Tell Us Your Story

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified inequities experienced by women and other marginalized voices in the profession. But, it also revealed opportunities to create healthier, more supportive firm cultures. 

The Virginia Women in Design team at AIA Virginia is planning programming during AIA Virginia’s annual convention, Architecture Exchange East this November. We want to hear from you.

How are you using 2020 as a catalyst to create a healthier, more supportive firm culture?

How have you taken advantage of other opportunities revealed from the pandemic?

Email your story to Cathy Guske at AIA Virginia, cguske@aiava.org if you want to be part of this important discussion.

Call for Submissions: Virginia Women in Design Electronic Exhibition

VWiDVirginia Women in Design (VWiD) is pleased to present its second electronic exhibit of work by women architects and designers. The exhibit will be featured in the VWiD’s floor lounge at Architecture Exchange East, the mid-Atlantic region’s annual architecture conference in Richmond, Virginia from Nov. 5–7, 2014. VWiD welcomes work of all scopes and from all disciplines. Designers can submit as many entries as desired. A separate form identifying the designer’s name, firm name under which the project was produced (if applicable), the project, and the work for which the entrant is responsible shall be submitted for each slide. In an effort to include work by emerging professionals, it is not necessary to have been the designer for the entire project, as long as the portion for which the entrant is responsible is clearly stated.
Please complete the entry form and submit it with JPEG images of your design to lmarshall@glaveandholmes.com by Nov. 3, 2014.

Call For Entries: Women in Design

Electronic Exhibit Features Work by Women Architects and Designers

Virginia Women in Design is pleased to present its first electronic exhibit of work by women architects and designers. The exhibit will be featured in VWiD’s Networking Lounge at Architecture Exchange East, held in Richmond, Virginia, on Nov. 7–8, 2013.

Work from all disciplines is welcomed. Designers may submit as many entries as desired. Submit each entry on a separate form identifying the designer’s name; the firm name  (if applicable); the project, and the work for which the entrant is responsible. In an effort to include work by emerging professionals, it is not necessary to have been the designer for the entire project, as long as the portion which the entrant is responsible is clearly stated.

Please complete the Entry Form and submit it with JPEG images of your design to jmiles@glaveandholmes.com by Oct 20, 2013.

Word Document Entry Form
Call For Entries Flyer

Virginia’s Women in Design Lean In

RWiD Lean In Event
Lori Garrett, AIA introduces Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, at Richmond Women in Design’s “Lean In” event. Photo by Jeanne Lefever, AIA.

Mary Cox, FAIA, and Valerie Hassett, AIA, were invited to participate in presentations inspired by Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” at the AIA National Convention in June. The informal discussions focused on workplace concerns and pathways to leadership.

On Wednesday, July 10, Richmond Women in Design hosted a talk by AIA President-elect and Virginia member Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA.

Through personal antidotes, the architects explored the challenges of combining professional achievement and maintaining personal fulfillment.