BEAT is a volunteer-run organization made up of architects, designers, leaders, and entrepreneurs creating opportunities for community-building, advocacy, networking, and mentorship. We believe that empowering women in the design community improves and enriches the practice of architecture, the quality of the built environment, and ultimately, the human experience. We are committed to creating lasting systemic and transformational change with purpose-driven action, openness, compassion, and respect for diverse perspectives.

 

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BEAToronto Talk with MVRDV
Jun 3
BEAToronto Talk with MVRDV

In their BEAT Talk, Nathalie de Vries and Sanne van der Burgh will recount the projects and stories that mark their careers. Beginning with Nathalie’s story of how she became the first of MVRDV’s three founding partners to “take the plunge” and leave her previous job – allowing her to lead the construction supervision of the studio’s first built project, Villa VPRO – the conversation will reflect on navigating and succeeding within traditionally male-dominated fields. Sanne will connect these experiences to her own field of practice, working within sustainability and technology-driven design environments, and reflect on how this shapes questions of authorship, visibility, and agency today.

At the same time, they will reflect on the complexities of the “woman in architecture” label, a moniker that can both celebrate an architect’s successes and draw attention away from their unique contributions to the profession. Nathalie will discuss how, after initially rejecting the label, she grew to accept it as a tool to provide a role model for younger architects.

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Canadian Interiors 2025 Winners
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RAIC Gold Medal 2025 Recipients
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Women Changing Architecture: From MAXXI to MET
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Viewpoint: Technical Women
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2024 RAIC Advocate for Architecture Award
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Benchmark Report 2023: Women in Canadian Architecture—An Update featuring Jennifer Esposito and Heather Dubbeldam
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Canadian Architect Features Fifth annual BEAT Forum
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Camille A. Mitchell Awarded 2022 Alumni Achievement Medal for Community Service
Camille A. Mitchell awarded G. Randy Roberts Service Award for her work with BEAT and BAIDA
Camille A. Mitchell awarded G. Randy Roberts Service Award for her work with BEAT and BAIDA
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Diving Deep: KPMB's Shirley Blumberg and Marianne McKenna on Designing With Generosity, Giving People Choice, and Intergenerational Dialogue
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Memories of Caribana and a love of The PATH: Where architect Camille Mitchell sees ‘a rhythm’ in Toronto
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And the BEAT goes on: Women in Architecture featuring Sonia Ramundi
BEAT Executive Director, Sonia Ramundi wins Construction Canada's 2020 Emerging Leader Award
BEAT Executive Director, Sonia Ramundi wins Construction Canada's 2020 Emerging Leader Award
A Note from the Organizers of the 2020 BEAT Forum ...
A Note from the Organizers of the 2020 BEAT Forum ...
Congratulations to BEAT Executive Director Sonia Ramundi, a finalist in Construction Canada's Emerging Leader Awards
Congratulations to BEAT Executive Director Sonia Ramundi, a finalist in Construction Canada's Emerging Leader Awards
AM640 The Morning Show: " How are public spaces changing during the pandemic?" - A Conversation with BEAT Executive, Maya Mahgoub-Desai
AM640 The Morning Show: " How are public spaces changing during the pandemic?" - A Conversation with BEAT Executive, Maya Mahgoub-Desai
Canadian Architect August Issue: "Pandemic effect: Equity in architecture firms" by BEAT Advisory Chair Betsy Williamson
Canadian Architect August Issue: "Pandemic effect: Equity in architecture firms" by BEAT Advisory Chair Betsy Williamson
A Live Co-Reading of Provisions — A Site/BEAT Collaboration
A Live Co-Reading of Provisions — A Site/BEAT Collaboration
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Women in Leadership: Shaping Stronger Pathways presented by digital. in partnership with BrainStation
Women in Leadership: Shaping Stronger Pathways presented by digital. in partnership with BrainStation
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Hip Hop + Architecture as Design Justice - Open Call for Submissions
RAIC EP Open Meeting by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC EP Open Meeting by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
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Meet the 2020 IDS Contract curatorial team!
BEAT Executive Member, Ramona Adlakha co-edits "Women [RE]Build: Stories, Polemics, Futures"
BEAT Executive Member, Ramona Adlakha co-edits "Women [RE]Build: Stories, Polemics, Futures"
BEAT X University of Guelph: Supporting Diversity & Growing Equality in the Design Professions
BEAT X University of Guelph: Supporting Diversity & Growing Equality in the Design Professions
BEAT Executive Member, Maya Desai presents at two major conferences in California
BEAT Executive Member, Maya Desai presents at two major conferences in California
 

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