Board Position: Vice President
Born in Nashville and raised across Tennessee—from Chattanooga to Knoxville—Virginia "Ginny" Webb brings a rich blend of local roots and broad architectural experience to her career. After earning her M.Arch from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia, Ginny launched her career in New York City, contributing to the restoration of the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Over the years, her path has taken her through Connecticut, Virginia, and back to Nashville, where she currently serves as a Project Architect and Sustainability Committee Co-Chair at ESa. Her diverse portfolio spans K-12 education, higher education, multifamily residential, commercial office, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse - with a growing emphasis on sustainable and equitable design practices.
A committed advocate for the architecture profession, Ginny has prioritized involvement in the local design community. Currently, she serves as Board Secretary for the AIA Middle Tn Chapter. In 2019, she co-founded the Women in Architecture Committee for AIA Middle Tn, building a supportive platform for peer learning, career development, and equity initiatives – which needs a new generation of advocates. In the last ten years, she has served on various AIA Committees including Committee on the Environment (COTE), Golf Committee, and AIA TN (TAPAC) Committee. In 2011, Ginny also had a formative summer experience as an intern for the Nashville Civic Design Center and was part of the inaugural Design Your Neighborhood program. This ultimately influenced her Masters Thesis on food systems, landscape, and the built environment. All these experiences fueled her passion for sustainability and the impact architecture has on a local and global scale.
Lastly, family life and being a working professional has been the single greatest influencer of her professional career. With two daughters, Annie and Sadie, Ginny juggles family life – thanks to help from husband, Wes - with her professional journey, bringing empathy and purpose to both her mentorship and her design practice. Ginny continues to believe that Nashville’s culture of prioritizing time with friends and family is one of its most valuable assets.
What do you see as the value of AIA?
No matter what phase of my career or where I have lived while practicing architecture, the AIA provides a steady foundation - as a resource in times of need (thanks, Recession of 2008), a safe place to vent about current woes in the profession, or simply a community to build lifelong relationships with other esteemed peers. In my mind, there is only one true professional organization for architecture. And when we are all sharing information, the "gettin' gets good."
Why are you interested in serving on the Board?
I now truly understand that volunteering time and getting "plugged in" to any organization is about reaping what you sow. The more I have stayed a part of this organization (from a Speakers' Series attender to committee volunteer to board member), the more I am so proud to be practicing architecture in Nashville and with such talented peers. At the end of the day, our collective voices do have impact on our built environment and policies at the local level.
What do you wish to contribute as a Board Member?
My aim is to be an "encourager" to all local architects trying to practice in Middle Tennessee - whether a sole practitioner in the outskirts, a mid-sized firm doing anything and everything, to the growing large-scaled firms in this boom town - I think what we all do is important. And our city and region depend on our collective success. My hope is to get membership clamoring to attend all events because of the inspirational programming that matches the talent and camaraderie unique to us.
Navigate to other candidates:
Virginia "Ginny" Webb, AIA
Dale Brackeen, AIA
Paige Lincoln, Assoc. AIA
Katherine Kennon, AIA
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