100 Women: Architects in Practice maps the work of one hundred exceptional architects across every continent, making the case — through illustrated interviews — that gender inequity in architecture is not just a professional failure but a failure of the built environment itself.
About This Book
Architecture has a well-documented gender problem: women remain underrepresented, underpromoted, and underpaid, and the profession has been slower than most to reckon with why. This book takes a direct approach. Rather than debating the issue in the abstract, it presents one hundred architects — global in scope, diverse in practice — who are actively reshaping how the discipline responds to people, place, and planet. Through illustrated interviews, each architect articulates her own methods, leadership model, and vision for what architecture can be. The result is both a flagship reference and a corrective to a canon that has too long left women's contributions unacknowledged. Featured architects from Oceania include Sophie Dyring, Kerstin Thompson, and Sarah Lynn Rees from Australia, Elisapeta Heta from New Zealand, and Loata Ho from Fiji.
Key Features
- 328 pages of illustrated interviews with 100 architects spanning every continent
- Authors: Harriet Harriss, Naomi House, Monika Parrinder, Tom Ravenscroft
- Featured practitioners include Sophie Dyring, Kerstin Thompson, Sarah Lynn Rees, Elisapeta Heta, and Loata Ho
- Published by RIBA Publishing
What You'll Discover
- How 100 women architects across six continents are responding to the disconnect between architecture and the communities and landscapes it serves
- Diverse models of leadership and practice that challenge the dominant structures of the profession
- The specific visions and methods these architects bring to connecting human need with environmental responsibility
- A global and equitable survey of practice that reframes who counts as a significant figure in contemporary architecture
About the Author
Harriet Harriss leads this collaborative project alongside Naomi House, Monika Parrinder, and Tom Ravenscroft. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 328
- Dimensions: 220 × 254 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781859469637
- Publisher: RIBA Publishing
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and students seeking alternative models of practice, educators building more representative curricula, and anyone invested in a built environment that reflects the full breadth of human experience.