The Anti-Architect

In this episode, Christian sits down with Danei Cesario of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and WALLEN + daub. She is the 333rd Black woman in American history to earn her architectural license. Danei is an internationally licensed architect, project manager, and public speaker at SOM, leading dynamic mixed-use development, healthcare, and wellness projects.

Her experience working in diverse, global environments has yielded speaking engagements at the United Nations, SXSW, Royal Institute of British Architects, and New York Building Congress. In addition, she served as Chair of AIA New York’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee for five years.

Danei is dedicated to fostering mentorship, sponsorship, and leadership among the diverse design community as they navigate their careers within architecture and beyond. She founded WALLEN + daub (an educational resource) to expand on these principles.

https://www.wallendaub.com/
https://www.som.com/
https://theantiarchitect.com/

Show Notes

In this episode, Christian sits down with Danei Cesario of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and WALLEN + daub. She is the 333rd Black woman in American history to earn her architectural license. Danei is an internationally licensed architect, project manager, and public speaker at SOM, leading dynamic mixed-use development, healthcare, and wellness projects. Her experience working in diverse, global environments has yielded speaking engagements at the United Nations, SXSW, Royal Institute of British Architects, and New York Building Congress. In addition, she served as Chair of AIA New York’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee for five years. Danei is dedicated to fostering mentorship, sponsorship, and leadership among the diverse design community as they navigate their careers within architecture and beyond. She founded WALLEN + daub (an educational resource) to expand on these principles. https://www.wallendaub.com/ https://www.som.com/ https://theantiarchitect.com/

What is The Anti-Architect?

Welcome to The Anti-Architect Podcast. I’m your host Christian Giordano. As the president and owner of design firm Mancini Duffy, I’m driven by a quest for learning and radically changing the industry through tech-first innovation. With this podcast, I’m hoping to improve the industry that I’m so passionate about by taking a critical look at how architects work with their clients and, in turn, how our clients view us.

It’s my goal to showcase all of these experiences - good and bad. Was it the architect or the client - or somewhere in between? I aim to bring my audience new voices from our industry, interesting people with diverse backgrounds. Through shared experiences, stories, and projects my hope is that we can improve our profession.