Matrices: 2nd Congress on Architecture and Gender

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Angela Davis speaks on Art, Philosophy, and Politics | Art & Education As part of The Domain the Great Bear series, the Royal Institute of Art Stockholm is honored to have Angela Davis speak publicly on “Art, Philosophy, and Politics.” Through her activism and scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in the quest for social justice both…

Deadline: August 10

Call for Chapters: A Gendered Profession
Edited by James Benedict Brown (Leicester School of Architecture), Harriet Harriss (Royal College of Art), Ruth Morrow (Queen’s University Belfast), James Soane (Project Orange)

For a profession that claims to be so concerned with the needs of society, the continuing gender imbalance in architectural education and practice is a dirty subject. Dirty, because it’s been stagnant for some thirty years.

Beyond the profession, the emergence of fourth wave feminism has broken a twenty year drought in the discourse. A new generation of feminist critique is emerging, characterised by a broader civic commitment, one fuelled by the recognition that time and again, women and minorities have been the first casualties of neoliberalism.

Whereas after World War II the architectural profession rallied around its obligation to fulfill a social need, today architecture has all but capitulated its absolute servitude to capitalism. Recognising that feminist thinking is a meaningful response to the inequalities of capitalism, A GENDERED PROFESSION will be a forum for a discussion about the failure of our profession - one that is so explicitly concerned with the design of inclusive environments - to resolve its own inequalities. Contributions will be invited from all corners of the discipline to propose strategies, attitudes and solutions to this crisis in representation.

At stake is more than just the discrimination of women. Male architects suffer from the mechanisms of gender stereotyping, obliged to place professional commitments above those to their family and children. And while three quarters of le***an, gay, bisexual and transexual architects report being comfortable being open about their sexuality in the workplace, that number drops to just sixteen per cent when on the building site.

A GENDERED PROFESSION will perform a diagnostic check of the architecture profession from one end of the spectrum to the other. Whereas much has been written on feminism and architecture, the majority is produced exclusively by women. A GENDERED PROFESSION will actively seek gender parity in both its contributions and editorial structure and will not limit its understanding of gender to an either/or analogue.

Provocations are sought from architects, artists, academics, practitioners, students and everyone in between.

Does gender balance in the production of architecture have any impact on the quality of the built environment?
Will gender equality only be achieved through positive discrimination, such as female-only competitions, practices and building sites?
Is laissez-faire neo-liberalism a more democratic means of achieving gender equality?
Should there be women only prizes in architecture?
Should there be women only spaces in the city? If so why, and who should design them?
Is the existence of successful female architects not proof enough of our profession’s gender diversity?
Can the principles of feminism serve as a useful design tool for interpreting and responding to societal needs?
Why do male, female and TG architects need feminism?
Does leaving the profession to raise a family really hamper your career?
Does feminism help or hinder our understanding of other sexualities?
Does a female architect design differently to a male architect?
Does a LGBT architect design differently to a ‘straight’ architect?
Can feminism be taught as a design methodology?
Is there any point in achieving gender equality in student populations when typically three quarters of all architecture tutors are men?
Our points of provocation are inevitably not comprehensive and we welcome any proposal that engages with any aspect of gender or sexuality with regard to architectural production.

Brief chapter proposals of no more than 300 words are invited by 10 August 2015 to [email protected] or [email protected]. Please include your name, professional affiliation (if any) and contact details.

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Dear authors,

This is to confirm your essays submission to the issue 2nd International Congress on Architecture and Gender.
We are in the process of revision of this issue. If necessary we will contact you in due time.

Best regards.
Organizing Committee

Dear authors,

It was a pleasure to receive you all in Lisbon, last March. It was great to be part of such a moment discussing our general concern, architecture and gender. This was only possible given all your contributions and dedicated presence.

From now on we will start the proceedings publication process. Due to several emails asking us to send improved versions of the articles, we decided to give you all the opportunity to do it. So, please send us the final version, with images on it if you want, until May 20th.
Just remember that the paper template could be found here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8062075/2GA_TemplateText.doc

The article will be published in the department’s AE. Architecture and Education (ISSN: 1646-6756). You can see it here: http://revistas.ulusofona.pt/
The OC it’s trying to get support so this double number could be printed. We will keep you informed about this.

If your registration need to be closed – so we can publish your article –, please find attach the information for the bank transfer. After, please, send us the payment document copy so we can send you the receipt.

Best regards,
Organizing Committee

REHABILITACIÓN y APERTURA AL PÚBLICO de la Villa E-1027, de Eileen Gray

REHABILITACIÓN y APERTURA AL PÚBLICO de la Villa E-1027, de Eileen Gray

La Villa E-1027, de la arquitecta irlandesa Eileen Gray, tras años de abandono y vandalismo, está en su fase final de rehabilitación. El 3 de mayo de 2015 se abrirá parcialmente al público.

Más información
http://www.capmoderne.com/actualites.html

Deadline Extended to Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the Women Deliver 2016 Conference:

Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the Women Deliver 2016 Conference

Tomorrow:

Seminario Hábitat a Escala Humana Sesión 1. Yayo Herrero: Propuestas feministas ante la crisis... Arquitectura Sen Fronteiras-Galicia

Today: MADRID!

Hoy en ESPACIOS PARA ARQUITECTAS
A las 19:00h en Roca Madrid Gallery

– Eva Álvarez
– Izaskun Chinchilla
– Reyes Gallegos
– Belinda Tato

COMISARIAS:
Ariadna Cantis y Marta Thorne