Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals

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Dear OWA+DP Members and Friends,You’re invited to celebrate the season with your fellow women architects and design prof...
11/20/2025

Dear OWA+DP Members and Friends,
You’re invited to celebrate the season with your fellow women architects and design professionals at our annual Holiday Benefit Party!

Join us for an evening of food, wine, and connection as we close out another year of supporting women in architecture and design. This is a potluck gathering, so please bring a dish to share—we will send you a sign-up list to coordinate contributions as soon as you register.

Who’s Welcome: OWA+DP members and professional colleagues who are interested in becoming members!
Accessibility: A front parking spot will be available for anyone who needs accessible parking.

You can register for this event at OWADP.org. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Warmly,
OWA+DP Steering Committee

One of our founders, Darlene Jang, was honored on May 4th at the Triton Museum of Art’s 60th Anniversary Gala! We were ...
05/14/2025

One of our founders, Darlene Jang, was honored on May 4th at the Triton Museum of Art’s 60th Anniversary Gala! We were delighted to celebrate with her!
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Join us for upcoming OWA+DP events!
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🌸May 15 - Nazila will host Third Thursday Zoom social!
🌸 May 27 - Moms in Architecture Zoom Support Group
🌸 May 31 - Davis Architecture Tour
🌸 September 5 - Annual Retreat in Sonoma

Many thanks to our Steering Committee members for volunteering to continue the mission of our organization! We had a gr...
01/19/2025

Many thanks to our Steering Committee members for volunteering to continue the mission of our organization! We had a great transition meeting to welcome our newest SC members as well as thank Sara Mae, Dede, and Charlayne for 2 years of service. Also, big thanks to Cammy for hosting everyone at her home!

Please join us for a talk with Karen YunJin Seong and Sameena Sitabkhan, Director and Assistant Director of the Academy ...
10/16/2024

Please join us for a talk with Karen YunJin Seong and Sameena Sitabkhan, Director and Assistant Director of the Academy of Art University’s Architecture Department, about their recent work at the B.Lab. At its core, the B.lab is a design-build program promoting spatial justice for local communities and advocacy for future designers. Through radical listening and co-creation, they empower and hope to bring positive change to the built environment.

RSVP at OWADP.ORG

Thank you to all of our members who attended our Annual Business Meeting in person and via Zoom. We just barely made qu...
10/09/2024

Thank you to all of our members who attended our Annual Business Meeting in person and via Zoom. We just barely made quorum and were able to vote in a great group of new Steering Committee members as well as approve our 2025 budget! And we did it all while noshing on Mexican food 🌮

Thank you to everyone whose joined us at our Annual Retreat and all who organized! It was such a nourishing and inspir...
09/22/2024

Thank you to everyone whose joined us at our Annual Retreat and all who organized! It was such a nourishing and inspiring weekend ❤️

What can I deduct as a self-employed architect or designer? Do I bring receipts to my accountant? Is my design work a bu...
08/05/2024

What can I deduct as a self-employed architect or designer? Do I bring receipts to my accountant? Is my design work a business or a hobby? What is a Schedule C? How do I deduct my home studio? Why do freelancers have to pay taxes quarterly, and how do I do that?

Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and artists. A long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history, and a tax and money columnist for the art blog Hyperallergic, the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses are both relevant and personal to Hannah. She will discuss the basic tax equation, self employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, audit concerns for the creative person, and other tax issues specifically relevant to architects and designers, followed by a question and answer period. Hannah Cole is the founder of Sunlight Tax, which specializes in friendly, informative tax preparation for artists, and engaging, art-world savvy tax education workshops for artist groups, and in empowering creative people to set up for long-term success and take control of the financial side of their careers through her program, Money Bootcamp. She is also the host of the Sunlight podcast, where she talks about taxes, money, and careers for self-employed people who have a big vision for changing the world with their work.

This event is free for OWA+DP members and $20 for non-members. Please register at https://owadp.org/event-5806667

Each year we get together at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma for a 3-day retreat in the fall. Accommodations are shared rooms...
06/04/2024

Each year we get together at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma for a 3-day retreat in the fall. Accommodations are shared rooms in rustic redwood cabins set among landscaped grounds including pool and hot tub. The towns of Sonoma and Glen Ellen are minutes away. The weekend includes conversation, recreation, yoga, hiking, swimming, hot tub, massage, art, music, good eating, and laughter.

Sign up by June 30th for the early bird pricing

https://owadp.org/event-5704457

Please join us for a tour and happy hour at .Insidesource is a global furniture dealer and workplace innovator transform...
06/04/2024

Please join us for a tour and happy hour at .
Insidesource is a global furniture dealer and workplace innovator transforming how and where companies work.

Meet at the Insidesource showroom at 2 Embarcadero Center, Promenade level at 4pm. We'll start with happy hour and a presentation then walk over to the showroom for more.

To Register: https://owadp.org/event-5747611?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=6/4/2024

Please join us via Zoom to learn about how to manage stress in our industry from Free to OWA+DP members and $10.00 for...
03/12/2024

Please join us via Zoom to learn about how to manage stress in our industry from
Free to OWA+DP members and $10.00 for non-members.
To register visit the link in the bio.

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