Lacaton/Vassal or the Architecture of Generosity
22.11.2017
The room was full for the conference of Anne Lacaton of Lacaton & Vassal Architects on November 21 at Hönggerberg. Their vision of architecture is simple: to give more and
Advance Notice: Lecture by Flora Ruchat-Roncati Research Group “Doing Research on Women Architects”
21.11.2017
Guest lecture by Eliana Perotti and Katia Frey about their Swiss National Science Foundation funded research project on the life and work of the architect Flora Ruchat-Roncati (1937–2012), who was
Advance Notice: Donna Haraway @ Porny Days – Film & Art Festival
20.11.2017
From November 24th to 26th, the 5th edition of the Porny Days – Film & Art Festival will take place at the Rifftraff Kino in Zurich. The festival will present
Educating Women: A Feminist Agenda – by bell hooks
19.11.2017
Educating Women: A Feminist Agenda – by bell hooks – Published in: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Boston: South End Press, 1984) In “Educating Women: A Feminist Agenda” bell
Advance Notice: Architektur Film Tage Zürich – Arab Women in Architecture
17.11.2017
From November 17 to 19, the first Architektur Film Tage will take place in Zurich and present films from all over the world. The selection shows the diversity of architecture
Utopia and Heterotopia
16.11.2017
In relation to the text “Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias” by Michel Foucault. Utopia comes from Greek “Ou” – no and “Topos” – place Utopias are arrangements, which have
The Closet
12.11.2017
The Empty Closet, Genessee Valley, New York, 1971, Collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History > to be in the closet: do hide one’s homosexuality > get out
Performativity
12.11.2017
Judith Butler developed the notion of performativity in “Gender Trouble” and noted that, “the view that gender is performative shows that what we take to be an internal essence of
Heterosexual Matrix
12.11.2017
“Heterosexual Matrix” comes from Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble”. It describes an invisible norm which does not appear to be constructed but comes through as “natural” – a norm that defines
Advance Notice: Doing Research on Woman Architects – Problems and Potentials: Flora Ruchat-Roncati at ETH
09.11.2017
Lecture by Eliana Perotti and Katia Frey – Monday the 27. November 2017 – 10:00 to 11:00 – HIL H 40.9 – ETH Hönggerberg «So wie das Kompositkapitell einer tuskanischen
Symposium and Exhibition: AA XX 100. Celebrating 100 Years of Women at the Architectural Association
09.11.2017
AA XX 100: AA Women in Architecture 1917-2017 International conference, book and exhibition October 7–December 9, 2017 Conference: Women & Architecture in Context 1917-2017: November 2–4 Paul Mellon Centre, London,
Lares – An Association for Gender and Everyday Life Building and Planning
09.11.2017
The association Lares was founded in 2013 in Switzerland. It aims to promote gender and everyday planning and building as a social dimension of sustainability and serves as a networking
Heteronormativity
07.11.2017
In relationship to the article “(Dis)comfort and Norms” by Sara Ahmed For a full and detailled description, click here (german)
Discussion: “(Dis)comfort and Norms”
07.11.2017
Thoughts about the article “(Dis)comfort and Norms” by Sara Ahmed Heteronomativity “Heterosexuality as a script for an ideal life” states Sara Ahmed at the beginning of her article. Hence, heteronormativity
Gender Salon 1 – Zwischen Duschgel und Schweissgeruch – eine Zustandsanalyse
06.11.2017
November 9 @ 18h00 Hit4fit, Flüelastrasse 10, 8048 Zürich (Free entrance) Organized by the ZHdK N°1 Im Boxgym: Zwischen Duschgel und Schweissgeruch – eine Zustandsanalyse Wie äussert sich der Aspekt
Unisex Toilets Action at ETH
05.11.2017
Last month, a group of student organized a small-scale action in the restrooms of the HIL building at ETH Zürich. During one day, they removed all gender signs on the
Advance Notice: Talk with Lena Henke
04.11.2017
November 9 @ 18:30 ZHdK Lena Henke (born 1982 in Germany) lives and works in New York City and Frankfurt am Main. Henke has studied at the Städelschule Frankfurt under Professor
Advance Notice: Lecture by Anne Lacaton
04.11.2017
November 21 @ 18:00 HIL E4 Anne Lacaton (*1955), currently a partner in the architecture firm Lacaton&Vassal, Paris, France, and Associate Professor of Architecture and Design of ETH. Lacaton is an
03.11.2017 @ 11h44
02.11.2017
This is the time where women stop being paid considering the gender pay gap between men and women. Mad&Woman Agency, Paris The gender pay gap is a real issue in
The French Prize of Women Architects 2017
02.11.2017
ARVHA, Association for Research about City and Housing, launches in 2017 the 5th edition of The Prize of Women Architects with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the Ministry of Family, childhood, and women’s Rights, the city of Paris and the National council of the Order of Architects.
Women in Architecture – take the survey
02.11.2017
In August 1975 the magazine AD published an issue on Women in Architecture. It especially presented the result of a survey by the editor, Monica Pidgedon. Shes ent letters out