Ron Newman said:
Are men more likely to use forums than women? Doesn't seem to be the case in other places I go.
For this type of discussion, yes. Women who like design tend to seek out publications. Or they travel. Or they get together and "do" things. What we have here is a virtual pub-culture that probably doesn't appeal to most women. To be fair, it baffles my girlfriend, and she enjoys looking at architecture -- we're going to Chicago in a couple of weeks.
czsz said:
I can't think of many notable female architects
Nice call on Maya Lin, Ron. Here's a few others:
Lina Bo Bardi was a brilliant Italo-Brazilian Modernist, contemporary with Oscar Niemeyer. She did great work in concrete, as seen in her
Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo. I wish there was more about her in English -- seems like an interesting character, like the Frieda Kahlo of architecture.
Cornelia Brierly studied at MIT, and was one of the original Taliesin apprentices. Her name never reached the prominence of John Lautner, Alden Dow, or Faye Jones, but she was a competent architect and designed some nice homes and interiors.
Elizabeth Diller should go on this list; her stuff is kind of trendy, and the jury's still out on some of it.
Helena Arahuete is the heir to John Lautner's legacy of innovative and challenging residential architecture. Another gifted architect in concrete. She hasn't built much, but it's certainly worth
a look. She's frequently consulted by the owners of Lautner-designed homes for restoration and addition work that is sympathetic to his unique treatment of material, space, and light.
