Title & Author:

A gendered profession : the question of representation in space making / [edited by] James Benedict Brown, Harriet Harriss, Ruth Morrow, James Soane.

Publication:

London : RIBA Publishing, 2016.

Description:

280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Practice, politics and economics : Six myths about women in architecture / Justine Clark -- Architecture: a suitable career for a woman? / Ann de Graft-Johnson and Sandra Manley -- On age and architecture / Sophie Hamer -- Why men leave architecture / Doric -- G.F. Bodley and the gravy: describing architecture on the tangent / Hugh Pearman -- Women in architecture: stand up and be counted / Jane Duncan and Virginia Newman -- The hero's journey: architecture's 'long hours' culture / Karen Burns -- Lost and found?: A parable of the architect (male) and the academic (female) / John Dickson and Ruth Morrow -- Site parade / Julian Williams -- Part 2. Histories, theories and pioneers : The queer architect in Germany: invisible in practice, missing from history / Uwe Bresan and Wolfgang Voigt -- Sister practices: non-normative experiences of time and technology / Ruth Morrow -- Architecture: a villainous profession / David Gloster -- The 'transition' as a turning point for female agency in Spanish architecture / Lucia C. Pérez-Moreno -- Redesigning the profession / Julie Humphryes -- Remembering queer space / Anthony Graham -- Women in architecture awards: great or ghettoizing? / Laura Mark -- Designers of the world unite / Joe Kerr -- Part 3. Place, participartion and identity : Woods and treasure / Cany Ash and Robert Sakula -- Down to earth / James Soane -- Vauxhall is burning / Alexis Kalli -- On looking and learning / Paul Davies -- Scenes of emancipatory alliances / Brian McGrath -- The eradication of London's democratic queer pubs / Samuel Douek -- Architecture 2.0 / Gem Barton -- Part 4. Education : Surveys, seminars, and starchitects: gender studies and architectural history pedagogy in American architectural education / Catherine W. Zipf -- Interiority complex / Harriet Harriss and Naomi House -- Gender, architectural education, and the accruing of capital / Igea Troiani -- Hit me baby one more time / Lesley Lokko -- And then we were the 99%: reflections on gender and the changing contours of German architectural practice / Mary Pepchinski -- A gendered pedagogy / Harriet Harriss -- Look who's talking: numbers matter / Lori Brown -- Symbolic violence / Flora Samuel.

Summary:

"The issue of gender inequality in architecture has been part of the profession's discourse for many years, yet the continuing gender imbalance in architectural education and practice remains a difficult subject. This book seeks to change that. It provides the first ever attempt to move the debate about gender in architecture beyond the tradition of gender-segregated diagnostic or critical discourse on the debate towards something more propositional, actionable and transformative. To do this, A Gendered Profession brings together a comprehensive array of essays from a wide variety of experts in architectural education and practice, touching on issues such as LGBT, age, family status, and gender-biased awards."--Cover.

Resources:
View record details on Penryn Campus Library Catalogue

ISBN:

1859469973 (paperback)
9781859469972 (paperback)

Subject:

Women architects.
Architecture and society.
Space (Architecture) Social aspects.
Femmes architectes.
Architecture et société.
Espace (Architecture) Aspect social.
Architecture and Planning.
Gender identity.

Added entries:

Brown, James Benedict.
Harriss, Harriet, contributor.
Morrow, Ruth, 1964- contributor.
Soane, James, contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294748
Call No.: BIB 240588
Status: Available