This year we have selected #10 Female Architects that inspire us to celebrate women's huge contribution in past, present and future architecture.
While there is no barrier to the acceptance of women in architecture, and more than half of the students are indeed women, there's a substantial decrease in the number of women staying in the profession or in higher positions. However, there are brilliant women in architecture who are challenging this issue and have made a profound impact on architecture as we know it. Therefore, we want to pay tribute to some of those inspirational women in today's post!
#1 Lina Bo Bardi
Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer despite the initial difficulties of being a woman and a foreigner in the field. She devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: SESC Pompeia Factory, The Glass House or the art museum in Sao Paulo.
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#2 Kazuyo Sejima
Japanese Architect, second woman ever to receive the Pritzker price. She co-founded the firm SANAA and her architecture is minimalist, highly sensitive and thoughtful. She explores architecture focusing on the way people experience the space and is interested in its cognitive possibilities. Unmissable!
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Christian Dior Tokyo, Serpentine pavilion 2009 or the new museum in NYC.
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#3 Farshid Moussavi
Iranian-born British architect, educator and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a professor at Harvard. Her studio integrates architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. Research is a big part of her creative process which hugely influences each project.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: La Folie Divine, Carabanchel social housing or Yokohama international port.
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#4 Benedetta Tagliabue
Italian architect who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. She co-founded the studio Miralles-Tagliabue EMT that she directs by herself since 2000 when Enric Miralles passed. Her work includes iconic building and public spaces. She loves experimenting with materials and techniques and every project is unique.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Santa Caterina market, Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh or Diagonal Mar Park.
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#5 Lucia Cano
Spanish architect co-founder of Selgascano studio. Her work is renowned for the use of polychromy, the creative exploration with new materials, and by the relationship between the building and its surrounding landscape. Their designs are fresh and bold but full of context. They don't believe in replicating the same building twice since all the conditions around are necessarily different.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Serpentine Pavilion 2015, second homes offices, design district canteen, or silicon house.
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#6 Frida Escobedo
Mexican architect, she founded her studio in 2006 with a dedication to architecture, design and arts. Materiality, colours, texture and light are aspects she masters. Escobedo is known for creating temporary and interactive works which can accommodate multiple intended purposes. She is also the youngest architect to have worked on the Serpentine Pavilion.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Casa Negra, Serpentine Pavilion 2018 or Mar Tirreno.
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#7 Elizabeth Diller
American Architect and partner in Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
She is well-known for her work with conceptual architecture museums and is considered among the most influential designers of cultural spaces. We love her artistic background and how she integrates visual and performing arts to her architecture projects.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Roy and Diana Vagelos Education centre and The Broad in LA.
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#8 Anne Lacaton
French architect and educator. She runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal along with Jean-Philippe Vassal and they have a Pritzker prize. Her projects are hybrids between contemporary concepts and more diverse techniques focusing on low cost construction.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Palais de Tokyo in Paris, house in Bordeaux or the architecture university of Nantes.
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#9 Zaha Hadid
Iraqi-British Architect, artist and designer. Her architecture is bold, expressive, innovative and she became famous for he intensely futuristic architecture with curved facades. She was the first woman to ever receive the Pritzker prize in 2004. She is, with no doubt, the most famous female architect of all times and very respected in the field.
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: the London aquatics centre or Heydar Aliyev centre.
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#10 Amanda Levete
British Architect. She is known for her intuitive and strategic approach to design where projects interact with the space around them
Some of our favourite projects of her firm include: Victoria and albert museum's courtyard or the MAAT in Lisbon.
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