Design Like a Girl Mentor Program
Design Like a Girl, created in 2015, pairs students with women in architecture, and is open to young people between the ages of 11-13. Participants are paired with mentors from the architecture, construction, and engineering fields to learn first-hand about careers from professional women. In each themed workshop, participants will go on a local field trip and come back to the District Architecture Center to design and build a three-dimensional structure. The four workshop dates coincide with DCPS’s no school days on Fridays.
The themes of the workshops this year:
- October 20, 2023 - Fundamentals of Architecture
- November 3, 2023 - Set Design in Theater
- January 26, 2024 - Sustainability in Architecture
- April 5, 2024 - Designing Spaces for Space (to Air & Space)
The goal of the Design Like a Girl Mentor Program is to promote diversity and inclusion within the industry. WAF hopes to open a door that might eventually lead to greater equity and representation in the profession.
Spaces are limited to 12 participants.
Location:
District Architecture Center
421 7th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Questions? Contact Heidi Sohng
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This program is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.