#75 Elevating The Role of Architects Through Technology with Anamika Goyal

Anamika Goyal is a biologist-turned-architect solving for scale in
a complex industry with high human impact.  She is Head of
Design at Cottage, a San Francisco based start-up that helps
homeowners build Accessory Dwelling Units. Anamika is committed to
bringing fresh ideas, pace, and processes to the AEC industry, and
made the leap into residential architecture from her former
experience in commercial design & construction at WeWork. She
has devoted her career to experiments on smarter ways of working
within the AEC industry. In this episode, Anamika talks about her
journey from being a pre-med student, to working at more
traditional architecture firms, to jumping into the start-up
world.. She talks about how the design process works at Cottage,
what makes them different from a traditional design firm, and other
innovations she’d like to see in the building industry We also talk
about the difference between professional services and consumer
services, how Anamika prepared for leadership roles, and advice for
people who want to shift career paths.

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Books Anamika mentions in the episode:


Radical Candor

The Goal



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