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Celebrating Black History Month: Roberta Washington on Breaking Boundaries and Advocacy
Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee as we celebrate Black History Month! We are thrilled to feature Roberta Washington, FAIA, NOMAC, founder of Roberta Washington Architects, PC who will share her personal journey on breaking boundaries and advocating for both women and black and other architects of color still facing hurdles in the profession. We will have a time of Q&A and open dialogue with Roberta after her presentation.
Meet Our Speaker
ROBERTA WASHINGTON, FAIA, NOMAC | Principal & Founder, Roberta Washington Architects
Roberta Washington, the principal of her own architectural firm since 1983, earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Howard University and a M.S. in Architecture degree in Health Facility Design from Columbia University. Before starting her own firm, she worked for NYC architectural firms and the Ministry of Public Works in Maputo, Mozambique. Roberta has served as a Commissioner on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Chair of the NYS Board of Architecture, President of the Center for Architecture, President of the National Organization of Minority Architects and as an AIA NY Board Member. Since 2001, Roberta has researched, written, and lectured about the history of black women in architecture and black architects in New York. Two of her biographies appear online at BWAF’s Pioneering Women of American Architecture. In 2020, her own biography was included in the Library of Congress series on Women in Architecture. She currently serves on the board of Save Harlem Now! – a community based historic preservation organization.
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AIANY Women in Architecture Committee