Gender equality is the goal. The architecture industry is making a lot of positive moves in this direction, but we're still far from where we want to be. This week we highlight a number of excellent opportunities on Archinect Jobs at firms wholly run by women, or founded/owned or partnered by women. Come back next week for more, and if you know of a female-powered firm that is currently hiring let us know by sending us an email to jobs@archinect.com

O'Neill Rose Architects is currently seeking a Summer Intern in their Brooklyn office.

O’Neill Rose Architects is led by Faith Rose and Devin O’Neill. Faith Rose was appointed Executive Director of New York City’s Public Design Commission, which reviews and approves capital projects on city owned property, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and industrial design. In addition to her work related to public architecture, she has also been recognized for her leadership, most recently by the AIA Women In Architecture organization.

MAYA LIN STUDIO is now hiring an Architectural Designer with interest in Fine Arts.

Artist, designer and  environmentalist, Maya Lin interprets the natural world through science, history, politics, and culture, creating a remarkable and highly acclaimed body of work in art and architecture. Lin has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at museums and galleries worldwide, with works in the permanent collections of prominent institutions such as the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art.

John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) has openings for a Junior/Intermediate Designer, a Junior Draftsperson, and a Project Manager.

JFAK is co-led by Alice Kimm and John Friedman. Kimm currently serves on the Advisory Board of the LA Forum for Architecture and Urbanism and has been a peer reviewer for the Design Excellence program of the Government Services Administration for the past decade. Alice has also served on the Boards of AIA Los Angeles and Woodbury University’s School of Architecture. Alice was elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 2010.  

SO–IL has a listing for a Marketing and Acquisitions Coordinator in their Brooklyn location.

Jing Liu cofounded SO–IL with Florian Idenburg in 2008. Liu is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, and has been a frequent lecturer and visiting chair at academic institutions around the world. She is also an active board member of the Van Alen Institute, a New York City nonprofit that applies design research to the most pressing social, cultural, and ecological challenges of tomorrow.

Studio O+A is currently hiring a Senior Designer in their San Francisco office.

Co-Founder Verda Alexander received her master’s in landscape architecture, first at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and then at the University of California, Berkeley. She has led the firm in designing groundbreaking offices for companies such as Facebook, Microsoft,  AOL, Yelp, Samsung, and more. The studio has become a leader in the field of workplace environments with expansive, open-plan offices that have become a signature look for some of the country’s most forward-thinking tech innovators.

SPF:architects has active listings for a Marketing Coordinator/Junior Content Strategist and an Intermediate Architect/Designer.

President and CEO Judit M. Fekete-Pali co-founded SPF:architects with Zoltan E. Pali. She has led the firm on a myriad of projects including work on the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, the late Gibson Amphitheater, the Pantages Theatre restoration in Hollywood, the Greek Theatre expansion in Los Feliz, the Getty Conservation Institute in Malibu, and Sinai Akiba Academy in Westwood.

Tierney Conner Design is looking for a Junior Designer in their Oakland, CA location.

Founded by Anne Tierney and Erin Conner, the firm instigated out of both women becoming mothers and wanting to create their own work life for themselves. Together they lead a full service firm integrating the fields of architecture, landscape and interiors. With decades of professional experience, Tierney and Connor create spaces to live, work and play in providing comprehensive services, leading clients through the design, permit and construction processes.

Holst Architecture has an active listing for a Marketing Coordinator in their Portland, OR office.

Holst Architecture is a women-owned design studio led by partners Kim Wilson, Kevin Valk, Dave Otte, and Renee Strand. The firm’s value system is based on the belief that the human experience of space informs solutions creating a holistic guide to every project. Located in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District, this team of designers expresses the highest environmental, social, and aesthetic ideals in the work they create.

Elysian Landscapes is now hiring a Design Associate/Project Manager and an Junior Designer.

Founded by Judy Kameon, Elysian Landscapes is a design firm specializing in creating one-of-a-kind spaces for outdoor living. Kameon has built a reputation for integrating outdoor living spaces with plantings in a vivid range of color and texture. In 2000, with her husband, Erik Otsea, she launched Plain Air, a collection of outdoor furniture inspired by mid-century modern design. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Garden Design, House & Garden, Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living, Dwell, Vogue and Sunset.

Ankrom Moisan Architects is currently hiring a Project Architect in Seattle along with several other job opportunities.

At Ankrom Moisan Architects 50% of the principals are female. The firm believes in creating places where people and communities thrive, a statement backed up by their thriving gender diversity in the workplace. Ankrom Moisan Architects takes an integrated approach to design by collaborating across all of the firm’s disciplines of architecture, interiors, urban design, and branding.

studioPPARK has an active listing for an Intermediate Designer/Architect in their Westchester, NY location.

Established in 2011 by Anastasia Amelchakova, Studio PPARK has parlayed their diverse portfolio into a growing private practice focused on modern design and quality service. Studio PPARK is a a full service architectural design practice focused primarily on residential construction and renovation with a fresh modern aesthetic. With 20+ years combined experience in New York City and along the East coast the firm has garnered great experience with well-regarded commercial and residential design firms A+I and workshop/apd.   

SALT Landscape Architects is looking for a Landscape Designer in their Los Angeles location.

With a female majority staff, the Los Angeles design studio SALT Landscape Architects creates enduring, engaging, and innovative landscapes at a range of scales. The firm’s name, derived from “salt of the earth,” reflects the grounding and site-specific nature they strive for in all of their projects. The firm believes well designed landscapes should be poetic, dynamic, and evolving, as well as ecologically sensitive. Their designs are rooted in the unique character of a site’s individual spatial qualities, environment, history and context.

ZH Architects is now hiring a Junior Interior Architect in their NYC office.

Certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise in New York City, ZH Architects Principal Marianne Hyde received her BFA in Environmental Design from Parsons Schools of Design and her Master of Architecture from Columbia University. Prior to founding ZH Architects, Hyde worked at Skidmore Owings and Merrill and as a design architect and project manager at the studios Bryce Sanders Architecture and Design and Diana Kellogg Architects.

Weiss Turkus Projects has an opening for a Design Assistant in their NYC location.

Lindsay Weiss directs the architectural design practice at Weiss Turkus Projects.  She brings over ten years of high-end design experience to the firm, and has completed custom residential projects in NYC, the Hamptons, and West Palm Beach.  From conceptual designs to precise millwork details, her work is marked by a sophisticated fusion of historical tradition and contemporary innovation.

Atelier Cho Thompson is actively seeking an Architectural Designer in their New Haven, CT office.

Atelier Cho Thompson was co-founded by Christina Cho Yoo and Ming Thompson. Cho Yoo received a BS & MS in civil & structural engineering and construction management at Stanford University and received a masters in architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Thompson studied architecture at Yale University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before founding ACT, she spent time working for large and small firms around the globe, including Zephyr Architects in Beijing and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

JRAF Studio is currently hiring an Architect-in-Training in their Dallas, TX location.

Founded by Alexis Flores and Jesse Rodriguez, JRAF is a collaborative architectural design and research practice based in Dallas, TX. Flores is an architect registered in the state of Texas. She holds degrees in architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington (Bachelors of Science in Architecture) and Arizona State University (Masters in Architecture).