McMahon, Neenah, won the National Gold Award from the American Concrete Pavement Association for the company’s design and construction on the Highway 96 project in Little Chute.
Women represent about 43 percent of architectural school graduates in the U.S., but only about 20 percent of licensed architects and 17 percent of principals and partners are women, according to industry statistics.
As part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Architecture Summer Camp Academy at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 14 high school students stayed at the college’s residence hall and got a taste of college life. Students toured architecture around Milwaukee and learned about the control of design space.
Architecture firms expanding post-recession are encountering a shortage of architects with midrange experience, according to the American Institute of Architects.