Women Architects in the Modern Movement rewrites the history of modern architecture to elevate the often-overlooked female architects who helped build the movement. Starting with a theoretical analysis that situates womens roles both in society and architecture specifically, Carmen Espegel examines the transition from women as objects to subjects at the advent of modernity. This theoretical basis is grounded through four case studies on pioneering women architects: Eileen Gray, Lilly Reich, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Charlotte Perriand. Along with illuminating their lives and work, Espegel aims to help us examine and observe the world from a perspective where the feminine and masculine are not exclusive, so that we might learn from the past in order to build with dignity in the future.
Translated from the original Spanish by Angela Giral.
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| Introduction |
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Woman as the Subject of Architecture |
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Woman as the Object of Architecture |
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2 Woman and Social Evolution |
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3 Two X Chromosomes in Modern Architecture |
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Architecture for Life Improvement |
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Her First Years in the Paris of the Early 20th Century |
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The Collaboration With Jean Badovici |
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Maison en bord de mer: E.1027 |
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Relationship With Le Corbusier |
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Beginnings in the Werkbund |
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Collaboration With Mies van der Rohe |
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Her Collaboration at the Bauhaus |
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Solitary Life During and After War |
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6 Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky 1897--2000 |
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The Splendor of Ethical Compromise |
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Her First Years in Vienna |
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Ernst May and the Office of Construction of Frankfurt am Main |
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7 Charlotte Perriand 1903--1999 |
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Synergy Between Industrialization and Craftsmanship |
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The Laboratory at Les Arcs |
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Basic Bibliography on Eileen Gray |
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Basic Bibliography on Lilly Reich |
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Basic Bibliography on Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky |
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Basic Bibliography on Charlotte Perriand |
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Carmen Espegel (b.1960) is a Spanish PhD Architect and Full Professor in the Design Department of the School of Architecture of Madrid at ETSAM-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, and has lectured in the USA, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Portugal. Her research focuses on Women in Architecture and Housing. She leads the Grupo de Investigación en Vivienda Colectiva (GIVCO), a research group on collective housing; directs and teaches the Projects Design Module Housing Projects within the Master of Collective Housing (MCH) in Madrid; participates with Doctoral Dissertations on Housing in the School of Architecture of Porto, Portugal; and lectures Master Courses for the Master in Housing (MH) at the University Roma Tre, Italy.
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