Upcoming Events
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
Save the date! The bi-annual Design and Honor Awards will be back this year. Stay tuned for more information!
Come out and meet the ELA Class of 2026! Drinks and refreshments to be provided courtesy of YAF Blue Ridge.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
Save the date! We are hosting an Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) themed game night at Twisted Track next month. And yes, you guessed it: there will be prizes! Spread the word to anyone who's currently prepping or even just thinking about taking their AREs soon.
AIA Blue Ridge has scheduled a build day with Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley!
Email contact@aiablueridge.org to reserve your 1 of 12 total registrations available.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Women in Design is getting together this week!
We are hosting an interactive session to connect with women from across our local design and AEC community while helping shape the future of Women in Design in the Blue Ridge region. We'll collaborate on ideas for future programming, leadership development, mentorship, networking, and other initiatives that will strengthen and grow our community.
If you know other women in architecture, engineering, construction, planning, interiors, landscape architecture, or related design professions who would enjoy being part of this community, please feel free to share this invitation with them. The more diverse perspectives we bring together, the stronger our community becomes.
Save the date for this year’s annual Kidstruction!
This is a free event for toddlers, kids, and teens to celebrate creativity and the power of design by constructing a LEGO city out of 40,000+ LEGOS and 300+ cardboard bricks.
Free and welcoming to all! No registration required and walk-in’s welcome!
Thanks to our sponsor, The Gaines Group Architects, for graciously sponsoring the prizes for this years event!
Grab a beverage and catch up with your fellow architects and design professionals after work. First drink is on us!
(5 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
This will be a great way to catch up with others in the profession outside of our more organized events. Bring your own lunch or stop by one of the many restaurants at the Market Building and slide a chair up to the table! We're looking forward to seeing you there.
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
July is postponed to Second Thursday, due to the holiday. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Bring your PPE and meet us at the construction site of the new Preston Park Elementary School.
1 LU/HSW Hour (pending approval)
(6 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
(6 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
Virtual meetups on the second Friday of every month. Join us for conversation, peer mentorship, and open dialogue among women in the design profession.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Registration Now Open for Virginia Design Forum XVII
Join us for Design Forum XVII on May 1-2 in Blacksburg, VA and hear from Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, Patricia Gruits, AIA, Ron Rael, and Mike Reynolds who are the vanguards of change, risk takers whose means of practice challenge the standards of what it means to be an architect. More>>
(5 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Did you know that Thursday, March 26th is Equal Pay Day? It marks how far into 2026 a woman must work just to match what a man earned in 2025, and the gap is even wider for women of color, mothers, disabled women, and LGBTQIA+ workers.
Since we’re still waiting for that gap to close, we are back for one more little sarcastic celebration. We’re hosting an “[un]Happy Hour” to turn a frustrating stat into a great networking opportunity!
AECOM is officially sponsoring the fun, which means your first drink is on the house. The newly formed Blue Ridge Women in Design group will be in attendance to chat about initiatives and ways to get involved.
Come hang out, meet your fellow designers and engineers, and celebrate the incredible talent we have here in the Roanoke Valley.
The Details:
When: Tuesday, March 31st
Where: Well Hung Vineyard, Roanoke, VA
Time: 4-6pm
Let's get together to talk shop and toast to the day we can finally just call this a "Happy Hour."
Architects, Designers, Engineers & Planners in Roanoke/Southwest Virginia, what would you like to see from a Women in Design community in our region?
More networking?
Mentorship?
Development opportunities?
Advocacy?
We’ll be exploring these questions together at our next Women in Design Roanoke Virtual Coffee. See Zoom link in the comments.
☕ Friday, March 13 | 1:00 PM
This virtual session will be interactive.
We’ll host a short design thinking workshop to generate ideas for future events and initiatives together.
We’ll also introduce the members of the inaugural Women in Design Roanoke Committee and share ways to get involved.
WID Virtual Coffee Friday, Mar 13 · 1–2 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86860949357?pwd=EtCuRlAl4eX4wKbA4SntimgTZef7da.1 View details & RSVP https://calendar.app.google/BB5mqt4gt4AZdY8K8
(6 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
(6 AIA LU | HSW)
Register here.
We meet up regularly on the First Thursday of every month. Location will vary, so keep your eye out for the update. Let us know if you have any suggestions. See you there!
Hear directly from National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) staff and AIA NoVA chapter leaders who have recently navigated the licensure process.
Learn more about the 2026 ARE® Prep Series and view the full series schedule here.
Architecture Exchange East is the annual thought-leadership conference and expo curated by AIA Virginia. Celebrating its 38th year, the conference will be held Nov. 5-7, 2025, in Richmond at the Richmond Marriott.
This year’s theme is: Design the Future: Advancing Technology, Community & Business.
Connect with the industry’s largest network of women in Atlanta November 3-5, 2025!
You’ll meet, network with, and learn from an extraordinary lineup of renowned speakers, trailblazing leaders, and industry experts who will share pathbreaking ideas to tackle challenges and lead change.
Don't miss high-impact programming, networking, education, community, and inspiration designed to change the workplace experience and help create gender equity for women in AEC.
It’s all powered by the AIA community, the largest, most influential network of architecture professionals and allies designing a better world.
Registration for WLS opens late summer 2025. Stay tuned!
Grab a beverage and some appetizers (on us!), catch up with your colleagues, and enjoy a few short presentations from some of our members.
We’ll be at GO Fest this year! Join us at the annual weekend celebration of everything outdoors in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. More info coming soon!
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