With support from the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and the involvement of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream Anne‑Marie Armstrong as part of the cross‑institutional organizing team, Taking Stock: Voices of Women in Architecture Across Canada is a two‑day symposium bringing together students, architects, academics, advocates, historians, journalists, policymakers, statisticians, and more to share knowledge, deepen dialogue, and catalyze systemic change in pedagogy, practice, and policy for women in architecture.

Historic and contemporary conditions will be probed through four moderated panels with presentations: Women in Academia; Intersectional Barriers, the Politics of Design, and Rethinking “the Body” in Design; Indigenous Women in Architecture; and Women in Practice, including panelist Professor Brigitte Shim, Principal, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. The event will also feature two distinguished keynote speakers:

• Dr. Annmarie Adams, Professor, McGill University (March 6)

• Marianne McKenna, Founding Partner, KPMB Architects (March 7)

The event is intended to culminate in a fifth session, Taking Stock | Insight to Action, which will identify paths for moving forward and implementation of new frameworks and possible policy change.

Visit the symposium web page for the daily agenda

This event is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), researchers from Laurentian University, McGill University, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto Metropolitan University, and University of Toronto, as well as partners Black Architects and Interior Designers Association, Building Equality in Architecture North, Building Equality in Architecture Toronto, KPMB Architects, Northern Ontario Society of Architects, Ontario Association of Architects, South Asian Society of Architects, and Together Design Lab.