The presence and influence of women as architects and designers, has not yet been sufficiently explored in terms of social change. From the end of the 19th century we find very strong and innovative female influence in architecture, design and urban planning projects. The origins of the modern women’s approach to architecture emerges mostly from the world fairs in America during that period, when the social influence of women determined occasions for a specific professional role in architecture. At the beginning of the 20th century, American experiences were exported in Europe through fairs and exhibitions, generating a model for the new generation. What did actually drive these women to choose this profession and what did they have in common, which aims and what concept of the new era? In a nutshell the Italian scenario of that historical scenario reveals how women, who had a profound impact on Modernist history even while working at the periphery of the profession, have changed the idea of living, working, learning, having fun, even if their works sometimes remains under the “tradition of misattribution”. The case of Maria Teresa Parpagliolo Shepard is significant both as an instance of Italian pioneering innovative landscape architect and as a promoter of a new lifestyle.

Modern Women in (Modern) Architecture: Some Cases (Genesis of a Modern Lifestyle)

Krasovec Lucas L.
2017-01-01

Abstract

The presence and influence of women as architects and designers, has not yet been sufficiently explored in terms of social change. From the end of the 19th century we find very strong and innovative female influence in architecture, design and urban planning projects. The origins of the modern women’s approach to architecture emerges mostly from the world fairs in America during that period, when the social influence of women determined occasions for a specific professional role in architecture. At the beginning of the 20th century, American experiences were exported in Europe through fairs and exhibitions, generating a model for the new generation. What did actually drive these women to choose this profession and what did they have in common, which aims and what concept of the new era? In a nutshell the Italian scenario of that historical scenario reveals how women, who had a profound impact on Modernist history even while working at the periphery of the profession, have changed the idea of living, working, learning, having fun, even if their works sometimes remains under the “tradition of misattribution”. The case of Maria Teresa Parpagliolo Shepard is significant both as an instance of Italian pioneering innovative landscape architect and as a promoter of a new lifestyle.
2017
Women Designers, Craftswomen, Architects ans Engineers between 1918 and 1945
978-961-254-821-6
design, architecture, pioneer, landscape, exposition
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