Stylepark series: Spotlight on Women Architects

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Petra Wörner, who is a pioneer in the field of healthcare and research buildings.

INTERVIEWS

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the projects of Xu Tiantian and her office DNA Design And Architecture, which strengthen rural structures in China.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Margot Schürmann

12/28/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Margot Schürmann who over a period of decades together with her husband Joachim Schürmann played a major role in shaping the direction that architecture took in West Germany.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – LXSY Architekten

9/18/2023

In our series “Spotlight: Architects” we regularly present the work of architects – for example, the projects by Kim Le Roux and Margit Sichrovsky, who integrate circular planning and building into their work.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Marina Tabassum

7/31/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Marina Tabassum from Bangladesh. In her work she reconciles the traditional building culture of her country with international influences.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Marie-José Van Hee

5/4/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the brilliantly quiet work of the Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee, to whom the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp is currently dedicating an exhibition.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Yasmeen Lari

6/21/2023

In our Spotlight on Women Architects series, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the multifaceted portfolio of Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who turned her back on large-scale commercial commissions in favour of more socially oriented architecture and the preservation of traditional building methods.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Denise Scott Brown

2/28/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Denise Scott Brown, whose work has only recently received adequate recognition, as due to systemic injustice she was long overshadowed by her husband Robert Venturi.

INTERVIEWS

Change instead of master cult

1/25/2023

In her book “Schwarzer Rolli, Hornbrille” (Black Turtleneck, Round Glasses) Karin Hartmann highlights various aspects of the architecture profession and examines when, where and why women are at a disadvantage owing to systemic discrimination. In conversation, the author reveals why these questions must be asked and what gets lost because of this lack of perspectives.

ARCHITECTURE

The Clear View

1/9/2023

Irmel Kamp is perhaps not one of the most prominent names in architectural photography. Now, the first book on the work of the 85-year-old German photographer shows that it is indeed worth knowing her work.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Regine Leibinger

1/23/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Regine Leibinger, who uses her special interest in sophisticated load-bearing structures, novel construction methods and materials when designing her extraordinary buildings.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Johanne Nalbach

1/4/2023

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Johanne Nalbach, who has demonstrated a particular expertise in the design and construction of hotels, and who recently carried out the extensive refurbishment of the Kant-Garagen in Berlin.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Anna Heringer

12/27/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Anna Heringer, who is a true believer in clay building. She was recently awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for her commitment.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Minnette de Silva

9/26/2022

In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects" we regularly present the work of female architects – the Sri Lankan architect Minnette De Silva was a true pioneer and combined tradition and modernity in her projects. About time to rediscover her work.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Myra Warhaftig

11/25/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of the architect Myra Warhaftig, who has developed new forms of living together and created emancipatory floor plans in response to new models of family living.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Dorte Mandrup

8/25/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as the buildings of Dorte Mandrup, which arise like sculptures from landscapes and continue their unique aesthetics.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Ursulina Schüler-Witte

8/2/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Berlin-based Ursulina Schüler-Witte, one of the great protagonists of German Futurism who, together with her husband, enriched the German capital by designing a number of iconic buildings for it.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Lina Bo Bardi

7/15/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects such as a great forgotten figure of Tropical Modernism: The multi-faceted work and impressive buildings of Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi has greatly enriched Brazilian architecture.

DESIGN

Perfection with lightness

8/3/2022

At this year’s Milan Design Week, ClassiCon presented a walk-through installation of the bedroom that Eileen Gray designed in the 1920s for her holiday home E.1027. Curated by Wilfried Wang, Carolina Leite, and Peter Adam, the exhibition offered an in-depth insight into the design by the Modernist visionary.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Tatiana Bilbao

6/10/2022

In our series “Spotlight on Women Architects”, we regularly present the work of female architects – such as that of Tatiana Bilbao, whose credo is “Planning together, building together, living together”.

ARCHITECTURE

Visible

3/24/2022

The publication "Frauen Bauen Stadt" from Birkhäuser Verlag and the 3sat documentary "Frauen bauen. Wie Architektinnen die Baukunst erobern" show the work of female urban planners with international examples.

ARCHITECTURE

Spotlight on Women Architects – Marlene Moeschke-Poelzig

3/10/2022

In our new series "Spotlight on Women Architects" we will regularly present the work of female architects – starting with Marlene Moeschke-Poelzig and the construction of the "Villa Poelzig" in Berlin that ended up being demolished.

INTERVIEWS

Architecture of encounter

6/16/2021

The Serpentine Pavilion opened in London's Kensington Gardens recently. In an interview, Sumayya Vally, founder of the Counterspace office from Johannesburg, explains how London's migrant communities inspired her design.

INTERVIEWS

Recognizing potential

12/19/2019

The Mexican architect Frida Escobedo came to international fame in 2018 with her design for the Serpentine Pavilion in London. In her work, questions about urban spaces are met with realistic answers. She tells us about her architecture in an interview.