Please join us for our July meeting!
The topic of discussion will be "Residential Architecture-Small Firms & The Economy"
hosted by Jeremy W. Perkins Architects
date: Thursday, July 30th
time: 5:30pm
Place: 2200 South Utica Place, suite 216
We will close with a gathering at the Summer's Fifth Night concert at Utica Square. Please invite your friends, spouse's, kids, & pets to join us for the music after the meeting.
Music will be - Usual Suspects (rock)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Youth and Architecture/Design
Women in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and design have been working hard on an educational program called 'Connecting Youth with Architecture', designed to reach children across Tulsa.
Click below for articles on the program.
http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090330_19_A13_Eisenh52626
http://www.tulsaschools.org/pi/pressItem.asp?ID=5324
Please contact Yani Aller at Yanialler@hotmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.
Click below for articles on the program.
http://tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090330_19_A13_Eisenh52626
http://www.tulsaschools.org/pi/pressItem.asp?ID=5324
Please contact Yani Aller at Yanialler@hotmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Holiday Haze
Oh, poor little neglected blog. I am finally done with all the holiday celebrating. Time to get serious about it all again. Suffice it to say that I am done with all the eating, shopping and unwrapping. 1.5 days spent on after-the-fact bargain shopping and of course online shopping, the working woman's savior.
Work is a little slow in architectureville these days. Hope this economy makes a good turn quick!
So, I will end this rambling, no point post here. I hope you had a wonderful and peaceful season. I look forward to writting and reading posts in 2009!
Work is a little slow in architectureville these days. Hope this economy makes a good turn quick!
So, I will end this rambling, no point post here. I hope you had a wonderful and peaceful season. I look forward to writting and reading posts in 2009!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
October Blog/Logo Charette Summary
Awe...the fragrance of Panera Bread...
Several of us met together this evening to discuss our blog website and logo design.
I believe the concensus was that we liked the look of the established blog website. A few suggestions were made that included adding some more links such as NCARB/IDP and making the blog picture a little smaller. If anyone has any more ideas on how we can improve our blog website please comment to this post or email us at tulsawomeninarchitecture@gmail.com. There was also some discussion about establishing a clear purpose for this blog site & protecting ourselves & each other with some type of a disclaimer, maybe one that includes some sort of instruction for blogging...something that suggests we not include names of people & firm names in our blogs keeping things general & friendly amongst our peers. We thought it was smart to have nicknames and give "authors" the option of keeping their profiles public or private. Some concerns were expressed...hoping that our blogsite doesn't become a "gripe session", but rather concentrate on a variety of upbeat and fun topics relating to being a woman in the field of architecture. If for some reason someone posts something that is inappropriate for this site or if someone decides they would like to delete their own post, contact tulsawomeninarchitecture@gmail.com and it will be deleted. We decided to go ahead and make this a public blogsite. This will allow anyone to view our website including young ladies in highschool or college. We would like to allow them to comment to our posts & ask questions.
We still need logo ideas!!! We sketched & sketched & wadded up papers... We all seemed to think that the logo ought to compliment & look good with the established website colors & design. The logo can have color. Some of the ideas for text were to use Tulsa Women in Architecture either as is or in a variation such as Tulsa WiA, etc. Another idea was to take a close up photo of an art deco detail and abstract it in photoshop and use it as a graphic for a letter. (i.e. the windows on the Boston Ave. Methodist Church make a W) We liked the simple idea of using letters. Also, we liked the image of a lady with flowing hair & outstretched arms holding up the words Tulsa Women in Architecture. Curving shapes seemed to be popular as well. Keep the ideas coming! The more everyone is involved the more fun it is! We will have an anonymous vote when we've got several good logo options... hopefully very soon! We would like to use the logo for t-shirts & paraphanalia for ourselves & for handing out to girlscouts, highschoolers, college students, guest lecturers, etc. Some other fun ideas were discussed such as wearing the T-shirts in a Tulsa Run or group jog on the River Trails.
We discussed the topic schedule too. Seems to be okay so far... Another idea was to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright house. Also, for connecting to schools... connecting to 5th & 6th graders in particular seemed to be important since that is the age that kids are really starting to think about what they want to do when they grow up. And if we do a "shadowing" with the girls, it should only be an hour and maybe at lunch as to not take too much time away from our work.
Be thinking of new ideas to blog & a logo...
Several of us met together this evening to discuss our blog website and logo design.
I believe the concensus was that we liked the look of the established blog website. A few suggestions were made that included adding some more links such as NCARB/IDP and making the blog picture a little smaller. If anyone has any more ideas on how we can improve our blog website please comment to this post or email us at tulsawomeninarchitecture@gmail.com. There was also some discussion about establishing a clear purpose for this blog site & protecting ourselves & each other with some type of a disclaimer, maybe one that includes some sort of instruction for blogging...something that suggests we not include names of people & firm names in our blogs keeping things general & friendly amongst our peers. We thought it was smart to have nicknames and give "authors" the option of keeping their profiles public or private. Some concerns were expressed...hoping that our blogsite doesn't become a "gripe session", but rather concentrate on a variety of upbeat and fun topics relating to being a woman in the field of architecture. If for some reason someone posts something that is inappropriate for this site or if someone decides they would like to delete their own post, contact tulsawomeninarchitecture@gmail.com and it will be deleted. We decided to go ahead and make this a public blogsite. This will allow anyone to view our website including young ladies in highschool or college. We would like to allow them to comment to our posts & ask questions.
We still need logo ideas!!! We sketched & sketched & wadded up papers... We all seemed to think that the logo ought to compliment & look good with the established website colors & design. The logo can have color. Some of the ideas for text were to use Tulsa Women in Architecture either as is or in a variation such as Tulsa WiA, etc. Another idea was to take a close up photo of an art deco detail and abstract it in photoshop and use it as a graphic for a letter. (i.e. the windows on the Boston Ave. Methodist Church make a W) We liked the simple idea of using letters. Also, we liked the image of a lady with flowing hair & outstretched arms holding up the words Tulsa Women in Architecture. Curving shapes seemed to be popular as well. Keep the ideas coming! The more everyone is involved the more fun it is! We will have an anonymous vote when we've got several good logo options... hopefully very soon! We would like to use the logo for t-shirts & paraphanalia for ourselves & for handing out to girlscouts, highschoolers, college students, guest lecturers, etc. Some other fun ideas were discussed such as wearing the T-shirts in a Tulsa Run or group jog on the River Trails.
We discussed the topic schedule too. Seems to be okay so far... Another idea was to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright house. Also, for connecting to schools... connecting to 5th & 6th graders in particular seemed to be important since that is the age that kids are really starting to think about what they want to do when they grow up. And if we do a "shadowing" with the girls, it should only be an hour and maybe at lunch as to not take too much time away from our work.
Be thinking of new ideas to blog & a logo...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Architects of America: We are people who make great places.
This is my favorite description of my profession. Plain and simple, but it sums it up rather well. I am so grateful for this site. It will give all of us, woman architects and interns a chance to express ourselves. I hope this is not going to be one of those projects that I start, grow bored with, and leave to hang out in cyberspace. I have no idea why anyone would care to hear my ramblings on starting out in this profession (almost 8 years out of school), in a mid-size mid-Western town. Most likely would not. (this is definitely a sentence fragment!) I just like to play online and vent sometimes!!!
I have lived in this town for 5 years now and have grown to love it and gotten to know many other young, talented, dedicated woman in architecture. Today, I am proud to have selected this career path for me. Talked to me 6 years ago, not so much! Low pay, egos to work through, not very much respect. I am glad I survived all of that though, late hours in architecture school, first internships, working 80+ during those internships!!
Love it that we have this site, again!
I have lived in this town for 5 years now and have grown to love it and gotten to know many other young, talented, dedicated woman in architecture. Today, I am proud to have selected this career path for me. Talked to me 6 years ago, not so much! Low pay, egos to work through, not very much respect. I am glad I survived all of that though, late hours in architecture school, first internships, working 80+ during those internships!!
Love it that we have this site, again!
September Planning Meeting Summary
What do we enjoy most about the W in Arch group?
socializing, mentorship, networking, support, comparing firm experiences, educational opportunities, motivation to advance in our careers...
What topics are we most interested in?
Tulsa Historical Preservation/Archiving, Historical Homes/Neighborhoods, The Women Architect vs. The Man Architect-Our Role (what is important to us vs. men), Connecting to High Schools (job shadowing/lunch buddies/flyers to counselors/express ideas of women empowerment, being passionate about something), Connecting to Universities (flyers, Happy Hour in Tulsa), Architectural Trends/LEED (modern vs. classical), City Planners/Code Officials/Zoning/Permitting, Starting Your Own Business-Firms Created by Women, other women guest lecturers, Holiday Parties (bring spouses/significant others), Living a Balanced Life (spa-time, fashion, book review, gardening, knitting, cooking, biking, walking, scootering...), Home Remodeling (sharing ideas), Professional Advancement (IDP, ARE, LEED, marketing yourself/resumes, becoming a supervisor or a partner), Lecture Series: "Fascinating Women" (similiar to the one in Norman), Specialties in Architecture (Who's Doing What?), Book/Movie Reviews
Are there topics that we've already had that we'd like to have again?
Mothering in Architecture, Residential Architecture
Ideas for tours/field trips and locations for meetings?
Tour of Tulsa Historical Society, Museum art tours (Gilcrease), firm tours, job site visits, picnic in the park or music @ Utica Square with families/significant others/pets, outdoor movie night in the Philbrook gardens, Happy Hour @ restaurant or pub, coffee house, book store, Festival of Trees, Weekend Retreats (Eureka Springs in the Fall-Thorncrown/guest lecturer), somebody's home or garden, Tour new condo developments, Oktober Fest
How can members of this group serve each other & our community?
This Blog!, Girl Scouts/Gingerbread houses w/ young ladies, Angel Tree (gift wrapping party), Habitat for Humanity, Connecting to other Women in Architecture groups/Sister Chapters, Discussed possibility of Fund Raising/T-shirts/Logo Parafenalia/Home&Garden Tours/paid advertisement on this blog, volunteer w/ various Non-Profit organizations, IDP mentors, Help transition recent graduates, Post job openings, volunteer for AIA events
socializing, mentorship, networking, support, comparing firm experiences, educational opportunities, motivation to advance in our careers...
What topics are we most interested in?
Tulsa Historical Preservation/Archiving, Historical Homes/Neighborhoods, The Women Architect vs. The Man Architect-Our Role (what is important to us vs. men), Connecting to High Schools (job shadowing/lunch buddies/flyers to counselors/express ideas of women empowerment, being passionate about something), Connecting to Universities (flyers, Happy Hour in Tulsa), Architectural Trends/LEED (modern vs. classical), City Planners/Code Officials/Zoning/Permitting, Starting Your Own Business-Firms Created by Women, other women guest lecturers, Holiday Parties (bring spouses/significant others), Living a Balanced Life (spa-time, fashion, book review, gardening, knitting, cooking, biking, walking, scootering...), Home Remodeling (sharing ideas), Professional Advancement (IDP, ARE, LEED, marketing yourself/resumes, becoming a supervisor or a partner), Lecture Series: "Fascinating Women" (similiar to the one in Norman), Specialties in Architecture (Who's Doing What?), Book/Movie Reviews
Are there topics that we've already had that we'd like to have again?
Mothering in Architecture, Residential Architecture
Ideas for tours/field trips and locations for meetings?
Tour of Tulsa Historical Society, Museum art tours (Gilcrease), firm tours, job site visits, picnic in the park or music @ Utica Square with families/significant others/pets, outdoor movie night in the Philbrook gardens, Happy Hour @ restaurant or pub, coffee house, book store, Festival of Trees, Weekend Retreats (Eureka Springs in the Fall-Thorncrown/guest lecturer), somebody's home or garden, Tour new condo developments, Oktober Fest
How can members of this group serve each other & our community?
This Blog!, Girl Scouts/Gingerbread houses w/ young ladies, Angel Tree (gift wrapping party), Habitat for Humanity, Connecting to other Women in Architecture groups/Sister Chapters, Discussed possibility of Fund Raising/T-shirts/Logo Parafenalia/Home&Garden Tours/paid advertisement on this blog, volunteer w/ various Non-Profit organizations, IDP mentors, Help transition recent graduates, Post job openings, volunteer for AIA events
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