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The Unspoken Burden on Women in Architecture

Throughout 2021, women have had to take the lead in transforming the practice of architecture into a practice of care—disproportionately so.

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In Mexico, Women Architects Join a National Movement

Women at the head of Mexican architecture firms stand in solidarity with the national strike.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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‘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.