{"id":552,"date":"2015-10-17T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prod.dcp.ufl.edu\/architecture\/?p=552"},"modified":"2015-10-17T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T19:45:02","slug":"celebrating-women-in-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/architecture\/celebrating-women-in-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women in Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrating Women in Architecture<\/strong><\/h2>\n

September 15, 2015<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"\"The glass walls surrounding the School of Architecture Gallery were no match for last Thursday\u2019s \u201cCelebrating Women in Architecture\u201d lecture series kick-off reception and opening discussion.
\nThe semester-long lecture series aims to increase the visibility of women leadership in design and to raise awareness about gender issues in the architectural practice, while discussing incredible work created by female architects.
\n\u201cArchitect Denise Scott Brown said recently, \u2018I say to young women today, don\u2019t cast out feminist awareness. When the glass ceiling hits you, you will think it is your fault unless you know a bit about feminism, and it will destroy you,\u2019\u201d said Sherry Ahrentzen<\/strong>, research professor at the Shimberg Center and one of the guest speakers at the Thursday\u2019s reception.
\nAhrentzen addressed topics such as the \u201chidden curriculum\u201d and the \u201chidden supply chain,\u201d which involved the unspoken culture within the architectural practice and education.
\n\"\"\u201cLet\u2019s look at those empty spaces, and look at those things that are hidden,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what any good feminist does: looks at the \u2018spaces between the studs\u2019 that are hidden, the things that are invisible, the things that are often not said, and tries to find out why that came to be, what are the consequences \u2014 and also as a good feminist, how do we change that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Rutland<\/strong>, a fourth-year architecture student, with a minor in Women Studies, is responsible for putting the kick-off reception and lecture series together.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs architects and as students studying the built environment, we spend a lot of time analyzing systems,\u201d Rutland said. \u201cI think it\u2019s compelling to take our analysis and thoughtful understanding of gender and apply it, not only to our designs, but to our offices and our schools in order to create a system that can promote equally.\u201d
\nLastly, Trysh Travis<\/strong>, associate director at the Center for Women\u2019s Studies and Gender Research, concluded the kick-off with a brief summary of what vital information was conceived during the event.
\n\"\"\u201cWe want to raise consciousness about what\u2019s hidden, about what\u2019s overlooked, what\u2019s devalued, what\u2019s not said, what goes without saying, and ask ourselves why is it like this? How did it happen? And what do we have to do to change?\u201d She asked the crowd. \u201cThis gives us tools to think about ways of changing our experiences: by shouting out what has been unspoken, by shining a light on what has been in the dark and by saying out loud what has been unsaid, so that then we can say something new and something different.\u201d
\nThe series will continue with: Kathryn Dean, principal of Dean\/Wolf Architects of New York City, on September 21; Jamie Maslyn Larson, principal of West 8 in New York City on October 12; and Sanda Iliescu on October 19, artist and associate professor of Studio Design at the University of Virginia. Then on Friday, November 13, Ahrentzen and Travis will host a \u201cbookend\u201d talk looking back at the series and the issues it raised. The series is free and open to the public. For more information on the series, visit dcp.ufl.edu\/architecture.
\n\"\"Top photo:<\/strong> Architecture student Sarah Rutland addresses her colleagues during the kick off about what to expect during the lecture series.
\nMiddle right photo:<\/strong> The School of Architecture Gallery seats filled to capacity and left several students standing for the event.
\nBottom left photo:<\/strong> Guest speaker Trysh Travis concludes Thursday\u2019s kick-off event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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