Designing women : gender and the architectural profession /
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto [Ont.] :
University of Toronto Press,
©2000.
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| Series: | CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=468060 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction ; 'Designing women' in an international context ; 'Designing women' in the context of the professions ; Women's work within a male discourse
- 2. Entering male-dominated practice, 1920-1992 : the profession 'defines' women architects ; The professional context of the 1920s ; The pioneering period, 1920s to 1970 ; The post-pioneering years, 1970 to 1992 ; Registered and unregistered professionals ; De-registered professionals ; Where do they go?
- 3. Images in the mirror : the profession's perspective on women architects ; Women on the 'margins' ; Women as users of space ; The manly architect
- 4. Building the foundations : women contribute to architectural practice ; Megastructures and megacareers : the Quebec case ; Ontario women architects
- 5. Unregistered professionals : women redesign the architectural domain in Canada ; Why innovation? ; The innovation process ; Gender differences : innovation and de-registration ; Reinterpreting the 'mommy track'?
- 6. The Quebec question : designing a distinct experience ; The Quebec experience ; Quebec women at the frontiers ; Quebec women architects and professional Women.