The Anti-Architect

In this episode, Christian sits down with Samantha Josaphat-Medina, RA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED, a Brooklyn-based architect, interior designer, and the founder of STUDIO 397 Architecture. Samantha founded her architecture and design firm in 2017 and named it STUDIO 397 after her accomplishment of becoming the 397th African American female architect achieving licensure in the US.

STUDIO 397 Architecture provides all types of design from residential to commercial and explores how to harmoniously blur the boundaries between architecture, interiors, product design, and fashion.

Samantha was inducted into the inaugural class of Forbes Next 1000 spotlighting intrepid entrepreneurs on their way to success, as well as received the Tribune Award from the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation for her commitment to advancing women in the building profession.

https://www.studio397architecture.com/
https://theantiarchitect.com/

Show Notes

In this episode, Christian sits down with Samantha Josaphat-Medina, RA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED, a Brooklyn-based architect, interior designer, and the founder of STUDIO 397 Architecture. Samantha founded her architecture and design firm in 2017 and named it STUDIO 397 after her accomplishment of becoming the 397th African American female architect achieving licensure in the US. STUDIO 397 Architecture provides all types of design from residential to commercial and explores how to harmoniously blur the boundaries between architecture, interiors, product design, and fashion. Samantha was inducted into the inaugural class of Forbes Next 1000 spotlighting intrepid entrepreneurs on their way to success, as well as received the Tribune Award from the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation for her commitment to advancing women in the building profession. https://www.studio397architecture.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.

www.theantiarchitect.com