ABSTRACT
One of the first major prizes solely awarded to female architects was the Architects’ Journal’s Women in Architecture Awards. These emerged off the back of a survey carried out by the weekly magazine, which found that female architects were suffering from a lack of role models. The awards have strived to highlight the great work female architects are doing and to create role models for other women in the profession. The Emerging Woman Architect Award that architect received was brilliant for their profile and made a huge difference on several fronts. The profession worships the ‘starchitect’ and the traditional form of award can just perpetuate the problem. The creation of architecture is a collaborative and cooperative affair and is rarely – if ever – done by a sole individual. This is the kind of thinking that has damaged the profession and the reputation of the architect.
