Making Space Women and the Manmade Environment
Making Space Women and the Manmade Environment by Matrix is a timely re-issue of a groundbreaking manifesto for feminist architecture, published by Verso Books on March 8, 2022. This edition spans 176 pages and is presented in English. Originally released in 1984, the book challenges readers to consider how the built environment affects women’s lives, critiquing the sexist assumptions that influence building design and urban planning.
In this collaborative work, the feminist collective Matrix provides a thorough examination of the patriarchal structures present in both private and public spaces. The authors outline alternative practices that remain relevant today, emphasizing the need for a feminist approach to architecture. The new edition includes an introduction that explores the context, process, and legacy of Making Space, contributing to discussions in political science, public policy, and urban development.
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Timely re-issue of the groundbreaking manifesto for feminist architecture
Making Space is a pioneering work first published in 1984 which challenges us to look at how the built environment impacts on women’s lives. It exposes the sexist assumptions on gender and sexuality that have a fundamental impact on the way buildings are designed and our cities are planned.
Written collaboratively by the feminist collective Matrix, tthe book provide a full blown critique of the patriarchal built environment both in the home and in public space, and outline alternative forms of practice that are still relevant today. Making Space remains a path breaking book pointing to possibilities of a feminist future.
Some authors worked for the London-based Matrix Feminist Architect’s collective, an architectural practice set up in 1980 seeking to establish a feminist approach to design. They worked on design projects—such as community, children and women’s centres. Others were engaged in building work, teaching and research.
The new edition comes with a new introduction examining the context, process and legacy of Making Space written by leading feminists in architecture.
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