Architecture is a discipline that develops and reflects cultural ideas, beliefs, and power dynamics. It is not just about creating physical spaces. Gender is an important lens through which spatial…
Female Role in Architecture Education Women have been under-represented as nothing more than a side asset in the profession, and sometimes not even an asset but a liability. Too headstrong,…
Architecture during the dense periods of history is associated with men. Most women during those times were discouraged from taking it up as a career, confining them to gendered household…
Surveys on women in architecture and in positions of leadership began in the late 1970s. The statistics were not encouraging. Women made up 1% of registered architects in 1958. By 1988,…
The architecture and building construction industry is continually thriving and expanding. Since the beginning of architecture, this field has been driven by men. Women are still confronted with difficulties in…
The history of architecture or any similar field, in general, was not a place that acknowledged women in the past. But this is different from the fact that no women…
Architecture, like very few other industries, combines logic and art throughout its entire process. There are a lot of theories that discuss which of those two sides should dominate. Hence,…
“For a woman to go out alone in architecture is still very, very hard… It’s still a man’s world”- Zaha Hadid. One of the most commonly talked about topics is…
Shimul Jhaveri Kadri is the founder and principal architect of SJK architects, one of India’s leading architecture firms. Apart from being a successful architect, Shimul Jhaveri Kadri is also a…
With a massive population of 1,404,717,429, India’s architecture community forms a significant chunk of the Indian population. It is appalling how the demographics of this profession work. Architecture as a…
The United States of America, a country with the world’s most powerful economy and military, a country with scientific prowess, and a country that excels in many other areas, has…
Architecture has always been kind to the architects who can experiment with forms irrespective of gender; but this question is still unanswerable. From the first woman to have worked as…
