Women, Practice, Architecture

‘Resigned accommodation’ and ‘Usurpatory Practice’

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Women, Practice, Architecture by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781317755050
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317755050
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The image of the architect is undeniably gendered. While the male architect might be celebrated as the ideal man in Hollywood romantic comedies, blessed with practicality and creativity in equal measure to impeccable taste and an enviable lifestyle, the image of the woman architect is not so clear cut. While women have been practicing and excelling in architecture for more than a hundred years, their professional identity, as constructed in the media, is complex and sometimes contradictory. This book explores the working lives and aspirations of women in architectural practice, but more than this it explores how popular media – newspapers, magazines, and websites – serve to define and describe who a woman architect should be, what she should look like and how she should behave. Looking further, into the way that professional characteristics are reinforced through awards like the Pritzker Prize, the book demonstrates how idealised characteristics such as sensitivity and vision are seen to be neither entirely masculine nor feminine, but instead a complex hybrid owing much to historic concepts of genius. Drawing on history, sociology, media analysis and feminist theories of architectural practice, the book will be of interest to all of those who seek to better understand the image and identity of the architect.

This book was published as a double special issue of Architectural Theory Review.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The image of the architect is undeniably gendered. While the male architect might be celebrated as the ideal man in Hollywood romantic comedies, blessed with practicality and creativity in equal measure to impeccable taste and an enviable lifestyle, the image of the woman architect is not so clear cut. While women have been practicing and excelling in architecture for more than a hundred years, their professional identity, as constructed in the media, is complex and sometimes contradictory. This book explores the working lives and aspirations of women in architectural practice, but more than this it explores how popular media – newspapers, magazines, and websites – serve to define and describe who a woman architect should be, what she should look like and how she should behave. Looking further, into the way that professional characteristics are reinforced through awards like the Pritzker Prize, the book demonstrates how idealised characteristics such as sensitivity and vision are seen to be neither entirely masculine nor feminine, but instead a complex hybrid owing much to historic concepts of genius. Drawing on history, sociology, media analysis and feminist theories of architectural practice, the book will be of interest to all of those who seek to better understand the image and identity of the architect.

This book was published as a double special issue of Architectural Theory Review.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Rethinking International Law and Justice by
Cover of the book International Intervention, Identity and Conflict Transformation by
Cover of the book Mycenaean Greece (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book Trade Unions and the Economy: 1870–2000 by
Cover of the book Teachers' Professional Lives by
Cover of the book School Choice and Competition: Markets in the Public Interest? by
Cover of the book Identity, History and Trans-Nationality in Central Asia by
Cover of the book Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques by
Cover of the book Perceptual Organization by
Cover of the book Understanding Language Change by
Cover of the book Energy, Society and Environment by
Cover of the book Social Justice and the Politics of Community by
Cover of the book The Development of Arithmetic Concepts and Skills by
Cover of the book Nationalism in Italian Politics by
Cover of the book Greening the Economy by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy