With Its Exhibition Add to the Cake, Foreign Legion Calls for Inclusion
The curators take on the subject of gender inequity in design history and contemporary practice, in a show staged at Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden.
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Finding Women Architects in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Fictional depictions like Bernadette form a vital accompaniment to initiatives that seek to help women architects flourish.
Bauhausmädels is a (Mostly) Wholesome Tribute to the Eclipsed Women of the Storied School
Filled to the brim with period photographs, the book depicts several dozen female Bauhäusler in various guises and often playful moods.
Women and Architecture: 9 Articles Highlighting How Women Designers Lead the Way
From the designer duo behind The Wing's aesthetic to a look back at feminism and architecture, these articles highlight bold women architects and designers past and present.
Building Sisterhood: How Feminists Sought to Make Architecture a Truly Collective Endeavor
Metropolis looks back at the history of feminism and architecture, finding areas where there has been progress—and where advocates have lost ground.
Meet the Designers Behind The Wing, the Coworking Company Creating Spaces For and By Women
Working together, architect Alda Ly and designer Chiara de Rege have shaped an instantly recognizable interior identity for The Wing.
The Paris Researcher Pioneering a New Way to Recycle Building Materials
Anna Saint Pierre's Granito project is harvesting the ingredients for new architectural building blocks from demolished structures.
Planning For (In)Justice: Toni Griffin's Mission to Foster Equitable Cities
Griffin founded the consultancy Urban Planning for the American City, which she complements with her pedagogical work at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
A Story No Longer Untold: Astra Zarina's Influence on Modern Architecture
Zarina, who taught architecture for decades, influenced countless architects, including Steven Holl and Tom Kundig. A new exhibition at ‘T’ Space in New York highlights her career and ideas.
Year in Review 2018: Architecture’s Gender Reckoning
Mimi Zeiger writes how the hard work of #MeToo is decidedly less swift and less spectacular than any celebrity takedown.
Five Takeaways from the AIA’s Guide for Equitable Practice
Today, the American Institute of Architects issued the first of three sets of guidelines on workplace culture. But will it impact the profession for the better?
The 2018 Equity in Architecture Survey Encourages Industry Soul-Searching
Responses from 14,360 architecture graduates signaled modest equity gains, though major gender- and race-based professional gaps remain.
At the 2018 London Festival of Architecture, It’s a Girl’s World
A handful of exhibitions and performances during the month-long design festival radically interrogate gender and space.
In the Wake of #MeToo, Equity Is Put Front and Center at AIA Conference
This year’s annual AIA summit had a notably more diverse and inclusive program, but still alluded to the significant challenges ahead.
New Book Profiles 21 of the Modern Era's Most Dynamic Women Designers
Women Design includes a balance of prominent figures (Aino Aalto and Denise Scott Brown, for example) and lesser-known names (like Lora Lamm, a Swiss-born graphic designer).
New Exhibit Gives Visitors a Tour of Post-1968 Activism in Architecture
The can't-miss Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968 will be on view in Brooklyn during the AIA Conference on Architecture.
'We Will Not Stand Silent': 150 Demonstrators Gather at the Venice Biennale To Demand Equity in Architecture
Odile Decq, Martha Thorne, Farshid Moussavi, Jeanne Gang, and others protested this morning to demand equal representation in the architectural profession.
Chicago Exhibit Spotlights Charlotte Perriand’s Alpine Ski Resort
The legendary designer and Le Corbusier collaborator broke the mold with her Modernist, male contemporaries, according to a show at Matthew Rachman Gallery.
Opinion: Why Women Designers Need a Seat at the Table in Corporate Boardrooms and Beyond
Metropolis's director of design innovation discusses the influential women she has invited for a panel discussion this Thursday titled "Women of Influence in the Business of Design."
New Website Spotlights America's Forgotten Female Architects
The site is the culmination of a five-year research effort by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation.
