With a great big smile, Ingallil Wahlroos-Ritter welcomes us into her office. On the wall hangs Julius Shulman photos and work from past students. Wahlroos-Ritter is the Dean of the School of Architecture at Woodbury University. However, when she was an architecture student, she never thought that she would ever teach architecture. She lived in Finland when she was a child and that experience has influenced her design style. She tells us, “When everything is designed with beauty in mind, it brings you joy.” Her favorite spot in the city is her Echo Park garden where she has a view of Los Angeles.
"When everything is designed with beauty in mind, it brings you joy."Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter has a history of working with various firms including, Barton Myers Associates, SOM, Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, and Frank Gehry’s office. Her area of expertise is working with exterior glass facades. Ingalill has been interviewed by LA Times and has been published in Architect Magazine. Recently, she won the 2018 “Educator of the Year” Award from AIA|LA and was named one of the top 25 educators nationally by DesignIntelligence. She continuously inspires Woodbury students, helping to shape the School of Architecture.
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What is your best advice for students who are about to graduate from Woodbury?
I truly believe that your architecture education (at Woodbury) gives you entrance to so many opportunities. My colleagues and I feel a deep obligation that our students leave Woodbury prepared to enter the marketplace as architects and interior architects, and to understand the power and possibilities of our profession. Get to know your professors. Be curious. Ask them about their work. They are talented designers, committed educators, and your introduction to the many ways that architecture can be practiced. Building on this core education, you can then go on to practice architecture in so many ways. Embrace practice, test boundaries and be open to imagining what the future of practice might be. |
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