Beginning three decades ago, the AIA Diversity Roundtable (DRT) is a group that elevates, inspires and empowers individuals of underrepresented backgrounds in the profession of architecture through scholarship, community service, and activism.
The Diversity Roundtable embraces and celebrates diversity in all its facets. We strive to provide opportunities for a wider range of individuals to become registered architects, take advantage of leadership roles, and influence our practices and professional lives. We work diligently to highlight individuals and businesses whose work in architecture reflects and promotes inclusivity. Our committee hosts engaging monthly firm and individual profile presentations, a bi-monthly happy hour series (Social Hour), an annual Solstice Celebration, and volunteers with our long-time collaborator, Sawhorse Revolution.
The Diversity Roundtable serves AIA Seattle’s Member vision. Follow us on Instagram to stay connected!
How to Get Involved
The Diversity Roundtable (DRT) meets, either in-person or via Zoom, the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm. To receive upcoming meeting and event details, subscribe to our email list (see side bar) and check the event listings on this page. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community.
2025 Monthly Committee Meeting
- 01/14/25 – Brainstorming Session
- 02/04/25 – Celebrating Black History Month & Discussing RTO
- 03/12/25 – Evolving Expectations: Strategies for Success in Diversifying Education Sector Procurement
- 04/01/25 – Shifting Climate on DEI Initiatives
- 05/06/25 – Importance of Mentorship
- 09/09/25 – Familiar Faces: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of DRT Events
- 10/07/25 – Meeting agenda TBD
- 11/04/25 – Meeting agenda TBD
- 12/06/25 – Skate with WID and DRT: @ El Centro Skate Rink, in support of El Centro de la Raza
2025 Solstice
- 06/11/25 – “Anything but a Building” Art Exhibit
2025 Social Hour Series
- April – Baylis Architects
- September – WRNS
- November – Olson Kundig
Notable Past Events / Collaborations
- 2024 – Equity Through Transitions: Managing Layoffs with Gender and Race in Mind, co-hosted by DRT + WID + NOMA NW
- 2024 – UW Tacoma Milgard Hall Tour, co-organized by Mass Timber + Diversity Roundtable + Committee on Architecture for Education
- 2023 – Sense of Place
- 2022 – Creative Convergence, co-hosted by DRT + SAF
- 2019 – Conversations Towards an Equitable Practice, co-hosted by DRT + WID
Scholarship / Internship
AIA Seattle DRT + Sawhorse Revolution Collaboration
Diversity Roundtable (DRT) committee started collaborating with Sawhorse Revolution in 2018. Recently, they completed their 2nd built project- Danny Woo Garden Shed. Read more here.
