Ennead Architects LLP: How Civic Architecture Can Inspire Change (w/ Molly McGowan, Thomas Wong)

<p>The dream training of an architect isn’t siloed, repetitive work. It’s experiencing a whole range of different scales, different typologies, and different locales in their projects. Ennead Architects doesn’t use a typical studio-based organization for the architects and instead embraces the cross-fertilization of ideas and skills transfer that comes from everyone having a variety of work. Even the partners. In this episode, Ennead partners Molly McGowan and Thomas Wong let us in on how they manage all of their diverse civic projects, build teams, and define success.</p><p><strong>Interview Takeaways</strong></p><ul> <li>Build better architects with diverse projects</li> <li>Merge business and creative goals</li> <li>Help clients make the right decisions</li> <li>Build trust and relationships</li> <li>Be proactive about filling in where needed</li> <li>Staff team strategically</li> <li>Rely on peers for validation and inspiration</li> <li>Create a lasting impact</li> <li>Cultivate a culture of client service</li> <li>Have a tech leader on each team</li> </ul><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><ul> <li>Connect with Molly McGowan on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-mcgowan-2599b4b/">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li> <strong>Connect with Thomas Wong on </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-wong-6237aa75/">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href="https://www.ennead.com/">Ennead Architects</a> </li> <li> <strong>Connect with George Valdes on </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgevaldes/">LinkedIn</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/georgevaldes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <strong>Connect with Chris Morgan on </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-morgan-488a54193/">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>Check out <a href="https://monograph.io/">Monograph</a> </li> <li> <strong>Follow Monograph on </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/monograph/">LinkedIn</a> or<a href="https://www.instagram.com/monographhq/"> Instagram