Celebrating Influential Women in the AEC Industry - Kimberly Hellekson
Published in Building Enclosure Magazine
An article published on 3/1 in Building Enclosure Magazine highlighted FK Managing Principal Kimberly Hellekson as part of the magazine’s International Women’s Day Spotlight. The article focuses on Kim's career path and experience as a female leader in the AEC industry. Kim credits her father for being an early supporter of her ambitions from a young age. Now she advises other women not to be intimidated or afraid to find their voice within their profession and forge forward.
“We are all just trying to make a positive contribution to our profession, so be authentic, speak up, ask questions, be honest with yourself about what you want out of your career, and then go for it,” she said. “Staying focused on those goals and keeping a positive outlook propelled me to get where I am today.”
Kim said that what inspires her as a designer is providing people with a comfortable living space. Because we spend so much time in our homes, especially post-COVID, they need to be comfortable as well as benefit a resident’s life throughout the day for multiple different purposes.
“Residential architecture has always been my passion, and now that I design primarily in the multifamily industry, ‘home’ essentially starts as soon as you enter the site,” she said.
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