Architecture Social | Evelyn Lee, Founder of the Practice Of Architecture and Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies.

Stephen Drew speaks with Evelyn Lee about Practice of Architecture, Practice Disrupted, her role as a Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies, organisational culture, people-first design and alternative routes from architecture.

Show Notes

Evelyn Lee's career shows how architecture training can move into experience design, organisational culture and technology without losing its design value.

The conversation covers:

How Evelyn Lee connects architecture, business and experience design
What working in technology can teach architecture professionals
Why organisational culture matters to design outcomes
How Practice of Architecture and Practice Disrupted approach industry change
What alternative career paths can look like for architecture-trained people

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Evelyn Lee
04:00 Practice of Architecture and Practice Disrupted
10:00 Moving from architecture into experience design
16:00 Working at Slack Technologies
23:00 Business, design and organisational culture
31:00 Putting people first in design outcomes
38:00 The current state of the architecture industry
46:00 Behind the scenes of podcasting and practice change
52:00 Final reflections on future careers

Creators and Guests

Host

Stephen Drew

Hello! I’m Stephen Drew, Founder of the Architecture Social—an online community and resource hub dedicated to helping professionals in Architecture, Design, Development, and Real Estate advance their careers. I’m here to connect you with insights, tools, and opportunities that lead to meaningful growth, whether you’re just starting out or ready to take that next big step.

What is Architecture Social?

It is hard to get a job in architecture. We exist to help you get there. Hosted by Stephen Drew, Architecture Social is the unfiltered guide to the UK Built Environment. We decode the realities of the industry, provide actionable cheat codes for your career, and bridge the communication gap between the drafting board and the boardroom.

Whether you are a Part I assistant trying to survive your first role, a Part III architect managing complex procurement, or a Practice Director fighting tight margins and adapting to the Building Safety Act, this podcast is your central node of intelligence. We strip away the aesthetic gatekeeping and toxic positivity to talk about the actual mechanics of the business.

Expect honest conversations about salary realities, portfolio strategies, hiring economics, and the true experiences of the people actively shaping the profession.

No fluff, just the reality of practice.