Since Zaha Hadid?s death two weeks ago, we?ve been thinking a lot about her legacy. Hadid?s accomplishments in architecture are impressive not only because of her innovative designs, but because she succeeded in a male-dominated profession, and undoubtedly experienced sexism along the way. In our webcomic, Architexts, we use humor to cope with various aspects and stereotypes of the architectural profession, including negative ones. With our forthcoming book, Architects, LOL, we hope to share the stories--your stories--that paint a more realistic picture of the profession, rather than an idealistic one that most of us can only dream of.

Since Zaha Hadid?s death two weeks ago, we?ve been thinking a lot about her legacy. Hadid?s accomplishments in architecture are impressive not only because of her innovative designs, but because she succeeded in a male-dominated profession, and undoubtedly experienced sexism along the way. In our webcomic, Architexts, we use humor to cope with various aspects and stereotypes of the architectural profession, including negative ones. With our forthcoming book, Architects, LOL, we hope to share the stories--your stories--that paint a more realistic picture of the profession, rather than an idealistic one that most of us can only dream of.Sometimes, that reality sucks. In our comic, the fictional office of Franklin + Newbury Architects has two women on the architectural staff, both of whom have experienced sexism while there, ...