WOVEN

A learning community for women in architecture, engineering & the built environment — navigating the AI moment together.

Focus
AI × AEC
Format
Free
Always, for everyone
Open to
All AEC
Architecture · Engineering · Construction · Real Estate
Based in
SF + Online
Quarterly in-person · Monthly virtual
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"The women with the deepest expertise should be leading the AI shift — not observing it."
JH · Founder
Why WOVEN exists

AI is transforming every layer of the built environment — from generative design and code compliance checking to space planning and construction documentation. The tools are arriving fast.

But the women and non-binary professionals who carry the deepest domain expertise in our industry — the ones who know intuitively how buildings affect people, how projects fail, how standards get made — are often the last to get access to the communities and resources that could help them lead this shift.

Most AI professional development is either too generic (built for tech) or too surface-level (built for LinkedIn impressions). There's almost nothing designed for practitioners who want to actually build with these tools in the context of real AEC work.

WOVEN fills that gap. We learn by doing, share what's honest, and hold the door open for everyone who comes next.

What we do

Programming built around real work, not real talk.

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AI in Practice Sessions
Members share real workflows — how they're using AI in Revit, Rhino, specs, RFIs, client decks. No polished demos. Honest, practical sharing from the front lines.
Monthly · Online
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Hands-On Workshops
Structured sessions on prompt engineering for AEC, AI image generation for design, building simple tools with no-code platforms, integrating AI into BIM workflows.
Bimonthly · Online
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Tool Spotlight Series
Deep dives into specific tools: Spacemaker, TestFit, Midjourney, Claude, Autodesk AI, and more. Honest assessments. What works. What's hype.
Monthly · Online
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Guest Speaker Program
Conversations with women leading AI adoption at major firms — their stories, their failures, and what they wish they'd known earlier.
Quarterly · Online
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First Project Challenge
A low-stakes, community-supported challenge to build or ship your first AI-assisted project. Accountability partners, shared resources, and celebration of every milestone.
Twice yearly
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SF Gatherings
Quarterly in-person events in San Francisco. Informal, conversational, with site visits and studio tours when possible. Community depth you can't replicate online.
Quarterly · San Francisco
Who we serve

Open to all women and non-binary professionals across the built environment.

Students and early-career professionals especially welcome. Membership is always free.

Architects & Designers

Licensed architects, interior designers, and architectural technologists at any career stage.

Engineers & Planners

Structural, MEP, civil engineers; urban planners; landscape architects.

Construction & RE

Construction managers, owners' representatives, real estate developers and tech professionals.

Students & Emerging

Architecture and planning students entering an industry that will look completely different by graduation.

How we operate

Five things we believe.

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Practical over theoretical
We learn by doing. Every session is grounded in something you can apply the next day.
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Honest over polished
Real struggles are more useful than perfect demos. We share what didn't work alongside what did.
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Generous by default
We share tools, resources, and opportunities freely. A rising tide lifts all boats in this room.
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Intersectional by design
We center women of color, disabled women, and queer women in our programming and leadership.
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Curious without hierarchy
No question is too basic. Everyone is a beginner at something. The community teaches itself.
Get involved

Come learn
with us.

Membership is free and always will be. We're just getting started — founding members shape the community from the ground up.

No spam. No selling your data. Just a Slack invite when we launch.

You're in.

Thank you for joining WOVEN. You'll receive a Slack invite when we open the founding cohort — we'll be in touch soon.