Beyond Building : Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France / Heidi Brevik-Zender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brevik-Zender, Heidi, 1973- author.

Series:

University of Toronto romance series (Unnumbered)

University of Toronto romance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--France--History--19th century.

Architecture.

Architecture and women--France--History--19th century.

Architecture and women.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : University of Toronto Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Beyond Building offers a groundbreaking exploration of nineteenth-century French architecture through the lens of gender, focusing on the years 1852 to 1902. Highlighting the creative work of four women and one nonbinary individual, this book reveals that architectural production extended beyond men, even when only men could be officially certified as architects. Drawing on diverse materials, including poetry, photography, archaeological artifacts, literary fiction, theater sets, and journalism, Beyond Building brings to light the contributions of those long excluded from architectural scholarship due to their gender. This book advocates for a more expansive understanding of architecture’s history by including overlooked makers and works. It examines figures such as Jane Dieulafoy, whose gender-fluid life as an archeologist in Iran is captured in colonial-era writings; Marie Krysinska, the only woman in the free-verse poetry movement; photographer Geneviève-Élisabeth Disdéri and the Countess de Castiglione, who linked architecture and early photography; the hidden career of journalist Laure Labrouste; and the American Julia Morgan, the first woman certified as an architect in France. Through these case studies, Beyond Building demonstrates how considering gender alongside architecture opens new perspectives on artistic innovation, imperialism, and cultural change in nineteenth-century France."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Elastic Verse: Marie Krysinska’s Architectural Poetics

Expanding Interiors: Architectural Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione

Geneviève-Élisabeth Disdéri: Photographing Architectonic Regionalism in Brest et ses environs

Resuscitating Ruins in Jane Dieulafoy’s Parysatis

Laure Labrouste, Architectural Editor-in-Chief.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-6524-0

1-4875-6523-2

9781487565237

OCLC:

1545083901