Women in Design make IMPACT at BSA Space

by BSA Staff

IMPACT opening reception on March 5, 2020

Elisif Photography

On Thursday, March 5, 2020, more than 250 awardees and industry partners gathered to celebrate 20 years of women shaping Boston's AEC industry.

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the BSA's Women in Design (WID) Award of Excellence.

The exhibition—IMPACT—features the work of awardees over the past two decades and explores how each have influence their profession and the wider world.

Speakers included

Natasha Espada AIA, 2020 and first Latina BSA president;
Kelly Haigh, designLAB Architects, Exhibition curator;
Tamara Roy AIA, Stantec, and Kyla Astley, Neoscape, Lead exhibition sponsors;
Jennifer Hardy, Payette, WiD committee chair;
Open Mic, Awardees;
Felice Silverman IIDA, Silverman Trykowski Associates, and Yanel de Angel FAIA, Perkins+Will, WiD award committee chairs

The evening finished with high energy and a collective drive to continue shaping a more resilient, equitable, and architecturally vibrant city and region.

All of our exhibitions and their related programming are made possible by the support of our visitors. We hope you will continue to be a part of all that is happening at BSA Space.

View a photo gallery from the reception here.