Celebrating International Women’s Day at Leers Weinzapfel Associates!

Four Generations of LWA Women – Principals Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA, and Ashley Rao, AIA, LEED AP, Phius CPHC, Associate Zhanina Boyadzhieva, AIA, and Architect Maryam Karime, AIA – shared their professional and personal journeys, highlighting moments that challenged the status quo. The presentation prepared for AIA WLS 2025 provoked an empowering and empathetic discussion in the office and sparked ideas for future collaborations.