Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Join AIA Colorado’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and NOMA Colorado for an insightful roundtable discussion about the State of DEI in Colorado.

More information and RSVP here

ARE Study Group Information

What do you need to reach your ARE goals? Access to study materials? A group of peers studying for the same exam as you? A study schedule with people to help you stay accountable? Someone to help you work through those persistent difficult study questions?

We all have the same goal, so why do it alone?

The J.E.D.I. Committee would like to assist in creating a strong network of people, study materials, accountability, and resources beyond what is offered at individual firms. We’re also interested in knowing where everyone is on their exam journey. 

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Youth Mentoring & Engagement Opportunities Through DPS

The AIA CO J.E.D.I. Education Pipeline Committee is focused on introducing school-age students to architecture in an effort to expand career pathway exploration and diversify the profession. We regularly post opportunities in the AIA Colorado newsletter for architects, architectural interns, and allied professionals to share their journey with middle and high school students in the Denver Public School (DPS) system. Time commitments are outlined along with each opportunity. Please contact Sarah Goldblatt, AIA if you or your firm is interested in volunteering.

Additional Opportunities

• NOMA Project Pipeline
• CU CAP Mentorship Program
• Colorado Architecture Pathways
• ACE Mentor Tools

• AIA NATIONAL Resources
  • AIA Guides to Equitable Practice
  • J.E.D.I. Advocacy Guide
  • An Investigation into Bias
• NOMA Colorado
• EBECC: Equity in the Built Environment: A Colorado Coalition Building 
• Beyond Land Acknowledgements
• Intercultural Development Programs
• Pathways to Equity

Books

• SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE By Ijeoma Oluo
• BE ANTIRACIST By Ibram X. Kendi
• THE COLOR OF LAW By Richard Rothstein

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  Designing Neuro-Inclusive and Accessible SpacesDecember 3, 2024
  Presented by Dr. Elena Sabinson, PhD, and Dr. Kait Peditto, PhD, at GENERATE 2024 Practice + Design Conference.  Article by Anna Friedrich, AIA, AIA Colorado Associate Director If Design Can Be the Source of Exclusion, Can It Also Be the Remedy? Designing Neuro-Inclusive and Accessible Spaces At this year’s Practice + Design Conference, the AIA Colorado J.E.D.I.… Read more: Designing Neuro-Inclusive and Accessible Spaces
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  Denver Public Schools 8th Grade Career FairDecember 2, 2024
  “Humans will always be an integral part of architecture,” explained Claire Messer, Master of Architecture student, College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver, addressing an 8th grader who asked whether Artificial Intelligence was taking over the profession. “Imagine your community wants to build a new recreation center,” Messer continued. “Your ideas about the programs… Read more: Denver Public Schools 8th Grade Career Fair
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  Inaugural “Design Like a Girl” Workshop Series ConcludesMay 13, 2024
  AIA Colorado’s J.E.D.I. Committee is proud to announce the successful conclusion of the inaugural Colorado “Design Like a Girl” (DLAG) workshop series. The program, originally founded in Washington, D.C., by the Washington Architectural Foundation and was brought to Colorado through the inspiration and hard work of Sarah Goldblatt, AIA, and Britany Soler, Assoc. AIA, with… Read more: Inaugural “Design Like a Girl” Workshop Series Concludes
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  Design Like A Girl WorkshopMarch 19, 2024
  AIA Colorado J.E.D.I. committee and NOMA Colorado are proud to announce the success of the second “Design Like a Girl” (DLAG) workshop held on February 16th, 2024. Originally founded in Washington, DC by the Washington Architectural Foundation, DLAG began as a mentoring program for young women interested in the design and construction fields. Joanna Schmickel,… Read more: Design Like A Girl Workshop
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  ARE Study GroupFebruary 13, 2024
  What do you need to reach your ARE goals? Access to study materials? A group of peers studying for the same exam as you? A study schedule with people to help you stay accountable? Someone to help you work through those persistent difficult study questions? We all have the same goal, so why do it… Read more: ARE Study Group
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  Engaging Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) WorkshopDecember 5, 2023
  Presented on November 16, 2023, by Adriana Medina-López-Portillo, Ph.D., CPC, ELI-MP, Trainer and Consultant, Pangea Training, Jason Pugh, AIA, NOMAC, AICP, LEED AP, Global Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Gensler, Mei-Ling Krabbe, IIDA, NCIDQ, WELL AP, Workplace Strategist, Stantec, Raphael Chavez, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, Project Architect, HDR, and Patricia Joseph Gill, AIA, NCARB,… Read more: Engaging Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) Workshop
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  J.E.D.I. DPS 8th Grade Career FairNovember 17, 2023
  On November 14th and 15th, the AIA Colorado J.E.D.I Education Pipeline Committee, NOMA Colorado, CU Denver CAP, and other AIA Colorado members participated in the DPS 8th Grade Career Fair. Over the two-days, 2000+ middle school students participated in the event which introduced them to a wide range of career paths and post-secondary options. The event continues… Read more: J.E.D.I. DPS 8th Grade Career Fair
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  HCM Design Discovery DayNovember 7, 2023
  The Hord Coplan Macht Design Discovery Day event is an important part of the firm’s strongcommitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through engaging students from underservedcommunities in the design profession. The Denver office recently held their first Design Discovery Dayevent and welcomed 15 local high school students who were eager to explore the world… Read more: HCM Design Discovery Day
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  Design Like A Girl WorkshopOctober 18, 2023
  On Friday, October 13th, AIA Colorado and NOMA CO hosted the inaugural workshop for “Design Like a Girl,” a volunteer-led mentoring program focused on introducing middle school girls to the architecture, construction, and engineering fields. The program, consisting of a series of three or four full-day workshops, was originally created in 2016 by Joanna Schmickel,… Read more: Design Like A Girl Workshop
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  J.E.D.I. Youth Mentoring and Engagement OpportunitiesMay 31, 2023
  The AIA CO J.E.D.I. Education Pipeline Committee is focused on introducing school-age students to architecture in an effort to expand career pathway exploration and diversify the profession. The following are upcoming opportunities for architects, architectural interns, and allied professionals to share their journey with middle and high school students in the Denver Public School (DPS) system. Time commitments are… Read more: J.E.D.I. Youth Mentoring and Engagement Opportunities