The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2020 / Volume 2 edited by Lori Brown and Karen Burns.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Lori, editor.

Burns, Karen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women architects--20th century--Encyclopedias.

Women architects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (640 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

The Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960 - 2015 fills a void in architectural history, giving students, scholars and professional architects an authoritative reference to women architects and their work, and to key terms for gender and feminism in architecture. Surging interest in women architects over the last decade has launched equity campaigns, lobby organisations, international prizes, books and research. Issues of women, architecture and gender are now at the centre of architecture's public stage and the hitherto absent histories of women in architecture have become of urgent interest. With over 1,000 entries and 750 images across two volumes, the encyclopedia covers a key period in women's history from 1960 to 2015 - from when the gender bar was lifted at iconic architecture schools, to the present day. Women now comprise half of all architecture students in many countries but students and scholars lack authoritative, globally connected histories of female mentors, peers and forebears. The encyclopedia introduces them to the notable and overlooked women of the global built world, unearthing hidden histories and founding a new field of historical scholarship. Within a geographical and historical framework, key architects from over 45 countries are included in detailed biographical entries. Coverage includes an expanded field of female designers from related fields (urbanism, landscape, and interiors) plus influential scholars, writers, and activists as well as key terms, themes, books and exhibitions.

Contents:

Volume 2

1. Oceania

2. Middle East

3. Russia

4. UK

5. Western Europe

ISBN:

9781350059757

OCLC:

1499286166