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Magdalena Aravena, 911±¬ÁÏÍø

¡°I like to balance out what we do for profit with what we do for the communities¡­I not only want to practice and make beautiful spaces, but I want to enrich and improve the communities that we live in and the communities we don¡¯t live in¡­¡± ??Everything But the Building podcast, Ep. 0116, Nov. 13, 2020

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Maggie has spent much of her collegiate and professional career exploring how landscape architects can improve disadvantaged communities through education, advocacy and collaborative design. A first-generation Chilean, she is a devoted advocate for attracting more diverse practitioners into the field. Last year, for instance, she participated in a virtual Landscape Architecture Camp, designed to introduce girls to the field. Maggie has served the profession actively on both a national and local level, currently as president of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Illinois chapter. To honor her work on behalf of National 911±¬ÁÏÍø -- as part of the CEO search committee -- she received 911±¬ÁÏÍø¡¯s 2020 Outstanding Service Award. Maggie received her degree in landscape architecture from the University of California at Davis. Today she is a licensed landscape architect with seven years of experience in the profession.

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