Julia Weatherspoon is a licensed architect and associate at Gensler San Francisco dedicated to crafting spaces that not only creatively address design challenges, but also inspire, resonate, and build connections among people.

She brings experience across a range of architecture projects at multiple scales, project deliveries, and building typologies from workplace, aviation, civic design, and most recently academic higher education projects that focus on elevating experience through living and learning communities. Throughout her career, she has championed sustainable design, weaving environmental consciousness and equitable design solutions into the fabric of her projects.

When she's not working, Julia continues to invest her time in creating broader impact beyond the project.

She currently serves as Secretary on the National Board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and brings over a decade of deep commitment to the organization. She previously served as President of SFNOMA from 2021–2024, as well as SFNOMA Project Pipeline Camp Director for three years, advancing early exposure to architecture and design. She is also a Co-Chair of the NOMA Conference Seminar Selection Committee, serves on the Board of Directors for AIA San Francisco, serves as a Board Regent and Programs Chair for the California Architecture Foundation, and volunteers on the AIA National Secretary Advisory Committee.

As one of only roughly 600 Black women architects in the U.S., her leadership is rooted in mentorship, inclusion, and design excellence.

She challenges people to look at design holistically and through an equity lens. Her inspiration is driven by the belief that architecture and design can do more for all of us. Her passion has brought her to moderate and speak at several institutions and events, including Smithsonian Affiliate Rockwell Museum, Archi + City Fest, IIDA Northern California, SPUR, UC Berkeley, San Francisco Design Week, and AIGA Pasadena.

When she is not serving her community, Julia likes traveling, running, and walking around Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.