Newsletter | May/Jun 1973


Communication and Public Relations (PR)

Our booth for the AIA Convention was a true communications bargain. For a relatively minor outlay of $5OO. we netted some 162 square inches of coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 8, 1973. Cost of this space purchased directly would have been $42.70 per square inch or $6,917.40.

The booth became the focus for establishing contacts with women architects around the country. .Among others, we met Anne Halpin, who introduced the women's rights proposal at the convention; Susanne Stephens, an Associate Editor of the Architectural Forum-, Faye DeAvignon, Pyesident of -the Association of Student Chapters of the AXA; and Jean Young, one of the two American Vice-Presidents of the Union Internationale des Femmes. Architectes. Thus, we are beginning to develop a network which will enable us to deal with common projects nationally. One of these, which was suggested by the New York group of woman architects and which Susanne is supporting enthusiastically is a major exhibit of work by women architects. A selection jury would ferret out the best work for recognition and exhibition.

On the home front, Ruth Friedlander, representing a group of woman planners in the Bay Area, wants to schedule a joint meeting. We hope to schedule the meting in the fall. Proposed program: study of the architectural and planning input into a major San Francisco urban development such as the Embarcadero Center or the Yerba Buena Center, with a prior tour of the site If possible. Your suggestions and input will be needed when the date Is set.


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