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Adewole Ademolake BSc (Hons) MSc MRICS is the founder of A’Lake, A’Lake Dreaming and The Property Development Book Club. He is a qualified planning and development surveyor by night and a proud husband and father to beautifu daughters by night. Adewole’s journey  started as a BTEC in Construction in 2004 managing multi-million pound mixed development schemes. Fast forward eleven years, Adewole is now the Director and founder of property development company, A’Lake. With his wealth of experience and knowledge, Adewole is also an avid blogger who writes about his experiences aimed to help the younger generation www.alakedreaming.com. He also founded a collective called the Property Development Book Club which brings together property development professionals to discuss multidisciplinary topics. In this episode, Adewole talks to us about his experience in industry and whether or not he thinks we need architects!

This episode is a recorded event from Black Females in Architecture. The recording is supported by 1:100 Architecture Podcast and sponsored by Landsec.

We’re on a whole ‘nother level! Your favourite architecture sisters are back and ready to show you what we’ve been up to the past few... well, years! In this episode, we’re hitting up all the feels and sharing all the mistakes we’ve made along the way. We're on Youtube now, so check out this episode live on the official 1:00 Youtube Channel. 

Whether or not you question the salary of architects, we’re here to tell you - it was all a dream *word to Biggie*! Representing the almost-architects, this episode is all about transparency.  Why is the salary so low if prior experience is so significant? Is generational wealth a deciding factor for the progression of your career? Or are Architects just bad at business? We’re Joined by Part 2 Architectural Designer, Bola Lasisi-Agiri who will help us level the steep hill of the graduate salary.

Season 2 Finale! Own Your Potential! 

Will I ever be an architect? Is 7 years of Architecture all cap? Are you ready for a reality check?

Hey guys, as we come to the end of Season 2, we thought it was only right that we address social media and the way different platforms will bring out different personalities.  We're also joined  by a very special guest, Jason Boyle, founder of Global Architect Alliance. 

How do women do it? Architecture is such a time-consuming and demanding career, and at times it gets hard to dedicate time to your life outside of architecture. Is it true that you can prioritise your family and still progress in the industry?

What is the difference between RIBA Part 1 & 2? We were wondering the same thing! 

Who better to wrap up International Women's Month than with this special guest. No April Fools here.. we've just decided that we wanted to treat you all for showing us so much love and support. 

Hey guys, welcome back to another episode. But this time we found a sense of closure in finding out what was behind the doors of the mysterious RIBA Part 3. Joining the team as part of this episode is Amrit Seera, a British-Sikh designer based in South East London, a self-proclaimed Maximalist, Pop Culturalist, Part-Time Twitter Activist and up-and-coming Content Creator.

What purpose does religion serve in our understanding of architecture and the built environment? Does it serve anything at all? In this heated and energetic episode, we discuss the purpose of religion and how can help us understand the built environment and further question the intentionality and purpose behind sacred spaces.

How has your year been so far? Our Refresh and Reset episodes are a chance to genuinely check-in with each other and you guys. Refresh and reset episodes are a casual chat that gives us an opportunity to hold accountability to our side hustles and to track our career progression, mental health, all of the above and all above that.

Welcome back to Season 2! The theme for this season Understanding Architecture. So what does this mean? Well, that's completely up to you. This season is down to interpretation, with influence from designers, creatives and experts globally. What does architecture genuinely mean to you and how do you create impactful design decisions?

Hey everyone, the time has finally come! It's the final episode of the season but you knew we wouldn't leave it on a dry note. 

Unsure and nervous about the transition from part 1 to part 2?

Hey everyone, we're back with another episode but this time we are addressing the sensitive topic of mental health. Tired? Drained? Dehydrated? Sound familiar? Mental health comes in many different shapes and sizes and sometimes it isn't always distinguishable. In this episode, we address our personal experiences in architecture, how we experienced and dealt with our stresses and where we currently are now, post-graduation with our mental health. 

We're back with another episode here on the 1:100 podcast, the voice of creative women of colour. In today's episode, we touch on the pressures associated with architecture, how to distinguish these, where they come from and how to tackle the overall issue. We know we're late with this episode but forgive us, we're currently facing a global pandemic! Lucky for you guys, we're joined by our Ghanaian sister, Johannah! Johannah Fening is a Part 2 Architectural and Urban Designer who graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2020 with distinction.  Her final project 'Reclaim Brixton' has been nominated for the 2020 RIBA Silver Medal Award. The project responded to the negative effects of government planning of urban spaces, addressing gentrification, acculturation and assimilation of Black migrants communities from an urban to a domestic scale.

In need of some mid-week inspiration? Hosted by our girl, Amanda, this weeks episode explores the idea of purpose in design and how we define our architectural duties: name vs nature. We are blessed to be joined by Senior Project Officer for Greater London’s Regeneration Team and 1/3 co-founders of Black Females in Architecture, Neba Sere, who sheds light on her personal experiences in studying architecture and how she formed meaning and principle in design.

We're back again with another episode... and another guest! Hosted by our girl Adonai, we're touching on the importance of community engagement in Architecture and how this affects wider society, cultures and subcultures. We're joined by the very relatable freelance architectural designer Melissa Haniff. Melissa also works as a development coordinator at Brick by Brick, 1/3 co-founders at RESOLVE - an interdisciplinary design collective that combines architecture, engineering, technology and art to address social challenges. She is also the head of committee at Black Females in Architecture a network and enterprise founded to increase the visibility of black and black mixed heritage females within the architectural industry and other built environment fields.

We're back again with another episode but this time we've switched it up. Spending 24 hours in the studio was tough but acted as a pinnacle part of the architecture journey. We're joined by Randy Forson, CEO and founder of Change for Ghana and representative for Penoyre and Prasad who speaks of his studio experience at the University of Nottingham. This episode was hosted by Bethany who played  "Never Have I Ever..." on our social media followed by something rare that only happens in the studio. On that note, make sure you stay up to date @1to100podcast or drop us an email 1to100podcast@gmail.com, we'd love to hear your feedback!

NOW LIVE: Refresh + Reset

Get to know the tricks of the trade! In this episode, we'll be exposing the truth. Here's everything you need to know and the things we wish we knew before starting our journey as women of colour in the design industry. If you know, you know and if you don’t then start taking notes.

We heard you wanted us to release our first Episode so we delivered! 

A few architecture graduates embracing the studio culture showing you the ropes on what it means to be a woman of colour in the design industry. We will be giving you a 101 reality check, the do’s and don’ts on how to thrive so you can sprinkle some colour into your career and splash some culture into your curriculum to prepare you for the daunting times ahead. Find out more about @1to100Podcast