Zaha Hadid, Di Zhang, Carme Pinos, Jeanne Gang, Carla Juaçaba, Bia Lessa, Elisabete de Oliveira Saldanha, Sandra Barclay, Kazuyo Sejima, Sharon Davis, Elisa Burnazzi,Tatiana Bilbao, Jô Vasconcellos, Odile Decq, María Victoria Besonías, Lina Bo Bardi.
While there is still a lot of progress that needs to be made to achieve gender equality within the profession, women are behind some of the most recognizable and inspiring projects. To honor their work, and in light of International Women's Day, we present 15 outstanding projects designed by female architects.
The selection features work by the only two women to have been awarded the Pritzker Prize – Zaha Hadid and Kazuyo Sejima – as well as projects designed by Sharon Davis and Elisabete de Oliveira Saldanha, who both won Building of the Year 2016 awards. All fifteen projects represent the potential of each architect and can serve as inspiration for everyone.
View all of the projects after the break.
Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects
Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) / waa (we architech anonymous) - Di Zhang
CaixaForum Zaragoza / Estudio Carme Pinos
WMS Boathouse at Clark Park / Studio Gang Architects - Jeanne Gang
Humanidade Pavillion 2012 / Carla Juaçaba + Bia Lessa
House in Guimarães / Elisabete de Oliveira Saldanha
Place of Remembrance / Barclay & Crousse - Sandra Barclay
Grace Farms / SANAA - Kazuyo Sejima
Women’s Opportunity Center / Sharon Davis Design
PF Single Family House / Burnazzi Feltrin Architects - Elisa Burnazzi
Cachaça Museum / Jô Vasconcellos
Fangshan Tangshan National Geopark Museum / Studio Odile Decq
AV House / BAK Architects - María Victoria Besonías + Luciano Kruk
