5 minutes with … Katia Polidoro at Tp Bennett

2023-08-25T06:00:00

One of the firm’s principal directors on designing inclusive places to live and work, trusting her instincts and learning to row at the age of 49.

Why did you choose construction as a career?

I decided to become an architect at 13. Studying architecture allowed me to combine everything I liked – art, literature, history and science – in a creative way.

Growing up in a politically minded family, a strong sense of social commitment was ingrained in me and, with it, the will to make an impact on the built environment and the world in general. For me creating beautiful inclusive places to live in as well as a fair and inclusive place to work equate to the same thing. It’s a question of integrity.

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