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Join us for the 2023 BWA Brunch
September 24

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Black women in architecture gathered for Sixth Annual Event in Washington DC

Washington, DC – On October 18, 2020, over 100 black women and other architecture professionals gathered for what has become an annual networking event. The event was virtual this year with women attending from across the country.

Organized by a team of volunteers, this annual event is an opportunity for black women to gather and network with each other to foster working relationships, build future partnerships and support each other. In the profession, black women make-up only 0.4% (497) of the over 116,000 licensed architects in the United States. The event serves to connect women who could easily be working in environments where they rarely see another black woman.
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Registration is now open for the
2020 Black Women in Architecture Brunch.
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Join Us!
Join over 40 women at the 2019 Black Women in Architecture Brunch. This year’s event will be September 21. We are again partnering with the Architects Foundation to hold the event at the Octagon House.

Event proceeds go to the Desiree Cooper ARE Scholarship. You can donate here.
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September 2018 BWA Brunch

This year’s brunch partners will be the Architects Foundation and BlackSpace. Architects Foundation have generously offered the Octagon House as a venue for this year’s event. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the historic house as well as view the exhibit: 50 Years After Whitney Young Jr. The exhibit shares Young’s life, the circumstances leading to his speech at the 1968 AIA National Convention, the creation of the award, and the award recipients.

Additionally, members of BlackSpace will be welcoming all Black urbanists in the 11:00 – 1:00 hours in celebration of the Shifting the Landscape covenings. BlackSpace is a Black urbanist collective that demands a present and future where Black people, Black spaces, and Black culture matter and thrive.

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Event Agenda

9:45 doors open
10 – 11:00 women only networking, exhibit open
10:45 – women in arch photo, BWA Network introduction
11:00 brunch served,open to Blackspace members
11:45 Blackspace introduction
12:15 wrap up
1:00 Museum opens to public

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Thank you to current sponsors