Architectural Territory Manager - Southern California
Loewen Windows & Doors
1.800.563.9367
[email protected]
For technical information please visit Loewen – Architectural Services

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Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
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