Women architects in the modern movement / Carmen Espegel ; preface by Kenneth Frampton ; translated by Angela Giral.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Espegel Alonso, Carmen, author.

Contributor:

Giral, Angela, translator.

Standardized Title:

Heroı́nas del espacio. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Modern movement (Architecture)--Europe.

Modern movement (Architecture).

Women architects--Europe--History--20th century.

Women architects.

Women designers--Europe--History--20th century.

Women designers.

Architecture and society--Europe--History--20th century.

Architecture and society.

History.

Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 266 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Women Architects in the Modern Movement rewrites the history of modern architecture to elevate the often-overlooked female architects who helped build the movement. Starting with a theoretical analysis that situates women's roles both in society and architecture specifically, Carmen Espegel examines the transition from women as objects to subjects at the advent of modernity. This theoretical basis is grounded through four case studies on pioneering women architects: Eileen Gray, Lilly Reich, Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky and Charlotte Perriand. Along with illuminating their lives and work, Espegel aims to help us examine and observe the world from a perspective where the feminine and masculine are not exclusive, so that we might learn from the past in order to build with dignity in the future. Translated from the original Spanish by Angela Giral.

Contents:

Part I Woman and Society p. 5

1 Woman and Architecture p. 7

Woman as the Subject of Architecture p. 7

Woman as the Object of Architecture p. 17

2 Woman and Social Evolution p. 36

3 Two X Chromosomes in Modern Architecture p. 65

Part II Four Chronicles p. 93

4 Eileen Gray 1878-1976 p. 95

Architecture for Life Improvement p. 95

Her First Years in the Paris of the Early 20th Century p. 97

The Collaboration With Jean Badovici p. 102

Maison en bord de mer: E.1027 p. 108

Her Writings p. 123

Relationship With Le Corbusier p. 125

5 Lilly Reich 1885-1947 p. 136

The Spirit of Materials p. 136

Beginnings in the Werkbund p. 139

Collaboration With Mies van der Rohe p. 143

Her Collaboration at the Bauhaus p. 152

Solitary Life During and After War p. 161

6 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky 1897-2000 p. 164

The Splendor of Ethical Compromise p. 164

Her First Years in Vienna p. 166

Ernst May and the Office of Construction of Frankfurt am Main p. 172

In the Soviet Union p. 192

7 Charlotte Perriand 1903-1999 p. 199

Synergy Between Industrialization and Craftsmanship p. 199

Minimal Cell p. 214

Furniture as Machines p. 224

The Laboratory at Les Arcs p. 232.

Notes:

Translated from the Spanish.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138731004

1138731005

9781138731028

1138731021

OCLC:

993601842