by Katherine Williams | Aug 16, 2016 | AAArchs Statistics, African American Architects
Since 2010, I have been tracking the number of licensed African-American architects to understand how this group is faring along their professional paths. My analysis is based on the numbers that are reported by the Directory of African American Architects.** Last...
by Katherine Williams | May 1, 2016 | African American Architects, Women architects
After I organized a successful brunch event for Black women in architecture in the fall of 2015, many women expressed interest in having another event. Thus the second Black Women in Architecture Brunch was held in DC in April. Gensler Architects offered their lovely...
by Katherine Williams | Mar 14, 2016 | African American Architects, Women architects
Last summer, I got this crazy idea that I could gather a room full of black women architects to network and just meet each other. The idea was cemented in my mind after a conversation with a local colleague. I started out with a list of 25 women. I asked them to send...
by Katherine Williams | Feb 13, 2016 | Personal development, Teaching
Martin CervantezVortex Void Wednesday, I felt like I was in a never ending spiral of everything going wrong. I was living in the Vortex. Wednesdays are a tough day for me. I go from one office to another in a non stop whirlwind. This Wednesday, I started the day on a...
by Katherine Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | home life
I don’t make nearly enough stuff. I realized that while hot-gluing buttons for Christmas ornaments last month. The thought arose again while I took a few hours to work on a room redesign for a friend’s science classroom. And yet a third time, while making...