The International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA), established in 1985, is a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The purpose of the Archive is to document the history of women's involvement in architecture by collecting, preserving, storing, and making available to researchers the professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations.

The IAWA began by focusing primarily on collecting the papers of those who practiced at a time when there were few women in the field (i.e., before the 1950's). However, the IAWA's goal, to fill serious gaps in the availability of primary research materials for architectural, women's, and social history research, means that it does not exclude any generation of women. In fact, women who are retiring and are interested in enhancing the record of women in architecture and related design professions, should contact the IAWA Archivist about donating their work.

The IAWA also collects books, biographical information, and published materials as part of its mission to act as a clearinghouse of information about all women in architecture, past and present.

IAWA COLLECTIONS Guide to the Collections in the IAWA Online Inventories of IAWA Collections Biographical Directory of Women in Architecture VT ImageBase: sampling collections in the IAWA ADDISON: the library's online catalog IAWA GENERAL	Milka Bliznakov Founder, IAWA
Milka Bliznakov Awards: 7th Milka Bliznakov Prize (2006) 6th Milka Bliznakov Prize (2005) Milka Bliznakov Honorarium (2005) 5th Milka Bliznakov Prize (2004) 4th Milka Bliznakov Prize (2003) 3rd Milka Bliznakov Prize (2002) 2nd Milka Bliznakov Prize (2001) 1st Milka Bliznakov Prize (2000)	Board of Advisors: Bylaws of the IAWA Minutes of the Board of Advisors 2003 BoAd meeting: Sept. 12-14 Exhibit poster (pdf) 2002 BoAd meeting: Oct. 5-6 2001 BoAd Agenda (pdf) 2001 Somaya Exhibition/Lecture (pdf) Archivist's Annual Reports
Other: Acquisitions: some publications supporting the IAWA Exhibition of IAWA materials (1999)

Send questions or comments to:
IAWA Archivist, University Libraries
Virginia Tech, P.O. Box 90001,
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001