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Celebrating Women in Practice: Archinect Highlights Architects and Female-led Firms to Follow

2022-03-09T07:47:00-05:00

Discourse surrounding women in architecture and its adjacent disciplines continues to grow and expand. With March honoring Women's History Month and this week's International Women's Day, let us be reminded that a woman's worth, intellect, and contributions shouldn't be reserved for a single day or month of awareness and celebration. Instead, let's continue to propel equity and intersectionality within practice, close the gender pay gap, hire women for their skills as practitioners not to check DEI boxes, listen to women as equals, and refrain from tokenization.

A continuous goal at Archinect has been to use our platform as a means to amplify and connect with various groups and voices, especially women in practice. In celebration of all female practitioners, today and every day below is a group of architects and firm leaders to follow via their firm profiles on Archinect and on social media.

A Conversation with Julia Gamolina, Founder of Madame Architect

2020-03-08T09:04:00-04:00

When Archinect first met Julia Gamolina, we looked at her unique journey and how she navigated the complexities of professional practice early in her career. Julia graduated with a degree in architecture from Cornell University and kickstarted her path as an enthusiastic young designer. But soon, she realized the traditional path in architecture failed to capture her robust passions and interests. Ever since she was a young girl, Julia has had a wide range of interests and inclinations and, for her, architecture has served as the vehicle to fulfill those inherent characteristics.

Today, Julia continues to nourish one of the most potent platforms advocating for and celebrating women in architecture, Madame Architect, which she founded back in 2018. She has climbed the professional ladder, now sitting as Director of Strategy at the ever-growing Trahan Architects. I recently reconnected with Julia to discuss her career, expertise in communications, thoughts on women in architecture, an...

The New Wave of Female Powerhouses are Pushing the Boundaries of Professional Practice

2019-03-08T09:45:00-05:00

The gradually increasing presence of a diverse range of practitioners across the architectural profession has provided a stronger platform for women to showcase their work, leadership, and innovation. In remembering the past, pioneering female architects such as Denise Scott Brown and Norma Merrick Sklarek have paved the way for women like Kazuyo Sejima, Dame Zaha Hadid, and Jeanne Gang to push the boundaries of representation in the field. Further, architecture's new class of female architects are learning from their predecessors and making moves for what architecture will become in 2019. With discussions of the #MeToo movement, equitable labor practices, and diversity weighing heavily on the field, the profession still has a long way to go.

Happy International Women's Day! Here's a Look at Some Notable Architectural Accomplishments From the Past Year

2018-03-08T15:43:00-05:00

In fighting a long, uphill battle for a more inclusive profession, one way that women in architecture are making their well-deserved presence known is through the beautiful, inspiring buildings they create for cities around the world. In celebrating International Women's Day, Archinect rounded up a selection of stunning projects built within the last year and designed by woman-led architecture firms.