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So Lynda, what sparked the idea to start Architecture+Women NZ? It began with a conversation with Julie Wilson in early 2011 about the high number of women leaving the profession. We decided to increase the visibility of the many women who train in architecture with an exhibition timed for the 20th anniversary of the exhibition, held in 1993. The Architecture+Women NZ [A+W NZ] co-founders were Julie and I, Megan Rule and Sarah Treadwell, who has become our mana taumata, or guiding light. Elisapeta Heta joined the core team in 2012 and we all

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