General: $40 | AIA Member: $30 | Students: $15
This year marks 14 years since Architect Barbie was added to the Mattel toy lineup and the 14th anniversary of Architect Barbie's debut at an AIA National Convention. These resulted from the efforts of Kellie Hayes McAlonie, FAIA, and her then-colleague at the University of Buffalo, Despina Stratigakos. Their efforts inspired the AIA San Francisco Chapter, along with UC Berkeley and California College of the Arts (CCA), to help re-energize the conversation on women in architecture in the region.
AIA SF hosted an in-person event called Ladies (and Gents) Who Lunch with Architect Barbie. This initial effort evolved into The Missing 32% (symposia based on the UC Berkeley study on women in architecture), from which The Missing 32% Project, and eventually, the more-broadly focused Equity by Design (EQxD) spun off.
During Architect Barbie, the panel will look back on the early days of Architect Barbie and The Missing 32%, then weigh in on the current state of women in architecture and share their action plans and/or wish lists for the profession in general, and for women in architecture in particular. Featured speakers include former AIA SF Board Member E.B. Min, AIA — she was among the leadership panel speakers at The Missing 32%, along with a high-ranking representative from Gensler San Francisco. For this panel, the world's largest architecture and design firm is represented by Manan Shah, AIA, LEED AP BD+C.
Current AIA SF and Center for Architecture + Design Board Member Julie Jackson, AIA, LEED AP also leads the chapter's soon-to-launch WiA (Women in Architecture) Knowledge Community. Moderator Lisa Boquiren was chair of AIA SF Communications Committee, which conceived of and produced Ladies (and Gents) Who Lunch with Architect Barbie and worked on the first two Missing 32% symposia at CCA.
AGENDA
5:00-5:30: Networking & Light Bites
5:30-6:30: Panel Discussion & Q&A
6:30-7:00: Mingling and Closing Reception
FEATURED SPEAKERS
E.B. Min
E.B. Min is the principal of Min Design, an architecture and design studio in San Francisco. A graduate of Brown University with dual concentrations in art history and studio art, E.B. received her M.Arch from U.C. Berkeley. Her work has been widely recognized with awards from the prestigious Emerging Voices by the Architectural League, Architectural Record's Design Vanguard, AIACC's Emerging Talent, and Residential Architect's Rising Star. During her tenure on the AIASF Board, E.B. helped form The Missing 32% project to address issues of equity for women in architecture.
Manan Shah
Managing Director and Principal at Gensler's Oakland office, Manan is highly skilled at navigating the complex path of building world-class projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. His portfolio consists of diverse projects totaling more than $1 billion worth of construction to date, including NVIDIA’s award-winning headquarters in Santa Clara. In Oakland, Manan oversees 1100 Broadway and Eastline—large-scale developments which are slated to bring over 2 million square feet of Class-A office, retail, and community space to downtown. An active member of Gensler’s Global Inclusion Committee, Manan considers the topic of women in architecture personal, as both his mother and wife are architects.
Julie Jackson
Julie Jackson, AIA, LEED AP, is the co-founder of Jackson Liles Architecture, a San Francisco-based studio known for its diverse and impactful work across nonprofit, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Julie holds SEED and LEED accreditations, demonstrating her commitment to sustainable and socially responsible design. She currently serves as Assistant Treasurer for AIA San Francisco, Treasurer for the Center for Architecture + Design, and is a former four-time PTA President. Julie is also in the early stages of forming a Women in Architecture group at AIASF. Outside of her professional life, Julie enjoys sunrise paddleboarding, cherishes time with her adult children, and loves cooking.
MODERATOR
Lisa Boquiren
A seasoned strategist and design & architecture aficionada, Lisa works with creative business on branding, marketing and communications. Lisa also produces and moderates convergent conversations, presented at AIA Los angeles, AIA San Francisco, and during San Francisco Design Week.
As AIASF Communications Committee Chair, Lisa helped conceptualize and produce "Ladies (and Gents) Who Lunch with Architect Barbie" (2011) and "The Missing 32 Percent" symposia — forerunner events to the EQxD program. While at San Francisco Design Center, Lisa and her team produced an annual fundraiser benefitting the Center for Architecture + Design. She serves on the Board of Directors of UPAAA.
Learning Objectives (1 LU)
- Evaluate the impact of early stage initiatives such as Architect Barbie and The Missing 32% on women in practice in particular, and the profession in general.
- Analyze the current state of women in practice based on a variety of perspectives—from locally-based studios to a global firm.
- Compare historic and current pinch points for women in practice.
- Apply best-fit initiatives and action plans vis a vis women in practice for their company.
