Program & Resource list

There has been a long history of programs and activities to highlight black women in architecture. The following is a list of those.

Chronological list of BWA programs

Year started Program Contact person Status
1984 New York African American Women Roberta Washington Inactive
1990 Black Women in Architecture and Related Professions Kathryn Prigmore Inactive
2007 Riding the Vortex session, first presented at AIA national conference Kathryn Prigmore Active
2009, July Riding the Vortex Facebook group created Katherine Williams Active
2010, March Barbara Laurie videotaped interviews with black women architects and organized the 200+ Symposium Howard University Inactive
2013, June Black Women in Construction and Architecture Facebook group created Tokie Laotan Brown Private group
2015, Fall semester Black Women in Architecture class at Howard University Howard University
2015, October BWA Brunch, Washington DC Katherine Williams Active
2016, April BWA logo and t-shirts created Katherine Williams Active
2016, November Black Women in Architecture + Design Facebook group Mashawnta Amara Armstrong-Boykin Private group, Active
2017 BWA Network website created Katherine Williams Active
2017 400 FOWARD – Detroit based program to support the career development of the next 400 women architects, with an underlying focus on African American girls through exposure, mentorship, and financial assistance to Tiffany Brown Active
2018 First 500 – national initiative primarily focused on highlighting African American women architects and raising awareness of their distinction. Tiara Hughes Active

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