Interview with Lisa Raynes, architect and creator and owner of the Pride Road Architecture Franchise.
Lisa is an architect that specialises in the domestic sector which, she discovered, is perfect for getting her "work-life balance just right."[1] After being made redundant twice due to maternity leave, she decided, in 2010, to set up Raynes Architecture, [2], out of necessity, as there were no architecture employment opportunities at the time. However, the gender inequality within architecture continued to frustrate her, so recently she created the franchise Pride Road in June 2016, which has been a Chartered Practice for only six months (as of January 2018), [3] yet is a "game changer for women in architecture,"[4] as it allows her to give her flexible business model to other architects, so they too could enjoy their families, as well as their work. Raynes argues that "On entering the architecture school, there is 50/50 split across genders but once you get into practice, the numbers fall to 20-30% of all architects being women," [5] so despite women being equally interested in architecture, they "fall prey to economic cycles far more than men and once [they] decide to have a family."
Link to Blog:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2022/11/holidaygiftlist-2022-and-interview-w.html
Link to SHEROES virtual symposium on women in architecture:
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk/blog/sheroes-of-architecture/
Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling and podcast sponsorship opportunities:
https://www.mgharchitect.com/