Women Architects in the Modern Movement

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 women’s 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.

Carmen Espegel is a Professor at the School of Architecture of Madrid, where her research focuses on housing and women in architecture. She leads?the "Collective Housing" (GIVCO) ?research group?and has authored several books, including Vivienda Colectiva en Espana: Siglo XX 1929-1992, Eileen Gray: Objects and Furniture Design, and Aires Modernos, E.1027 by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici.

Translator Angela Giral is the former director of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University in New York, New York, USA.