Iowa Women in Architecture named 2018 AIA Diversity Award Recipient

Iowa Women in Architecture has been selected as an honoree for the 2018 AIA Diversity Recognition Program, which “recognizes architects and organizations actively committed to making the architecture profession a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable profession”.

Read more here in the official press release on the AIA website.

Thanks all to our members' hard work pulling together the submission! Watch a short video here summarizing the group’s work on their Best Practice Recommendations. AIA aired it at the Architects Foundation Booth at the national AIA convention in New York in June.

If you haven't read our Best Practice Recommendations document, click the link to check it out. A task force developed a set of best practice recommendations for policies that address work-life balance and career development challenges in order to enhance recruitment, retention and engagement of all employees!