AIA Chicago

AIA Chicago is the local Chicago chapter of American Institute of Architects and serves as the collective voice of nearly 4,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professionals in Chicago. We build on our city's architectural legacy by advocating for the profession, sharing knowledge among members, and partnering with communities.

Chicago Women in Architecture

We are an organization focused on the advancement of women in architecture. We provide support by highlighting the work of women in the field, creating a network, and giving scholarships to college students.

COLLABO

COLLABO is a dynamic planning and urban design firm leading innovative community revitalization projects throughout the country that generate real results and improve the quality of life for neighbors.

Eco Vidal Design

Eco Vidal Design, Inc. (EVD) is a Chicago-based company specializing in architectural interior design, urban planning, construction management, sustainability services, and community engagement. EVD is dedicated to creating innovative and sustainable design solutions for clients in the Chicago area and beyond.

Field Museum

The Field Museum researches the natural world and human culture by collecting and studying objects, and then we create exhibits to explain what we have learned to the rest of the world.

Goettsch Partners Women's Group

Goettsch Partners (GP) is an architecture firm with a global perspective. Based in Chicago, with additional offices in Denver and Shanghai, we share a singular approach to design that combines seasoned experience with a passion for exploration and innovation. Our completed and active projects span five continents and represent a diverse range of types and sizes.

Graduate Society of Women Engineers – UIUC Chapter

GradSWE is a support community and advocates for graduate women in engineering and for undergraduate women interested in pursuing graduate studies in engineering. The mission of GradSWE is to promote diversity in graduate education in STEM to enable innovative and creative solutions to society's future technical challenges.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

A dynamic resource for people with an interest in the history of social reform, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum offers exhibitions and programs that aim to inspire action. We serve to educate a diverse range of visitors, including young learners, the UIC community, and civic-minded people in Chicago and beyond.

JGMA

JGMA is a progressive architecture and design practice committed to active community involvement and the enrichment of peoples’ lives through the attentive and dynamic organization of space and materiality. JGMA is devoted to serving diverse neighborhoods, making them an incomparable place to live, work, and visit.

Digital Youth Divas

Digital Youth Divas is a STEM after-school and summer program that engages middle school girls from marginalized communities in design-based engineering and computer science activities. Girls develop STEM identities by participating within face-to-face and online spaces to design, create, and re-imagine everyday artifacts and activities using techniques including collaboration, critique, circuitry, coding, and fabrication. Digital Youth Divas is powered by Northwestern STEAMbassador Initiative.

Professional Women in Construction – Chicago Chapter

PWC is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to support, advance, and connect women and promote diversity in the architecture, engineering, construction, and related fields. Our vision is implemented by actively engaging our members in career development, hosting events that facilitate connection and foster open conversation, and providing leadership opportunities on member-driven committees.

Ross Barney Architects

Ross Barney Architects is an award-winning architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning firm that works primarily on public projects.

Structural Engineers Association of Illinois

Structural Engineers Association of Illinois is a professional membership organization serving the structural engineers (SEs) of Illinois. SEs are the brilliant minds that ensure architects’ designs are brought to life as stable and safe structures.

Turner Construction Company

Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. As construction managers we work closely with clients, architects, engineers, and contractors to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

Urban Rivers

Urban Rivers builds floating wetlands on the Chicago river. These structures provide habitat for animals, and also act as a public park to be enjoyed by the city's human communities!