As we begin to plan our Fall Event we are looking to you, our members, for input.  Below is a link to a short survey to help us plan the WiD-KC Fall Event.  It is just a few short multiple-choice questions that will only take 3-5 minutes to complete.  Your answers will help us narrow in on topics that are relevant to you.  If you have any additional input, feedback, ideas or are interested in assisting with planning the event, please feel free to contact Dana Hetrick or Amanda Scott at programs@widkc.org.

Click here to complete the Survey.  Please complete the survey by July 15.

Thank you for your time and support!

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 Welcome to WiD-KC’s new web home.  We have revamped the look and feel of our website to better accommodate our members and to incorporate our new brand.   We are excited to launch the site, which has many user-friendly features including online rsvp for events, events calendar “sidebar”, and blog-style news & events homepage.  You will find a lot of information about our organization, committees, and resources.  We are still ironing out a few wrinkles and developing a few pages on the site, but we hope our new format will keep all of our members, new and old, informed and involved in our ever-growing organization.  Take a look around and leave us a comment.  We’d love to hear from you!

Carole Lechevin is a Landscape Architect and owner of Site Line LLC.

Download: lhp_lechevin.pdf

Who in design have you learned most from?
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to get to work with three very talented landscape architects during the construction of the Sprint World Headquarters Campus.  Kevin Sloan, David Carlson, and Janet Garwood were with the Hillier Group, the lead architect of the project.  I learned an appreciation for “Less is more” in regards to plant material use. 

Marsha Hoffman is an architect and Partner at SFS Architecture.

Download: lhp_hoffman.pdf

Where do you look for your inspiration?
Travel – there is nothing like seeing architecture first hand.  The architecture in Europe, particularly the contemporary architecture in Germany is some of my favorite.  Travel not only inspires my love of design but also my love of food and wine.

Dr. Cindy Frewen Wuellner, FAIA is President of Frewen Architects Inc.

Download: lhp_wuellner.pdf

Favorite Design Book?
Santiago Calatrava signed a book for me with the sketch of a bird, so that is my favorite photo design book.  Pallasmaa’s elegant The Eyes of the Skin inspires me as an architect.  The Architect by Maggie Toy compiles fantastic biographies and work by women architects who are making significant contributions.

Amy Slattery is an architect with BNIM and also the founding director of Women in Design – Kansas City.

Download: lhp_slattery.pdf

What do you see as a major emerging direction for design? 
“With the hyper-acceleration of communication across the world, we now have so many influences and design has become somewhat muddled – anything is possible so much of what is done today has lost the key element of constraint. I hope the fad of “green” as a buzz word will mean sustainable design just becomes the way we do things, not an extra. I think with the influence of sustainability, we are able to tailor our work into more regional styles, and the days of the brand name architect may fade into memory.”