Saakshi Terway is a Designer at Wiencek + Associates in Washington DC. Originally from New Delhi, Saakshi was an licensed architect in India and practiced there for two years prior to receiving a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati. Saakshi is especially interested in responsible and sustainable architecture that has a social impact on local and global communities. She seeks to produce work that allows architecture and design to become a tool in empowering marginalized groups, encouraging them to appreciate and relate with the built environments around them. As an emerging designer at Weincek + Associates, she has contributed to many multi-family housing and senior living projects. When she is not working, Saakshi spends a lot of her energy volunteering with the local architecture community, and serves as the current chair for the AIA DC Urban Design Committee.
In this episode, we talk about job search advice for recent grads, finding a mentor (and why you need multiple mentors), figuring out what you want to do, and advocating for yourself. Saakshi also talks about the challenges and biases many immigrants face in the AEC profession, and why speaking out and sharing your story is so important.
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