#52 Building a Career With Heart with Qeturah Williams, AIA, Senior Architect at DLR Group

Qeturah Williams is a Senior Architect based out of DLR Group’s
Houston office. As a Project Manager and Senior Architect with
16+ years of design and construction experience, her expertise
lies in the management of all phases of the architectural design
process - from direct collaboration with new and existing clients
to visioning, programming, design, and construction
administration. She loves the technical aspect of architecture
and finds that there's nothing more satisfying than seeing a
well-drawn detail implemented by a skilled tradesperson.
Qeturah’s broad range of work includes diverse commercial
projects across multiple market sectors - institutional,
industrial, Laboratories, Healthcare, High Education, and K-12
Education.


Qeturah is especially passionate about education projects, and
their immediate, positive impact to the client, community,
educators, and learners. She believes that through design,
architects are the stewards of the future, entrusted by the
clients as partners to meet and exceed their goals. Qeturah is
the 11th Licensed Female African-American Architect in Texas and
7th in Houston.


In this episode we talk about:


Qeturah’s 10 year plan to become an architect, and her
experience in architecture school at University of Houston

Qeturah’s licensure journey, and why it was never an option
to not get her license

Becoming a mentor, and stepping forward as an example of what
success in the field can look like

Moving into a Project Management role, and Qeturah’s advice
for new PMs

What Qeturah loves about K-12 projects, and the challenge and
joy of being entrusted by clients to make a positive mark on
society

How architecture is a very visceral profession, and what
Qeturah finds most rewarding about being an architect

Qeturah’s advice for emerging professionals and her advice
specifically for Black female professionals