Join us for a wonderful evening celebrating Pride Month and the amazing book, Out in Architecture, sponsored and hosted by HMC!

Join us for the inaugural LGBTQIA+ in Architecture Symposium as we connect with other architects/designers/allies, hear from panels of community leaders, and collaboratively discuss topics at the intersection of queer visibility, advocacy, and design.

Join the AIA LGBTQIA+ Alliances located in 9 local AIA components from across the country. Come connect with leadership, be inspired around local programming, and learn how you can get involved with a growing community.

As the LGBTQIA+ community faces intensified political attacks and fearmongering, this session will create space for elevating queer stories and imagining equitable futures. Through the power of storytelling, a panel of LGBTQIA+ architects will share their paths to authentic expression and equity-building within the profession.

You'll hear compelling personal stories of the unique challenges and opportunities in building equitable cultures that are inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community—representing 7% of architects and 20% of new graduates. This session will emphasize and open a robust discussion on increasing visibility and community-building for a more equitable future.

Join fellow LGBTQ+ conference attendees for a networking happy hour. Enjoy drinks, snacks, and entertainment at the Dacha Beer Garden, in DC’s Shaw neighborhood. This event is proudly co-hosted by AIA|DC and AIA. All are welcome!

Anti-queer legislation is impacting the business of architecture—from employee retention to businesses leaving for friendlier states.

This session will explore how firm practice and queer advocacy intersect with the health, safety, and welfare of employees and their families. In addition, you'll hear how advocating for employees can extend beyond the office and into professional organizations representing architects across the country.

Part of the Kaleidescope: The Prism of Queer Architecture Series

Presented by Gensler, Organized by AIA Dallas LGBTQIA+ Alliance

FREE, Virtual Event

Integrating Queer Perspective into the Design Studio will bring queer educators together with students and architects, highlighting their in-studio work with students as well as their research towards creating a more inclusive and equitable environment in architecture. Panelists include Aidan Flynn, a founding member of the global Queer Educators in Architecture Network (QuEAN); Leah Wulfman, a Carrier Bag architect, educator, game designer, digital puppeteer, and occasional writer; and Jon Gould, a limited-term professor of architecture at Kennesaw State University advocating for equity, diversity, and inclusion in our built environments. The panel will be moderated by A.L. Hu, AIA, NOMA, the founder of Queeries, an ongoing community-building and design-queering initiative for and by LGBTQIA+ spatial designers, and Director of Design Initiatives at Ascendant Neighborhood Development in East Harlem, New York.