Lean Architect Studios grew out of years of working inside the same industry pressures everyone experiences — tight schedules, fragmented information, and teams trying to solve problems late instead of together early.
many of these challenges are not individual firm problems. They are shared professional problems.
Improving our own projects without improving the profession around us would never be enough.
Our involvement in the community is not outreach.
It is part of how we practice.
Architecture has traditionally rewarded protecting technical knowledge.
We chose a different direction.
The methods we use in practice are openly discussed, taught, and demonstrated so teams across the industry can work with clearer information and fewer assumptions. When understanding spreads, collaboration improves — even between different firms.
AIA Conference on Architecture — Boston
The Big 5 Global — International Conference in Dubai
Advancing Computational Building Design Conference
AEC technology summits and industry forums
TxA Conference — Texas Society of Architects Dallas
Regional technical workshops and panels
We actively participate in professional organizations to help practitioners navigate the changing demands of practice — technology adoption, coordination responsibility, and communication across disciplines.
The goal is not to promote a toolset, but to support confidence in how teams work together.
Chair of Technology — Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP), Dallas
Technology leadership roles within the local AIA community
We believe the profession improves when more people feel comfortable contributing to it.
As a women-owned practice within a diverse network, we support participation through mentorship, open discussions, and events that create space for underrepresented voices.
Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS) — Atlanta
Women in Architecture (WiA) gatherings and mentorship conversations
Relationships built outside project pressure strengthen collaboration inside projects.
We support informal industry gatherings that allow professionals to connect as peers rather than disciplines.
Sponsorship of architectural community events
Sponsorship of the first all-women team participation in the annual industry golf tournament in decades
We do not see progress as individual success.
The work becomes better when the profession becomes healthier.
For that reason, we will continue teaching, learning, sharing, and participating — not as an addition to practice, but as part of our responsibility within it.