Check out J.E.D.I. Austin’s AIA leadership demographics research, articles we’ve written, and a list of community resources including events and other great organizations in Austin.
AIA Austin Leadership Demographics (updated annually)
How we can improve our survey? (link coming soon!)
Events in the Community
Check out these exhibitions at the Harry Ransom Center which are open now!
Freedom to Write, Freedom to Read: The Story of PEN
November 2, 2024 – August 17, 2025
An exhibition on the founding and history of the organization P.E.N. (poets, essayists, and novelists) and its focus on freedom of expression. Click Here for the official link.
BIPOC Owned Design Businesses
Interested in working at and/or collaborating with BIPOC Design businesses in your area? Check out this growing list created in 2020 by Dong-Ping Wong of Food New York.
Other Great Austin Organizations
Accessibility
Advocacy
Austin for Palestine Coalition
Education
Austin Public Library (check out events for free ESL classes!)
Food Accessibility
Shared Identity
Race and Ethnicity
Native American and Indigenous Collective (NAIC) – Undergraduate
Native American and Indigenous Peoples’ Association (NAIPA) – Graduate
National Organization of Minority Architects
LGBTQIA+
Women and Children
The City of Austin’s Women, Infants, and Children Program