ABSTRACT

Heroines of Space looks at four groundbreaking women architects: Eileen Gray, Lilly Reich, Margarethe Schütte-Lihotzky, and Charlotte Perriand. You'll see the parts they played in the history of modern architecture and get a clearer view of the recent past. The book explains the social and historical setting behind their coming into being and includes research on the factors around their roles as space makers to show you how they practiced architecture despite pressure not to. New in English, the Spanish edition won the 2006 Milka Blinakov Prize granted by the International Archive of Women in Architecture. Includes 150 black and white images and bibliographies for each architect.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|88 pages

Woman and Society

chapter 1|29 pages

Woman and Architecture

chapter 2|29 pages

Woman and Social Evolution

chapter 3|28 pages

Two X Chromosomes in Modern Architecture

part II|148 pages

Four Chronicles

chapter 4|41 pages

Eileen Gray 1878–1976

chapter 5|28 pages

Lilly Reich 1885–1947

chapter 6|35 pages

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky 1897–2000

chapter 7|42 pages

Charlotte Perriand 1903–1999