Seven years after declaring: "I am not a female architect. I am an architect", Dorte Mandrup writes that gender-based lists remain a symptom of an industry that is changing too slowly.

Seven years ago, I wrote an opinion piece published under the headline: I am not a female architect. I am an architect. Written as a critical response to Dezeen's 50 inspirational female architects and designers to mark International Women's Day ? a list on which I was included ? I posed the question of whether we were not long overdue retiring these well-meaning lists and awards for women.
By some, it was considered controversial ? even anti-feminist. To this day, it still baffles me that it can be deemed controversial to suggest that women should be allowed to work and compete within the same parameters as their male peers. To ask to simply be considered an architect and not constantly categorised by my gender. We have long proven that architectural merit cannot be confined by gender
Let me make it very clear, the article did not attempt to shrug off the importance of highlighting the significant impact of women in architecture. Quite the contrary. The contributions made by women across the globe are as immense as they are diverse.
We have long proven that architectural merit cannot be confined by gender. Despite this, women remain an anomaly in the architectural curriculum. In the recently published 100 Women: Architects in Practice book, which showcases a sample of work and pra...