Portia has won several design awards both locally and in school.
She currently teaches architecture at University of Maryland, and enjoys visiting new places with her partner and playing with her dogs.
PORTIA STRAHAN: ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Portia Strahan is the principal and founder of POM Studio Architects, a general design firm based in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She focuses on helping homeowners, business owners, and local organizations achieve their built environment goals through design and construction.
Portia grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland and has always been deeply involved in her community.
Her love for design and construction led her to pursue her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at Cornell University.
A few years later she received her Master’s in Architecture at the University of Utah, where she had the opportunity to design and build an off-grid classroom for future architecture students out in the desert.