Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Cynthia Phifer Kracauer to Retire at Year’s End
Leading women’s advocacy organization Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has announced the planned retirement of architect and innovator Cynthia Phifer Kracauer, AIA, the organization’s executive director for the last seven-plus years. According to the foundation’s executive committee, an executive search is underway to identify a replacement to continue leading the group to elevate women in architecture, engineering, construction, real estate and allied fields.
Known for her success in development and creating new programming as well as securing major federal and private grants for Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, Kracauer conceived and created the documentary podcast series New Angle: Voice, starting in 2021 with its episode on Julia Morgan. Prior to heading BWAF, Kracauer served as managing director of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, and she is credited with conceiving and developing New York’s Archtober design and architecture festival.