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Podcast: Practice Disrupted by Practice of Architecture
Episode: 193: Architecture, And: Rochelle Mills, Shaping Community Stories
Description: How can architecture build dignity, belonging, and home?In this episode of Practice Disrupted, Evelyn Lee sits down with Rochelle Mills, President and CEO of Innovative Housing Opportunities (IHO), to explore how architecture and development intersect with justice, memory, and transformation. Rochelle’s story weaves together the worlds of design, cultural tourism, housing equity, and personal grit. From running a groundbreaking architecture tour company to leading one of California’s most creative nonprofit housing developers, her career is a masterclass in reinvention—with purpose.Trained as an architect, Rochelle brings a design-first mindset to affordable housin...