Interview with Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter – XX|LA Episode 010

XX|LA Architects Podcast

Episode 10 features Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, Dean of the School of Architecture at Woodbury University and Director of WUHO (Woodbury University Hollywood) Gallery. Ingalill was elevated to the College of Fellows in the AIA this year, a high distinction awarded to only 3 percent of AIA members. She serves on the advisory board of the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design,* and previously was on the Board of the AIA|LA. Prior to her tenure at Woodbury, Ingalill taught at Cornell, Yale, the Bartlett, and Sci-Arc, and also worked as an architect, specializing in the building envelope and experimental use of glass. In this episode, Ingalill discusses the importance of diversity and the role of ethics in architecture and architecture education. Through her work at Woodbury, Ingalill has created multiple pathways for future architects, leading to a field that is more accessible and inclusive. She also talks openly about gender and the complexities of raising a daughter in this world, and shares strategies for being a thoughtful leader. To find out more about Ingalill, visit her profile online at https://woodbury.edu/faculty/ingalill-wahlroos-ritter/ In this episode, Ingalill and I talk about a few articles and books: 'The architecture degree will be the law degree of the 21st century': A conversation with Woodbury's Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter by Christopher Hawthorne in The Los Angeles Times The Future Belongs to Woodbury University by Mark Lamster in Architect Magazine Architecture -- A Woman's Profession edited by Tanja Kullack *Correction: Previously, the post read that Ingalill was on the Board of Directors to the LA Forum, but she is on the Advisory Board.