Knowing the Process of Licensure & ARE Study Tools with Parva Markiw

Parva Markiw, AIA, LEED Green Associate is a native Iraninan and a project architect at DesignGroup located in Pittsburg, PA. Working on a multitude of healthcare and higher education projects with a passion of creating a long lasting impact at different scales. 

Pava is currently serving her second year term as a chair of AIA PA’s Emerging Professional committee. At the local level, she is a member of the AIA Pittsburgh’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion committee, Women + in Design committee in Pittsburgh, and part of AIA Pittsburgh’s Young Architect Forum. Parva’s focus through her involvement in various committees is to help emerging professionals at different stages of their careers and also amplify voices of minority and underrepresented groups.