Design your way - The Guide for Young Architects to build Confidence and Visibility

If you’re in a high-pressure phase right now, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing how I’m structuring my thesis process to stay focused, avoid burnout, and keep creating with intention.

Feeling lost or unsure about your future? This episode challenges the idea that you need to figure everything out upfront. Through a journey across architecture, city planning, communication, and interior design, it shows how clarity comes from trying, not overthinking, and how every experience, even unexpected ones, builds your path.

I went to Laos looking for a break between my bachelor’s and master’s. Instead, I found a small classroom in the jungle, teaching English with almost no resources—and questioning everything I thought I knew about purpose. In this Podcasthon episode, I share how volunteering with Mittaphap in Vang Vieng reshaped the way I see work, impact, and what it really means to be useful. https://mittaphap-sd...

Architecture school prepares you to design buildings, but not always to design a sustainable career. In this episode, I share 4 honest and unpopular opinions shaped by her experience as an architecture student, touching on work culture, missing business skills, identity pressure, and why learning outside architecture matters more than we’re told. If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable with the “normal”...

The creative world is shifting, and so are the rules. In this episode, I share 5 mindset shifts creatives need in 2026 to navigate uncertainty with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust. A short, grounding conversation for anyone in a blurry transition, questioning their path and learning how to design a career step by step.

In this first episode of 2026, I share my goals for the year ahead as I approach graduation in architecture and step into a phase filled with uncertainty. We talk about transitions, identity, side projects, and what it means to build a path without having everything figured out. This episode is an honest reflection for anyone navigating endings, new beginnings, and the in-between moments.

What does a year of uncertainty actually teach you? In this episode, I’m taking you with me through what 2025 really looked like as a soon-to-graduate architecture student : the doubts, the unexpected opportunities, the moments of growth, and the questions I’m still sitting with. From studying on Erasmus, to freelance work, internships, content creation, and discovering new ways of thinking about...

Stepping into the professional world of architecture and design can feel overwhelming — not because of a lack of talent, but because the rules of visibility, communication, and opportunity aren’t always clear. In this solo episode, Louise opens up about her own path and breaks down practical strategies to help young creatives make their work seen, understood, and valued. You’ll learn how to use pl...

In this honest, unfiltered conversation, I share my personal questions about the path I want to take after finishing my architecture studies. Somewhere between architecture, communication, and creativity, Design Your Way is a space to explore how we can build careers that truly fit who we are. Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear reflections, real stories, and inspiring conversations with young cr...