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Ware Malcomb announced on Aug. 8 the promotion of Kourtney Pennycook to studio manager of interior architecture and design in its Atlanta office. The firm concurrently announced that Lauren Leyrer, P.E., has joined the Atlanta office as civil engineering manager.

This month, Bell Fuels president Stella Gaytan will convene a public and industry panel discussion to bring women in the trades together for an evening of community and discussion.

As part of the summer-long, all-girls construction camp MyWIC, middle school and high school girls will visit Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 9:45 a.m. to participate in the Skilled Trades All-Star Program.

Lehigh Valley Business has selected Lee Ann M. Slattery, sales support manager of ATAS International, Inc., as a 2024 Women of Influence recipient and a Circle of Excellence honoree.

The elevation of two highly experienced and dedicated women to director-level positions with Boston and Atlanta-based Dyer Brown signifies a redoubled commitment to client service and the firm’s three lenses – the core principles that inform all decision-making, both in practice and project work: design, sustainability and DEI.

Holcim Building Envelope has announced the promotion of Lauren Pagano to president of adhesives, spray foam, coatings and sealants. In her expanded role, Pagano will oversee the newly launched Enverge brand of sustainable spray foam insulation, further integrating Holcim’s product offerings and enhancing service delivery.

Later this summer, construction is set to begin in New Jersey’s capital city on a new base of operations for Homeworks Trenton, a free, community-based, after-school boarding program for marginalized girls.

A new headquarters for the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in Manhattan, New York, offers a dynamic gathering and activity center for public and internal uses for women architects, engineers and construction executives and allied professionals.

History was made May 18 when Rossana Hu, founding partner of Neri&Hu and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design, awarded Lin Huiyin (1904-1955) the long-overdue, posthumous Bachelor of Architecture degree.

The latest audio documentary on female architecture pioneers from BWAF sheds light on two women behind an unusual and groundbreaking studio founded in 1945, The Architects Collaborative.