{"product_id":"where-are-the-women-architects-paperback","title":"Where Are the Women Architects? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDespina Stratigakos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and important search for architecture's missing women\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one looks in the profession, the scarcer women become. Law and medicine, two equally demanding and traditionally male professions, have been much more successful in retaining and integrating women. So why do women still struggle to keep a toehold in architecture? \u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Women Architects?\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of women's stagnating numbers in a profession that remains a male citadel, and explores how a new generation of activists is fighting back, grabbing headlines, and building coalitions that promise to bring about change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespina Stratigakos's provocative examination of the past, current, and potential future roles of women in the profession begins with the backstory, revealing how the field has dodged the question of women's absence since the nineteenth century. It then turns to the status of women in architecture today, and the serious, entrenched hurdles they face. But the story isn't without hope, and the book documents the rise of new advocates who are challenging the profession's boys' club, from its male-dominated elite prizes to the erasure of women architects from Wikipedia. These advocates include Stratigakos herself and here she also tells the story of her involvement in the controversial creation of Architect Barbie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible, frank, and lively, \u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Women Architects?\u003c\/i\u003e will be a revelation for readers far beyond the world of architecture.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This important and sharp critique makes a convincing argument about the status of women and the deep-seated gender issues in the profession of architecture. Accessibly written, it will be incredibly useful to readers inside and outside of the field. Despina Stratigakos demonstrates how far things have progressed--and how far we have yet to go.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lori A. Brown, Syracuse University School of Architecture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Despina Stratigakos unravels the stultifying, appeasing mantra that 'things are not that bad anymore' when it comes to the place of women in the profession of architecture. Clearly, she shows, they are that bad. \u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Women Architects?\u003c\/i\u003e is timely and significant.\"\u003cb\u003e--Cathrine Veikos, California College of the Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDespina Stratigakos\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor and interim chair of architecture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHitler at Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Berlin: Building the Modern City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490629120293,"sku":"9780691170138","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/RmgzaE52aDY0K2NvRTRZd2srZlJzdz09.webp?v=1780080033","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/where-are-the-women-architects-paperback","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}