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The female architect as the subject of a vital redefinition of the professional practice from a Spanish perspective

No. 20 (2017-01-01)
  • Nuria Álvarez Lombardero
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq20.2017.08

Abstract

Over the last decade, an increase in the number of female students of architecture in Spanish architecture schools has been recorded. This means that the profession will have a new future in terms of equality for both sexes. This unprecedented turn of events comes into conflict with a depoliticized practice that still has a paternalistic character and several antiquated forms of operating. There is a need, therefore, to redefine the professional practice as a result of the global economic crisis, which has particularly affected architecture. This paper contemplates the current situation of the Spanish female architect as the central subject of study within this redefinition.

Keywords: female architect, sex-related differences, the architectural practice

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