People · Podcast guest
Tania Ihlenfeld
Founder · Ede Enablers
Architect, author and founder of Ede Enablers, developing courageous leaders in the built environment.
- Current role
- Founder
- Practice
- Ede Enablers
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2023
The story so far
The path behind Tania's work.
Tania Ihlenfeld is an architect, author and entrepreneur, and the founder of Ede Enablers, a London based project leadership consultancy for the built environment.
She has more than 23 years of experience leading and innovating within multidisciplinary teams, including almost 13 years at Grimshaw in London. Across her career she has led projects ranging from small scale residential schemes through to large scale major infrastructure, including a 100 strong multidisciplinary team on the Heathrow Expansion Programme. She describes project leadership as acting as a conduit between design teams, stakeholders and the client, and navigating complex projects through to a successful outcome.

Episode 0186 · Architecture Social · 08:45
How do you become an effective leader in Architecture? Ft. Tania Ihlenfeld at Ede Enablers
Effective leadership in architecture is not just about seniority. It is about enabling teams, helping clients make better decisions and creating the conditions for good work to happen.
Inside the conversation
4 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to effective leadership in architecture
- 02
02:00 · Tania Ihlenfeld, Ede Enablers and Build Success
- 03
05:00 · Leadership beyond design and creating better project conditions
- 04
08:00 · Key leadership takeaways and closing reflections
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Tania's conversation.
- Current role
- Founder
- Practice
- Ede Enablers
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Ede Enablers is a London leadership consultancy helping built environment leaders set up and deliver complex projects with clarity and confidence.
- Greater London
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 02:00Tania Ihlenfeld · Audio onlyListen from 02:00 in the full episode.
Tania Ihlenfeld, Ede Enablers and Build Success
- 05:00Tania Ihlenfeld · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Leadership beyond design and creating better project conditions
- 08:00Tania Ihlenfeld · Audio onlyListen from 08:00 in the full episode.
Key leadership takeaways and closing reflections
