AWA+D and AIA-LA Women in Architecture are pleased to present a celebration of the holiday spirit and season with friends and colleagues!

This year we’re combining the AWA+D Salon and Advocacy Committee together for a holiday meet-up!  Please join us to tell us about the year you’ve had and what you’re looking forward to in 2019!

AWA+D Board Meetings are open to all AWA+D members. 

The Holiday Party is an annual event to raise funds for the AWAF Scholarship program. This occasion is a tradition that dates back even before the Foundation was founded 21 years ago, to our original organization, AWA (now AWA+D) for at least the past 50 years!

Join the Advocacy Committee to discuss our second reading – The Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice by Justine Clark.

AWA+D Board Meetings are open to all AWA+D members. 

Beautiful design is born from creative collaborations. Collaboration isn’t easy and often is not beautiful. It requires staying curious, shifting perspective, circling back and brave leadership from everyone. Learn about how empathy and self-compassion nurtures creative collaboration, what are the attributes of empathy, what empathy looks like and barriers to it.

Do Architects Need a New Business Model? (Continued)

This month we’ll continue with the theme of the economics of architecture and will discuss charting a path to the career you want.

Join the Advocacy Committee for a special meeting with special guest Jake Lazere, Associate AIA, of Frederick Fisher & Partners. Having recently presented at the AIA Conference on Architecture in New York City in June, Jake will share his findings and provide the sociopolitical and personal context for designing today’s restrooms.

Speed Mentoring – like speed dating, but much better.

Join AWA+D for an inspiring afternoon of conversation with leaders in our industry.  

Join us for an evening of cocktails and conversation with Julie Laughton, owner of Julie Laughton Design Build, a premier custom home builder and remodeling company serving Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and surrounding coastal areas. 

Entering its fifth iteration, this day-long conference organized by the AIA|LA Women in Architecture Committee features inspirational and energetic presentations that showcase women who are leading the design profession. A complete overview of the day and speaker information is online here.

With the organization’s fiscal year starting in October, AWA+D’s Annual Meeting is an informal event open to both members and non-members that takes a look back at our accomplishments of the past year and celebrates the year ahead. 

AWA+D Board Meetings are open to all AWA+D members. 

Sharpen your pencils, pack up your paint palette, and join us for another installment of Urban Draw! This time we will meet at Tongva Park, at the amphitheater steps on Gathering Hill. 

This month’s topic will be a recap of our Advocacy Chair’s No Plastic July efforts and all the things around packaging and plastic that she has learned. 

Join AIA-LA WiA, SoCalNOMA, and AWA+D for an evening of storytelling and community-building. 

The Summer Membership Drive is here and we are kicking it off with a mixer!

AWA+D Board Meetings are open to all AWA+D members.