AIANY Women in Architecture Committee Meeting and Leadership Workshop
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This meeting is offered at the Center for Architecture and on Zoom. Please email sdwibedy@aiany.org for details on how to join virtually.
Unleash Your Leadership Potential: Design & Storytelling Workshop with Katie Swenson
Kick off the New Year with inspiration and purpose! The AIANY Women in Architecture Committee (WIA) is thrilled to host Katie Swenson, Senior Principal of MASS Design Group and recipient of the 2021 Public Architecture Award, for an exclusive workshop designed to empower women architects and leaders to drive meaningful change through the power of design and storytelling.
Event Highlights:
This interactive workshop is tailored for women architects, designers, and community leaders eager to amplify their impact. Using the transformative Public Narrative technique, as developed by Marshall Ganz at the Harvard Kennedy School, you will learn how to:
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The Story of Now: Frame urgent challenges, articulate your vision, and ignite action by defining clear, actionable paths forward.
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The Story of Self: Reflect on your journey to leadership, share personal motivations, and inspire others by connecting to your core values.
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The Story of Us: Build collective purpose by aligning shared aspirations and experiences within your community, fostering deeper connections and shared goals.
This proven framework will equip you with tools to lead with authenticity, inspire action, and create lasting change. Seize this opportunity to refine your leadership voice and create meaningful impact through design!
Meet Our Speaker
Katie Swenson, Senior Principal, MASS Design Group
A nationally acclaimed design leader, researcher, and educator, Katie Swenson is dedicated to leveraging design to promote social equity, environmental sustainability, and community well-being. Her extensive work encompasses sustainable community development and affordable housing. Katie is the author of Design with Love: At Home in America and In Bohemia: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Kindness, as well as the co-author of Growing Urban Habitats: Seeking a Housing Development Model.
A recipient of the 2019 Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the 2021 AIA Public Architecture Award, Katie teaches at Columbia GSAPP and the New School Parsons School of Design and lectures globally. As a leader at MASS Design Group, she is reshaping how architecture contributes to healthier, more just, and resilient communities.
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