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PublisherLund Humphries Publishers, The Limited

ISBN-10184822270X

ISBN-139781848222700

eBay Product ID (ePID)26050419928

Product Key Features

Book TitleExpanding Field of Architecture : Women in Practice Across the Globe

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicBuildings / General, History / Contemporary (1945-), General

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture

AuthorPaola Zellner Bassett, Marcia Feuerstein, Jodi La Coe

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight67.8 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal720.9252

SynopsisThis book documents contemporary architectural projects designed by women architects participating in diverse forms of practice in diverse regions around the world. Examining each design within its unique context, this collection of forty projects includes beautifully illustrated case studies of transformative buildings, encompassing a range of sizes, building types, materials, and construction methods. Overcoming historical challenges within architectural practice, the women architects in this collection lead their firms and expand the field of architecture. Brit Andresen, Andresen O'Gorman Architects, Australia; Sandra Barclay, Barclay & Crousse Architecture, Perú + France; Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, México; Shirley Blumberg, KPMB Architects, Canada; Eliana Bórmida, Bórmida y Yanzón Arquitectos, Argentina; Fernanda Canales Arquitectura, México; Gabriela Carrillo, México; Aziza Chaouni Projects, Canada; Elizabeth Diller, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, USA; Carmen Espegel, Espegel Arquitectos, España; Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, Grafton Architects, Éire; Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang, USA + France; Lina Ghotmeh Architecture, France; Melkan Gürsel, Tabanlioglu Architects, Turkey, UK + USA; Studio Anna Heringer, Deutschland; Francine Houben, Mecanoo, Nederland, Taiwan, UK + USA; Carla Juaçaba Studio, Brasil; Antonia Lehmann, Izquierdo Lehmann Arquitectos, Chile; Inês Lobo Arquitectos, Portugal; Lu Wenyu, Amateur Architecture Studio, China; Doriana Mandrelli Fuksas, STUDIO FUKSAS, Italia, France, UAE + China; Nina Maritz Architects, Namibia; Valerie Mulvin, McCullough Mulvin Architects, Éire; Sheila O'Donnell, O'Donnell + Tuomey, Éire + UK; Patricia Patkau, Patkau Architects, Canada; Estudio Carme Pinós, España; Samira Rathod Design Associates, Bharat Ganarajya; Maria Samaniego, arquitectura x, Ecuador; Kazuyo Sejima, Kazuyo Sejima and Associates + SANAA, Japan; Brigitte Shim, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Canada; Sonja Petrus Spamer Architects, South Africa; Marina Tabassum Architects, Bangladesh; Kerstin Thompson Architects, Australia; Lene Tranberg, Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter A/S, Danmark; Billie Tsien, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Partners, USA; Claire Weisz, WXY Architecture + Urban Design, USA; Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, UK; Xu Tiantian, DnA (Design and Architecture), China; Estudio Cazú Zegers Arquitectura, Chile; Marusa Zorec, Arrea Arhitektura, Slovenija, In answer to this question, this book highlights contemporary architectural projects designed by leading women architects from diverse regions around the world. The introduction explores both the past and present by considering early women architects who expanded the field for other women as well as diverse forms of practice. The main section of the book includes beautifully illustrated case studies of the projects, examining each design within its context. Projects and practices are distributed across the globe and organized by geographic region. Selected works encompass a range of scales, locations and contexts, and a variety of building types. All are significant and outstanding works of design. The projects include works by architects Brit Andresen, Sandra Barclay, Tatiana Bilbao, Shirley Blumberg, Eliana Bormida, Fernanda Canales, Gabriela Carrillo, Elizabeth Diller, Carmen Espegel, Yvonne Farrell, Doriana Fuksas, Lina Ghotmeh, Melkan Gursel, Itsuko Hasegawa, Anna Heringer, Francine M. J. Houben, Carla Juacaba, Antonia Lehmann, Ines Lobo, Nina Maritz, Shelley McNamara, Valerie Mulvin, Sheila ODonnell, Patricia Patkau, Carme Pinos, Samira Rathod, Maria Samaniego, Kazuyo Sejima, Brigitte Shim, Sonja Spamer, Marina Tabassum, Lene Tranberg, Billie Tsien, Claire Weisz, Lu Wenyu, Sarah Wigglesworth, Xu Tiantian, Cazu Zegers, and Marusa Zorek. The afterword documents historical challenges and current trends that demonstrate an increase in female practices despite the challenging professional climate that continues to deny women opportunities to design and build. An index includes the architects and their practices., This book documents contemporary architectural projects designed by women architects participating in diverse forms of practice in diverse regions around the world.

LC Classification NumberNA1997.F4 2022