by Katherine Williams | Feb 13, 2016 | Personal development, Teaching
Martin CervantezVortex Void Wednesday, I felt like I was in a never ending spiral of everything going wrong. I was living in the Vortex. Wednesdays are a tough day for me. I go from one office to another in a non stop whirlwind. This Wednesday, I started the day on a...
by Katherine Williams | Jan 12, 2013 | community, Personal development
It’s January; that means that a lot of students who received college acceptance letters are now working on financial aid applications. Several news outlets are covering the topic of low and moderate-income students’ experience getting in to and succeeding...
by Katherine Williams | Nov 12, 2012 | African American Architects, Personal development
I went to the NOMA conference last month in Detroit. It was my first time in the city. Unfortunately home life made me shorten my trip so I was only there for about 36 hours. I had two goals: deliver the NOMA magazine on time to conference attendees and deliver my...
by Katherine Williams | Oct 22, 2012 | Personal development
There were many good thoughts and ideas that grabbed my attention at the Design Futures Leadership Summit on Sustainability held in Portland in September. Here a few of the most memorable. Take aways: 5 thoughts 1. Because there is no bold national advocacy on climate...
by Katherine Williams | Sep 23, 2012 | Personal development
Earlier this month, I had the honor of attending the Design Futures Sustainability Leadership Summit. A gathering of industry leaders with presentations and discussions on the future of the sustainability movement for architects and construction industry. The...
by Katherine Williams | Sep 5, 2011 | Personal development
On our way home from NYC 9/20102011 is three quarters done and I have stuck to my pledge this year not to attend any conferences. In the past five years I have attended at least one architecture conference per year and several of the years I attended two. I love the...
