Women in Architecture

RSUA Women in Architecture was launched in 2019 to provide support and inspire women working as architects and women aspiring to work as architects. It is intended that the group will provide a network for women architects to share their experiences, learn from and support each other.

RSUA Women in Architecture is chaired by Olivia Laughlin.

Headline purpose

To support and inspire women working as architects and women aspiring to work as architects.

How will this purpose be achieved

- Provide a network for women architects to share their experiences, learn from and support each other
- Celebrate women in architecture and enhance their visibility, including promoting female role models, for example through an online presence
- Identify barriers faced by women who want to work in architecture and focus on proposals to remove those barriers
- Facilitate mentoring opportunities for women architects
- Develop proposals, for employers and employees, that will help anyone seeking to return to work as an architect following a career break
- Engage with other relevant working groups
- Host events led by women architects but open to all

Public benefit

A more gender-balanced and diverse architectural profession will be better at attracting and retaining the best talent leading to better architecture for the public in Northern Ireland.

Membership and contact details

RSUA Women in Architecture Chair, Olivia Laughlin olivia.laughlin@samuel-stevenson.co.uk

Name	Organisation	Email Address
Sarah Brady	Samuel Stevenson & Sons	sarah.brady@samuel-stevenson.co.uk
Jennifer Cromie	Lowry Building & Civil Engineering	jennifer.cromie@lowrybuilding.co.uk
Edelle Henry	McGurk Architects	edelle@mcgurk-architects.com
Olivia Laughlin	Samuel Stevenson & Sons	olivia.laughlin@samuel-stevenson.co.uk
Catherine Mallon	Todd Architects	catherine.mallon@toddarch.co.uk
Joan McCoy	White Ink Architects	joan@whiteink.co.uk
Aine McEnoy	Studio idir	aine@studioidir.com
Jenny Morrow	Queen’s University Belfast	jenny.morrow@qub.ac.uk
Clare Mulholland	Queen’s University Belfast	claremulholland10@gmail.com
Martina Murphy	Ulster University	m.murphy@ulster.ac.uk
Emer O’Neill	Education Authority NI	emer.oneill@eani.org.uk
Melanie O’Reilly	Melanie O’Reilly Architects	melanieoreilly@hotmail.com
Lisa Park	Studio Park Architects	lisa@studioparkarchitects.com
Aisling Rusk	Studio idir	aisling@studioidir.com
Hana Stolcova	Whittaker & Watt Architects	hstolcova@wwarch.co.uk

Meeting frequency

RSUA women in architecture meet quarterly from 1pm to 2pm on the following dates:

1pm on Tuesday 15 April 2025
1pm on Tuesday 8 July 2025
1pm on Tuesday 15 October 2025

The group also host practice visits and other events through out the year.

Find out more

If you would like to be added to a wider email list so that you are kept informed about RSUA Women in Architecture, contribute to on-going work and attend events organised by the group, please email Jude Faloon on jude@rsua.org.uk.

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Engagement

If you or your organisation wishes to engage with the RSUA Women in Architecture please contact Jude Faloon on jude@rsua.org.uk