…based on traditional arrangements, “dwellings, neighbourhoods, and cities designed for homebound women constrain women physically, socially, and economically” (Hayden, 1981: 25)…..” World War: The effect on housing design The Post-World…
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…
Women have very limited access to public spaces. Their access is limited for the socio-cultural, religious, and political reasons manifested into the society, along with poor planning of urban spaces…
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…
When it comes to understanding the role of gender across various occupations, it becomes important to understand the notion of gender to understand its impact resulting from differential participation of…
This article tries to give a general overview of what feminism means in architecture. Starting from the problem highlighted by many studies, in the field of architecture, women are underrepresented…
Feminism has had a long and profound impact on the evolution of architecture and urban planning. Architecture is a subject that must be understood in the context of its society,…
The idea of urbanity is becoming increasingly synonymous with the idea of gated living. The interface of the city-dwellers with the city is largely reduced to places of commute and places of service.…
