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Mainstreaming gender in the city
Women and gender became prominent issues in city planning and architecture in the 1970s, propelled by activists and scholars whose ideas seeped in to practice, even as they were fuelled by practice in the feminist movements of the era. Prior to this, initial forays were made by pioneers in the US, including Catherine Bauer Wurster, Jane Addams and Jaqueline Tyrwhitt. However, conventional histories of planning and architecture do not always acknowledge these roles or, more importantly, their impact on the built environment. A case in point is the key role played by Henrietta Barnett in the building of Hampstead Garden Suburb. People posit that these traditionally feminine values developed in the domestic sphere of the home have the potential to transform the public sphere of professional activity and decision-making as they become more widely embraced by all, irrespective of gender.
Mainstreaming gender in the city
Women and gender became prominent issues in city planning and architecture in the 1970s, propelled by activists and scholars whose ideas seeped in to practice, even as they were fuelled by practice in the feminist movements of the era. Prior to this, initial forays were made by pioneers in the US, including Catherine Bauer Wurster, Jane Addams and Jaqueline Tyrwhitt. However, conventional histories of planning and architecture do not always acknowledge these roles or, more importantly, their impact on the built environment. A case in point is the key role played by Henrietta Barnett in the building of Hampstead Garden Suburb. People posit that these traditionally feminine values developed in the domestic sphere of the home have the potential to transform the public sphere of professional activity and decision-making as they become more widely embraced by all, irrespective of gender.
Mainstreaming gender in the city
de Madariaga, Inés Sánchez (author) / Neuman, Michael
2016
Article (Journal)
English
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