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We are pleased to be celebrating over 50 years of fellowship.

Since 1973 the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA+DP) has been an active support network for the many women involved in architecture, building engineering, planning, landscape architecture, interior and graphic design, and related environmental design fields.

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Our Mission

The OWA+DP is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes women in design-related fields in all phases of their professional lives.  We seek to:
  • Improve the professional standing of women in architecture and design-related fields.
  • Promote networking opportunities among our members and related professional groups.
  • Provide support for women entrepreneurs and business owners in the design industry.
  • Advocate for young women and students entering design-related fields through mentoring, education, and employment opportunities.
  • Support women in creating a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives.

Upcoming events

    • 5 Sep 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • 7 Sep 2025
    • 3:00 PM
    • Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma, CA
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    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.  Join us for a weekend of conversation, fun, exercise, hiking, swimming, hot tub, massage, music, art, and delicious food. Give everybody a chance to know you better, develop closer ties with friends and colleagues, and return home inspired by new ideas from our group.

    The Program:

    Our keynote speaker is Kate Simonen, FAIA, SE, Chair of the Carbon Leadership Forum, Director of the Life Cycle Lab and Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington.  The topic is "Building Decarbonization-Across the Full Life-Cycle" (2 CE units)

    Art project: Repurposing old clothes

    Music & Dance: Texas Two Step and Country music with Piper Leone

    Movement: Mat Pilates

    We have room for 50 guests for the weekend, but Saturday-only (no overnight) registrations are available as well.

    Accommodations include access to gardens, swimming pool, adobe dining hall, and shared bedrooms in rustic cabins which is all set in beautiful, Sonoma, wine country.  Financial assistance for scholarships is available for students and those in need.  We encourage participants to join OWA+DP.

     

OWA+DP is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. 

PO Box 9478, Berkeley, CA 94709-9991


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