The Arquitetas Invisíveis collective is pleased to invite researchers, professionals, students, and artists interested in reflections linking architecture across its various scales with gender issues, in different disciplinary fields, to participate in the call for submissions for the 3rd issue of the Arquitetas Invisíveis Magazine.
The Arquitetas Invisíveis collective, the group responsible for publishing the magazine, will also feature selected submissions from this call on its platform – www.arquitetasinvisiveis.com – as deemed appropriate. The magazine and the website stem from a desire to share knowledge and reflections, as well as to contribute to advancing gender discussions in architecture and related fields. This initiative aims to offer a platform to showcase the work of individuals addressing gender in architecture, while fostering interdisciplinary exchange by welcoming contributions from diverse fields—including History, Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Art, Psychology, and Journalism, among others, as well as non-academic work.
Each year, a new issue of the Arquitetas Invisíveis Magazine will offer important opportunities for exchange between researchers from Brazil and abroad. Strengthening these relationships fosters cooperation among different groups and regions, encourages joint research and collaborative publications, and solidifies the role of women in the history of architecture and urbanism, as well as research centers dedicated to this field.
1. GENERAL THEME
Based on studies developed by the Arquitetas Invisíveis collective, eight general themes were defined, each to be featured in successive magazine releases: pioneers, in the shadows, architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, sustainability, social work/participatory design, and the final issue (yet to be named), which will bring a close to previous issues and open a new cycle of themes and discussions, pointing toward advanced reflections. The third issue of the Magazine focuses on a theme we consider highly relevant to the country's current political and cultural climate. For this reason, the pre-defined theme from previous calls will be redefined here, transforming what was once “Social Work” into “Feminist Works.” Consequently, this issue will highlight work discussing women's feminist actions, ranging from the appropriation of spaces by and for women, the importance of collectives and other forms of organization that empower women and challenge social norms, gender duality and its implications, the relationship between gender and public/private spaces, practices seeking greater equality in society, the importance of valuing the commons, and the discussion of what feminism means within various contexts. The inspirational text follows below:
With an altruistic calling, several female architects have dedicated themselves to people-focused work. Attuned to social demands and concerned about inequality, they have committed their efforts to democratizing spaces (public, private, virtual, representative), understanding this as a viable way to reduce and/or resolve social problems.
Jane Drew designed schools, social housing, and hospitals for Chandigarh, India, understanding that architecture should always focus on the needs of the population, beyond aesthetics.
Working in another direction, but with social concerns in mind, Julie Eizenberg emphasized the importance of affordable buildings that feature excellent architecture, no matter how tight the budget, highlighting the social responsibility imbued in the profession.
Mayumi Souza Lima, on the other hand, gave special attention to the needs of children, discussing and analyzing the spaces designed and intended for them. In addition, as a professor, she used to take her students to visit favelas, aiming to foster greater political awareness among architecture students.
Zaida Muxí describes that, according to the division of roles, women are responsible for reproductive care, which makes them specialists in dwelling for themselves and for others. Her studies show that the process of industrialization consolidated the invisibility of women, who are responsible for the space of social reproduction—essential for "man" to work in the factory and for building the entire framework of exploitation stemming from this process, which historically restricted women's movement within public life.
Silvia Federici argues that, since the house is the pillar upon which the economy is built, it should be women—traditionally domestic workers and prisoners—who take the initiative to reclaim the home as the center of collective life, of a life traversed by different people and forms of cooperation, providing security without isolation and without obsession, enabling the exchange and circulation of communal possessions, and, above all, laying the groundwork for the development of new collective forms of reproduction.
Finally, Julia King, who has been responsible for implementing a sewage system in informal settlements in India, bringing a major improvement to the residents' quality of life.
The thematic sessions aim to encompass various research topics while outlining potential areas of dialogue among them, continuing the foundational purpose of the Magazine. However, the editorial team will also select submissions that do not fit the main theme, provided they relate to gender issues or women's production, or are deemed relevant to the debate.
2. SUBMISSION FORMATS
The Magazine will include articles, abstracts, opinion pieces, news, cartoons, drawings, poetry, chronicles, letters, and more. Written submissions are limited to 2,500 words and must be submitted in an editable format (Word), thoroughly proofread.
Image submissions must be digitized and sent with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and a minimum size of 10x10 cm, in either PDF or JPEG format. Third-party images and photos will not be accepted without proper copyright permissions.
Submissions may be mixed, meaning a single entry can contain both text and images. We encourage visual submissions (photos, drawings, illustrations) to be accompanied by a brief description or project statement.
The editorial team will select submissions based on the following criteria: originality, creativity, innovation, relevance, presentation, logical structure, technical quality, writing, and curiosity. The editorial team will also determine the number of selected works—with no set limits per category—and decide which submissions will be published exclusively on the digital platform.
Submissions are accepted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. The editorial team reserves the right to translate the work into the language of publication.
3. SUBMISSION PROCESS
Submissions must be entered by emailing the completed registration form, available on our website –www.arquitetasinvisiveis.com– to arquitetasinvisiveis@gmail.com
The subject line of the email must include the name of the call followed by the title of the work, for example: “Edital 2018 – Title of the work.”
4. TIMELINE
March 8, 2018 Launch of the call for submissions for the 3rd issue of Arquitetas Invisíveis Magazine – Feminist Works
November 19, 2018 Deadline for submissions
December 15, 2018 Announcement of selected works for the 3rd issue of Arquitetas Invisíveis Magazine – Feminist Works and the website –www.arquitetasinvisiveis.com-
2019 Launch of the 3rd issue of Arquitetas Invisíveis Magazine – Feminist Works
*These dates are subject to change. Any updates will be shared across the Collective's digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, and email).
5. ORGANIZERS
Arquitetas Invisíveis Collective
6. MORE INFORMATION
arquitetasinvisiveis@gmail.com
This article was written by Victor Delaqua. The translation is powered by AI.
