Women and Architecture

[3CPO]

Do women "see" the world differently than men? As more and more women become high ranking architects, will the shape of our buildings be transformed into something better?

What do you think about women becoming high ranking architects?

Please reply in English.

[Cinaminaminamina]

"Each women see the world of architecture differently than another human being"

Edit: Reply in english

[asimplemind]

english please

[Cinaminaminamina]

english ? LOL absolutely...

"Each women see the world of architecture differently than another human being"

better now ?

english please

[Against]

I think women may see in a diferent way 'cus of their sensitive side. They do most things with feelings and not just to get it finish. So yes, women do "see" the world of architecture differently than men, and they execute it in a diferent way too.

[3CPO]

There is something that the men just dont do.. Cleaning... That have a lot to do with the way we think architecture.

[Against]

There is something that the men just dont do..
Cleaning...
That have a lot to do with the way we think architecture.

That's just mean! Why don't men clean?
You're saying that womens arquitecture is cleaner? How does that work? :?

[3CPO]

Do you clean all spaces in your house? I mean that kind of house stuff... Kitchens funcionalities, pratical questions, space functional questions...

[bruta]

i can't believe you actually wrote that! all people r different, gender as nothing to do with architecture! the only thing that happened was that women start working (later than men) so they started to get famous (later than men). There are still less women achitects than men. i really can't understand what cleaning as to do with architecture. that's nonsense. i'm chocked! And in what concerns sensibility, men have it as well, specially architects. it's not sensitivity, it's sensibility! so my conclusion is that women will just contribute to architecture because there'll be more architects (men and women).

[3CPO]

You know what im trying to say... It has nothing to do with gender, but...if you talk with some men about designing a kitchen, probably they wont know even what you need in a kitchen... If you check the voting pool, try to understand the results... I dont thing that women see architecture different than men, but sometimes, they have special qualities that men dont... :icon_poke:

[Gonçalo Cardoso Dias]

all i can say is LOL

[Bruno_Rosa]

and why this isn't on tne portuguese secion?

[3CPO]

Because it's an international discussion... Is it too difficult to write in english? Cheers

[Bruno_Rosa]

I'm only see Portuguese people around this, so is a waste of time... I already explain why the international secion is not working. There's no international dudes .....

[Gui.pt]

I think people should improve their languages skills, so this is a great opportunity to do so! Adding the fact that by writting in a foreigh language we take a bit more time to think about what we're trying to say. Ontopic: I was at my teatcher's office last friday and as we were speaking about architecture he said that he finally understood with Sejima that women see architecture in a diferent way and i'm not talking about room organisation or something like that. I'm talking about a kind of sensitivity that women are more naturaly inclined to have. We all can admit that as we look at sejima's works. They're clean and beautiful. It looks like she was inspired by mies and took that inspiration to the next level. In the end having a woman at the office it's always a pleasure for the eyes, it gives you that extra edge to work. ehehe Gui ps: that last part was a joke

[Cinaminaminamina]

In the end having a woman at the office it's always a pleasure for the eyes, it gives you that extra edge to work. ehehe

i have something for'ya: learn to be selective....... you never now

All this depends in the way that a woman or a man looks towards sensitive matters.

Nothing to do if she/he is female/male . I could talk much more about this, but it not worth'it.



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( ok...we are better :icon_chick: )

[André Moraes]

well... I think that men and women can do the same things ... A cultural intervention change their point of view. But there's some people that have no barriers, we can see a lot of then in international arts. men that have much more sensibility than supposedly women have

[Sérgio Barbosa]

Maybe they have more sensibility to do some spaces as the kitchen, simply because they know better then men how thw things should be to work well... But now everything is changing, and women don't spend so many time in kitchens, and men sure spend more... So, i don't see any diferent nowadays...

[didem acar]

Zaha Hadid is a woman... Eric Owen is a man... But they are excellent arhitect... Man OR woman is it important?

[3CPO]

Man OR woman is it important?

61.90% thinks that women "see" the world of architecture differently than men...
Why?

:)

[AnaS]

There is something that the men just dont do..
Cleaning...
That have a lot to do with the way we think architecture.

heheheh
I agree with you.
Woman Power! :icon_pistoles:

[Argos]

I don't think womans can be more sensitive then men, maybe they can be difrente, and maybe mens can notice it since they are so used to see men work, but the true is that woman use to be very more practical then man and they also dream less. But about a kitchen question, well, I am the cooker of the house and I don't think that woman's of now days have any advantage on it. just my 2 cent.

[Miklos Saedzy]

Good professionals see it, feel it and execute it well, regardless of gender. Ethical, aesthetical, practical and constructional issues are the guidelines of our projects, as architects (and apprentices, as well). Those who do not take in consideration all of these values usually produce incomplete buildings. Take, for example, Paula Santos and Zaha Hadid. The former makes buildings which are very clear, practical and flexible. On the other hand, the star architect draws projects that float, whirl (do they fly?), and, when constructed, show several problems concerning practicability. The same thought could be applied to Promontório Arquitectos and Daniel Libeskind, for instance. There is no monopoly of intuition and sensibility to women or men (some are sensitive, some are not and the vast majority have some of both qualities).

[Argos]

Good professionals see it, feel it and execute it well, regardless of gender.
Ethical, aesthetical, practical and constructional issues are the guidelines of our projects, as architects (and apprentices, as well). Those who do not take in consideration all of these values usually produce incomplete buildings.

Agreed

[Zinaida Batrakova]

Hello,
First of all i would like to introduce myself; my name is Zinaida Batrakova and i am a Russian architect woman.
I work as architect in Moscow but pretending to move on next few months to Portugal (Lisboa), and now looking for a job.
Concerning what you wrote i do believe on it!!! Very well!!!
My site with my CV: http://zinaidabatrakova.planetaclix.pt/index_curriculo.html