The image of the architect is undeniably gendered. While the male architect might be celebrated as the ideal man in Hollywood romantic comedies; blessed with practicality and creativity in equal measure to impeccable taste and an enviable lifestyle; the image of the woman architect is not so clear cut. While women have been practicing and excelling in architecture for more than a hundred years; their professional identity; as constructed in the media; is complex and sometimes contradictory. This book explores the working lives and aspirations of women in architectural practice; but more than this it explores how popular media – newspapers; magazines; and websites – serve to define and describe who a woman architect should be; what she should look like and how she should behave. Looking further; into the way that professional characteristics are reinforced through awards like the Pritzker Prize; the book demonstrates how idealised characteristics such as sensitivity and vision are seen to be neither entirely masculine nor feminine; but instead a complex hybrid owing much to historic concepts of genius. Drawing on history; sociology; media analysis and feminist theories of architectural practice; the book will be of interest to all of those who seek to better understand the image and identity of the architect.This book was published as a double special issue of Architectural Theory Review.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Revived interest in wood constructionBy JarretBy boring deep into modern wood construction techniques; Josephs Solid Wood piqued my interest as an opportunity to revisit architecture studies that I had enjoyed years ago during college classes. Joseph promptly covers critical issues of fire safety and moisture control as well as relevant terminology before moving on to several chapters of massive wood construction projects around the globe. Case studies in Norwegian Wood; budding United Kingdom housing developments; and Australias timber down under all plant insight in the reader using ample construction photos and diagrams of project-specific techniques.I worried this book would be overly technical when I placed a pre-order months ago; however; after receiving the book; Im delighted to find the content appropriate for both a high level architecture class or a casual coffee table construction photo tome to thumb through.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A comprehensive global tour of wood building systems.By Molly LebowitzMayos attempt to weave case studies of wood building systems from every corner of the world is astoundingly successful in convincing the architectural world of the approachs modernity and validity. He considers not just the environmental implications of the methods; but also the building code challenges; fire safety; structural considerations; and other critical topics in his analysis.This book should be required-reading in any course on modern structural concepts or construction materials for architects and engineers.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy jesseGreat historical summary of wood construction; modern solid wood assemblies and a boatload of case studies to boot.
