Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Alliance of Women in Architecture (AWA) Records
Ms.2026.070
/repositories/2/resources/4656
0.81 Cubic Feet
1 bankers box
...
English
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Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish material from the Alliance of Women in Architecture must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Alliance of Women in Architecture, Ms2026-070, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alliance of Women in Architecture was completed in summer of 2026.
Biographical / Historical
The Women in Architecture Committee (WIA) was established as a committee of the AIA New York Chapter to promote the visibility, advancement, and professional development of women architects. Throughout the 1990s, the committee organized educational programs, lectures, exhibitions, networking events, and advocacy initiatives while working with AIA New York Chapter and AIA New York State leadership to address issues affecting women in the architectural profession. Committee activities emphasized leadership development, public engagement, professional recognition, mentoring, and expanding opportunities for women in architecture.
In addition to its programming, the committee collaborated with numerous professional organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and architectural firms. Major initiatives documented in these records include the Women Patrons program, Project Punch List, Connections: A Forum for Work by Women, Projections: A Celebration of Work by Women, the Lecture and Conversation Series, and numerous committee, legislative, and public policy efforts. These activities reflect the committee's role in promoting gender equity within the profession while documenting the broader activities of AIA New York Chapter and AIA New York State during the 1990s.
Content Description
This series consists of the administrative and program records of the Women in Architecture Committee, AIA New York Chapter, and related AIA New York State activities dating primarily from 1992 to 1998. Materials document the governance, administration, programming, advocacy, financial management, and outreach activities of the committee and affiliated organizations.
Records include meeting minutes, agendas, committee files, correspondence, reports, financial records, membership materials, legislative and government affairs documentation, conference and event planning files, newsletters, publications, articles, research materials, architectural reference resources, professional development records, promotional materials, and documentation relating to major Women in Architecture initiatives including the Lecture and Conversation Series, Women Patrons, Project Punch List, Connections, and Projections. The collection also contains reference publications, newspaper clippings, exhibition materials, and documentation concerning women architects and professional practice.
Arrangement
The records are arranged into five series: Administrative Records, Programs and Initiatives, Advocacy and Professional Activities, Publications and Communications, and Reference and Resource Materials. Administrative Records are further divided into Governance, Membership, Committees, Meetings, and Financial Records. Programs and Initiatives are organized by major Women in Architecture programs and events. Advocacy and Professional Activities contain records relating to legislation, government affairs, public relations, and continuing education. Publications and Communications include newsletters, correspondence, and organizational publications. Reference and Resource Materials consist of collected publications, research files, exhibition materials, architectural resources, and documentation relating to women in architecture. Materials are arranged chronologically within subseries whenever possible.
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
History of Women in Architecture
Women architects -- New York
Administrative Records/repositories/2/archival_objects/211813Governance/repositories/2/archival_objects/211814Organizational governance and planning records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118151992–19951GovernanceWomen in Architecture foundational records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118161994–1998Box 1GovernanceWomen in Architecture administrative records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118171995–1998Box 1GovernanceBoard administration and leadership materials, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118181997–19981GovernanceBoard planning and committee materials, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118191995–19981GovernanceBoard of Directors reports and correspondence, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118201996–19981GovernanceBoard of Directors meeting records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118211997–19981GovernanceMembership/repositories/2/archival_objects/211822Membership directories and mailing lists, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118231995–19971MembershipMembership administration records, AIA New York State and Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118241996–19981MembershipMembership issues and regional reports, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118261997–19981MembershipMembership outreach materials, AIA New York Chapter [undated]/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118271MembershipCommittees/repositories/2/archival_objects/211828Committee finance report, AIA New York Chapter January–April 1994/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118291CommitteesPublic Architects Committee records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/21183019941CommitteesWomen in Architecture Committee records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118311994–19971CommitteesNominating Committee records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118321996–19981CommitteesExecutive Committee records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118331996–19981CommitteesPeer Review Panel Subcommittee records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/21183419971CommitteesCommittee administration and evaluation materials, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/21183519971CommitteesHonors Committee and awards records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118361997–19981CommitteesMeetings/repositories/2/archival_objects/211837Women in Architecture Committee meeting records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118381994–1997Honors Committee meeting records, AIA New York Chapter /repositories/2/archival_objects/2118391996–1998Meeting schedules and calendars, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118401997–1998Annual meeting and awards materials, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118411997–1998Executive Committee meeting minutes and records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/211842January 21, 1998Construction progress meeting documentation, office renovation/repositories/2/archival_objects/211843March 4, 1998Financial Records/repositories/2/archival_objects/211844Financial records, Women in Architecture Committee, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118451996–1997Financial statements and reports, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118461996–1998Budgets and expense records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118471997–1998Membership dues records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118481997–1998Financial administration correspondence, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118491997–1998Financial education and outreach materials, Women in Architecture Committee [undated]/repositories/2/archival_objects/211850Programs and Initiatives/repositories/2/archival_objects/211851Lecture Series/repositories/2/archival_objects/211852Lecture and Conversation Series event materials, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118531994–1995Lecture and Conversation Series planning records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118541994–1998Lecture Series outreach and reference materials, Women in Architecture Committee [undated]/repositories/2/archival_objects/211855Women Patrons/repositories/2/archival_objects/211856Women Patrons program records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118581995–1996Women Patrons fundraising and outreach records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118591995–1996Project Punch List/repositories/2/archival_objects/211860Project Punch List field worksheets and documentation, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118611992Project Punch List program records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118621992–1997Project Punch List correspondence and outreach records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118631994–1997Project Punch List publications and informational materials [undated]/repositories/2/archival_objects/211864Connections/repositories/2/archival_objects/211865Connections: A Forum for Work by Women event materials, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118661998Connections sponsorship and administrative records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118671998Projections/repositories/2/archival_objects/211868Projections: A Celebration of Work by Women event materials, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118691996–1997Projections planning and administrative records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118701996–1997Projections submissions and financial records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118711996–1997Events and Organization/repositories/2/archival_objects/211872Environmental Attitude and feminist design event records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/211873 1994–1995External organization and outreach materials, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118741994–1996Women in Architecture event planning and programming records, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118751994–1997Honors and awards program records, AIA New York Chapter/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118761994–1997Annual conference and symposium records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118771997–1998Conference planning and proposal records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118781998Conference programs and related materials, AIA New York State and Women in Architecture [undated–1998]/repositories/2/archival_objects/211879Advocacy and Professional Activities/repositories/2/archival_objects/211880Legislation/repositories/2/archival_objects/211881Legislative advocacy correspondence, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118821996–1998Legislative issues and policy records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118831997–1998Government Affairs/repositories/2/archival_objects/211884Department of Design and Construction relations records, AIA New York/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118861996Government affairs and public policy records, AIA New York/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118871996–1998Public Relations/repositories/2/archival_objects/211888Public relations program and chapter assistance records, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118891996–1998Continuing Education/repositories/2/archival_objects/211890Continuing education records and AIA/CES documentation, AIA New York State/Women in Architecture/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118911996–1998Licensing law survey records, AIA New York State December/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118921997Publications and Communications/repositories/2/archival_objects/211893Personal notes and reference materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118941974–1998Women in Architecture newsletters and publication materials, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118951994–1995AIA and related architecture publications/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118961994–1995Women in Architecture correspondence and committee notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118971994–1998Organizational correspondence, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2118981997–1998Reference and Resource Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/211899Architecture practice reference materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119001945–1998Women in Architecture historical references and exhibition materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119011982–1996Women architects professional work and project documentation, Women in Architecture Committee/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119021990–1998Professional publications and outreach materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119031990–1998Women in Architecture project portfolios and design work samples 1991–1997, undated/repositories/2/archival_objects/211904Architectural, environmental, and cultural reference materials 1992–1996, undated/repositories/2/archival_objects/211905Architecture and professional magazines/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119061992–1996Women in Architecture magazine articles and media references/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119071994–1995Women in Architecture research and reference materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119081994–1996Architectural and professional research materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119091994–1996Biographical materials and candidate profiles/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119101994–1997AIA and architecture, related newspaper clippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119111995–1998Women in Architecture newspaper clippings and media coverage/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119121996–1997Professional practice issues and industry developments, AIA New York State/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119131996–1998General architecture and public interest newspaper clippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119141996–1998Articles and publication materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/2119151997–1998