Join Women In Architecture [WIA] Philadelphia for a conversation with TEDxPhiladelphia 2015 speaker ROSA T. SHENG, AIA, founder of AIASF committee Equity by Design: The Missing 32% Project, a groundbreaking research study which launched a national conversation about why so few leaders in architecture are women. Rosa will present key findings of the Equity in Architecture Survey and highlights from the 2014 symposium Equity by Design: Knowledge, Discussion, Action! The presentation will be followed by an open discussion on how women and men can work together to realize the goal of equitable practice, advance architecture, and communicate the value of design to society.
Based in San Francisco, Rosa is in Philadelphia this week to speak about this topic and more at the annual TEDxPhiladelphia conference on June 11, which will explore the timely theme "And Justice For All."
THIS EVENT IS GENDER NEUTRAL!
6:00 p.m. - Registration / Networking / Light Fare
6:30 p.m. - Introductions
6:40 p.m. - Presentation
7:15 p.m. - Introduction of Panelists
7:20 – 7:45 pm - Q & A / Panel Discussion
About the Missing 32% Project
Fueled by the persistent and striking gender inequity within architectural practice, where women compose only 12–18 percent of AIA members, licensed architects, and senior firm leadership, the Missing 32% Project, a committee of AIASF, was developed as a call to action for both women and men to help realize the goal of equitable practice to advance architecture, sustain, and communicate the value of design to society.
Its mission is to understand the pinch points and promote the strategic execution of best practices in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of our profession's best talent at every level of architectural practice.
About Rosa T. Sheng
Rosa T. Sheng, AIA, founded AIASF Committee: The Missing 32% Project in July 2013. She joined Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in 1997 and became a founding member of the firm’s San Francisco office in 1999, while serving as the project architect for Pixar Animation Studio’s headquarters in Emeryville, California. As Senior Associate and licensed architect with 21 years experience in Architecture and design, Sheng has led a variety of award-winning and internationally acclaimed projects; from the aesthetically minimal, highly technical development of the glass structures for Apple’s original high-profile retail stores in New York and San Francisco, to the innovative and sustainable LEED NC Gold–certified Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business at Mills College in Oakland, California. She was recently part of the team for the headquarters of e-commerce startup Square and is currently working on innovative and sustainable projects for the University of California, Davis and Dominican University of California in San Rafael.
About Women In Architecture [WIA]
The mission of WIA, a volunteer-run committee of AIA Philadelphia, is to cultivate and promote the development and leadership of women design professionals by providing a forum for empowering, networking, and mentoring to enhance the architectural community.
About TEDxPhiladelphia
This program is presented in conjunction with TEDxPhiladelphia. "And Justice For All" – the final four words of the Pledge of Allegiance – embodies the timely theme of the TEDxPhiladelphia 2015 on Thursday, June 11 at Temple Performing Arts Center. The annual multidisciplinary conference will bring together hundreds of citizens to explore the ideal of justice and showcase great ideas for building more just cities. Tickets are limited. A video webcast of speaker talks will stream live on June 11, available for free to anyone with an internet connection. TEDxPhiladelphia is an independently organized not-for-profit event, licensed by TED and created in the spirit of the TED conference and its mission, “ideas worth spreading". Watch talks year-round at TEDxPhiladelphia.org.