Sarah Lebner - Drive and Persistence - Practising Architecture and Building Communities

Sarah Lebner's work matters because it connects architecture practice with practical early-career support. That is more useful than inspiration on its own.

Stephen Drew speaks with Sarah Lebner about practising architecture, building The Architect Project and My First Architecture Job, community, motherhood, persistence and the journey behind her National Emerging Architect Prize recognition in Australia.

The conversation covers:

• Practising architecture while building useful community resources
• How The Architect Project and My First Architecture Job supported early-career professionals
• Why drive and persistence matter during messy stages of growth
• How motherhood, professional ambition and community work intersect
• What candidates can learn from turning experience into practical support

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Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Sarah Lebner
• 04:00 Building Architecture Social and The Architect Project
• 10:00 Practising architecture while building community
• 17:00 Drive, persistence and personal motivation
• 24:00 Motherhood, life and professional ambition
• 31:00 My First Architecture Job and early-career support
• 38:00 Winning the National Emerging Architect Prize
• 44:00 Lessons from creating useful resources
• 48:00 Final reflections on community and persistence

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