Voices from Venice. Conversations with women architects
16/10/2014.
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The inspiration for this project emerged from the Petition to the Pritzker Architecture Prize Committee to recognize Denise Scott Brown for her work in Robert Venturi's 1991 Prize. Launched in March 2013 by Women in Design, a student group at the Harvard GSD, the Petition evolved to become a far wider advocacy campaign for equal recognition in design professions. Subsequent conversations with Denise Scott Brown and individuals around the world articulated the need to examine the concepts of recognition, inclusion and joint creativity in design.
Caroline James. United States. Voices from Venice.
Caroline James, Denise Scott Brown and Arielle Assouline.
Caroline Bos. Netherlands. Voices from Venice.
Louise Braverman. Estados Unidos. Voices from Venice.
Odile Decq. France. Voices from Venice.
Yasmin Shariff. United Kingdom. Voices from Venice.
Benedetta Tagliabue. Spain. Voices from Venice.
Voices from Venice.
Voices from Venice.
"Voices from Venice: Conversations at the 2014 Architecture Biennale with Women who Practice Architecture" is a series of one-on-one video interviews conducted by Harvard GSD graduate Caroline James with architects Caroline Bos, Louise Braverman, Odile Decq, Yasmin Shariff, and Benedetta Tagliabue.
Caroline wrote explaining the context for the interviews.-
Advocacy towards an inclusive profession is increasingly active in schools. At Harvard GSD, Women in Design continues full-steam ahead, growing to over 50 active members, and connecting with student groups in architecture schools globally. The Architectural Association London is celebrating AA XX 100 -- the centenary of women at the AA, with celebrations ramping up in 2016.
Awards to recognize women in architecture, have been sprouting up worldwide. In 2011, the AJ Women in Architecture Awards were launched in order "to raise the profile of women architects in a sector where women still face an alarming degree of discrimination." In 2013, Italcementi Group announced the formation of the arcVision Prize – an international architecture award for female designers. Architectural Record handed out the first annual Women in Architecture Awards on Friday October 10, 2014 in New York. The impassioned award ceremony included remarks by Ivenue Love-Stanley, who was the first African-American woman to be registered as a licensed architect in the Southern United States. Love-Stanley noted, "I cannot think of a profession better positioned for social change."
Voices from Venice participates in the discussion towards shaping a profession that is inclusive, equal, and values joint creativity, courage, and social engagement.
CREDITS.
Filmed on location in Venice from June 6-8, 2014, during the opening days of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at venues including:
Palazzo Bembo, Arsenale, Palazzo, Dorsoduro
Perspectives with.-
Interviewer.- Caroline Bos
Conversation with.- Louise Braverman, Odile Decq, Yasmin Shariff, Benedetta Tagliabue.
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CAROLINE JAMES
Caroline James has worked in Okayama, Japan, and Bangkok, Thailand, for three years in design and architecture after studying languages and literature at Princeton University. Her writings about the role of architecture within economic, social and political contexts are published in journals such as DOMUS, Mark Magazine and Abitare-America. She is a Master of Architecture student at the GSD, where she was an organizer of the successful MudWorks exhibition.
